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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:48 pm
by sloop_john_b
"Good Morning Good Morning", especially the Anthology 2 version.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 8:36 pm
by soundmasterg
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.
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:29 am
by twangs
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...
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 1:55 pm
by 12stringbassist
Hi Hi Hi
C'moon
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 8:46 pm
by seabass
....Me and My Monkey is a killer bass line and tone. And another vote for Rain. And Glass Onion. And Dear Prudence.
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:06 am
by twangs
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...
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 9:59 am
by fran4001
General consensus is the Jazz Bass on Dear Prudence and Glass Onion. Or so I'm told!
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 10:05 am
by jwr2
Silly love songs ... great Ric bass line ...
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:07 pm
by squirefan01
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
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:43 pm
by squirefan01
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
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:46 pm
by squirefan01
...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
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:51 pm
by squirefan01
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:01 am
by wints
"Silly Love Songs"
The bass carries the whole tune.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 4:26 am
by j_gary
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.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 9:10 am
by cheyenne
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.