Best songs to hear McCartney's Rick in action?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:48 pm

"Good Morning Good Morning", especially the Anthology 2 version.

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:36 pm

Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey from the White album. Its not only a great tone, but a great bass line too.

twangs · Post by **twangs** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:29 am

I agree with Nate - Wings Over America has great bass playing and a great sound from the Ric - Beware My Love is a standout for me...

12stringbassist · Post by **12stringbassist** » Thu May 18, 2006 1:55 pm

Hi Hi Hi
C'moon

seabass · Post by **seabass** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:46 pm

....Me and My Monkey is a killer bass line and tone. And another vote for Rain. And Glass Onion. And Dear Prudence.

twangs · Post by **twangs** » Fri May 19, 2006 6:06 am

All great votes, Dave - although I'm not convinced Glass Onion is the Ric - Or even McCartney playing the bass line - sounds like the Fender Bass VI to me...

fran4001 · Post by **fran4001** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:59 am

General consensus is the Jazz Bass on Dear Prudence and Glass Onion. Or so I'm told!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:05 am

Silly love songs ... great Ric bass line ...

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:07 pm

Thanks for all of the updates everybody. I have been sticking with Sgt. Pepper for now. I'll have to get a handle on Rain sometime. I do love the Dear Prudence bass line too.

Was 'Ram' all Paul on the Ric?

I have roundwounds on my only Ric but I can see I'll need some flats to really get McCartney down. I have another non-Rick bass that I'll put flats on next week, but I guess I'll just have to get another Ric so I can get one with flats & one with rounds!

I did find this site that goes over the history of Paul's bass playing style:

http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/paulbass.htm

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:43 pm

Found this YouTube video of Wings doing Junior's Farm (Paul with the Ric)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlbgm-HVlA&search=mccartney%20wings%20live

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:46 pm

...and here is Band on the Run Live with the Ric (bass is a bigger part of the mix here)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnLQ86eZac&search=mccartney%20wings%20live

squirefan01 · Post by **squirefan01** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:51 pm

OK, one more...WIngs - "Hi Hi Hi" with the Ric....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCCM4cYZxY&search=mccartney%20wings%20live

wints · Post by **wints** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:01 am

"Silly Love Songs"

The bass carries the whole tune.

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Sat May 20, 2006 4:26 am

Hi Greg, thanks for the links to those amazing old videos. Great stuff! Had to pick up a Rick after watching.

Man, that guy has been doing some heavy lifting for a long, long time. Where would modern music be without him.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat May 20, 2006 9:10 am

Hmmm,,some quick editing. At the beginning of Hi,Hi,Hi Paul's horseshoe is very visible. But right at 15 seconds into the video, theres a quick shot of Paul picking right above the treble pickup and the 'Shoes are gone.

He must have taken the 'shoes off during that tour.