Cliff Burton pic

[socialleper]

I'm a total Ric fanboy and this post had me laughing. Shag carpet and wood paneling, we should see if John Hall will hook it up!


Appears to me that Connie is keeping these priceless basses in a STORAGE UNIT.

Those basses are invaluable like Jamerson's Funk Machine or Jaco's Bass of Doom. Someone would give their left (and probably right) nut for those things.

 

[Wolfenstein666]

Those basses are invaluable like Jamerson's Funk Machine or Jaco's Bass of Doom. Someone would give their left (and probably right) nut for those things.

Right? I'm not saying they have to be hanging above her fireplace or anything, but do you have at least a basement you can throw them in? If not I'll be glad to watch them for awhile.

 

[Sixgunn]

With a Gibson EB-0 pickup in the neck and a Jazz pickup at the bridge, Cliff's Rickenbacker was certainly unique.

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Great way to ruin a Rick!!

 

[leto]

Here's Connie with Cliff's bass and guitar:

And the guitar he got from Aria:

Cliff's bass in its case:

I also had a '84 Black 'n Gold I, extremely nice bass!

It pains me that she apparently keeps these in storage locker. Not good. Hopefully they won't be stolen or worse yet end up on an episode of Storage Wars on TV.

 

[cheechi]

I never put KISS into the genre of Heavy Metal.

Neither would I. But at the time, 'The Demon' was what non musicians saw as the 'metal look'. He wasn't metal but he's always been great at marketing. Look at all the spandex wearing that followed.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Great way to ruin a Rick!!

Maybe you weren't reading earlier when it was mentioned the original pups were too noisy.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Well, what would you do if your brother died & you weren't a musician, but had all his old gear?

I'm sure I wouldn't put them someplace where I would be reminded he's gone, every day.

 

[mkfanforever58]

I'm pretty sure he got a SB1000 (the active one) and two Black 'n Gold basses. Lars Ulrich had one and its has been up for display a couple times, that's the one with the PJ Marx pickup. Connie (his sister) has the other Black 'n gold and a guitar he got from Aria. Not sure about this, but the SB 1000 could be in the Hall of fame on display (iirc I saw a picture)

The Alembic was stolen a couple of months after he got it, he left it against his car and when he returned it was gone... :-(
He used it at the end of '84, I'm pretty sure this is with the Spoiler:



This pic was taken in Amsterdam during that leg of the tour:

The Precision bass was loaned for one gig and belongs to a TB member

I found another picture of Cliff playing the Precision but when I try to upload it to here it says the file name has to be under 100 characters. I will post it if I can find how to upload it successfully.

 

[Sixgunn]

Maybe you weren't reading earlier when it was mentioned the original pups were too noisy.

I was reading earlier but to me, Rickenbackers have one of the most awesome sounds and it is because of the pickups. I know this because years ago I "ruined" a wonderful Rick by thinking that I knew better and put a Precision and A Jazz pick up in it. No more Rick magic I STILL kick myself for doing that. If the bass was too noisy for a metal band, it wasn't because of the pick ups.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I would think he would have just gotten some humbucking toasters in there.

 

[Sixgunn]

Well, what would you do if your brother died & you weren't a musician, but had all his old gear?

I'm sure I wouldn't put them someplace where I would be reminded he's gone, every day.

Yeah, cause we all need "stuff" to remind us of a departed loved one, lol.

 

[Wolfenstein666]

Well, what would you do if your brother died & you weren't a musician, but had all his old gear?

I'm sure I wouldn't put them someplace where I would be reminded he's gone, every day.

I agree, so tuck them in the attic. Of your home. A private residence. Not a storage unit that anyone can break into and potentially steal. I wouldn't put them in a glass case in the living room.

 

[mkfanforever58]

I'm pretty sure he got a SB1000 (the active one) and two Black 'n Gold basses. Lars Ulrich had one and its has been up for display a couple times, that's the one with the PJ Marx pickup. Connie (his sister) has the other Black 'n gold and a guitar he got from Aria. Not sure about this, but the SB 1000 could be in the Hall of fame on display (iirc I saw a picture)

The Alembic was stolen a couple of months after he got it, he left it against his car and when he returned it was gone... :-(
He used it at the end of '84, I'm pretty sure this is with the Spoiler:



This pic was taken in Amsterdam during that leg of the tour:

The Precision bass was loaned for one gig and belongs to a TB member

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I won't begin to understand their relationship, but no, most people don't need artifacts around to remind them.

 

[Sixgunn]

I won't begin to understand their relationship, but no, most people don't need artifacts around to remind them.

I know.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I was sitting out on the porch today running through the riffs of different songs & then realized I'm to the point where I can probably learn Anesthesia.

 

[tomydacat]

Aria Basses

 

[Wolfenstein666]

Aria Basses

Thanks for that link, some cool pictures!

 

[MatronMother]

Here's Connie with Cliff's bass and guitar:

And the guitar he got from Aria:

Cliff's bass in its case:

I also had a '84 Black 'n Gold I, extremely nice bass!

Too bad they are sitting in storage. As much as I could care less about the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame it would be a good place for them to be displayed.

 

[tomydacat]

Aria Basses: Cliff Burton Aria Bass w/ modification at the "Metallica Museum"