Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I use wet and dry emery paper (very fine grade) and rub the screw heads smooth. Then get Brasso or Duraglit or similar polish and rub like hell with a tough cotton rag to a gleaming finish. I found that it made the modern screws look more like the vintage ones into the bargain. While you are at it.....

Ron, Check out the John Entwistle collection in the book "Bass Culture" (Sanctuary Publishing). Theres a full page photo of Johns bass which was one of a pair. (Chris and The Ox had identical 4001/8 basses.) The Ox had #MH2553. I think I posted a pic on another thread somewhere but I cant ...

On the subject of Time And A Word, A while ago I dropped the album version of TAAW down a semitone on Cubase into E (which is its pitch when Yes played it live) so I could practice the bass and backing vox at home. I was surprised to hear how over the top the tremelo was on the bass guitar (and this...

I hope theres varied footage from the whole tour plus all the larking around at souncheck etc.that was on YesYears.
Heres hoping.

Thanks Andy,

Its another of those details that has a very vague history.
Its a pity we dont have more basses from the 60s on the register as this is the sort of niggling detail thats hard to pin down.

Just out of curiosity when did Rickenbacker start rounding off the heel on the 4000 series basses? I expect there are the usual cross over years but I have seen only square heels on the 63 4001 in the Rickenbacker book, RM basses, V63, CS etc. the latter ones being moddled on the early 60s RM featur...

Heres a link to a kind of "video diary" that I have started on our website.
Its all low-fi and low-res but its honest and untampered with no gimmicks.
I like that.

link..
http://www.youtube.com/user/seyesbass#p/u/6/XTy1hTA3lzg

Maybe it should be on the "videos" section................

I started a very low res "video diary" of our rehearsals.
Its Yes music in the raw!
Link.............
http://www.youtube.com/user/seyesbass#p/u/6/XTy1hTA3lzg

I understand from the Yes website that a gig from the Union Tour is about to be released. It seems that its the Shoreline Ampitheatre gig from all I can gather. (The one that everyone has a bootleg of already!) .............which was not "in the round". Pity if thats so because the gig on ...

4001CS #H3 6407......20 years and counting....................

The "ABC Manchester" is still going strong..........its The Apollo Theatre at Ardwick Green.
Host to many past and present including Wings.

Just to get back on track, Have you guys listened to the recording of America from Crystal Palace Garden Party on "The Word Is Live" CD set that I mentioned? The "middle 8" section is all there for those who want the complete lyric version and theres an introduction from Jon. The...

When I first saw Yes on the "Yes Album" tour they included that verse. There are recordings of the earlier version around including the Crystal Palace Garden Party gig which is on "The Word Is Live" CD. As I mentioned earlier,Yes played the song for some time what with Jon being ...

Hang on ,
Heres a bunch of no hopers playing the 70s version!

http://www.seyes.co.uk/page3.html