upside downer Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) The other day at work (I'm a bookbinder) some philistinic, twisted firestarter was burning a load of old paperwork rather than popping it in the recycling bin. I happened to spot this old guitar catalogue just about to go up in flames and rescued it as its edges were starting to singe. Any long in the tooth Basschatters have any of these as their first instrument? "Memories, like the corners of my mind....." Edited January 29, 2019 by upside downer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I remember them from the Bells catalogue. A few even made it into the local music shops in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Bells Catalogue, Health and Efficiency for early 70's bass players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) Cheers chaps, just realised this is from the early 70s. Pounds and pence, not pounds, shillings and pence! Excuse me, I have been foolish. Edited January 29, 2019 by upside downer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 No problem. I was just wallowing in a wave of nostalgia and remember ordering the Bells catalogue and drooling over the (b&w) pictures and dreaming of owning a Precision one day. I guess the pictures were just generic promo shots and remember the Epiphone basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Has anyone still got a Bells catalogue? I can remember getting overexcited about WEM PA columns...... and the Audiomaster....just look at all those knobs !!! Just 48 payments of £13/8/6d a month !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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