BottomEndian Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='720512' date='Jan 21 2010, 08:43 PM'][/quote] Sorry, no caption from me... just a question for Howard, given that he's told me the story behind this picture. Is that your Stingray in the picture, Howard? Just wondering if you took it all the way over to Fullerton so Leo could fiddle with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nope BE, mine was a sunburst - you know the colour that just seems to.....go away. Sad thing is, it was stolen about a year later so I no longer have the 'ticket' that got me to meet the man. Still have the owners manual though - complete with his autograph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='Sean' post='720772' date='Jan 22 2010, 08:10 AM']FFS the man invented, amongst other things, the Precision, Jazz, Stingray, Telecaster and Stratocaster! I'm sure he had a damn good reason for needing that many. And how do you know that they are[i] all [/i] pens? There could be a 0.5mm propelling pencil, a 0.7mm propelling pencil, a pen torch, one of those novelty sliding bikini pens where the bikini slides away to reveal a naked lady and a pen-style terminal screwdriver. [/quote] Yes, but why were 4 of them clipped outside his shirt and one left loose inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 "Ssshhh, camera, make out we're looking at something" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='yorks5stringer' post='721047' date='Jan 22 2010, 12:20 PM']Yes, but why were 4 of them clipped outside his shirt and one left loose inside?[/quote] Even engineers have their rebellious moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='721045' date='Jan 22 2010, 12:18 PM']Nope BE, mine was a sunburst - you know the colour that just seems to.....go away. Sad thing is, it was stolen about a year later so I no longer have the 'ticket' that got me to meet the man.[/quote] Sad indeed. I bet you would never have willingly parted company with it. One of the first in the UK, IIRC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 "Just you see here boy, if you want to be a guitar pioneering god like me, you need to have lop-sided man boobs just like mine!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='720512' date='Jan 21 2010, 08:43 PM']This has been posted on here before, but I think it deserves it's own thread. One of these chaps is a font of knowledge on all things Fender. The other is called Leo. Oh, aye.. forgot to mention that one of them is one of BC's own. [/quote] MB1. ..."Leo! do you know... This Stingrays hurting my wrist?".. ..."You hum it son... and i'll Play it!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 So what's the story behind the meeting Howard? Was it the case that, like me so often, he needed some good advice and got in touch? C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='jakesbass' post='720813' date='Jan 22 2010, 09:13 AM']"Why are the wires so fat Mr Fender?" "Well see here nah boy, thayse insumensts ahh stricleh fow stupid peepuh to play"[/quote] Ah jest lurv that Naw Leans accent, Jake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) "So you say in 40 years time you'll be able to buy one just like this, endorsed by a top bass player and for the price of a tank of gas? You Geordies do have a good sence of humor. Can you get me Eric Burdon's autograph?" Edited January 22, 2010 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Hmm, just because you are a legend doesn't mean you have to have clean trousers. 'And that knob there adjusts... dang, hold up, fella - just gotta hitch up ma incontinence pants, think they might be leaking...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='Sean' post='720772' date='Jan 22 2010, 08:10 AM']FFS the man invented the Precision, Jazz, Stingray, Telecaster and Stratocaster! I'm sure he had a damn good reason for needing that many.[/quote] That's the answer! He's carrying his P-pen, J-pen, Ray-pen, Tele-pen and Strat-pen! They are probably worth more than the guitars themselves now! "The pen that launched a million...." etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Anyone ever wondered about what could've been different if Leo Fender had learned to play? It's always seemed remarkable to me that a non-player could get so much right when it came to instruments. Unless it's all a myth, of course, and he had chops like Hendrix/Pastorius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='721172' date='Jan 22 2010, 01:50 PM']Anyone ever wondered about what could've been different if Leo Fender had learned to play? It's always seemed remarkable to me that a non-player could get so much right when it came to instruments. Unless it's all a myth, of course, and he had chops like Hendrix/Pastorius.[/quote] Bit of a lucky escape IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='720512' date='Jan 21 2010, 08:43 PM'][/quote] "if you want to appear unattractive to women, be ridiculed by musicians, and never have any money, it's just the thing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='OldGit' post='721213' date='Jan 22 2010, 02:21 PM']Bit of a lucky escape IMHO [/quote] Well, I don't know who decided that the Les Paul Bass was a good idea, but the original Les Paul guitar was designed by Ted McCarty (in collaboration with, and endorsed by, Les Paul). Ted McCarty... wait for it... didn't play guitar either. Maybe there's something to it? Some sort of objectivity that comes from approaching the situation purely as an engineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='721225' date='Jan 22 2010, 02:30 PM']Well, I don't know who decided that the Les Paul Bass was a good idea, but the original Les Paul guitar was designed by Ted McCarty (in collaboration with, and endorsed by, Les Paul). Ted McCarty... wait for it... didn't play guitar either. Maybe there's something to it? Some sort of objectivity that comes from approaching the situation purely as an engineer.[/quote] So which famous ground breaking planks were designed by players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='OldGit' post='721240' date='Jan 22 2010, 02:37 PM']So which famous ground breaking planks were designed by players?[/quote] Well, what [i]are[/i] the famous ground-breaking planks? Tele Strat Les Paul Precision Jazz Stingray All designed by non-players. And 5 out of 6 by Leo Fender. Hats off to him. Even such popular horrors as the Flying V and Explorer were designed by Ted McCarty. And the Gibson Thunderbird, IIRC, was designed by a car designer (dunno if he played too, though). So, yeah: which famous ground breaking planks [i]were[/i] designed by players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='721250' date='Jan 22 2010, 02:46 PM']Well, what [i]are[/i] the famous ground-breaking planks? Tele Strat Les Paul Precision Jazz Stingray All designed by non-players. And 5 out of 6 by Leo Fender. Hats off to him. Even such popular horrors as the Flying V and Explorer were designed by Ted McCarty. And the Gibson Thunderbird, IIRC, was designed by a car designer (dunno if he played too, though). So, yeah: which famous ground breaking planks [i]were[/i] designed by players?[/quote] And the Steinberger but again designed by a non-player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Foster Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='721250' date='Jan 22 2010, 02:46 PM']So, yeah: which famous ground breaking planks [i]were[/i] designed by players?[/quote] I have no idea who designed them, so I thought I'd ask - anything by Rickenbacker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Is Rob Green a bass player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='720512' date='Jan 21 2010, 08:43 PM']This has been posted on here before, but I think it deserves it's own thread. One of these chaps is a font of knowledge on all things Fender. The other is called Leo. Oh, aye.. forgot to mention that one of them is one of BC's own. [/quote] MB1. ..."Of Course You Can Join Us!......You're My Wife Nowww!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 [quote name='Huwberry' post='721314' date='Jan 22 2010, 03:35 PM']I have no idea who designed them, so I thought I'd ask - anything by Rickenbacker?[/quote] Good question. A quick Google-hunt says Roger Rossmeisl designed the 4000 (and quite a few other Rics too), and I'm pretty sure he [i]was[/i] a player. Could be wrong though. (Apologies for this huge thread-hijacking tangent we're drifting off on here...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixshooter Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 "Look Leo if you want this bass I want the pens and the pants or no deal!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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