Customized Waterstone 12-String Basses

Waterstone 12-string bass with Light Show conversion.

This modification was done by luthier Paul Wilczynski for bassist Tom Petersson to use on stage with Cheap Trick. Based upon the standard Rickenbacker 330 Light Show guitar, it utilizes color organ circuitry with 15 high intensity LED's. The light show electronics require a stomp box for the voltage conversion. Paul told us, "I thought Tom was going to use in on the Anniversary Tour, but it turns out he was 100% wireless, something that I wasn't clued in on when I was asked to build it." The conversion was completed as a high priority job in about 10 days.

Paul has done a number of Light Show conversions on Rickenbackers and other instruments. He is available to do custom work. Be sure to check out Paul's site:

http://studiocalifornia.rickbeat.com/index.htm

Thanks to Paul Wilczynski for the information and photos!

Very cool and appropriate!

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