Sighting!

[rhampshire]

I was watching Law & Order last night - the cops are looking around this dead girls apartment and there's a bunch of stereo and recording equipment, a little marshall practice amp, and a really nice looking 4003 in fireglo on a stand.

(while looking at the Rick)
Cop1 - "I always wanted to learn how to play guitar"
Cop2 - "Actually, it's a bass - a Rickenbacker"
Cop1 - "Is that good?"
Cop2 - "It was good enough for Elvis!"
Cop1 - "I didn't know he played bass" (or something like that)
Cop2 - "Actually, I was talking about Elvis Costello"

Did Costello really play bass, or a Rick for that matter? I've never really listened to his stuff. It was a cool sighting, though!

[teeder]

Not an Elvis C. expert here, but I seem to remember him playing guitar. Fender Jags or Jazzmasters IIRC.

[bassduke49]

Yeah, I've seen that once or twice. Of course, the actor Jerry Orbach who played Lenny Briscoe died last year. I remember when I first saw it, I was just starting to get interested in Ricks again. I e-mailed a contact at RIC and he mentioned that he had help make that "market placement" happen. Neat.

[bobcat]

I was never aware of Elvis Costello playing bass. He may have though . . . I was never a big fan . . . all I know is that he started out playing an old Jazzmaster. That's pretty much the extent of my knowledge.

[vito]

Elvis' longtime bassist with the Attractions, the underrated Bruce Thomas, used a F*nd*er. You can hear snippets of a Rick guitar here and there on Elvis' records.

[ken_swearingen]

Wasn't it Costello[the Comi bas--rd] that talked McCartney into using the Hofner instead of the Ric.

[jnbass]

"Who's on first?"

[chefothefuture]

If Lou played bass, what would it be?

And would Stinky give it "such a pinch"?

[j_gary]

Now Jared, that's funny.

[jnbass]

took it from Lenny Briscoe...