Jack come on.
Any one know these beautiful beasts?
Any one know these beautiful beasts?
I used to have a black Rickenbacker 4003. Was an absolutely awesome bass. When I stopped gigging a good couple of years ago, I sold it to the guy who plays bass for a band called Starplayer.Hammeron wrote: Jack come on.
Any one know these beautiful beasts?
The 4001. The 4003 is the modern version and almost exactly the same (just the truss rod changed I think).Hammeron wrote: I always loved Lemmies Rick. What model would his be?
No distributor at the moment. You'd have to contact them directly.Who stocks them in SA?
The main man! Motorizer!singemonkey wrote: This is what Hammeron's hammering on about:
Before there was heavy metal, their was Lemmy Kilminster. Like a titan father of the gods.
Guitars aren't "metal" or "country" or whatever. In a recent, similar discussion there were shocking revelations of heavy rockers using Stratocasters and Ted Nugent using a semi-acoustic. Let's not forget that Jimmy Page cut a lot of Led Zeppelin tracks with a Telecaster through a little Supro amp.shaunf wrote: I can't say I ever thought of the Rick as heavy. Then again, I play a Les Paul... ?
Also never pictured it as a "Metal" guitar..
Although I think it's become more so since the choice has expanded so much, and the image links of guitars to music have become more established. I think if Chicago blues had started in the eighties, you would not have been surprised to see Muddy Waters playing a Charvel with a Floyd Rose. Now though, the associations are very well established in peoples' minds. People (guitar players, not audiences still for the most part) kinda know what a guitar says about your style of music now.X-rated Bob wrote: Instruments are not bound to a genre.
Ja look, I hear you, but I wasn't talking about an image thing. The Rick could be considered quite "Metal" looking, but sound wise, I just never thought it would be a good "metal" sounding bass. I'm not saying it's not a good one, I just never thought of it in that way.X-rated Bob wrote:Guitars aren't "metal" or "country" or whatever. In a recent, similar discussion there were shocking revelations of heavy rockers using Stratocasters and Ted Nugent using a semi-acoustic. Let's not forget that Jimmy Page cut a lot of Led Zeppelin tracks with a Telecaster through a little Supro amp.shaunf wrote: I can't say I ever thought of the Rick as heavy. Then again, I play a Les Paul... ?
Also never pictured it as a "Metal" guitar..
Paul McCartney played a rickenbacker for years. So did Glenn Hughes with Deep Purple, Bruce Foxton with the Jam, Chris Squire with Yes, Ashley Hutchings with Fairport Convention, Lemmy with Motorhead etc etc etc...
Instruments are not bound to a genre.