Silly Love Songs Rickenbacker 4001 bass cover

[neanderpaul]

15K plays!! yeah!

[Justin2129]

@neanderpaul B^)

[WilburyVision]

Love this. It make me wonder though, how on earth can McCartney play this bassline AND sing the vocal at the same time?! That does take genius!!

[jsilence418]

@WilburyVision No to play and sing takes practice to create this stuff takes genius !

[paulftw4life]

hey dude how did you do tht little slide thing at 0:21

[Justin2129]

@paulftw4life just slide up to the 5th fret on the D string (the note is G)

[paulftw4life]

@Justin2129 ok man because that sounds baddass

[frankie28web]

when the vid started I thought "hm, doesn't look very promising..." but I was wrong: you nailed it, the right groove, the right attitude, everthing's there! that bass part isn't easy to master as a lot of other attempts on youtube demonstrate. btw I have a RIC 4003 too and use the same strings, but I need to practice some more ;-)

[gns423]

what kind of strings do you have on the rick? and is that a 4001c64?

[Justin2129]

@gns423 i use TI Jazz flats and its a 4001v63

[supernole100]

You all know why he is such a great bass player, right? Because he is left handed, wooo!!! Left Handed Bass players FTW!!!! Great job, man!

[0916milk]

great ! just awesome !!

[Justin2129]

@earnhartm thanks!!!

[angelodaBarbarian]

My favorite Paul song

[lirfrank]

Best bass player of the internet, I promise

[cdlm1412]

Good bass. Can you play and at the same time sing?, it´s very difficult

[sigreento]

That was awesome.

[636117]

Hi guy, sounds very good. I've the same bass, with T-I JFs, but wanted to ask, what you've got your knobs dialed in at? I remember last year you mentioned tone was cut all the way, on one of them, and how you balanced the two, but I lost where I'd written it down. Would sure appreciate it, if you could clue me in. Thanks, and keep up the great playing.

[onetonnebaby]

Loved this.....well done

[mojo4404]

Good job. Ever think about if McCartney has watched this? He may have posted a note - he may have been one of the 6967.

[kooziemodo]

well played this amazing bassline

[MOTHAFUCKINSNAKES]

where did you get that rickenbacker?

[Justin2129]

I got it from Mandolin Bros in New York. i got lucky

[zaksnaporaz]

oh yes, one of my all time favourite bass lines. Thanks & keep it up !

[eckie4679]

Great playing and a great tone - proves that Ricks are very versatile.

[ImMrBrightside1984]

class cover... i love macca

[Serjlolipop]

yeah

lefty :D

[bigdaddy1382]

Dude, I have a left handed 1977 Rickenbacker 4001 in azureglo, but I would kill for your bass.

If you EVER decide to sell it. contact me IMMEDAITELY. I'm serious dude.

Great playing.

Mike

[Justin2129]

Thanks! I will....but dont get your hopes up lol

[BubblesKnowsNothing]

@bigdaddy1382 Do you really have a LH 1977 4001 azureglo???

[bigdaddy1382]

@BubblesKnowsNothing

Yes I have one. I also have a left handed Rickenbacker 350/12v63 in Jet-glo.

They have not been made in over 10 years, and only a handful were lefties. Super Rare. The build date on mine is March 2000

[BubblesKnowsNothing]

@bigdaddy1382 Oh how I envy you^^

[PaulMcCartneyHD]

great bass!!!

[SalvoBeatle]

GREAT !!

[Floridaboy7777]

i must ask, what amp are you using? try taping a tissue to your mic.

[Justin2129]

i use a crate amp....and i recorded this with a $20 disposable video camera, which is why it sounds so bad lol

[Floridaboy7777]

oh well yeah in that case you need to get a flip video camera lol. good job tho, are you a lefty? or did you flip the video?

[Justin2129]

yeah im lefty! :) if you look at the very end of the video you can see a close up of the headstock where it says "Rickenbacker"

[Floridaboy7777]

ohh and next time just use an ipod to listen to the song. then put the video (where you can only hear the bass) and put it on windows moviemaker, then add the song, it sounds perfect

[Justin2129]

i'll give that a try! thanks! i just got a new camera that records video too and it sounds a lot better (i just put a new vid up that i recorded on it -spirits of ancient egypt-- i just need to work on the volume levels

[Justin2129]

thanks man!

