niceguyhomer Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) ...continued Then...I went to the Bash and made the mistake of trying PaulC's Bongo - it was love at first pluck. When he put it up for sale a few weeks later, I bit his hand off... When I picked it up, I saw this on a stand in Paul's living room and bought that too... Should've hung on to the Bongos - brilliant basses, very versatile and they sound fantastic....but I always wanted a USA Lakland and I swapped the two of 'em for this droolsome beauty - a USA 4-94 ...but I was petrified of scratching it and got nervous anytime anyone went near it, which is daft. This was a breathtaking instrument in every respect but it was too good for a goomah like me. So I sold it and bought two Lakland Jo5s on the proceeds thinking I could still play 5ers. These were lovely basses. I quickly learned that I wasn't comfortable singing and playing a 5 at the same time so I sold them and went back to basics - a USA Jazz followed ...and an '83 Precision. ....but I got pain in my hand/arm when I played the Jazz with its skinny neck and the other lads in the band didn't like the sound of the P, so I sold both of 'em. Using the proceeds I bought two basses that I really love playing and they do the job beautifully. These are the basses that I'm currently using, they've been in my possession longer than any other basses I've owned and I haven't had a GAS attack since I got them. See Part 3. Edited June 21, 2007 by niceguyhomer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Wow, that Jazz is superb! Great basses again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) [quote name='acidbass' post='21471' date='Jun 21 2007, 05:05 PM']Wow, that Jazz is superb![/quote] I know! hehe... It's almost like reading a great saga looking at all your basses. At least you had a lot of fun getting there. Edited June 22, 2007 by s_u_y_* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 At least you had loads of fun getting there. I guess I was lucky having the choice of all the basses in a shop to gig with when I stared but then I did find the light at a slightly younger age. Dont ever, ever think that a bass is too good for you though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 nice series of basses. my jazz is the same as yours was but i still have the stock white 'plate on it,i think i need a tort one now.yours looks fooking ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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