Motown Bassist James Jamerson's German Upright Bass.

[Treena Foster]

Motown Bassist James Jamerson's German Upright Bass.

Can you believe that JJJ would sell his fathers bass.......


Treena

[Don't_Fret]

That's terrible....yet extremely tempting. Why is it selling for so little?

[Davehenning]

Somethings are just not right and that is one of them.

Maybe someone could get in contact with someone like Stevie Wonder or Smokey Robinson to buy the instrument and then donate it to Hitsville are the Rock Hall of Fame? Or at the very least, have it in safekeeping.

[Thor]

That is very disconcerting.

Yet I am not going to castigate his son, as I have no idea
what his personal circumstances are. There are times in life
that those things have to go, medical issues, money issues, etc. Who is to say what's right?

But I agree with DaveH, if I had the bucks I would buy it
and preserve it.

[KSB - Ken Smith]

Treena, this post might do a bit better in the Double Bass section.
By the looks of the Back the Bass, it looks to be a 'Roth' Labeled model Bass. I have seen that Crown on another Roth before. The condition of the Bass looks too good to be a carved Bass and the Top Grain seems to indicate that the Bass is Plywood. Still all in all, a 50+ year old German Plywood Bass will make many players happy. The Purfling design in the Back around the Crown is on many of the Post war German production Basses.

[NJL]

this is horrible.

i have a Fender that Willie Weeks played on and autographed for me - i don't care if i was living in my car, living on the corner or even worse - had to move in with my mother in law - i would never sell it!!! (although Thor tried to get me drunk and steal it last week)

how sad, but then again, who am i to judge

[Treena Foster]

Originally Posted by KSB - Ken Smith

Treena, this post might do a bit better in the Double Bass section.
By the looks of the Back the Bass, it looks to be a 'Roth' Labeled model Bass. I have seen that Crown on another Roth before. The condition of the Bass looks too good to be a carved Bass and the Top Grain seems to indicate that the Bass is Plywood. Still all in all, a 50+ year old German Plywood Bass will make many players happy. The Purfling design in the Back around the Crown is on many of the Post war German production Basses.

Ken, you are spot on, on all accounts.

Maybe if I am nice a mod will move this to the URB forum for us. I really do not wish to cross post on the board.


Treena

[jazzbo]

I am totally and completely horrified.

[jazzbo]

I hope Dr. Licks bids and gets it.

[Treena Foster]

The bidding has already begun........


Auction: 2004 April Music Memorabilia
Bidders: 3
Current Bid: $675.00 ($793.13 with BP)
Reserve Status: Reserve (If Any) Not Posted Yet
Internet Bidding Ends: April 16, 2004 10:00 PM CDT
Current time: 4:15 PM
Time left: 16d 5h 44m


Treena

[The Golden Boy]

Originally Posted by Treena Foster

Ken, you are spot on, on all accounts.

Maybe if I am nice a mod will move this to the URB forum for us. I really do not wish to cross post on the board.


Treena

Actually, it's pretty cool right here where it is, at least in the Electric Bass section.

I think more electric bassists are familiar enough with Jamerson than frequent the DB forums.

If this were there I wouldn't have seen it.

[jazzbo]

I would pay up to $2000 for it, but I don't have the cash beyond that.

[The Golden Boy]

Originally Posted by jazzbo

I would pay up to $2000 for it, but I don't have the cash beyond that.

With the monumental status of Jamerson and the amount of hits it's been played on, I don't think that thing is going for less than $50. Grand that is.

[Benjamin Strange]

Sacralidge!!! GAH!!!

[Tim Cole]

I'll leave this thread here, and send a copy to DB Misc. as well.


Magic

[arto alho]

Well, just one copy shoulda been all right ...instead of 7.
We ain´t that hard headed.

R2

[Bruce Lindfield]

The DB forums have been vandalised!!

Anything to do with today's date ....April......




FOOL?