Mr Light
Well-known member
Hey gang,
In the December 2006 issue of Bass Player (pg. 28), Lonnie Turner is given a profile. What struck me was the natural SR4 he was holding in the picture with a white pickup...
In speaking about the "Fly Like an Eagle/Book of Dreams" studio sessions:
Q: Is it true you changed basses right before these sessions?
A: Yes! I had been playing a 1957 Fender Precision Bass---and I loved it to death---but I started to feel like it didn't really sparkle, like it didn't have the punch I wanted. So, I took it into the shop and found out the pickup windings had gotten pretty thin. The guy offered to replace the pickups, but then he told me, "Wait, a guy here was just at the NAMM show, and he saw a whole new line of basses Leo Fender is getting ready to release through his new company, MusicMan." So I got my hands on one right away, and it was a thing of amazing beauty---except, what's with the battery? I had no idea. But then I hit a G, then an F#, and then an F---and you could actually hear the difference!
Unfortunately, this new miracle bass was $600---without a case---and I had never paid that much even for a car. But I decided it was worth it, and I've never regretted it. I still own that bass; it's serial number B002123, so it's the second-ever MusicMan bass. I used it to cut all of the Eagle and Book of Dreams, as well as the first couple of Eddie Money albums.
In the December 2006 issue of Bass Player (pg. 28), Lonnie Turner is given a profile. What struck me was the natural SR4 he was holding in the picture with a white pickup...
In speaking about the "Fly Like an Eagle/Book of Dreams" studio sessions:
Q: Is it true you changed basses right before these sessions?
A: Yes! I had been playing a 1957 Fender Precision Bass---and I loved it to death---but I started to feel like it didn't really sparkle, like it didn't have the punch I wanted. So, I took it into the shop and found out the pickup windings had gotten pretty thin. The guy offered to replace the pickups, but then he told me, "Wait, a guy here was just at the NAMM show, and he saw a whole new line of basses Leo Fender is getting ready to release through his new company, MusicMan." So I got my hands on one right away, and it was a thing of amazing beauty---except, what's with the battery? I had no idea. But then I hit a G, then an F#, and then an F---and you could actually hear the difference!
Unfortunately, this new miracle bass was $600---without a case---and I had never paid that much even for a car. But I decided it was worth it, and I've never regretted it. I still own that bass; it's serial number B002123, so it's the second-ever MusicMan bass. I used it to cut all of the Eagle and Book of Dreams, as well as the first couple of Eddie Money albums.
