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It's a Roland bass with synth pickup. Made by Ibanez IIRC. Phil took out all the synth bits though.

Edit: Already posted by Old Horse Murphy several hours ago 😊

Edited by Cosmo Valdemar
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If I recall correctly Roland synth basses & guitars were from Fujigen, like Ibanez, but weren't otherwise related. The Roland instruments seem to be variations Greco designs so there may have been some collaboration with Kanda Shokai, Greco's parent company.

Jon.

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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' timestamp='1455982337' post='2984253']
It's his Roland Synth Bass
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I thought you were having me on, never knew they looked like that.

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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1456004028' post='2984528']
Is that John Sykes on guitar as well?
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Yes, from the farewell / Thunder and Lightning tour in 1893. Saw them on that tour and the Renegade tour in the summer of 81. On that tour Phil was playing an Ibanez Blazer bass with a mirror scratch plate.

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[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1456184919' post='2986485']
On that tour Phil was playing an Ibanez Blazer bass with a mirror scratch plate.
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I've never seen Phil play a Blazer... He did play a Roadster for a time, the active single pickup model with an aftermarket scratchplate IIRC.

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[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1456184919' post='2986485']
Yes, from the farewell / Thunder and Lightning tour in 1893. Saw them on that tour and the Renegade tour in the summer of 81. On that tour Phil was playing an Ibanez Blazer bass with a mirror scratch plate.
[/quote]1893! Jeez is it that long since Phil's been gone :(

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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1456234270' post='2986846']
I've never seen Phil play a Blazer... He did play a Roadster for a time, the active single pickup model with an aftermarket scratchplate IIRC.
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Hmmm...Roadster? Blazer? It was still just a P Bass copy with an ugly wrong way round headstock curve to me at the time... brain made/advancing age/memory going.





Edited by TrevorR
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Aye, Roland G33

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/photo-of-phil-lynott-and-thin-lizzy-phil-lynott-performing-live-picture-id84886093

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