Editing Lemmy (section)

==Equipment==
[[File:Lemmy-03.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Lemmy in his trademark singing stance, 2005]]
Lemmy positioned his microphone in an uncommonly high position, angled so that he appeared to be looking up at the sky rather than at the audience. He said that it was for "personal comfort, that's all. It's also one way of avoiding seeing the audience. In the days when we only had ten people and a dog, it was a way of avoiding seeing that we only ''had'' ten people and a dog."<ref name="RC3">{{cite magazine |last=McIver |first=Joel |author-link=Joel McIver |date=January 2000 |title=Mil-Lemmy-Um |magazine=[[Record Collector]] |issue=245 |page=46}}</ref> Inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Lemmy recorded his vocals in the studio in total privacy, meaning he would sing in an enclosed recording booth where no one can see him, not even the producer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=E1 Entertainment |title=Working with Lemmy, Cameron Webb Extra (From the Lemmy Movie) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMuwmu7IApU&t=3m58s |website=YouTube |date=17 February 2023 |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> 

As a member of Hawkwind, Lemmy first used a [[Rickenbacker]] belonging to Dave Anderson. When Anderson failed to show up for a charity gig, Lemmy took his place. Following the departure of Anderson, Kilmister bought a Hopf Studio bass off Hawkwind synth player Del Detmar.<ref name="autobiog1" /> He used Rickenbacker basses<ref>{{cite magazine |title=16 Rickenbacker guitar and bass stars |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/16-rickenbacker-guitar-and-bass-stars-215696 |first=Chris |last=Vinnicombe |date=7 August 2009 |magazine=Music Radar |access-date=29 December 2015}}</ref> for most of his career. In September 1996, a Rickenbacker belonging to him was a featured part of the ''Bang Your Head'' exhibition at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitpast/bang-your-head/ |title=Bang Your Head |website=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409061853/http://www.rockhall.com/exhibitpast/bang-your-head/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=9 April 2007 |access-date=12 April 2007}}</ref> From 1996 onward, Lemmy's main bass was a Rickenbacker 4001LK, from a limited edition run of 50 instruments, featuring hand carved body wings, featuring oak leaves, three HB1 humbucker pick-ups and all gold plated hardware. Lemmy had commented that at last Rickenbacker had made decent pick-ups. When asked about the appeal of the Rickenbacker instruments, Lemmy said "The shape. I'm all for the image — always. If you get one that looks good, you can always mess with the pickups if it sounds bad."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bassplayer.com/artists/lemmy-the-final-interview |title=Lemmy: The Final Interview |last=Villano |first=Freddy |date=23 December 2015 |website=Bassplayer.com |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>

With Hawkwind Lemmy used a [[Conn-Selmer|Selmer]] amplifier. With Motorhead, he got a [[Marshall Amplification]] 1992 [[JMP Super Bass]] Mark 2 [[bass stack]]<ref name="whichbass">{{Cite web |url=http://whichbass.co.uk/LemmyBassRig |title=Lemmy Bass Rig and Amplifier Equipment |date=27 January 2019 |website=Which Bass |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref> from 1976, with a 4x15" and a 4x12" [[loudspeaker enclosure|cabinet]]. In 2008, Marshall issued a model dedicated to Lemmy, the 1992LEM, which was available with the same cabinets Lemmy used.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/marshall-introduces-lemmy-kilmister-bass-head-1 |newspaper=[[Premier Guitar]] |title=Marshall Introduces Lemmy Kilmister Bass Head |date=2 August 2008 |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>