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Fr34kzi11a
Any pictures of Keith / Mick Taylor / Ronnie playing bass?
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cc
I thought he said he used the modified Framus for recording almost exclusively?
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talanca
On his book "Rolling with the Stones" Wyman says he made his first fretless bass from an English solidbody bass "Dallas Tuxedo" which he bought second-hand in early 1961 for 8 GBP. He used to refers to it as "the home-made bass" because tho' he didn't build the guitar he modded the shape of the body, took the frets out, and refinished it (all this before he joined the Stones). The original idea was to refret the bass as part of the mods, but since he liked the sound of it with no frets the refret was never done. He used it during the first year with the Stones before buying his Framus Star Bass on September 2,1963. I repeat: all this according to Bill himself.
The Japanese bass theory was mentioned on the book "How The Fender Bass Changed The World", by Jim Roberts but according to what Wyman says it's pure folklore or speculation.
Wyman's real Dallas Tuxedo bass is currently on display at Sticky Fingers (Bill's restaurant) in London.
This is a Dallas Tuxedo as it probably was Bill's when he originally got it:
This is the real Wyman's bass after the mods:
This last pic shows Wyman using the bass for recording "Simpathy For The Devil" and the instrument appears with a second refinish now swapping colors of body and guard for the exact opposite.
Cheers, M.
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His Majesty
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talanca
On his book "Rolling with the Stones" Wyman says he made his first fretless bass from an English solidbody bass "Dallas Tuxedo" which he bought second-hand in early 1961 for 8 GBP. He used to refers to it as "the home-made bass" because tho' he didn't build the guitar he modded the shape of the body, took the frets out, and refinished it (all this before he joined the Stones). The original idea was to refret the bass as part of the mods, but since he liked the sound of it with no frets the refret was never done. He used it during the first year with the Stones before buying his Framus Star Bass on September 2,1963. I repeat: all this according to Bill himself.
The Japanese bass theory was mentioned on the book "How The Fender Bass Changed The World", by Jim Roberts but according to what Wyman says it's pure folklore or speculation.
Wyman's real Dallas Tuxedo bass is currently on display at Sticky Fingers (Bill's restaurant) in London.
This is a Dallas Tuxedo as it probably was Bill's when he originally got it:
This is the real Wyman's bass after the mods:
This last pic shows Wyman using the bass for recording "Simpathy For The Devil" and the instrument appears with a second refinish now swapping colors of body and guard for the exact opposite.
Cheers, M.