When he picks up a bass onstage, he favors his white Warwick Thumb "Eye Bass" (so named because of the eye painted on the front), a white fretless Warwick Thumb, or his custom Lakland with a fist-shaped headstock. Other basses include an old Guild Pilot and a gold-colored Ibanez Soundgear.
moreAt around 17:00 in this Rig Rundown, Fieldy Talks about his first Ibanez Soundgear and how hes been using them ever since.
moreLive, the easiest one to play is the Ibanez, actually. It’s a Sound Gear bass, a signature model I guess. They’ve superceded the one I’ve got. I was very kindly given it by the main dealer for Ibanez in the UK about four, five, maybe six years ago? Could be ten actually. I mean my life is just…(laughs) Marillion time is different from normal time so… probably within the last ten years. And when I started playing them, I found them to be very easy to play. And they’re very precise as well. They’re actually really, really good at the top of the neck.
moreIn this advertisement, Robbie says he's been using Ibanez Soundgear basses since 1988. He can be seen using several off-the-shelf and custom Soundgears until 2004.
moreMy first bass. Mine is violet. I want to replace pick up. But the fingerboard is tiny and pretty good for a fast fingering. Modern sound but nothing to so expressive as I'd like. The next bass would be one Corvette, I guess
smooth as the butter from the milk from the cow, my friend
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