Clarky Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Description takes some beating https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154798317333?hash=item240ab2df15:g:Pq0AAOSwylRh5CE9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 To save you the effort: "Rickenbacker Bass Guiar(used To Be Alan Daveys From Hawkwind). I bought this of hawkwind ex-bass player roughly 5 to 8 tears ago I had a letter stating the I bought this of Alan davey its a fire glow rickenbacker Bass guitar,which they don't make any more but I,ve misplaced it somewhere and it was signed by Alan in the letter so if I come across it I'll put it with this beautiful guiar,there,s not a mark on this fantastic jem,it comes with his psyedelic warlords and tombstone aroma stickers that and hawkwind fans might recognise plus it was used on a few of his solo albums..sorry about the photos not doing this bass guitar any justice as they were taken of my phone " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Typed on the phone as well, I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 I am going to trademark a new website: Guiarchat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Searching for picures of Alan Davey and he Rick, I found one wih a Fireglo Rick. However, i's no he one in he aucion as i has chrome, no gold, hardware, so his wouldn' be any good o use in a ribue band. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Wibbl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Gotta say - in the interest of fairness - this does look like the bass (pic from 2014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Clarky said: Gotta say - in the interest of fairness - this does look like the bass (pic from 2014) Look more closely. It's got chrome hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 My eyesight must be shot as both this and the bass on eBay appear to have chrome hardware to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 @Clarky is right, it's chrome hardware on both basses, so maybe it's Alan Davey's former Ric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 13 hours ago, Clarky said: My eyesight must be shot as both this and the bass on eBay appear to have chrome hardware to me! Mus be a rick of the ligh, i looked like rather faded gold to me but maybe no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Without the letter of authenticity or whetever, it can only really be described as 'a ric that looks like the one that that bloke in hawkwind used to use' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Ric looks quite different without plate, binding and a simple bridge. I like... and anyone could knock up a letter... If interested i'd drop him a line(!) via band website etc... Edited January 19, 2022 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinorange Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Would being owned by Alan Davey increase or decrease its worth? Just asking...nothing inferred...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, vinorange said: Would being owned by Alan Davey increase or decrease its worth? Just asking...nothing inferred...... Genuinely I can't see it affecting the value that much, but if you were a real fan I guess maybe you would be more interested. Given that is more than the full price, you would have to be quite the fan to go for it I would have thought, although probably not one to judge as I never really understood why you would pay a lot more for something a 'celbrity' didn't want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowf Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 According to the title it used to BE Alan Doodad, not belong to him. Impressive, but hard to prove I suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, mowf said: According to the title it used to BE Alan Doodad, not belong to him. Impressive, but hard to prove I suspect. Certainly easier to disprove! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 If its not good enough for Alan Davey its not good enough for me. He's good on QI though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Fame or not I’d buy a bass to play it it really doesn’t matter who it belonged to before unless your a collector of such items 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 I wouldn't pay a premium for Alan Davey's bass. However, he is a very good player if somewhat heavily inspired by his predecessor Lemmy. Take a listen to Right to Decide from the album Electric Tepee for some prime Lemmy 'Space Ritual' type bass lines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 £500 price drop, so moving closer to sensible territory (though not there yet) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154825170035?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110018%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20200818142838%26meid%3D1e1cb62d64f54d32b4f41ae338d2b1d1%26pid%3D101197%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D165313415946%26itm%3D154825170035%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DOrganicCompBase%26brand%3DRickenbacker&_trksid=p2047675.c101197.m1850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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