Favorite McCartney 4001s Sound?

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 4:15 pm

I believe McCartney is the greatest ever in terms of bass melody and composition. Squire sits in at #2.
For overall bass playing, I'd give McCartney top 6 or 7, mainly for his talents and creativity; he certainly brought the bass to the fore---he completely changed the way bass is played in rock music.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:25 pm

McCartney is the man! He is the only reason I'm playing bass today. I was bit at age 3 and I still feel the same way today. I agree with all of the above. HB, DP, FTBOMK BYARM - the list goes on. I'd like to see him break out his 4004. I think that would be a perfect bass for him

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:10 pm

He's also the reason I am playing bass, first time I heard them I was ten, early 64. I heard that "humming" guitar and wanted one.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:04 am

He's the reason I started playing bass too. However, it was because when I was a kid he was the one most of the chicks dug.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:23 pm

haha! That's a legitimate reason.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:26 am

That's a major bonus!

musicfan37 · Post by **musicfan37** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 2:30 pm

Add me to the list of those who were influenced by Paul to pick up the bass.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 5:44 pm

I think bass players who weren't influenced by him in some way or other are far and few between.

byu · Post by **byu** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:18 pm

And weiners I might add.

geraldee · Post by **geraldee** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:29 am

He made bass playing cool and basslines the equal of any other guitar part in a combo. I fell in love with bass because of him. For a long time I was looking for a Hofner I could afford - glad I found my 4001 first. After that I forgot all about Hofners.

Does anybody remember the old Playboy music poles where Paul always wound up at the top of the heap for bass?