Anyone know what Chuck Rainey's 5-string in the episode of Classic Albums featuring Steely Dan's Aja? The bass is black with gold hardware and looks like it might be a short scale. Merely curious. Shows up briefly right at the top of this clip... and then again at 2:53...
I think this came up in another thread, and it was identified as a Heartfield. Heartfield by Fender DR-5 Blueburst 5-String Bass Made in Japan The color in this one is wrong, but the headstock seems to be a match.
Otherwise, it's been identified as a Washburn prototype that Chuck was helping design at the time. https://www.talkbass.com/bookmarks/?type=post&id=17089454
+1. I posed the question to Chuck directly many years ago via e-mail, and he confirmed the same. The prototype never progressed into production.
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