Greg Norton

In the notes on playing equipment within Thirdav's article, Greg Norton is mentioned using a Gibson Les Paul Triumph Bass.

On this photo,you can see him playing it

It's a 1985 Ibanez RB960DX, not a 940.

You can see him playing this bass in the Don't Want To Know That You're Lonely film clip.

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According to Hüsker Dü's equipment notes on Thirdav, Greg Norton used an Ibanez Roadstar II Series bass guitar.

In 1985 Greg was using a Peavey Mark IV Series III head and an Ampeg V2 4 X 12 bottom. By 1987 this had been replaced by a Peavey Megabass digital bass head along with a Urei L-2 (DLA 48). These were both fed into an SVT cabinet fitted with 8 X 10"speakers and a custom-built Batson cabinet equipped with two 15" speakers.

In 1985 Greg was using a Peavey Mark IV Series III head and an Ampeg V2 4 X 12 bottom. By 1987 this had been replaced by a Peavey Megabass digital bass head along with a Urei L-2 (DLA 48). These were both fed into an SVT cabinet fitted with 8 X 10"speakers and a custom-built Batson cabinet equipped with two 15" speakers.

In 1985 Greg was using a Peavey Mark IV Series III head and an Ampeg V2 4 X 12 bottom. By 1987 this had been replaced by a Peavey Megabass digital bass head along with a Urei L-2 (DLA 48). These were both fed into an SVT cabinet fitted with 8 X 10"speakers and a custom-built Batson cabinet equipped with two 15" speakers.

In 1985 Greg was using a Peavey Mark IV Series III head and an Ampeg V2 4 X 12 bottom. By 1987 this had been replaced by a Peavey Megabass digital bass head along with a Urei L-2 (DLA 48). These were both fed into an SVT cabinet fitted with 8 X 10"speakers and a custom-built Batson cabinet equipped with two 15" speakers.

Greg Norton is seen using a Fender Precision Bass during the performance with Hüsker Dü, as documented in the "Husker Du - Eight Miles High" video, live from The Camden Palace, 1985, uploaded by Andy McH on YouTube.

Greg Norton has been using the G&L Kiloton (Irish Ale) bass as his main instrument in recent years, as evidenced by a photograph.

Greg Norton is seen using the Ibanez RB960 Roadstar II Bass in the music video for Hüsker Dü's "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely," which was a prominent instrument during the later years of the band's career. This video, uploaded by user jat13 on YouTube, showcases the song from their 1986 album Candy Apple Grey.

Greg Norton used Rotosound RS66LD Swing Bass 45-105 strings on his Ibanez RB960, as evidenced by the distinctive red silk at the tuners, as seen in the provided image.

In a performance by Hüsker Dü on December 16, 1983, visible evidence suggests that bassist Greg Norton used GHS Bass Boomers M3045X 45-105 strings. The video, uploaded by piper108 on YouTube, shows the distinct characteristics of these strings with dark red silk at the tuners and no silk at the ball ends, which are signature features of GHS bass strings.

"By 1985 he was playing a single pickup Ibanez Roadstar Series II..." The model referred to here is, specifically, an Ibanez RB620 Roadstar II Bass, as shown in the picture on the site.