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Lemmy on the 'bay......

#22
Anything having to do with Lemmy is cool, I guess. I don't particularly care for Ric's, but I'm sure someone will love this and buy it. I wasn't aware that Lemmy collected Nazi memorabilia. Though its a fairly common hobby, its not my cup of tea.
 
#24
So few were made that 5K is not an unrealistic price. I remember someone ordered three as soon as they were announced and sold one on eBay, (when they finally were delivered years later) which covered his costs for all three.
 
#26
smcd said:
Those basses retailed for around $4grand brand new. No one ever paid 12grand for one of them.
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$2799 was the list price and one could be had for $1799 from a reputable dealer. I ordered mine in January '01 and received it in May '05. There were a few dealers marking them up like crazy but I only have rumors to go by on what new ones actually sold for. PM Blues (dealer) ordered three and initially wasn't selling them (owner said he was saving them to sell and fund his kid's education) then asked wacky prices when he finally put one on the market but I don't believe it sold. Ed Roman was asking $12k for used one. I know from the buyer that $10k was paid for another (used) from Music Zoo IIRC.

jedw said:
Wonder how the pickup selection works on that thing :hmm:
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The three way toggle switch is wired mid and neck pickups paired, all, bridge pickup. I never liked that so mine is wired (completely reversible) with dual concentric pots (V/V/V/T) and an on/off kill switch toggle. Much better IMO.

BTW.......upon ordering mine I also didn't much care for the looks but it wasn't cost prohibitive, it was a limited run and I've always been a Motörhead and a Ric fan. I figured I could always sell it (likely for a decent profit) if I didn't like it when I received it. Luckily, for me, the wait was long enough that by the time it arrived the looks grew on me and I absolutely love it. I am also very fortunate that that it is a fantastic player and sounds HUGE. It has seen plenty of gigs and general usage over the years so mine isn't quite as pristine as the one for sale......I'm sure I could still sell it for more than I paid for it though (not that I'm putting it on the block anytime soon). I'm looking forward to seeing what the eBay one goes for.
 
#31
Some folks are forgetting the "no ugly bass comments" rule in the Basses Forum-Specific Rules- if you don't own it, don't call it ugly. You can explain why it doesn't appeal to you in other ways.
 
#33
In a related/unrelated piece of information... I know a bassist in Calgary, Alberta who informed me about a guy in Calgary that's going to build him a replica of Lemmy's Ric for about $2K. The price might possibly be a little lower if he can get at least 2 other people interested. That's the extent of the information I was told about it.
 
#37
As for the Nazi memorabilia, Lemmy is also known for collecting Civil War items, Elvis and Beatles records, and western themed clothing.
I'm not trying to justify the Nazi position, but Lemmy is a collector of history. And with a name like Kilmiester, I'd sort of expect him to be in touch with his, although seedy, German heritage.

I heard through the rumor mill, which might have been here on TB, that there's a guy in the states that carves Lemmy's Ric replica's too. This eBay seller may or may not be him.

But to me it's not a true "replica" if Ric doesn't make it. Any wank with a chisel can carve hand tooled leather patterns into a bass body.

That is an attractive looking bass none the less.
 
#38
Phendyr_Loon said:
As for the Nazi memorabilia, Lemmy is also known for collecting Civil War items, Elvis and Beatles records, and western themed clothing.
I'm not trying to justify the Nazi position, but Lemmy is a collector of history. And with a name like Kilmiester, I'd sort of expect him to be in touch with his, although seedy, German heritage.
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His name is Kilminster not Kilmeister (which is quite a cool name in its own regard).

He says in interviews that if the Israeli army had made the best 'stuff' (he used a stronger word) he would collect that. He likes the precision of the knives and swords the Nazis made, and thought their metalworking skills were overlooked by the fog of political correctness. It takes balls to say this, especially in the US which is anything has an even worse relationship with WW2 discussion than the UK.
 
#40
Meddle said:
His name is Kilminster not Kilmeister (which is quite a cool name in its own regard).

He says in interviews that if the Israeli army had made the best 'stuff' (he used a stronger word) he would collect that. He likes the precision of the knives and swords the Nazis made, and thought their metalworking skills were overlooked by the fog of political correctness. It takes balls to say this, especially in the US which is anything has an even worse relationship with WW2 discussion than the UK.
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Yeah, well that's not really true. I'm sure he gets sick of answering p/c questions about it, so I imagine this answer just shuts up the person asking a boring question for the 13,000th time.

Fact is that he collects more than just knives and swords. He collects all kinds of 3rd Reich items. He wears it, too. What he has is an unnatural attraction to the heraldry and regalia of the 3rd Reich. It's a kind of fetish, and it's very very common, especially among certain subcultures like bikers. Attraction to this gear drives a very strong collectors market. Problem for Lemmy is he can't really explain this to people who don't (or don't want to) understand. If he did, there'd be a "Lemmy is a Nazi" article in some mag like NME and all kinds of pain in the ass questions following.

Regardless, no sensible person thinks Lemmy is a Nazi.
 

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