Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:10 pm
Has anyone seen this picture before? It really looks like fretless rick.
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Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 4:35 pm
THANK YOU MICHAEL!!!! That's the pic I can't find in my archives, along with others from '79. There's your fretless folks!
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:12 pm
Great photo, I've never seen that one before!michael.m wrote:Has anyone seen this picture before? It really looks like fretless rick.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:35 pm
Interesting. Notice the position of the toggle. Up as opposed to Beatle years 4001S.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:02 am
It is debated that Paul had a reverse toggle switch. I don't really know the definative answer.byu wrote:Interesting. Notice the position of the toggle. Up as opposed to Beatle years 4001S.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:57 am
IMO, Paul's 4001S had a "right-hand" wiring harness. That would make the down position the toaster.
I'm convinced "Love in Song" was done with a FL.
I'm convinced "Love in Song" was done with a FL.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:38 pm
michael.m wrote:Has anyone seen this picture before? It really looks like fretless rick.
Terrific! Where did you find this photo? I need to see if I can get it for the book. Please let me know!
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:39 pm
What?! With the volume knobs on top?! But it makes no sense!teeder wrote:IMO, Paul's 4001S had a "right-hand" wiring harness
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 5:34 pm
I wonder if it has a zero fret?
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:51 am
Funny how the brain works. I misread this post the first time and thought you said "Silly Love Songs". Intrigued, I listened to it over and over until i was convinced it had to be a fretless. Went to post on this thread and found that you were talking about a different song.teeder wrote:IMO, Paul's 4001S had a "right-hand" wiring harness. That would make the down position the toaster.
I'm convinced "Love in Song" was done with a FL.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:25 pm
I'll have to listen to Silly Love Songs over and over now!
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:47 pm
To my eyes,it looks like the toggle is in the middle position in that photo.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:07 pm
It's hard to tell, but I'd tend to agree that it's in the middle position. Which would make some sense. The 4001FL sounds quite a bit different than a fretted 4001 in terms of the effect of adding in the bridge PU. I could see PM liking both PUs on the FL even if he preferred the toaster on his 4001S.
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:28 pm
I've never seen this photo either. Interesting...
Re: McCartney's fretless Rick??
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:21 pm
What is the fretboard made of?