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Deacy is the whole reason I got into playing the bass, and now I'm very pleased to say I now make a reasonable living playing his basslines in a Queen Tribute Band. Its no mean feat, I have played many styles in many bands - but to get his touch and versatility, fluid quick runs, punchy...

John Deacon's first bass was an Eko; he later got a Rickenbacker 4001, which is what he used for his audition for Queen, the very first concerts and the recording sessions at De Lane Lea in 1971. When the band begun recording at Trident, he had problems with it and acquired a Fender...