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For the serious collector
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:50 am
by cheyenne
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:03 am
by w3stoner
That didn't belong to Mr Squire did it? In the Going for the One tourbook he's got a 4001-8 with the same headstock. I thnik it was white with black binding.
Wow, that is some nice equipment.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:05 am
by w3stoner
no I reckon not...I didn't see the year...
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:49 am
by green_us90
The 4001-8 (?) as I recall was the 8 string solid body prototype, one of 2ea *The other one John Entwistle had, it was also White with black binding)
They were 1973 models, I think. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
John is actually playing the 8 string in one of the WHo movies (I think the 30 years of Maximum R&B2 hr movie) during warm ups of Who are You. He is playing Sister Disco on it.
They are very cool.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:35 pm
by nattiep
"that the owner, a former band member"
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:44 pm
by iamthebassman
Dave is correct, and "Success Story" from "By Numbers" was recorded with the Ric 8-string.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:51 pm
by beatlefan
Sweet.....a 4005-8/P (for potato-)
So I guess that makes it a SWEET-potato head?....
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:52 pm
by cheyenne
Or Mr.Potato-bass.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:04 pm
by rickfan60
Does anyone remember who was the first here to say the headstock looks like Mr. Potatohead? It happened many months back when Randy Decker was talking about Squire's 4001/8. I remember lauging my *** off when I read it.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:08 pm
by beatlefan
Yep....lol!
Mr. Decker floored us with that one.....
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:43 pm
by green_us90
Yeah, the Mr. Potatohead Headstock is now in the official Rickendom jargon file. It is what I thought of as well.
go to this link, and 4th bass down:
http://www.12stringbass.com/John%20Entwistle.htm
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:10 pm
by ken_swearingen
I thought that was Jared that came up with the Mr Potato headstock thing."Damn"
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:19 pm
by rickfan60
Maybe it was Jared. He does come up with some funny stuff sometimes.
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:49 pm
by jojo99
I always thought it was a Spudstock... "Mr. Potatohead" is a registered trademark, after all...(snort)
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:54 pm
by bobcat
Am I the only person who find's that headstock absolutely hideous?