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2. Gibson Thunderbird - Wikipedia

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   Jimmy Bain of Rainbow played a Gibson Thunderbird bass on the albums Rainbow Rising and Long Live Rock 'n' Roll. Pete Way used a Gibson Thunderbird bass during his tenures in Fastway and UFO. John Entwistle of The Who used various Gibson Thunderbird basses from 1971 to about 1976. His first bass was a non-reverse orange Thunderbird, and he also ...

3. Gibson Ripper - Wikipedia

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   The Gibson L9-S Ripper is a model of electric bass guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Ripper was designed by Bill Lawrence, and manufactured from 1973 until 1983, the peak year being 1976. Most had a maple body with laminated maple neck; however a significant number manufactured in 1975 had lighter alder bodies while retaining the ...

4. Single coil guitar pickup - Wikipedia

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   Rickenbacker pickups (including the original 1930s "horseshoe" pickup as used in lap steel and solid-body upright basses, and later 6 string electric guitars, pedal steels, and electric bass guitars; also the "Toaster" and "Hi-Gain") [7] Gibson bar pickup (1935) — later called the Charlie Christian pickup (1938) Gibson P-90 (1946)

5. List of Gibson players - Wikipedia

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   Paul McCartney owns a rare left-handed 1957 Les Paul Goldtop [99] Like many players, McCartney has replaced the fragile original tuning machines with a more modern sturdy set. [100] He uses a left-handed 1960 Les Paul Standard (one of three known examples) as his main stage guitar. [101] [102] He also uses a C-5 in the studio. There is also ...

6. Bill Lawrence (guitar maker) - Wikipedia

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   Bill Lawrence (born Willi Lorenz Stich; March 24, 1931 – November 2, 2013) was a pickup and guitar designer. [1] Lawrence was born in Wahn, Cologne, Germany and began his musical career in the 1950s as a jazz guitarist, performing under the name Billy Lorento. He died in Southern California, United States in 2013.

7. List of musicians who play left-handed - Wikipedia

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   Paul McCartney playing a true left-handed guitar (a Gibson Les Paul).. Left-handed people play guitar or electric bass in one of the following ways: (1) play the instrument truly right-handed, (2) play the instrument truly left-handed, (3) altering a right-handed instrument to play left-handed, or (4) turning a right-handed instrument upside down to pick with the left hand, but not altering ...

8. Gibson EB-0 - Wikipedia

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   It was available in cherry red only. This version of the EB-0 remained in production until 1961, after which the body was redesigned to resemble the Gibson SG [3] (like the contemporary EB-3 [4]). The design of the bass guitar changed several times during the 1960s. In 1962, the black plastic cover on the pickup was replaced by a metal one.

9. Epiphone Blackbird - Wikipedia

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   The Epiphone Blackbird is the Epiphone Company's variant of the Gibson Thunderbird bass with a couple of differences. It still has the black hardware, a single on/off switch with no volume or tone knobs, a mahogany body with a flat-black finish, the normal Gibson Thunderbird bridge with an "opti grab" handle added, a 1.5" wide nut, and a similar (if not exactly the same) pickguard.