Ed's got Lemmys! (3)

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:22 pm

Amazing. I wonder if they will get 7K for each of them.

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:56 am

Well. I'm sure there are some collectors who could bowl over Ed with a trade that wouldn't have cost the collector much, but be worth more to Ed than 7K.

However, I believe he has deep pockets and will be in no rush to drop his price. Keep in mind that until you see another for sale, he's the only game in town.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:07 am

I'd rather have 7 new 4003's.

With 7K you could probably buy Lemmy's bass.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 12:24 pm

Knowing Lem he'd probably swap it for a few bottles of JD (I wish!)

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:24 pm

I think Lemmy's 4004 looks hideous with that single coil treble unit he's installed.

henny · Post by **henny** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:32 pm

I much prefer his 4001, though. I wonder what he's done with it, i.e does he still gig it.

What a beast.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:45 pm

"I think Lemmy's 4004 looks hideous with that single coil treble unit he's installed."

I see in the first photo that he's showing you what he thinks of your statement!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:46 pm

Thats just the treble pickup mounting ring and cover, no pickup. I argued this on an earlier post, and John Hall himself set me straight.

I guess he likes to rest his hand on the cover.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 2:47 pm

Welcome to my club, Lemmy.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:28 pm

"I see in the first photo that he's showing you what he thinks of your statement!"

I think he's saying RIC is #1...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 5:42 am

Henny, he still grinds on the old 4001, he is playing it in the new Probot video with Dave Grohl.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:57 am

Which of his 4001s is he playing in that? He's got a few. Last I heard the neck on the original bass (i.e. the one he used in Hawkwind)went tropical (i.e. made like a banana). In his book I'm sure he also mentions that one of his roadies trashed his favourite bass; whether that was the original or the maple necked one I don't know. The original was a 4000 to which he fitted a T/bird pickup; it's the only 4000/4001-type I've ever seen him with which has walnut headstock wings (and I'm a huge fan) so if it's got w/wings that's probably the one. And yep, he does rest his hand on the cover (as do I most of the time). If it wasn't for Lem I probably wouldn't be playing bass; so I for one owe him a debt of thanks (although I reckon with the stress of all the GAS/RAS since we're even!)

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:49 am

Shaun,
Here is the one that is featured in the video. This picture is from 2001, but it's the same bass in the current video.

twangs · Post by **twangs** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:16 pm

$7000!?!? Boy, pat myself on the back for making a good investment... I'll wait to see what they really sell for before I get too excited. I'm away from my computer where the pictures of the Lemmy are stored- So I'll put them up here when I get back to Massachusetts...

twangs · Post by **twangs** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:26 pm

Actually - here are pictures of it from a post I made some time ago...

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