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Any McCartney imitators in tribute bands out there?

#24
I have an ad hoc Wings tribute band that plays a few times a year. It's the most fun I can imagine. We don't restrict ourselves to just Wings songs, we do stuff from McCartney 1 & 2 and Ram as well, but no Beatles or later solo McCartney. We do stuff like "Rock Show", "Helen Wheels" "Let Me Roll It", "Venus And Mars"- I play "Ram On" on ukulele. The only thing is, I use my Hofner as I don't own a Ric. I always feel a little self conscious about that- like any real Wings fan would know that i should be playing a Ric. I'll get one someday.
 
#25
corinpills,
Lefty Rics are tuff to find.
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#30
For the detail oriented Macca wannabes out there:

Rick 4003 neck specs:
Length 84.5 cm (33 1/4'')
Neck Width at Nut 42.9 mm (1 11/16'')
Neck Width at 12th Fret 54.0 mm (2 1/8'')
Crown Radius 25.4 cm (10'')

Jazz bass is 1.5" at the nut, 34-inch scale. Neck shapes & radii vary, I do believe.

I had no trouble adapting to my 4001 back in 1972 -- switched between it and a 1.75" wide P bass neck. I seem to recall that the back of the Rick neck was somewhat flatter than the P's. I haven't played a 4003.
 
#31
My old function band used to do a big beatles medley and did "I saw her standing there" as an encore number.

I got the bass lines pretty much note for note, and "I saw...." is VERY busy.

Thought I was doing really well to nail that, until i realised McCartney sang it as well as playing that bassline...

If your going for the authentic bit, that could be a challenge..

(was for me!!)
 
#32
The one that kills me is Nowhere Man. Singing a harmony like that while playing an alternating walking bass riff boggles the mind. I told my band mates, I can play it...or I can sing it...can't do both.

I don't struggle as much with I Saw Her Standing there since it's a somewhat repetitive bass line. I can play it without thibnking too much.
 
#33
darkhorse9 said:
The one that kills me is Nowhere Man. Singing a harmony like that while playing an alternating walking bass riff boggles the mind. I told my band mates, I can play it...or I can sing it...can't do both.

I don't struggle as much with I Saw Her Standing there since it's a somewhat repetitive bass line. I can play it without thibnking too much.
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Yep, both of those are fun.
 
#34
Has anyone spotted Ronn's capo'd (maybe 8th) fret in that one up-close stage shot?
What tune would that be Ronn? Makes me think of that famous studio shot during Rubber Soul with Macca's 4001 sporting a capo.

Lastly, where did you find a large poster of that famous 'Dylan in the studio with the Jazz' picture. Is that a Fender promo?
I recall there were some magazine type size adverts of that pic.
 
#35
Cap, I use the capo for "Tomorrow Never Knows", the bass has a C drone and some noodling on top of that, so I use the capo to hold the C. And after seeing a pic of Paul with a capo on his Ric I figured it was "Beatle-approved". LOL

We played an art museum opening somewhere a few years back and they had a display of photos of famous people, blown up and mounted on fiberboard. I told them I HAD to have that Dylan w/Fender Jazz photo, so they gave it to me. I remember it was a BITCH to finish out our travels and get it home without any damage.
 

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