Paul Gray
Slipknot bassist
Paul Gray's Bass Guitars
You can see him in the image holding this bass, not sure if he uses it live however I've seen him use it on his YouTube channel.
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A photo from the source shows Paul Gray performing with The Damned while playing an Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV bass.
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You can see Paul Gray during his time with UFO holding a Fernandes BXB-75 on the left.
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He had one in 1977, here's what he had to say about it: 'Used once on Top of the Pops - amazing growl but too bleedin' heavy. Left in Dave Higgs caravan one night. When I next asked about it he said it had got woodworm and he'd chucked it away. Likely story!'
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Paul Gray is noted for using the Rickenbacker 4003 bass guitar during live performances with The Damned, as discussed in an article by David Von Bader on Premier Guitar.
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In the YouTube video by paulgraybass, a sunburst Fender Performer Bass with a white pickguard is visible on the wall to the right of Paul Gray, suggesting it is part of his collection.
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To the left of Paul, at 0:02 you can clearly see the bass to the left of him. Its mustard yellow with a white pickguard.
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You can clearly see Paul Gray playing this bass in the photo, I'm not completely sure who he was playing with here or where it was but I assume it was with UFO.
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In the video he is playing 'On Parole' by Larry Wallis which he played on in 1977. When he recorded it, he didnt have his Rickenbacker so he was handed a jazz bass with ancient strings, as he states in the description of rhe vide.
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Paul Gray demos this bass in the video and he says that he can get every Ric sound hes ever used on it.
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Sorry for the watermarks on the photo, but in this image you can see Paul Gray with presumably the Damned playing a sunburst P Bass with a golden pickguard.
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Paul Gray can be seen playing a blue Rickenbacker 4001 in this video.
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Paul said he bought a 90s Affinity P-Bass because of the finish
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In this video, Paul can be seen using a Rickenbacker 4003S in Jetglo finish, you can see it by the dot inlays
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Paul can be seen with this early 70s WEM Sapphire bass in the Invisible Man video
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