Manowar...

12stringbassist · Post by **12stringbassist** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:06 am

I doubt this is a Ric....

http://staff.truemetal.it/Keledan/Concerti/FaenzaBrescia/manowar%20027.jpg

What is it, though?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:10 am

Fabio?

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:33 am

The headstock is certainly Ricklike, but the rest, no. Wonder what it is?

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:42 am

I thought the bass player played a heavily modified Rick with a huge metal pick guard. That's not the one shown here, but I thought I saw it on the forum at one time.

henry5 · Post by **henry5** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:58 am

Ha, very good Paul.

He does, or did. I don't know what that is, although I've seen it on a dvd I have. The neck looks about half the size of a Ric neck on the dvd; I assume it may be custom built. Unless his tech has taken the chisel to his Ric yet again....(ony joking - I hope!)

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:53 am

Here's the one I was thinking of. It is a 4001. Poor thing

kojakcurtis · Post by **kojakcurtis** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:16 pm

He's got another Ric he plays in a video I saw that has a ton of little switches on it. What they're for, I don't know, as there are only 2 pickups on the bass.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:45 pm

Now THIS is sad. Pre '73:

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:50 pm

I can't believe its not bahtur (butter)...

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:09 pm

Those guys couldn't suck more.

jim_morris · Post by **jim_morris** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:53 pm

haha yea i agree. manowar blows.

kojakcurtis · Post by **kojakcurtis** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:56 pm

What are you talking about! They are in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the loudest band ever!!!! At least that's what they're claim to fame is on a VH-1 special I watched.

jim_morris · Post by **jim_morris** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:58 pm

celine dion could be louder than them if she spent enough money on amplification.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:42 pm

WOW...very critical bunch. I like 'em......their first 4 or 5 cd's at least. Joey DeMaio is quite a good bass player as well (a bit too flashy at times but has a strong tone and some killer lines). I certainly don't like the looks of his Rics and pseudo-Rics but he sure can play them.

But what do I know since most of the idols worshipped around here make my skin crawl.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:14 pm

Well said Brian!!!

I actually like the massive reflective pickguards - I wouldn't do that to one of my basses, but over-the-top is fun sometimes...

And I like their version of "Flight of the Bumblebee"!