[Floridaboy7777]

hey paul! ive always wanted your autograph! haha jk good job man

[Justin2129]

haha thanks :)

[declan32001]

Well Macca always played bass from a non-traditional perspective, and as iconic as this bass line is he never played it the exact same way again.

Give this guy some love, because it isn't silly...

[Cosmorainian65]

Right on, man. You nailed it perfectly.

[636117]

Hey Justin, I think you mentioned once before you're using T-I flats on this one? Also have you tried dialing up the mutes that are on the bridge itself?

[Justin2129]

no because the mutes were missing when i bought it lol... i usually use my hand for muting anyway because it gives me more control

[congerz83]

Thank god someone else removes those pesky horseshoe covers besides myself

[Justin2129]

HAHA! well there must be 3 of us cause it was gone when i bought it. i'd have taken it off anyway though

[636117]

The horseshoe "cover" isn't a "cover at all. I spoke with someone @ RIC about replacing my bridge pickup, and while RI horseshoe pickups weren't available when I ordered mine, they don't sell them separately.

The hi-gain bridge pup has a cover which is indeed removable, however, for a true "horseshoe pickup". it is made of 2 horseshoes facing each other, and creating that famous "gap".

Hope this helps you out.

[Justin2129]

then how is mine missing?

[636117]

@Justin2129 Because your bass has the hi-gain bridge pickup, like Macca had installed on his in late '75, in preparation for the '76 world tour. My 4003-S also has that hi-gain bridge pickup as well.

[bb3500]

hey, pretty rick, how much it cost? and was difficult find it lefty?

[Justin2129]

it cost a little over $3000 and it was EXTREMELY hard to find lol

[Fredrockroll]

are you that tall, or the bass it's smaller than i thought?

great playing!

[Justin2129]

im around 6 feet tall

and thanks!!

[BenyBass]

Nice.

[BandOnTheRun87]

how did he get that thumping sound on his bass?

[Justin2129]

tone knobs, EQ during mixing, flatwound strings, and palm muting

[Imbboychoji]

might be on his amp. not the bass.

[Justin2129]

prob a combo of both

[BandOnTheRun87]

what is mccartney's bass setup in the 70's?

[Justin2129]

if you mean what basses did he use, it was mostly the Rickenbacker throughout the 70's.,Although he used the Fender Jazz bass on most of the songs on "Band on the Run". he also started mixing in the yamaha bass toward the end of the decade

[BandOnTheRun87]

what does he use in the studio now besides the hofner?

[Justin2129]

umm i think the hofner's pretty much it. he used the ric on one song on "driving rain" but i think it's all hofner now.

[636117]

Various Fender Bassman amps, and his Ric 4001-S was his majority setup. He also used his Fender Jazz on just about every track of Band On The Run. Yamaha gave him a custom BB300 in '78 which was used on Wings' last tour & album (Back To The Egg).

For strings, Maxima flats was his preferred string on all his basses (except Wal 5 string). Since Maxima is kaput, his guitar tech has said, Paul was using T-I flats for a while, but switched to Pyramids for his Höfner.

Hope this helps you out.

[contadoyt]

Great rendition, Justin.

[Futterstompf]

Faultless!

[636117]

Nice job. Great to see another 400x-S Ric around. I've a custom ordered 4003-S, and also play this though it everytime I pick it up.

[cjorata]

Hi there ... what are the level of volume / tone for each pick up you are using in this video ... ?!?

[Justin2129]

neck pickip- volume and tone all the way on

bridge pickup- tone all the way off and volume was on about 3/4 of the way on

what i mean when i say tone all the way off is that it sounds more muddy.

keep in mind that because it is left handed, what i just told you could be completely backwards from what a right handed bass would be.

Also, the EQ on my amp had a lot to do with the tone

[Mati1992]

oh you have mccartney's version with smiley truss rod cover ;)

[bigdaddy1382]

Dude, nice job, and beautiful 4001s by the way. They are a bitch to find, and are super expensive. I found a white one on ebay that was pretty beat up and they want 2800.00 for it. You are a lucky man.

[LaGozosa]

beautiful bassssss :). nice playing too ;)

[cjorata]

Hi !! I'm lefty too and i hope one day i'll buy the same model ... where did you find ? did you ordered directly at rickenbacker ? how much did you paid for the bass ?

[marksmangiovanni]

Man I love the 4001v63 more than the 4003.

[canem101]

Nice Bass BTW!! I am so jealous ou have a rickenbacker >:( I have a Wal MKII but i want a rickenbacker in my collection...