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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:22 pm
by coreyk
According to the most recent Rolling Stone interview (10/05?), Paul has the Ric as stage backup to the Hofner, along with a spare early 70s Hofner 500/1 as third.
The Ric was supposedly at the Grammys performance in an open case just offstage. He still loves it.
CK
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:40 pm
by simer4001
Thanks Cory. There is still hope.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:10 pm
by j_gary
It seems he has so much on his plate as the Beatle Paul McCartney, front man, lead singer, that his bass playing has become almost secondary.
I'll bet if he ever gets to be just the bass player again, hello 4001!
Yea right, what would be the make up of the band that he could just be the bass player in?
I got it! The Rolling Stones!
Man, I gotta get some sleep.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:17 pm
by winston
Ha ha ha ha ha. The Rolling Stones! I don't think so Gary. It is an interesting proposition though. He certainly could handle the job but...stranger things have happened.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:26 am
by iamthebassman
I think if he was gonna use the Ric live it would have been on Helter Skelter at The Grammys.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:17 pm
by simer4001
If Paul actually puts down his Hofner I think the odds are that he will pickup his WAL 5 String.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:40 pm
by revolver323
Ah, but Paul in interviews has said the Wal is too heavy, that he dosesn't have that much use for the B string and he is at heart "a four string guy." I think he likes the Hofner now that it plays in tune.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:02 pm
by simer4001
I didn't necessarily mean he would play the WAL in concert, I was thinking more as a recording bass. Either way I think the WAL is second on the bass rung.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:04 pm
by simer4001
Well, now that one of my 4001C64 basses is with Paul W. for the MMT work, I was hoping someone could provide more photograph's to work with. Ant and all help would be appreciated.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:23 pm
by jingle_jangle
I would like to make Brian's MMT bass as accurate as possible...it would be frustrating to both of us to finish it and find out that it was incorrect in some small way...
Send pics, links, etc. to either Brian or me.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:37 pm
by leesh
Doesn't Ronn have the MMT on one of his basses? He's posted some of the pics of it on the forum....
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:48 pm
by lowendbob
I don't know if you guys have these pics.
I'm pretty sure the first one is Ronn's.
Paul's is silver while Ronn's is blue, and there doesn't appear to have the silver paint running between the pickguard and the bridge pup surround.
If you guys don't have this one I can email you the pic.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:48 pm
by sloop_john_b
Yep, if you go back in this thread he posted pics of it.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:17 pm
by simer4001
Thanks Bob. The pictures that have been posted really seem to be all that is available. Except for The MMT booklet I don't think has very good pictures.
I emailed the Japanese company WITH, but they haven't responded. Hopefully we have enough.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:38 pm
by sloop_john_b
George's Casino sure looks drab in that picture!