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[thisisAB]

Wow ok so this forum's changed and exploded a shit ton since I've last posted. Anyways I'm a bass player and a huge fan of Mike and bass gear and I have a few questions about the basses Mike's used before he got turned onto Fenders. I know he used a Gibson G-3 for the majority of their early career (a bass I'd love to someday purchase and have tuned half a step down) but Wikipedia says he also used the following:

 

 

Kramer 250B (no longer used)

Peavey Patriot Bass (no longer used)

Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray IV (Seen on top of the pops performance on 1/26/1995)

 

I fucking love Ernie Ball's and I couldn't find a video of the above performance anywhere, I'd love to see what colour combination and shit he used, as well as how that crazy bass would sound with Green Day.

 

And are there any pictures of Mike playing any of these basses besides the Peavey? Turns out it's been used in the Pinole Valley High show (great video btw)  and here's a (slightly) better quality picture of it http://t1.gstatic.co...T2zXWxJwqIEInGG

 

Also, is the Kramer the one he used during Paper Lanterns at Woodstock? I've heard that bass is at a rock museum or something, somewhere - that be true?

 

 

[Brane]

Mike used some Fenders back then

 

All-white Fender Precision in 1993

 

 

And unknown basses in this pictures and at Duchess Of York '94 (maybe Fender Presicion too)

 

 

Unknown bass #2

 

[localinsomniac]

Mike owns a Gretsch Broadkaster but I can't confirm that he's ever used it live. It's also AI-era so I don't know if it's of any interest to you.

[Jude O'Reilly]

He used a Gibson G3 alot in the Kerplunk - Insomniac Era.

[LazyPhil]

He used a Gibson G3 alot in the Kerplunk - Insomniac Era.


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g70/de...

And he used it in Montréal during the 21st CB tour!

[Mato]

Here's an interesting one - G&L L-1000

 

[JIGD13]

One of Mike's first bass guitars was a Gibson but I can't remember which model but he also used a lot of Femders

[thisisAB]

Mike used some Fenders back then

 

All-white Fender Precision in 1993

 

 

And unknown basses in this pictures and at Duchess Of York '94 (maybe Fender Presicion too)

 

http://5.firepic.org/5/images/2013-03/19...

http://5.firepic.org/5/images/2013-03/19...

 

Unknown bass #2

 

 

 

Hey thanks for all the info! The white Precision must be what he recorded Dookie with. If Billie was the one who bought him his first P Bass, which I thought was Stella (I could be mistaken though) could this be Stella before he put the sticker on it (and changed the pickguard)?? I've heard mixed things about his first P-bass though...

 

(quote from a Fender interview) 

How’d you get your very first P Bass?

Billie bought me my first P Bass. We had just started writing songs for “Nimrod.” He sent Bill Schneider, my bass tech, out to look for one. And, he got me – still to this day – probably one of my best recording P Bass guitars. It’s a ’69 Sunburst P Bass. It’s flawless!

The stickered bass looks cool, I wonder what happened to it..

 

And cool info about the G&L too, thanks!

 

 

If anyone finds the Ernie Ball bass I;d love to see pics of that

[ThibautDookie]

Wow Nice ! Great Pics !