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Re: Pickups for a new bass?

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Yes, I thought there might be one as I wrote it.
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The Dan Armstrong bass from Ampeg with its removable pickups. From the 1969 NAMM show:

http://www.ampeg.com/images/history_DA04.jpg

Too bad no one famous ever played them:

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mikehalloran wrote:Too bad no one famous ever played them:
No kidding. Who are these guys?
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mikehalloran wrote:
Too bad no one famous ever played them for more than one tour.
Fixed that for you. :)
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Ha! :lol:

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bayswater wrote:
mikehalloran wrote:Too bad no one famous ever played them:
No kidding. Who are these guys?
Young Bill Wyman?
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James Steele wrote:
bayswater wrote:
mikehalloran wrote:Too bad no one famous ever played them:
No kidding. Who are these guys?
Young Bill Wyman?
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I was serious. Wasn't sure who, but he's playing with a pick. Chris Squire? I don't recognize it.
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He was a party animal, whoever he was.

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James Steele wrote:I was serious. Wasn't sure who, but he's playing with a pick. Chris Squire? I don't recognize it.
It is Bill Wyman. Of the many pictures I found of him playing the Ampeg Dan Armstrong Bass, it was the only one that fit comfortably on one of these pages.

Note that he has his strap pin on the lower horn. He does that with many of his basses so that they will be at more upright angle. Every one I have seen has two strap pins on the bottom so that, when you stood it on end, it was less likely to tip.

Mr. Wyman stated in a GP article that, because of his small hands, he prefers short scale basses with skinny necks such as this and the Fender Mustang.

Interestingly, Keith started playing the guitar after Bill stopped playing the bass -- he had switched to a wood body version of this same bass.
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Fascinating, Mike.

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