Give This Bassist A Standing Ovation!!!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:19 pm

How cool is this!? Not only does the CEO of RIC know how to throw a great RIC 75th anniversary shindig, but he himself demonstrates live, that Rickenbacker makes the best bass guitars...and he played the Shadow bass very well:

Check out the cool expression on his face and the sheriff's badge:

He also handled background vocals:

John Hall rocks!! Very cool, we all had a great time, thanks JH!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:22 pm

Alllrriiiggggghhhhttt!!!

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:35 pm

Groovy!

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:43 pm

Hey Joey - any idea if that was the Shadow from the factory museum? A couple of RIC folks said that was a great bass.
And by the way.... John Hall rocks!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:55 pm

There was a post quite a while ago dealing with Johns studio. I seem to remember a Shadow was one of the instruments lying around.

Personal favorite perhaps ?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:03 pm

Steve, I thought that it might have been the Shadow from the factory museum. I'm sure it is a great bass, it sure sounded great!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:04 pm

Two nights at the Doubletree hotel...$198.00
Tickets to the RIC 75th at the Houes of Blues...$150.00
Seeing John Hall himself holding down the bottom end for Hautwerk....PRICELESS!!!

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:07 pm

Encore, Encore!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:15 pm

Amen!

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:24 pm

That last picture has the wrong color headstock! I sense a photoshop session!

Great pix, and yes, he did ROCK!!!!!

madscotsman · Post by **madscotsman** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:29 pm

I don't post much here anymore, and have not for a long while but, and don't mean to be a lurker.. So I feel I should chime-in and say Thank You! --To Rickenbacker and everyone who took the time and posted pictures at this site of the event, and for the "play by play" on everything. Looks like the celebration was a real fun time and wish I would have had the time off(I had a gig to play) and the cash to burn to be there.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:45 pm

Landon, you need not apologize for 'lurking', and I'm glad that you enjoyed the pictures we have posted so far. Because many of us who attended are just getting back to a 'normal' schedule, please be sure to check the threads for new pictures as we get them downloaded from our cameras, resized, and posted.

madscotsman · Post by **madscotsman** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:54 pm

Thanks, I am a recovering lurkaholic. I may fall off the bandwagon from time to time, but I'm a harmless funny lurk.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:16 pm

Well, like I (and Peter) would say, lurk before you leap.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:14 pm

Gary, you ARE tired!!!!!