Macca basses (other than Ric & Hofner)

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:47 am

McCartney's Yamaha is a BB1200. I've got a right-handed one in the same "Brown Stain" finish (Yamaha's color designation).

Loaded with D-Addario ProSteels, it sounds much like a P-bass, but with a little more bite to it. Maybe that's because the coil closest to the bridge is the E/A coil instead of the D/G coil like on a typical P-bass.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:11 am

Thanks guys. Alvaro, do you have a photo?

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:41 pm

He's got a 4001MG fretless too!

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:36 pm

He has some kind of a Kay bass too.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:04 pm

Scott Jennings says he has over 200 guitars/basses! My kind of guy!

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:02 pm

The Wal was used extensively on his Flowers In The Dirt Tour. At that time he alternated between that and his Hofner, with the Wal seeing the majority of the action. 15 years on, he has gone back to the Hofner exclusively when playing live----the weight of the Hofner probably plays a bigger role now, along with its legendary status.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:27 pm

Alvaro, do you have a photo?

I've got one, but it's too big for me to post... anyone care to re-size and post it for me? I'm not too good with the Photoshopping.

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:09 am

Al, send the photo and I'll post it for you.

eddied · Post by **eddied** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:06 am

Paul used his "free" Yamaha BB1200 during the Back to the Egg era. LOTS of pic's available and video. It actually had a very great sound. Goodnite Tonite is a great example. Yamaha gave free BB series to major artists when they were developing a market.

lowendbob · Post by **lowendbob** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:20 am

Al's Yamaha.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:19 am

Thanx for the 'tech support' Bob!

wints · Post by **wints** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:26 pm

"Goodnite Tonite" is one of my faves from that period. Caught him on the 79 tour at the Rainbow playing the Yamaha.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:07 pm

I have a great photo of Macca with his Wal in concert. Janet Macoska was the photographer and she has some really great shots that I have printed for her over the years at my lab.

www.janetmacoska.com

www.labwork-bw.com

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:32 pm

I had a WAL 5 String bass. The exact same as Macca's except RH. I thought it was a cool bass but it was one heavy hunk of wood. I sold it to stock up on the "C" Series instruments. I will admit that for such a nice bass, I don't really miss it.

I wouldn't mind finding the Yamaha bass. They seem hard to come across though. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough.