[quote name='Prosebass' post='354007' date='Dec 14 2008, 01:43 AM']Shocking prices......if only
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Now we know where all the Aria's are ! and who is Alan Jones.....and don't tell me to Wiki it I'm trying to promote conversation....
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And this guy looks over the moon ...
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Better days.....I dunno just different, certainly more innocent .
God I must be bored.... [/quote]
You've just reminded me...................
Without knowing it at the time, I bought a Fender Jazz bass that belonged to him back in the 1980s. I was playing in Birmingham and had to get an urgent repair done to my fretless Precision. Took it along to a small repair/shop and amongst other items for sale, I saw this rather nice Jazz bass on the wall and a Roland Space Echo pedal, both in tasty condition. I bought both of them on the spot. I think the bass was about £300
A while later, a friend was working in the "Time" musical band in London and phoned me to ask if I still had the Jazz bass, which I did. I was informed that the bass had been sold "without authority" by the shop and the owner, Alan Jones, who was playing bass in the "Time" show, would like it back! Aaarrrggghhh.
All credit due to the man, we eventually talked on the phone and he offered to pay me whatever I had paid for the bass so no unpleasantries at all. All was done in a friendly manner, I seem to remember that the explanation was that he had put the jazz bass in the shop for repair and the repairer had thought that it was also for sale. (Hmmm, never did ask more about that!)
I'd also forgotten that he later had a terrible auto crash so all credit that he got back on his feet and it seems is still playing.