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Wes is a scholar and a gentleman. A pleasure to do business with.

Thanks for posting - that brings back some memories... My first decent bass was one of these in natural finish - it was bl**dy great! Only sold it when I got my Wal Custom back in 1987. Golden days! I think I know where the G&L ended up...I wonder what it's worth now I might be able to buy it back... How much did you pay for this one?

Just bought a set of strings from Chris & even a small transaction like that was a pleasure - the Beedster legend goes from strength to strength!

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1110861' date='Feb 1 2011, 12:22 PM']I'm so pleased a basschatter got this gig, because a success story is a success story despite some of the rather silly comments that have been made in this thread. I'm a working pro bass player and I really understand the need to network in a tough business so I find it rather ridiculous that some people can do nothing but sit at home and criticise someone else's efforts. Good Luck Mike and Good luck Skinny Machines I really hope you have success and even if you don't hit it big, I hope you have great fun trying. Jake[/quote] +1000 Well said Jake. And good luck to Mike.

Here's my black 1960 Jazz... [attachment=70442:1960Jazz.jpg]

Colin Greenwood of Radiohead

Proper hard cases for all of them. The vintage ones never get left out on stands as I know from experience that sunlight/UV fades the finish (especially the red in sunburst) & ages the plastic parts - especially the pickguards. And for me - it makes it so much easier to store them when you have quite a few... We moved house last year & it would have been a total nightmare if I'd not had case for all my basses. But it would be nice to have them all out ready to play - maybe I'll invest in one of those touring guitar racks...

[quote name='Wil' post='1092771' date='Jan 17 2011, 05:14 PM']Myspace is awful, particularly now since they've "redesigned" it. For hosting music, I'd recommend Bandcamp - it's lossless and you can sell your music directly from the site.[/quote] +1 for Bandcamp.

[quote name='Marky L' post='1097860' date='Jan 21 2011, 05:42 PM']I'd be interested to kow what result you get as I want to do the same but I'd prefer the replacement black plate to have the T'bird logo on it.[/quote] +1 I got a black one from the US for my T-Bird...and I really like it. BUT - would so much prefer to have one with the logo on... I contacted Gibson in the US to see if they would supply them - but no go. I'm sure someone could 'clean up' if they could supply one.

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Oooh... That's lovely Happy Jack. Can I ask where you got the hard case from - I've been trying to find one for my Senator Bass for ages without much success...

That's great - many thanks for posting.

[quote name='bassaussie' post='1083077' date='Jan 9 2011, 12:41 PM']Isn't this seller somehow related to Tuneomatic? He's that guy in California (I think) who seems to have a constant supply of vintage Fenders that he sells for obscene prices.[/quote] Yep. They are the same infamous eBay 'character'.

[quote name='wombatboter' post='1078208' date='Jan 5 2011, 07:59 AM']Heard the news yesterday and actually felt quite devastated...My thoughts went to him a lot more than I thought yesterday night. My non-bass playing friends don't understand the incredible loss but for me it's really losing a bass hero and someone who had such a huge influence on my playing. No one ever played like Karn...such a unique and original voice...even those weird slides sounded natural when they came out of his hands. A small comfort to know that someone like him might be no longer amongst us but that for the rest of my life his legacy will pop up everytime I pick up the fretless and a small part of his style shows up in one of my lines (not half as good as he could but sometimes I'm already pleased with that)[/quote] +1000. Such sad news.

Looks like Pete Turner of Elbow has stopped using Ashdown - Mesa (Carbine?) rig here: [url="http://www.buildarocketboys.com/"]Build A Rocket Boys[/url] And first time I've seen him with (70's) P bass...

"Jimi Hendrix p***ed on this amp"

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