I was just talking to him yesterday (he comes in to my place of work a lot). Still as down to earth and cool as ever.

What are you doing, Tom? You're using twelve strings. You're a bassist. You only need four strings. You look ridiculous.

PerfectlyCromulent: What are you doing, Tom? You're using twelve strings. You're a bassist. You only need four strings. You look ridiculous.

That's Pete Comita in this clip.

/pedant

What are you doing Bun E? You're using two kick drums. You only need one.

I always liked this one.

PerfectlyCromulent: You're using twelve strings. You're a bassist

I've played a 12 string bass, and it is a lot of fun and the sound is really cool. Also there were 8 string basses, 4 sets of string pairs, well before Tom ever came around.

Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?

:)

If it has five strings, it's a banjo.
Anything over 4 strings, and you need a pair of wire cutters.
This from an old metal bassist.

robin, you look so silly, you only need one.... dammit. im too late.

I suppose when you have so little talent, you need a gimmick.

NewHairGrowth: I suppose when you have so little talent, you need a gimmick.

Yeah because someone with talent couldn't possibly have a sense of fun about what they do.

Is it me or is the strat built upside down? That man has a great collection of some off the wall guitars. I saw him with this one a couple years back...

mjones73: Is it me or is the strat built upside down? That man has a great collection of some off the wall guitars. I saw him with this one a couple years back...

It's a left-handed Strat set up righty. I haven't seen many of those. Lots of reverse headstocks though.

Ahh, kinda doing the opposite of what Hendrix did I guess.

mjones73: BTW, that's a custom from Hamer he calls "Uncle Dick" in the pic.

Rick was my first on-air rock star interview. He did a great job of carrying it while I was crapping myself.

/seen Trick more than any other band.
//no such thing as a bad show from them.
///even when I'm sober.

Gamera is Filled with Turtle Meat: mjones73: Is it me or is the strat built upside down? That man has a great collection of some off the wall guitars. I saw him with this one a couple years back...

It's a left-handed Strat set up righty. I haven't seen many of those. Lots of reverse headstocks though.

And I used to have to buy righty's and set 'em up lefty... Dang, times have changed... :)

That wasn't a guitar solo, that was just Rick killing time during Bun's scheduled smoke break.