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revolver323 wrote:I can see being obsessed with having the same bass as Paul. But the strap? Buy one of Levy's unpadded straps and slice slots into it.

Now this is an interesting statement, considering how many Ric guitarists on this forum probably own Vox Python straps because John had one.

Well, we all have our own obsessions, I guess. Otherwise I can't explain why I bought Beatle boots, had my mom make me a coat like the boys wore at the Shea Stadium and spent hours in front of a mirror combing my hair so it would look like Paul's. But I was 16 then. 43 years later, having a strap just like Paul's doesn't seem all that important. I'll admit that I use the old style skinny strap with a movable pad on my Hofner, but I do that because the bass isn't heavy enough to require anything more. And I don't like the way the bass hangs--it rotates away from me. And not because my belly is bigger than Paul's,either!

Now, if I were in band like Ronn's, where they do two separate sets of Beatles material, I'd get a Rick and take a stab at the MMT paint job. But I'd just use my regular 3-inch wide Levy' padded strap on it.

Spacehog wrote:did you use a paint gun to give it the fireglow finish?

Nope, just a can of red Krylon.

Yes Ronn, I do like it a lot. You did a great paint job. I don't think I would have the courage you did though.

iamthebassman wrote:

Spacehog wrote:did you use a paint gun to give it the fireglow finish?

Nope, just a can of red Krylon.

Did you do a lot of masking or did you kind of just hope for the best?

Spacehog wrote:

iamthebassman wrote:

Spacehog wrote:did you use a paint gun to give it the fireglow finish?

Nope, just a can of red Krylon.

Did you do a lot of masking or did you kind of just hope for the best?

I was just "wingin' it".

Ronn:
How long before you paint your Rolls Royce?

Yeah, I can see it now, a psychedelic Chevy truck!

Ever think about converting that bass to 1/2" spacing? What's the story with the various mods?

iamthebassman wrote:Yeah, I can see it now, a psychedelic Chevy truck!

Hey Ronn,
DO IT!!!!!!!

dpowell wrote:Ever think about converting that bass to 1/2" spacing? What's the story with the various mods?

Nope.

Replaced the original hi-gains with toaster and horseshoe. That's about it. Oh, and the knobs.

OK. I found a guy that says he can make this strap for $45.00. I ordered one. If anone else is interested email me and I'll give you the info. Or if you want to wait until I get mine and see what I think that would work too.

I might be interested, but I'll see how yours turns out first.

Ringo always used a small kit, but this video always cracks me up. Did they find that drum kit at the local KayBee toy store?

As for the strap, my 2 cents is that I ordered a tan Ric strap for my 350 and the quality is very good. The strap arrived about 15 feet too long, but a pair of scissors and a leather punch took care of that little oddity.

brammy wrote:

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Ringo always used a small kit, but this video always cracks me up. Did they find that drum kit at the local KayBee toy store?

As for the strap, my 2 cents is that I ordered a tan Ric strap for my 350 and the quality is very good. The strap arrived about 15 feet too long, but a pair of scissors and a leather punch took care of that little oddity.

I think that was his 18" bass drum kit. Its not that the kit is small its that his drum stool is really high lol

Nope...for that video, they got both a child's drum set and a giant kit in addition to Ringo's regular one. They used different ones on different shots. Ringo's main kits by Ludwig were with a 20" kick in the early days and then 22" from then on, as long as he was with a Ludwig in black oyster pearl.