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Happened upon the last part of the Ellen Degeneres show, Friday, I think, and she had Cindy Lauper on. At the end of the show, she did a live performance of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and the bassist appeared to have a Rick CS.

I like to see "live" performances on TV and always look to see what equipment is being used. It was great to see a Rick for a change, rather than the endless stream of P basses and unidentifiable active "bass of the month" chunks of wood.

Paul, that had to be William Wittman, a member of this forum (and Voxtalks): ../8/11110.html"#EECD9C">

Hey, if you're going to mention my name at least say how GOOD I looked <g>!
nicely spotted though.

We're on the View this Monday i believe.

Unfortunately, I missed that show. But you looked GREAT!

ooops, it's TUESDAY for The View, by the way

What about the endless stream of P-basses? I own a P-bass too - an Iron Maiden/Steve Harris signature bass. Altough completly different from a Ric a nice bass!!!! In the latest video from "the Outcast" is a JG 4001 or 4003 - but basicly I hate this sort of music.......sorry.

In the Outkast video IMO that Ric bass makes the shot look authentic. I happen to love that song.

Hey Robin, I have a Steve Harris Sig too, it's a terrific bass, different animal, not a lot like the typical P-bass. I have it strung with D'addario Chromes, it does what I need it to do every time just like my Ric.

William, BTW good job and good performance brother, I'm always encouraged when a fellow bass player gets a shot at top notch gigs. We'll keep an eye out for you, keep in touch.

Just so you know, wwittman's association with Cyndi Lauper goes way back, he was engineer/producer for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "She Bop" and others...he just doesn't talk about his hit records unless you know to ask.

Indeed Marc, it's different than normal P-basses. I've owned a lot P-basses, but this one has a far more substantional neck. The added woodmass of the neck, with the Quarter Pounder SD's and the BadAss II bridge make it for the sound I guess. I've strung mine, like all my other basses and guitars with Elixer Strings.

The Iron Maiden P-bass is so different opposed to my 4003, playing as well as the sound, but thats part of the fun. The P-Bass never leaves home, it stays in my little private Iron Maiden/Steve Harris shrine. (NO joking!!!).

BTW: I'm going to see Iron Maiden next saturday in Rotterdam/The Netherlands!!! Always nice to see an excellent band, and even better bassplayer.

The Iron Maiden bass is different because he use .110 flatwound strings on it! He must have muscles. The headstock is also thicker I believe, he said that that those strings kept bending the headstocks. This was from an interview in BassPlayer rag a few years ago.

You could be right Bob, that his heavy string use was asking for a much meatier neck and headstock. I play mine with 45-105 Elixer roundwounds. Thats more then hefty enough for me.

Yeah he had some kind of extra wood put on his P basses on the headstock at some point because of all the tension. The interview was probably about two years ago.

there was an episode of law and order last season that had the detctives saying something like "high end or expensive stuff" about a ric in a victims apartment