Why Phil Lynott?

[Basvarken]

Because he was so incredibly talented and awesome.
There's lots of bass players and/or musicians that I admire. But I have only one hero: Philip Parris Lynott.

 

[Peterson]

Love phil and have all lizzys music but no way paying that much for a sig...it's a Jailbreak

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

I love Phil, he was an incredible bad ass songwriter, lead vocalist, and bassist, and I’m a huge Thin Lizzy fan. But $12.5K is far more than I’d spend.

My recommendation is to find a good black Fender P-Bass, with a maple fingerboard on the cheap, and get a mirror pickguard made for it. Save yourself about $11.5 K.

Here’s my early 00’s Fender MIA Standard Precision. I know it has a rosewood (or pau ferro, I’m not entirely sure) fingerboard, but regardless, I’ve wanted to get a mirror pickguard made for it since I bought it used, as my tribute to Phil.

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

12k is insane. Any good P played with a pick can give you the Lynott sound.

I agree. To my knowledge, Phil played stock instruments. I believe he played the current production Fender Precisions of that era.

I’ve also seen live footage of him playing an Ibanez P-style bass, and photos of him playing a Rickenbacker.

IIRC he switched between Rotosound Jazz Flats 77’s, and Rotosound Swing Bass 66’s.

 

[MrB64]

Phil was indeed a 100% bad ass. I loved Thin Lizzy. Live and Dangerous was one of my favorite albums back in the day. The band I was in then covered Emerald. All that said... 12.5K!? Nah.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

It looks to me if you had a ‘70-ish stock P-Bass, you would have the closest thing to a Phil Lynott signature bass that exists, and I think you can still pick up a 70’s PBass for a little under $12k…..

 

[brianrost]

I assume it’s just because it’s a limited edition and with recent inflation, that’s what it costs. How much did earlier limited editions sell for?

 

[FunkHead]

Man, I love Phil:

 

[Bajo Clarkko]

He was both cooler and taller than Fonzie.

 

[yodedude2]

perhaps the high price reflects a lucrative endorsement deal for the lynott estate? i have no idea ~

 

[Dlew919]

Do check out Thin Lizzy, Philo's vehicle. Jailbreak is a great song. The Boys are back in town is a stone cold classic rock song. A brilliant bassist, songwriter, one of the great frontmen.

And a Lord God King in Ireland. And Ireland doesn't believe in Kings. Unless it's Phillo.

 

[Frank77]

Cool band, cool guy.

That being said, no P bass in the universe is worth 12.5k$ It's simply another shameless cash grab from FMIC.

 

[Stewie]

The old prospector he makes it to the four lane highway. His old compadre, he lays dead in the sand. With outstretched hands he cries "Are you going my way?". The people passing by didn't seem to understand.

 

[MVE]

This isn’t really a “signature guitar” in the lines of, “…this is what I play, if you want to play like me.”
Its much more along the lines of a historical recreation collector’s piece to hang on a wall as art.
The custom shop does these very limited runs more for advertising than anything else.
Nobody is going to buy a recreation of Terry Kath’s Tele to play on stage night after night.
Platinum Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Terry Kath Telecaster Electric Guitar Masterbuilt By Dennis Galuszka Aged Vintage White | Guitar Center

 

[DanBass]

Just be glad that NOW you know who Phil Lynott is. There is hope.

 

[Savage_Dreams]

I had to Google Phil Lynott to find out who he was. Must have been before my time or outside of my musical tastes?

Out of your tastes I'll sort of accept. But before youre time is never an acceptable answer. No one on the planet was here in Mozarts time, but we all know him. anyone that made music in the over 100 years of recorded musical history is not before anyones time. its all available in your time to listen to.

but yes, the bass would be overpriced no matter what name is on it.

 

[djaxup]

He played bass on this legendary record:




but yeah, the signature bass is grossly overpriced.

 

[MingusBass]

'Cause tonight there's gonna be jail break.

 

[OnTheDownLow]

Because the boys are back in town?

I heard he was hanging down at Dino's, we should go see him.

 

[Bassdirty]

When I saw the price, I expected it to be signed by Phil Lynott. (or at least played by him once)

Do other Fender (not Squier) sig basses go for this kinda scratch?

Heck, even Gene Simmons "plays" the bass (and signs it?) before selling it for 12K.


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