H the Bass

Hi I,m Howard sometimes known as H the Bass or in my blues alter ego bigfoot beaumont,i am 56 and apart from a couple of breaks have been playing and gigging since i was 17 Yikes!My band are called the Expendables and we play Blues/Rock anything from Hendrix to Taj Mahal and some of our own thrown in.My bass gear is as follows;AMPLIFICATION 1978 Fender studio combo with EV(6 EL 34's!!!),1977 Marshall super bass head and matching bass cab with blackback celestions,Peterson 150 watt EV loaded combo.LATE 70's/early 80's?The only pedal i own is a sadowsky D/I come active boost which i rarely use! Basses i own include 1977 Fender jazz 1962 stack knob reissue Fender jazz Geddy Lee signature Fender jazz 1991 G&L2000 bass(last year of Leo Fender production),i'm open to offers on this (somewhat reluctantly),1992 Gibson les paul deluxe bass(first production with Bartolini actives!) Ovation magnum2 solid body bass believed to be from 1974 in Honduras Mahogany Bulit like a tank Awesome sound!! Pre production 1983 Gordy blueshift dluxe 2 soapbar pickups Bright red with matching headstock.Anyone know anything about these?

[quote name='nig' post='529210' date='Jun 30 2009, 11:02 PM']When I worked im music shop retail in the mid 80's Keith Hand who went on to run the shop doctor rock, which is still there but sadly I believe Keith has passed on, was part of gordon smith, we stocked gordon smith guitard and he brought in a red and blue shift bass, he was having these built after splitting from gordon smith, I remembered they had a stingray profile neck and were a well built bass, subsequently I went on the hunt for one and got the one in the photo off e bay, it may even be that one ! its a great little bass especially as it has passive soapbars, I will get it out and put up a shot.[/quote] I have a pre production bright red Gordy blueshift deluxe bass and have been informed probably built by Andy Evans who was Gordons apprentice!It has 2 soapbar pick ups a birdseye maple neck with rosewood fretboard,brass nut,schaller hardware and red matching headstock ,there is no serial number.This was purchased from A1 music in manchester in 84 and i believe was built in 83,i have no intention of selling but does anyone know its worth for insurance?It still looks like it was built yesterday,nearly immaculate i think this will still be around when i've shuffled off this mortal coil,its built like a tank but sustains forever.Regards H the Bass