MrFingers Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'm William, 24 years old, and playing bass since I was 17-ish (after a brief career on the trombone and the g**t*r). I own a '62 Precision bass (oly. white, tortoise guard, neck the size of a small canoe, slab fretboard) and a '73 Rickenbacker 4001JG. Had a brief collection of other basses when I was younger (Musicmaster Bass, SG bass, some Jazz-Basses (those were a dark era in my life)). A lot of people say I know a lot of totally useless trivia about (vintage) Fenders, so guess they are right. Funny fact. The bassplayer in my band really digged my 4001JG, so he was looking around for an old 4001 for him as well. I found one here on BC, sold by [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/174974-back-up-my-old-73-4001-need-to-shift-this/"]Stacker[/url] for a more than decent price, so I told my friend to jump on it... Which he did. Then we started comparing serial numbers... Turns out that both our 4001's were probably made the same day, as his is just 9 digits "older" than mine (but mine is in pristine, original condition). Anyway, I'm also working on a 1964RI P-bass for him, which can be followed [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/176706-64ri-precision-bass-build"]here[/url]. The Gear The Driver (with a rebuilt 1974 Gibson L9-S The Ripper, from the same guy who bought the Rick and for whom I'm building the P. It's one of the most amazing basses I've ever played, especially with the upgraded electronics in it (I added a 6-way rotaryswitch from an L6-S guitar in it, to give me 2 extra pickup combinations, one being the neck pickup solo, which is an AWESOME sound).) And this is how I sound, and what I play: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzwr-ByiVWA[/media] Apart from basses, I also like guitars (own a couple of nice examples, like a Rick 370/12, a sixties telecaster, D35,...) and... Reed organs, and in particular the foldable ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi William, Welcome to BC from one of the Dutch boys here! best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hi William, and welcome! Nice GAS-inducing basses you've got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkpegasus4001 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Greetings William from a fellow Rick player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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