# Lemmy's bass rig is now a museum exhibit you can play

> Vegas' Punk Rock Museum is letting fans plug into the Rickenbacker rig behind Motörhead's roar.
- Title: Lemmy's bass rig is now a museum exhibit you can play
- Summary: Vegas' Punk Rock Museum is letting fans plug into the Rickenbacker rig behind Motörhead's roar. Most rock artifacts sit behind glass. This one gets handed to…
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- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/motorhead-exhibition-will-let-play-you-play-lemmys-rickenbacker-bass
- Published: 2026-09-11T16:12:34+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: motorhead, lemmy, bass, rickenbacker, museums
## Motörhead lands in Vegas
An exhibition honoring Motörhead and Lemmy opens at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas this October.
## Archive photos and lyrics
The show pulls a deep run of photos from the band's own archive, plus lyric sheets in Lemmy's handwriting.
## You get to play it
The draw for bassists: the Rickenbacker and rig are hooked up for visitors to actually use, not just stare at.

> Plug in, pick up the bass, and experience the gear that created Motörhead's unmistakable sound.
## Records and merch too
Vinyl Threat, the museum's in-house record store, stocks Motörhead albums, and the gift shop carries exhibit-only merch.
## Eleven years without Lemmy
The opening marks 11 years since Lemmy died in 2015, which ended the band. The museum itself opened in 2023 across 12,000 square feet.
## Too punk for metal, too hairy for punk
Motörhead rose in mid-'70s England alongside punk and got claimed by both scenes, even as Lemmy sparred with the movement.

> I always thought we had more in common with punk than with anything else, but we had long hair so we didn't fit in that box.
## Key takeaway

Most rock artifacts sit behind glass. This one gets handed to you with a cable and an amp.