Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:24 am

Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 09:58 pm:
"Doesn't that look more correct?"

No, the fretboard inlays are upside-down.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:35 am

My suspicions tell me that Jeff may just be trying to fix that upside-down fretboard at this moment.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:30 am

Ronn ... it looks like you play lefty strung righty ... or is that just the way it looks in the picture ...

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:48 am

You are correct sir.
When I was a senior in high school(1976)several nights a week I would sneek out of my room at midnight, walk several blocks to a church, crawl in a back window, and play their right-handed Fender Jazz upside-down for a few hours. Sneek back in the house, get a few hours sleep then get ready for school. I also worked after school washing dishes at a restaurant saving up for a bass. When I finally bought my first bass I was used to playing that way.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:55 am

Ronn, perhaps you are the person to ask this. I once read - I can't recall where - that Paul McCartney is actually right-handed, or at least uses his right hand to write; and when as a kid he first tried to play a guitar, he played it right-handed, but soon realized that if he flipped it it's more comfortable. Can you refute or confirm the story?

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:26 am

He's a lefty in everything as far as I know. I've seen him sign autographs with his left hand for instance.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:47 am

Thanks.

jps · Post by **jps** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:39 pm

"My suspicions tell me that Jeff may just be trying to fix that upside-down fretboard at this moment."

There is Jazz-Bo in the Smith book with inlays just like this!

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:21 am

This isn't me, it's not a Rick, and it's not a bass. But, it is my son with his first Burgandyglo!

Here he is either playing the Beatles' Mother Nature's Son, or Slither, by Velvet Revolver.

If he keeps it up, I'll have to get him a little 325!

henny · Post by **henny** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:55 am

Haha, very cool.

You go do that, Kevin!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:55 pm

He Rocks, a picking technique similar to Chris Squire.

haag · Post by **haag** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:41 pm

haag · Post by **haag** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:53 pm

That's me rockin'out with my 74 Rick

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:23 am

Edwin,

Cool pic, and welcome!

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:28 am

Scott,

He may have a picking technique like Squire, but I bet Squire doesn't have Spiderman jammies!