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31 seconds into the tape - Roger Waters/
Pink Floyd

Interesting piece, opens the possibilities!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXhGz1noUA&NR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXhGz1noUA&NR

Sorry- didn't attach above.

Sam

That's great! I only wish Waters still played bass like that.

I've never seen anything like that in my life!

And I thought I was a Pink Floyd fan!

I don't believe that could be done on a "jazz"..................

excuse my ignorance, but how do you distinguish a Rose Morris from a 4001 of the same vintage?

A RM1999 would be like a 4001S. I believe the only difference was knowing it was imported to the UK. I'm sure someone with the difinitive answer will reply.

John and gang, "The Bass Book" by Bacon and Moorehouse states that the 4001S (initial version) was out from 1961 to 1969. It was "known as Model 1999 in UK (1964-1969)"
So I think John is correct. The model number was simply different in the U.K. McCartney's Ric would probably be a 4001S officially (just a difference in model name) as it was never imported to the U.K for sale. He got it in the U.S.

Charly, I'm shocked! There's lots of early Floyd footage with Roger using this bass. He used it exclusively AFAIK up until 69ish when it became unplayable from a bowed neck. IIRC it was the clip for See Emily Play in which he used it as a cricket bat. I haven't been able to find out what became of it (or Entwhistles either).

1999 was the R-M stock number for the 4001S. All the 60's models were RM1999's.
McCartneys is a 4001S which was made for him by FC Hall who was keen to exploit the then new contract for these models he had just signed with Rose, Morris. A very astute move on his part.

Well. I have only been a Rick"ster" for, coming up on three years, and I haven't seen much footage. I saw them on tour in 77, I think. Years ago, I was afraid to try a Rick, for fear of falling in love with it, and not being able to afford it. Silly me!

There was a Floyd before DSOTM! The Syd years are my fave.

Crazy good stuff! I was in London summer of '66, however, at 7 years of age, couldn't get in the UFO club. So close, and yet...

He certainly was a knob fiddler - Yet the sound never changed!

Interesting that Les Claypool is somewhat slammed and this isn't. Nice bass but that's about it.

The knob fiddling was cracking me up! He kept touching them but wasn't actually turning them most of the time. Looked cool though!
Great bass!

Roger's pretty twisted, he was probably thinking "I'm gonna fiddle around with these knobs and someday, perhaps even 40 years from now, there's gonna be a discussion about it".