Chris Maury Posted yesterday at 17:07 Posted yesterday at 17:07 Hi Everyone - A big HELLO from California! I was involved in the bass community in the 80's & 90's as the former national sales manager for Trace Elliot and Status, manager of The Bass Centre in L.A. from '86-'93 & was the Trace Elliot and Hamer product specialist for the western U.S. from '93-'97. For the last few years I've been creating YouTube videos about rare Rickenbacker basses (the 4005 & 4002,) and recently posted the video "The 80's Bass Decade!" which is a comprehensive look at why the 80's decade was so special for bass players. Im glad to be here! Chris 2 Quote
SimonK Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago Wow - lots of Trace Elliot fans on here, although not really the new stuff! Quote
Chris Maury Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago 4 hours ago, SpondonBassed said: Welcome Chris. 3 hours ago, ezbass said: 2 hours ago, SimonK said: Wow - lots of Trace Elliot fans on here, although not really the new stuff! Thanks All! I agree, the Trace stuff isn't new and neither am I.😉 Great stuff though! Mark IV gear was the first batch of TE brought into the U.S. for distribution. Lots of good times and happy customers. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago If you haven't seen it already you might enjoy this topic - 1 Quote
Beedster Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago Welcome Chris, great that you’ve joined us, many many many Trace and Status fans here, suspect you’re gonna be kept busy 👍 Quote
Chris Maury Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 8 hours ago, Beedster said: Welcome Chris, great that you’ve joined us, many many many Trace and Status fans here, suspect you’re gonna be kept busy 👍 Thank you, Beedster! Lots of fond memories from those days, most of which was managing The Bass Centre in L.A. We certainly enjoyed the "London/Los Angeles" tag line which contributed to both stores being the hub of all things bass at the time for all levels of bass players, not just celebrities. I'm so grateful that I met Alan Morgan early in 1985 when he moved to the U.S., and had the opportunity to work with him for 8 years. It was an honor to be associated with Fred Friedlein, Barry Moorhouse, Rob Green, Mark Gooday, Trevor Cash and dozens of others over the years. Good times indeed.😀 1 1 Quote
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