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    From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 16 13:56:22 2024
    Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 for me.

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to Norbert on Fri May 17 10:26:50 2024
    On 17/05/2024 1:56 am, Norbert wrote:
    Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 for me.

    Hofner 500-1. Oh, I have one (1968).

    Martin D28. Oh, I have one.

    Rickenbacker 4001 bass. Oh, I have one (4003)

    Tele. Oh, I have one (not rosewood).

    Strat. Oh, I have one (not 'rainbow').

    Gibson Hummingbird. Oh, I have one (1974)

    Gibson SG. Oh, I have one.

    geoff

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 17 10:54:33 2024
    What's the Hofner like to play? I tried one once in a little hippie guitar shop and while everyone was reverent towards it out of deference to McCartney, I found it kind of stiff.

    I've owned Rickenbacker 4001s and 4003s. The one I always wanted -- of course, I'm veering away from Beatles' instruments now -- was the 4002.

    Congrats on your impressive collection!

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to Norbert on Fri May 17 23:19:07 2024
    On 17/05/2024 10:54 pm, Norbert wrote:
    What's the Hofner like to play?  I tried one once in a little hippie
    guitar shop and while everyone was reverent towards it out of deference
    to McCartney, I found it kind of stiff.

    String tension different, but really fast and 'easy' to play. But
    unintentional string bends are more obvious.

    I've owned Rickenbacker 4001s and 4003s.  The one I always wanted -- of course, I'm veering away from Beatles' instruments now -- was the 4002.

    Congrats on your impressive collection!

    There are lots more (non-Beatlish) guitars, basses, keyboards etc. They
    do get hired out as backline which is my 'justification' ;- )

    geoff

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 17 12:13:19 2024
    No justification is necessary. Musical gear can be a raison d'etre. I used to love hunting for used high-quality instruments and accessories across the country (today one can do this across the world).

    Back to Rickenbackers, the bassists best known for using them are probably McCartney, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, and perhaps Lemmy Kilmister. However, Squire insisted that it was seeing the Who and John Entwistle that motivated him to be a Rickenbacker
    aficionado.

    Entwistle did indeed use Rickenbackers occasionally, and he had a bunch of super-rare ones, including an 8-string, which is almost certainly the bass on which he wrote "Success Story" from The Who By Numbers.

    One last Chris Squire story: He appeared on Rockline once, and an excited fan babbled to Chris about all the great guitarists he had worked with, including Steve Howe and Jimmy Page. Squire gruffly repiied: "Steve Howe could stay in tune."

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 17 20:00:03 2024
    In article <v2617b$1poko$1@dont-email.me>, Geoff <geoff@geoffwood.org>
    wrote:

    On 17/05/2024 1:56 am, Norbert wrote:
    Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 for me.

    Hofner 500-1. Oh, I have one (1968).

    Martin D28. Oh, I have one.

    Rickenbacker 4001 bass. Oh, I have one (4003)

    Tele. Oh, I have one (not rosewood).

    Strat. Oh, I have one (not 'rainbow').

    Gibson Hummingbird. Oh, I have one (1974)

    Gibson SG. Oh, I have one.

    geoff

    Which of these do you figure is the most rare/valuable?

    I remember two or three decades ago they came out with a replica of
    John's black Rickenbacker and even that commands a hefty price these
    days.

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 18 16:18:35 2024
    On 18/05/2024 1:00 pm, super70s wrote:
    In article <v2617b$1poko$1@dont-email.me>, Geoff <geoff@geoffwood.org>
    wrote:

    On 17/05/2024 1:56 am, Norbert wrote:
    Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 for me.

    Hofner 500-1. Oh, I have one (1968).

    Martin D28. Oh, I have one.

    Rickenbacker 4001 bass. Oh, I have one (4003)

    Tele. Oh, I have one (not rosewood).

    Strat. Oh, I have one (not 'rainbow').

    Gibson Hummingbird. Oh, I have one (1974)

    Gibson SG. Oh, I have one.

    geoff

    Which of these do you figure is the most rare/valuable?

    I remember two or three decades ago they came out with a replica of
    John's black Rickenbacker and even that commands a hefty price these
    days.

