Lemmy's Basses in the Shop

[08 Ric 4003]

Yes, the Honey Badger doesn't care and he eats Cobras.

[cjj]

There is no such thing as wrong music...

You obviously haven't heard me play...

[Ivan3000]

Yes, the Honey Badger doesn't care and he eats Cobras.

This...is the honey badger, watch it run in slow motion. OOOH its eating a snake. Whoa "watch out" says that bird. The jackles steal there food and they are likie "Thanks stupid"
I have watched that video too many times. I would post it right now, but it contains some foul language.

[Ivan3000]

[Ivan3000]

There is no such thing as wrong music...

You obviously haven't heard me play...

[colin]

One day I will see them live.

My advice: bring earplugs.

[henry5]

Mr.Kilmister must certainly punishes the bass like no other, but come on that opening bass line on Ace Of Spades is easy but effective, sure Lemmy is not a articulate player but it is the only axe he has used for almost as long as I have been alive.

Lemmy is actually a very good player, I have stuff where he is very articulate and plays fast runs, I think his playing has just evolved to the style he has now, it works for Motorhead.

Absolutely. He's also responsible for some of my favourite bass solos, e.g. "Keep Us On The Road". Lemmy was my first conscious introduction to all things Rickenbacker (I'm sure Macca was my first subconscious!), and as Bert says was in his earlier days very melodic. Space Ritual is a "driving, melodic bass" tour de force IMO. Ironically I didn't realise Squire (my other favourite Ric player) played Rics until a few years after I started playing them; I came to him because he played them rather than the other way round.

[berth]

One day I will see them live.

My advice: bring earplugs.

I can second that. Last motorhead concert I was (heerhugowaard holland) we stood on the balcony (as far away as posible from the stage/PA). It was a somewhat strange sensation to feel your trousers shaking without having the same sensation level from your ears. But I'm allready a bit deaf from having played too loud when I was younger and I'm glad I wore ear protection. I still want to be able to play an instrument in a band when I'm Lemmy's age.

[johnallg]

HUH??? WHAT?????

[lucidsounds]

The bass of Lemmy's that RIC had was an unmodified 4001S or RM1999.

It was a 4000 that Lemmy modified with Gibson Thunderbird pickups, and is the one he played in Hawkwind after the Hopf bass got stolen.