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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:10 am
by admin
Brian: Just in from Jeff Thomas who posted
"I just saw him at HOB in Chicago last weekend. I saw the LK backstage. It looks like he prefers his late 70's mapleglo 4001. He played it for the whole show. He gave the 4001 to the guitar tech for a minute(to tune I presume), was offered the LK but he waited for the 4001."
I will be interested to see if the bass folks see this thread and how many respond about the Lemmy Signature Model.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:24 am
by beatlefan
He'll go to his grave thinking them "1's" is better'n them "3's"......
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:43 am
by incubus2432
Yeah I saw that post also.....could just be a better feel to the 4001 for the moment. The last several times I have seen Motorhead it has been the LK for the whole show. As long as it is a Ric Lemmy can't go wrong
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:04 am
by jingle_jangle
I'm curious about the Lemmy. Is it carved "on the line" or is it farmed out to a talented subcontractor? What is the price premium for this model over other 4000 series basses? It's hard to draw a comparison, I know.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:17 am
by beatlefan
I think the original "carver" left RIC last year for another company.....
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:34 am
by incubus2432
According to JH the original carver was replaced with a "new and improved" version. It is my understanding that it is carved in house.
$1795 is the list price of the 4004LK.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:38 am
by wayang
Back to the original question in this thread (although the Lemmy stuff is fascinating...he probably deserves his own Topic listing)...:
Bill Bruford....if it wasn't for his drumming I wouldn't have paid so much attention to Chris Squire's bass playing...
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:38 am
by teeder
Robert and Noel,
Thanks for the heads-up. I'm a little suprised that I can't place the "Smiths". Especially since they were out when I was in highschool (grad in 1985).
Though I love the Beatles and their jangle, I'm more of a Les Paul through a little Marshall combo kind of guy for guitar tones.
Ronn,
I started listening to SRV in about 1983 and saw him twice. Once in 1987 opening for Robert Plant, and also in 1989 sharing the top bill with Jeff Beck. The show in 1987 stunk. It was obvious that he was smashed. The show with Beck was great. He was full of life and energy.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:58 am
by admin
Dane: You are right. I have created a new Lemmy bass topic under Rickenbacker Basses.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:02 pm
by wmthor
The sound, feel and workmanship influenced my first purchase of a Rickenbacker, rather than any artist.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:37 pm
by ratso
Toots (Indirectly, by way of John)!
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:33 pm
by dean712
A very (very) secondary artist:
Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) - check out the Flower People video! Mapleglo power!
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:18 am
by wayang
Secondary!?! SMALLS RULES!
...and so say all of us: "Tap into America!"
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:13 pm
by harley
This is my first post and, while I'm a great fan of The Beatles and consider them my biggest influence in almost all things musical, the picture of Tom Petty holding a 620/12 on the cover of Damn The Torpedoes helped convince me to go for a Rickenbacker. That and the fact that the 620 may be the coolest, most under-rated guitar out there.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:21 pm
by admin
Welcome Harley. The photo to which you refer is a great one.