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#51031 - 11/06/12 02:59 PM Lemmy on Gibson SG bass
Terentek Pooh-Bah Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 1878	Anyone know why Lemmy has suddenly switched to Gibson SG bass in place of his usual Rickys? Quite strange to see him playing an SG after all these years on the vid on youtube. _________________________ http://www.soundclick.com/NigelPotter http://nigel-potter.com/blog/
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#51037 - 11/06/12 03:32 PM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: Terentek]
Shemmy12 newbie Registered: 07/23/12 Posts: 40 Loc: England	I don't like it much but then I guess Lem has used Rickenbacker for so long now that he fancied a change. _________________________ MHB 2763 "Miss me when I'm gone, you'll be the one to sing the blues"
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#51039 - 11/06/12 06:26 PM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: Shemmy12]
mmotorhead Pooh-Bah Registered: 07/20/08 Posts: 2447 Loc: Brazil - SP - Praia Grande	second gig already back to the Ricken... _________________________ MHB 2760
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#51042 - 11/06/12 10:45 PM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: mmotorhead]
vortexx enthusiast Registered: 03/26/12 Posts: 222	Perhaps his Rick had to be serviced or was delayed at an airport or border crossing? Although I don't play bass I know that Ricks (even their guitars) feel very different than the other brands. I wanted to get a Rick guitar but the neck was too narrow for me. It wouldn't be easy to switch from playing a Rick for decades to another brand.
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#51053 - 11/07/12 05:23 AM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: vortexx]
Terentek Pooh-Bah Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 1878	I know's probably silly to think like this,but Lemmy and Ricky is just such an iconic image,an SG just didn't seem right. _________________________ http://www.soundclick.com/NigelPotter http://nigel-potter.com/blog/
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#51054 - 11/07/12 05:50 AM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: Terentek]
Iron Fist addict Registered: 07/13/08 Posts: 570 Loc: Confoederatio Helvetica	I wonder how he handles the sound. The SGs are pretty "booooomy", that does not fit Lemmys sound at all. _________________________ MHB 3039 -- After listening for over 30 years, searching and waiting for alternatives, I understood that there will be no other band like Motörhead. Never.
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#51055 - 11/07/12 05:56 AM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: Iron Fist]
MotorSmell old hand Registered: 02/18/10 Posts: 1108 Loc: York U.K	Rickenbasterd made a return last night and I know how to die opened up the proceedings....what a. Fucking show... _________________________ www.facebook.com/Segregates www.complyordie.co.uk www.myspace.com/complyordiemusic http://motorsmell.wordpress.com www.metalpunkdeathsquad.com
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#51056 - 11/07/12 05:56 AM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: Iron Fist]
flachmaster member Registered: 07/11/08 Posts: 104 Loc: Berlin Germany	It is an Longscale SG. It`s not that boomy. And his LK Ricks have Thunderbird PUs in Bridge Position anyway.
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#51069 - 11/07/12 09:52 AM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: flachmaster]
Mrcamm member Registered: 11/20/11 Posts: 145 Loc: uk	it wasn't lems trademark sound - didn't sound right at all. not enough ring to the sound. (to be fair, the sound at Wolves was shit I thought.) You could see a ricky head behind the amps at Wolves. _________________________ i'm telling you one more time...it ain't no crime...rock it
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#51072 - 11/07/12 10:15 AM Re: Lemmy on Gibson SG bass [Re: Mrcamm]
flachmaster member Registered: 07/11/08 Posts: 104 Loc: Berlin Germany	Her is a vid with quite good quality. I think it the bass sounds ok. Maybe not 100% aggressive like usual.
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