What the heck is Bill playing?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:23 pm

doesn't quite look like a 4005 (pointy horns, headstock wrong).

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:32 pm

Looks like a 330. For promos they probably mimed along with whatever they picked up first.....

Eden.

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:21 pm

Shaftesbury.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:36 pm

Case you're wondering, Shaftsbury were 60's Japanese knockoffs made for Rose Morris. Think the Stones had a couple, until Brian bought the real del.

jdawe · Post by **jdawe** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:33 pm

I should add that there was a Shaftesbury bass modeled on (or ripped off from) a 330. If you do a Google image search for "Shaftesbury guitar" you'll see some examples.

So everyone was right!

clementc3 · Post by **clementc3** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:20 pm

As referenced in this timely thread:

viewtopic.php?f=87&t=404860

which refers to this ebay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Musical-Instrum ... p=10&_sc=1

: Shaftesbury "4005" on ebay 3-15-12

The ebay listing also says:

"Original Shaftesbury 4005 Rickenbacker Bass. These were sold in the UK by Rose Morris who were the official importers of Rickenbacker in the 60's."

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:26 pm

If RIC had made a bass in the 330 shape with the complementary headstock, the bass would prolly still be available, and no one would ever look twice at the top horn. . .

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