$37,500
Rick Danko’s Ampeg AMUB-1 fretless bass produced circa 1968 and received from Ampeg circa 1970. Danko used this guitar while he was with Bob Dylan’s backing band, The Band, and subsequent Band recordings after they separated from Dylan. This guitar was used both on stage and in the studio. It can also be see in Danko’s 1987 bass instructional video. Originally, the bass had a red burst finish but was refinished by Danko at some point before 1976. The bass appears with its current black finish in the film The Last Waltz (UA, 1978) recorded at the Winterland Theater on Thanksgiving in 1976. Serial number M120, scroll top, hollow body with two f-holes, two Fender precision pickups added by Danko circa 1971. Other performances in which Danko is known to play this bass: The Weight (Festival Express) 1970, The Band’s Syria Mosque show in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 1970; Hamburg, Germany concert, 1971; Bob Dylan and The Band’s 1974 tour; Bill Graham’s produced 1975 SNACK (Students Need Athletics, Culture and Kicks) benefit with Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Studio use: The Band’s Stage Fright , 1970; The Band’s 1971 studio album Cahoots ; and the album Rock of Ages which was recorded live in 1971. In a 1976 Guitar Player magazine interview, Danko was asked about the difference between a fretted and a fretless bass. He said “The difference is more than only the wood and the steel. The fretless disciplines you to play in tune-you must listen to everything. It's likely that's what
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-11-07