    Probably my Warwick Thumb 4 NT 'Customer'(don't know who - name polished
    off the top fret marker), 1989 "Made in West Germany'.

    Else the Hummingbird I guess.

    geoff

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  • From Matt@21:1/5 to Geoff on Sun May 19 08:56:40 2024
    On 17 May 2024 at 13:19:07 GMT+2, "Geoff" <geoff@geoffwood.org> wrote:

    On 17/05/2024 10:54 pm, Norbert wrote:
    What's the Hofner like to play? I tried one once in a little hippie
    guitar shop and while everyone was reverent towards it out of deference
    to McCartney, I found it kind of stiff.

    String tension different, but really fast and 'easy' to play. But unintentional string bends are more obvious.

    I've owned Rickenbacker 4001s and 4003s. The one I always wanted -- of
    course, I'm veering away from Beatles' instruments now -- was the 4002.

    Congrats on your impressive collection!

    There are lots more (non-Beatlish) guitars, basses, keyboards etc. They
    do get hired out as backline which is my 'justification' ;- )

    geoff

    George Telecaster

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to Matt on Sun May 19 21:55:18 2024
    On 19/05/2024 8:56 pm, Matt wrote:
    On 17 May 2024 at 13:19:07 GMT+2, "Geoff" <geoff@geoffwood.org> wrote:

    On 17/05/2024 10:54 pm, Norbert wrote:
    What's the Hofner like to play? I tried one once in a little hippie
    guitar shop and while everyone was reverent towards it out of deference
    to McCartney, I found it kind of stiff.

    String tension different, but really fast and 'easy' to play. But
    unintentional string bends are more obvious.

    I've owned Rickenbacker 4001s and 4003s. The one I always wanted -- of
    course, I'm veering away from Beatles' instruments now -- was the 4002.

    Congrats on your impressive collection!

    There are lots more (non-Beatlish) guitars, basses, keyboards etc. They
    do get hired out as backline which is my 'justification' ;- )

    geoff

    George Telecaster

    My Tele is a 'James Burton' model, whatever that signifies.

    I also have a Leslie 122, so could use that to obscure my inadequate
    guitar talent like George in the Get Back/Let It Be era !

    geoff

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 20 11:23:27 2024
    That flanger like effect on one of the "Let It Be" solos and on
    "Octopus' Garden."

    Pete Townshend, meanwhile, had taken to running his guitar through his
    ARP synthesizer for the leads of songs like "Goin' Mobile" and "Relay."
    Today one could get that effect through an envelope filter pedal (my
    favorite).

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 18 10:02:34 2024
    Jack Bruce favored the Warwick Thumb in later years.

    I've owned a few Warwicks: a fretless Streamer, a Buzzard.

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 18 10:49:13 2024
    Here's a bass debate my friends and I used to like: "DiMarzio or Bartolini" pickups?

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to Norbert on Tue May 21 19:45:30 2024
    On 20/05/2024 11:23 pm, Norbert wrote:
    That flanger like effect on one of the "Let It Be" solos and on
    "Octopus' Garden."

    Octopus' Garden:
    Was running the guitar through a compressor triggered by a Moog LFO. A
    bit like a tremelo, but weirder.

    Let It Be:
    The Let It Be (song) one was played through a (rotating) Leslie organ
    speaker. On one of the release versions (single ?), and pretty much all
    through the Get Back and Let It Be movies.

    To my mind not a sonic 'enhancement' (it is horrible IMO), but more of
    hiding behind a veil.

    geoff

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 21 11:43:05 2024
    I agree. George didn't come into his own (indeed, peak) as a guitarist
    until Abbey Road.

    He peaked as an overall musician and songwriter at that time. His synth touches and his two songs were his best.

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  • From Geoff@21:1/5 to Norbert on Wed May 22 10:40:22 2024
    On 21/05/2024 11:43 pm, Norbert wrote:
    I agree.  George didn't come into his own (indeed, peak) as a guitarist until Abbey Road.

    He peaked as an overall musician and songwriter at that time.  His synth touches and his two songs were his best.

    Agreed.

    geoff

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