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Title: paul's bass
Post by: I_am_sams_screen_name on July 22, 2004, 08:11:58 PM
Did paul play a rickenbacker?
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Post by: Bruno on July 22, 2004, 09:07:41 PM
It's a Hofner bass I believe
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Post by: number14 on July 23, 2004, 12:00:15 AM
whats a rickenbacker?
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Post by: number14 on July 23, 2004, 12:00:38 AM
his bass was preety cool. It looked like an antique.
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Post by: Frightwolf on July 23, 2004, 01:01:29 AM
I'm pretty sure it's a Hofner bass.  I remember him mentioning at the Grammy's that he used it during the Ed Sullivan Performance, and I know I've met a man that bought one because Paul used it.
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Post by: Sondra on July 23, 2004, 01:17:48 AM
Here's a website that lists ALL of his equipment over the years! Just scroll down to the basses section. It's kind of interesting! But then, anything about Paul is interesting to me. ;D
http://www.fabrevival.com.br/max/
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Post by: The End on July 24, 2004, 07:44:43 PM
I wrote a piece about Paul's bass - it took me hours!!! LOL! It clears up some of the confusion over Paul's early Hofner, and also illustrates the basses he's had over the years. You can read it here:
http://beatles.murashev.com/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b=mccartney,m=1081888572
Title: Re: paul's bass
Post by: I_am_sams_screen_name on July 25, 2004, 05:38:09 PM
thanks everyone.
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Post by: Herecomesyoursun on July 25, 2004, 08:38:40 PM
thats right, if theres a topic as few as one person cares about, you can be sure that the End has researched it painstakingly already.
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Post by: Joost on July 25, 2004, 08:40:57 PM
The bass that Paul usually used in the early years (the violin shaped one) was a Hofner, the one he used in (for instance) the All You Need Is Love tv special was a Rickenbacker. Those two were his favorites.
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Post by: The End on July 25, 2004, 09:46:08 PM
[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=mccartney,m=1090527118,s=8 date=1090787920]thats right, if theres a topic as few as one person cares about, you can be sure that the End has researched it painstakingly already.[/quote]

LOL! Is that a compliment!? :)
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Post by: Herecomesyoursun on July 27, 2004, 01:04:04 AM
of course. ;D