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Mustang bass, thin flatwound strings, Ampeg SVT.
Oh, and some very small hands.
Mathijs
photo by Mitch Ikeda
Apologize for the bad quality pic. Could not get the book to sit right in scanner. Thought we needed some Mustang in the thread. It is such a pity that Majesty's pics have all been deleted.
Yeah, they just made them without asking for his input on design etc and there they were.
Yes, you're right. And so was Bill - the necks are ridiculously skinny, even for someone with girlie hands like Bill. For a regular sized person like me the string spacing is very awkward indeed. Mine sounds passable for something I bought purely for appearance. And it is a pretty thing up close.
Cheers
Mark
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Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
71Tele
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Date: November 29, 2009 22:03
Whatever he did to get it sound like that is pure alchemy. It beats the Alembic, IMO, for tone. Now I will have to hunt down a Dallas Tuxedo.
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
71Tele
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Date: November 29, 2009 22:07
Here is an interesting article about a Dallas Tuxedo guitar found in the loft of John Lennon's childhood home in 1966
[liverpoolbeatlescene.com]
[liverpoolbeatlescene.com]
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
Mathijs
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Date: November 29, 2009 22:42
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71Tele
One of the many pleasures of the re-mastered Ya-Yas is Bill Wyman's playing and his sound. Was he playing a Mustang Bass for those shows at MSG, or was it the Armstrong? Either way it's pure r&b mud. I have tried to re-create his tone with my Mustang Bass and cannot do it.
Mustang bass, thin flatwound strings, Ampeg SVT.
Oh, and some very small hands.
Mathijs
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
71Tele
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Date: November 29, 2009 22:47
Hmm, I have flatwounds on my Fender Mustang. Must be the amp.
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
Toru A
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Date: January 16, 2011 04:39
photo by Mitch Ikeda
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
Palace Revolution 2000
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Date: January 16, 2011 12:42
Apologize for the bad quality pic. Could not get the book to sit right in scanner. Thought we needed some Mustang in the thread. It is such a pity that Majesty's pics have all been deleted.
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
Big Al
()
Date: January 16, 2011 13:54
A demonstration of a 1966 Vox Bill Wyman Bass, courtesy of Fretted Americana
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-01-16 13:55 by Big Al.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-01-16 13:55 by Big Al.
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
AussieMark
()
Date: February 7, 2014 01:21
Sorry for the zombie thread resurrection, but I've only just joined the forum, and the first thing I did was look for threads about Bill. I play Bill in a Stones tribute band in Australia, so it's great to be here
I recently purchased a 1966 Vox Wyman to use in my Stones tribute show ...
And, this week my reissue Framus 5/150 arrived ...
I also have a Gibson EB-3 reissue and an Ampeg Dan Armonstrong reissue that I play in the show as well ....
I'm looking forward to the new book Stones Gear arriving from Amazon once it ships later this month :-)
Cheers
Mark
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I recently purchased a 1966 Vox Wyman to use in my Stones tribute show ...
And, this week my reissue Framus 5/150 arrived ...
I also have a Gibson EB-3 reissue and an Ampeg Dan Armonstrong reissue that I play in the show as well ....
I'm looking forward to the new book Stones Gear arriving from Amazon once it ships later this month :-)
Cheers
Mark
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Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
AussieMark
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Date: February 18, 2014 06:16
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
His Majesty
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Date: February 18, 2014 06:38
Welcome aboard! 
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
duke richardson
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Date: February 18, 2014 19:12
am I remembering wrong, didn't Bill say he never liked those Vox basses..?
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
His Majesty
()
Date: February 18, 2014 19:16
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duke richardson
am I remembering wrong, didn't Bill say he never liked those Vox basses..?
Yeah, they just made them without asking for his input on design etc and there they were.
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
AussieMark
()
Date: February 19, 2014 02:19
Quote
duke richardson
am I remembering wrong, didn't Bill say he never liked those Vox basses..?
Yes, you're right. And so was Bill - the necks are ridiculously skinny, even for someone with girlie hands like Bill. For a regular sized person like me the string spacing is very awkward indeed. Mine sounds passable for something I bought purely for appearance. And it is a pretty thing up close.
Cheers
Mark
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Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
Rollin' Stoner
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Date: February 19, 2014 02:30
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
AussieMark
()
Date: February 24, 2014 02:02
I gave my new Framus 5/150 reissue a run at Saturday night's gig ...
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
geoffc
()
Date: November 6, 2015 20:48
I don't know if this has been posted before, but I came across it on a Rose Morris / Shaftesbury guitars web site,
[shaftesburyguitars.wordpress.com]
They confidently assert that Bill is playing a Rickenbacker copy, made by Shaftesbury, in this picture taken in 1969 at Wembley Rehearsal Studios.
[shaftesburyguitars.wordpress.com]
They confidently assert that Bill is playing a Rickenbacker copy, made by Shaftesbury, in this picture taken in 1969 at Wembley Rehearsal Studios.
Re: Ok sssoul, where's the thread on Wyman's Bass guitars?
Posted by:
sheldi
()
Date: September 12, 2017 17:32
Bill's Shaftesbury was used for a David Frost Show appearance. He couldn't recall owning it and it might even not have been his anyway.
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