4000 sighting

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Renfield
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Re: 4000 sighting

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sloop_john_b wrote:You bumped a 7 year old thread about 4000's to show a photo of...a 4001? Oooookay...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
"We were getting quite famous—obviously once we got to America we were quite famous—and Mr. Rickenbacker kind of arrived and said, Paul, we have a bass. Oh, great! Freebie. Thank you very much."

-Paul McCartney.
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Re: 4000 sighting

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I watched a DVD of iconic Aussie rock songs last night.

The bass player in Australia's seminal punk band "The Saints" was clearly playing a 4000 in the clip for the late 70's single "(I'm)Stranded". The clip has lots of passing shots of the bass and several close-ups too. Great tone!

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Andy
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