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Jim, the FOOW bass is a new bass.

Wow, I like that white one John!

Hey Jim,

What do you say we get together and give him an order for a few?

I'd love one of those!

sloop_john_b wrote:Jim, the FOOW bass is a new bass.

Shed some light, John. What do you know about this bass? I've never heard of Chris ever playing a newer model Rickenbacker.

Tony, I'd like one of those, but the Reality Bass is the one I'm really after. Alright, I can make room for one of each!

#1 on the reality bass,jim,that's a really nice design. seeing chris play his foow bass on "machine messiah", i would conclude it's a new v63,with the hotter pickups,as it sounded very different (less distinct/clear/clanky) from the rm he played most of the show.

yesmrsquire wrote:Here's a closer view of Squire's FOOW ric. Is this recently been made for him? I have never seen him pictured with it before.

chris-squire foow bass.jpg

Just spotted this on the RIC site....

"“Fish Out of Water,” is a custom painted 4001 bass inspired by the artwork of Chris Squire’s first solo album of the same name. Squire’s main instrument is a Rickenbacker 4001, which he has owned and played since 1965; it was the fourth 4001 ever imported into Britain from the United States. The “Fish Out of Water” Bass is a 4001C64 (donated by RIC), featuring a custom finish conceptualized by Chris Squire and painted by Dan MacPherson.."

So I guess this means it was a custom made version with the headstock reversed?

Very interesting, Tony, and that makes sense. After reading John Biscuti's post, I looked at the photo again and noted that the bridge p/u surround taper is smaller, similar to a C64 surround.

Well Jim,

With the NEW NEWS posted at the corporate site!

And I QUOTE...

"We will cease taking orders for the following models following the end of the NAMM 2009 tradeshow on January 18th, 2009:

325C58
4001C64
4001C64S

This change is due to the factory already working at 100% capacity, combined with a plan to offer some additional products which might be considered to overlap with these models."

Hmmm, I wonder if the FOOW bass was a prototype? POSSIBLY a new Vintage series bass lurks on the horizon? This can be VERY, VERY COOL!

i'm new to the forum, and just read through this great thread.

did vincent gallo get his book completed, yet?

boki-san wrote:i'm new to the forum, and just read through this great thread.

did vincent gallo get his book completed, yet?

No word on Vincent's book as of yet. It should be a good one when completed. He now owns many of Chris' best instruments.

BTW, Welcome boki!

I just found this pic. Enjoy

sigh! I want the other Mouradian!

You can buy Mouradian copies from Ed Roman. He has permission from Jim Mouradian to build these basses

http://www.edroman.com/guitars/abstract/mysterion.htm

tallpat1 wrote:You can buy Mouradian copies from Ed Roman. He has permission from Jim Mouradian to build these basses

True, but this is the one I want:

Here's a good one, didnt know about the Gibson.

Great photo!!!