Rickenbacker sighting - warning

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:09 am

beegees video

You have to wait a minute before the Rick becomes visible - can you persevere?

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:15 am

Hey Wints... that's your bass there, isn't it? And right near the end, where he goes up the neck for the little hammer-ons, you can actually hear it's a Ric.

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:23 am

I'm not ashamed to admit that I really like the Bee Gees (even the disco era stuff). Great hooks, great arrangements and tight harmonies.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:06 am

BeeGees were a really good band.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:20 am

I agree Tomg and Ilan, I believe you're right. Wints owns that piece of history.

But it's a refin so it's worth nothing - just kidding

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:29 am

Though I have never liked their music, the Bee Gees were definitely talented. I saw a show about them, on VH1 I believe, a couple of years ago. It was quite good.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:32 am

Whoops, double post.

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:33 am

Whatever happened to that break-through "invisible guitar amp" technology Ed Sullivan developed?

You'd think that would have become huge, you know?

Also, that "Blue Cheer" video rocked!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:02 am

I play with a guy once in a while who had to endure that invisible guitar amp technology on the Ed Sullivan show in 1966, said it was terrible and they played live, all they could hear was the drums and vocals. They had one speaker with everything mixed into it. He said it just made a nerve-wracking situation worse.
I love the bass sound on the early BeeGees stuff, some of their disco stuff was pretty good too, I always thought they had integrity and I liked Maurice's playing (and choice of basses). He used to frequent a place one of my ex-girlfriends also went to in Miami and kind of ignored her until I told her to ask him if he played Ric basses (at that time, pre Ric forum I didn't know, just went by the sound) he said why yes, I've always played them, how did you know? Of course she didn't mention me, haha! But they became fairly good friends after that.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:03 am

Boogie Child!

You should be dancing

Jive talkin

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:03 am

Boogie Child!

You should be dancing

Jive talkin

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:05 am

oooops!

what the h_ll happened?

TOO much of a good thing!

Damn!

rickfan63 · Post by **rickfan63** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:13 am

I've always thought that The Bee Gees were extremely talented musically and vocally. Their success and the fact that they've lasted so long proves that.

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:21 pm

Yes Ilan, that my bass. Always seems a little strange seeing it on something like the Ed Sullivan show or Top Of The Pops and then going to the case and there it is.

The old Fireglo is a great colour, but I have to admit to thinking that this is possibly one of the coolest refinishing jobs ever...
I do love white finishes, and this is a somewhat special bass with it's history...

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:54 pm

I'm confused - when was it refinished? While Maurice Gibb still had it? Is it that color in the video?