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Russ that’s a pretty comprehensive answer to my original question, thanks. The update on the story from my side is the owner, who still hasn’t contacted me but has spoken to my singer and asked her to ask me if I can sell it and we’ll go 50/50 him and the band fund towards our new cd. I have personally nothing to gain apart from another day in the studio. Bernie did email me saying he can remember building it and would like to buy it back for nostalgia but seems to have changed his mind. I only asked what he’d told me it was worth after our first telephone conversation on Monday. He told me it was his 57 birthday today and he could of treated himself. Thanks for everybody who has helped and if anyone has a similar lucky find with a nice Telecaster we’ll do the same to you over at the TDPRI forum. Might be popping back now I’m a member as we look for deps on occasion, upright only I’m afraid. Kevin

I've just had an email from Bernie himself after i sent him some pics and the serial no. He asked if he could buy it back as it was one of the first ever made!! and he was born in Carshalton which is where the gig was on Sunday when the guy gave me the bass. You couldn't make this up but i can assure you it's true. Kevin Webb

Sunday night a guy approached us just before we went on stage, told us he’d seen the band before and would like to give us a few old bits of gear for us to sell and boost the band fund a bit. There were a couple of amps (or speakers as he called them) and a bass guitar. As my bass player plays upright and knows nothing about electric the guy asked my opinion on how much he thought we could get for the bass, there was no name on it and I didn’t recognise the G logo, to me it looked like a run of the mill cheapo type of thing and my estimate was about £75!!!!! Got up Monday morning and found the name Goodfellow on the bridge and Handcraftd in England on the headstock. Found the Goodfellow web site and spoke to Bernie the guy who made the guitar in the mid 80’s who informed me it was worth a bit more than I’d thought!! I’ve contacted the guy who gave me the bass and he is shocked, obviously we are giving it back and he can decide what he wants to do. Although it’s in great condition one of the battery connectors needs a clean up and the pots are a bit noisy possibly because the things been sitting in a case for years. I did a bit of homework on it yesterday and It’s an 80’s Player, herringbone green to black burst? I believe they used to be made in Croydon? We were playing just up the road at the Carshalton ex servicemen’s club so there may be a link there? I’m not here trying to sell although it’s still in my possession for the time being it but would appreciate any info I can pass on to the owner when he picks it up. Edit --Just removed neck serial no 003 Thanks in advance Kevin Webb [attachment=45423:P3230292.JPG] [attachment=45422:P3230290.JPG] [attachment=45424:P3230295.JPG] [attachment=45425:P3230298.JPG]