In which the great Simon McVeigh rebuilds a knackered Rickenbacker 4001, month by month. This month: Finishing the beast
rickenbacker
Bass from the grave
Tagged with: 4001, bass from the grave, finish, renovation, restoration, rickenbacker, simon mcveigh
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Bass from the grave
In which our man Simon McVeigh restores a knackered old Rickenbacker 4001. This month: the pickups
Tagged with: 4001, 4003, bass from the grave, pickups, renovation, restoration, rickenbacker, simon mcveigh, soldering
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Bassically speaking: Simon Ball
speaking New, up-and-coming bassist Simon Ball of Stormborn explains his art quicker than it takes you to drink a pint
Tagged with: cliff burton, dorje and the drills, geddy le, geezer butler, hard rock, iron maiden, rickenbacker, simon ball, steve harris, stormborn, yamaha
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Bass from the grave
Expert bass tweaker Simon McVeigh restores a knackered old Rickenbacker 4001 to its former glory. Month three: hardware time
Tagged with: aluminium, bass, frets, gloss, hipshot, restoration, rickenbacker, tweaker
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Band of Bruders
Tagged with: crowbar, down, dury, ESP, goatwhore, iron maiden, patrick bruders, peavey, rickenbacker, todd strange
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Bass from the grave
Expert bass tweaker Simon McVeigh restores a knackered old Rickenbacker 4001 to its former glory. Month two: getting the scratchplate and bridge in order…
The Cliff edge
Fans of Metallica’s 1980s music have long wondered why there has never been a signature bass awarded to the group’s late bass player Cliff Burton, but no more
Tagged with: aria, bass, cliff burton, guitar, metallica, ray burton, rickenbacker, signature
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