sshorepunk Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thats exactly how my pal played his Stingray A right handed bass, played left handed, and leaving the strings upside down. And he's a great player too. It looks totally bizarre when he picks up any bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Lots of upside down players: Richard Dale Albert King The bloke in the Bay City Rollers The bloke in OMD - right-handed and right-handed bass strung upside down Doves bassist etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Yes, but how many sock players are there? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, neepheid said: Yes, but how many sock players are there? Quite a few ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Argyle overload! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 minute ago, neepheid said: Argyle overload! Should be a band name. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 18 minutes ago, EssentialTension said: Lots of upside down players: Richard Dale Albert King The bloke in the Bay City Rollers The bloke in OMD - right-handed and right-handed bass strung upside down Doves bassist etc etc I've been an OMD fan for a long time & I've never noticed that before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) [quote] A Message from Andy McCluskey of OMD (previously Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ) Andy recently wrote to me about his experiences with his first guitar, a Wilson Rapier Bass : " Hi Reg, I have just visited your fantastic website. Don't know why I never checked it out before. I was having a discussion today with someone in my studio about why I play bass with the strings upside down even though I am right handed. I told them that it was because my first bass was a left handed Wilson Rapier that I bought in a second hand shop in Birkenhead in 1975. It was the only one I could afford ( I was 16 at the time). It cost me £32. I was trying to describe it.. Bright red/ long scale/ giant headstock looking unlike any modern bass. I typed Wilson Rapier into a search engine and there was your site! My bass looked like a red version of the black one at the bottom of your bass page. I played it for four years, recorded my first single with it. "Electricity" on Factory records. I was in "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' (later called OMD). And then at our first gig in London in 1979 at the Aklam Hall some bugger stole it from the dressing room. I could not find another like it so I've played a Fender Jazz (right hand strung upside down) ever since.. I guess I liked it because it's narrow neck reminded me of the Rapier. Maybe one day I will find another one for sale. ( he did - I sold him one of mine!!...) Keep up the good work. All the best.. Andy McCluskey " http://www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/mp3downloads.htm [/quote] Edited January 17, 2022 by EssentialTension 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Buy a Fretwrap and get that sock in the wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 My long term teacher, latterly the programme leader on the BMus course I did is left-handed and plays that way. He had to modify his slap technique, but he’s a monster player. Left-handed instruments weren’t readily available when he first started, so he bought a regular right-handed bass and turned it upside down. The amazing Jimmy Haslip plays upside too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 hours ago, EssentialTension said: [quote] A Message from Andy McCluskey of OMD (previously Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ) Andy recently wrote to me about his experiences with his first guitar, a Wilson Rapier Bass : " Hi Reg, I have just visited your fantastic website. Don't know why I never checked it out before. I was having a discussion today with someone in my studio about why I play bass with the strings upside down even though I am right handed. I told them that it was because my first bass was a left handed Wilson Rapier that I bought in a second hand shop in Birkenhead in 1975. It was the only one I could afford ( I was 16 at the time). It cost me £32. I was trying to describe it.. Bright red/ long scale/ giant headstock looking unlike any modern bass. I typed Wilson Rapier into a search engine and there was your site! My bass looked like a red version of the black one at the bottom of your bass page. I played it for four years, recorded my first single with it. "Electricity" on Factory records. I was in "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' (later called OMD). And then at our first gig in London in 1979 at the Aklam Hall some bugger stole it from the dressing room. I could not find another like it so I've played a Fender Jazz (right hand strung upside down) ever since.. I guess I liked it because it's narrow neck reminded me of the Rapier. Maybe one day I will find another one for sale. ( he did - I sold him one of mine!!...) Keep up the good work. All the best.. Andy McCluskey " http://www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/mp3downloads.htm [/quote] Surely he means "Watkins Rapier" (my brother had the Rapier 33 guitar). The website link gives a bit of a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, tauzero said: Surely he means "Watkins Rapier" (my brother had the Rapier 33 guitar). The website link gives a bit of a clue. But the name Wilson was also used ... see here: http://www.watkinsguitars.co.uk/ "In the late 60's the decision was made to split the guitars away from the amps as a separate company and the name Wilson was adopted. Wilson was the maiden name of the brothers' mother." Wilson Rapier Bass: Edited January 18, 2022 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Lee Pomeroy - Take that, ELO, Rick Wakeman etc.... plays lefthanders with the upside down strings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Another one I think: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) I caught Eric Gales when he came over here last time with Cody Wright and Nick Hayes. The best trio I've ever seen. They all took their solo spots in a jammed out version of Don't Fear The Reaper, and it was just phenomenal to hear. Edited January 18, 2022 by NickD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falling_in2_infinity Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I permanently have a sock on my Bongo headstock. Protects the overly-long and sensitive paintwork. 😄 😅 😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I just leave this here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyaber Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I watch lots of Zildjian live on Youtube. Not only for the fantastic drumming but the band is Ghost-note. Mega tight band including Mono Neon, led by Robert Sput Spearight and including a few more Snarky Puppy people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Sonny T (Prince, Cory Wong etc) started that way. Now he has a custom Warwick left hand, strung the wrong way. B on the bottom. Edited January 22, 2022 by fretmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyaber Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Jimmy Haslip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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