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THANKS Thanks to Don Monson for editing and reminding me to think about using a spell checker. To cousin Jerry Dicey for years of discussion on rock bass playing and for talking me into cleaning this up and making it more professional (still not quite there yet). To Brian Smithey for setting me straight on James Jamerson. To Scott Jennings of Route 66 Guitars for much needed information on Rickenbacker (if you have questions about that company's product, find him), and to and others who offered excellent information in the rec.music.beatles newsgroup whose names have unfortunately come and gone. Rainer Toschke deserves a special mention here. He lives in Germany and, upon initial publication, he wrote me to ask what "kick ass" means. Did it mean to put one's foot in a donkey? Not only did I learn from him to try to refrain from idiomatic speech, but a great friendship was struck up and my family visited his in a very memorable visit to his homeland. In fact, the amount of friends I made from this article is incredible to me and, for that reason alone, I place it as my most valuable writing ever. To Ray the Travellin' Man for recently turning me on to the skills and influence of the Shadows' Jet Harris. How it is possible that I had been oblivious?! |