Favorite TB Generosity Threads (Feel-Good Time)

GregC · #1 12-22-2012, 11:35 PM

I've been on TB about six years, and over that time I've been reminded, again and again, how many generous, stellar individuals post here. So in the spirit of the holidays, I'm posting a few of my favorites here--please feel free to add your own. These threads may be old hat to TB veterans, but it was cool to look through them again, and perhaps newer members will enjoy them. Maybe some will be inspired by their examples as well.

embellisher and Bassic83 help Grace:
Meet Grace, and her bass

GeneralElectric starts a thread to help a homeless bass player and amazing things happen. Long, but very much worth the read:
Found a cool old bassist, need some help?

varunkapahi gets mugged and his bass, tuner and pedal are stolen. The TB machine gets rolling. Pacman rules:
i got mugged! beaten up and lost my bass too

This one's from just last week. madbassplaya gives away a bass, DaveAceofBass directs it to a needy student of his and others help with more gear and their expertise:
Warm and Fuzzy Inside! TB is a GREAT place. :)

I'm heading out tomorrow with my fiancee to spend Christmas with my family. Happy holidays, all!

pocketgroove · #2 12-23-2012, 02:39 AM

Way to keep me up til 5 in the morning reading! Those are some truly great stories, and my fellow TB'ers are some of the finest people on the face of the planet. I'm really looking forward to the day when I'll get a chance to give back to someone.

Jazz Ad · #3 12-23-2012, 03:01 AM

You can't beat GEneralElectric's story.

Poopoutyouridea · #4 12-23-2012, 03:05 AM

What about the League of Extraordinary Luthiers? That one's kinda feel-good as well.

champbassist · #5 12-23-2012, 03:51 AM

Apart from the ones in the OP, the 'Huge Trade Gone Bad' thread from earlier this year involving dharmashawn and a couple of other TBers wasn't a pretty sight, but it ultimately felt really good to see justice being served, with some help from TB

Downunderwonder · #6 12-23-2012, 04:10 AM

The fella who lost his GK amp to the New York hurricane and GK gave him a new upgrade for a nominal fee.

**superdick2112** · #7 12-23-2012, 04:25 AM

A TB member by the name of Chris Loe is fighting leukemia, so to help him feel better & show him that we support him, a bunch of TB Spector Club members (along with Stuart Spector & a host of Spector Artists) got together and purchased a white Spector Euro for him.
The bass was delivered to him a few months ago as a suprise, and there were a bunch of extra goodies donated by Spector (and others) that Chris also recieved.
A search of the Spector Club thread will give details, and here is a link to a special Spector Fan Page that is dedicated to Chris, along with pics of most of the TB members & Spector Artists who pulled together to show Chris & his family that we support them.

http://www.spectorcentral.com/chrisloe.html

nutso42 · #8 12-23-2012, 07:47 AM

Small pie compared to the others, but exactly three years ago I had a friend's Kramer headless bass from the 80's that was missing a very small but important piece. I turned to TB to try to get it fixed for them, and pastvertical was willing to send me the exact part, free of charge.

Need a screw for the bridge on a Kramer bass!

While I could've just gotten a similar screw from a hardware store, I really wanted to get the exactly right piece. And he passed it on for me.

*warm and fuzzy feeling*

RadioactiveGuy4 · #9 12-24-2012, 03:14 AM

This is why I love TB!!

Eric Perry · #10 12-24-2012, 02:04 PM

Years ago our very own j-raj had a Benavente stolen. A bunch of us pitched in to help him get a replacement. There are some damn good cats here at TB.

Ziltoid · #11 12-24-2012, 02:15 PM

Maki's fundraising for Japan was also pretty cool.

pocketgroove · #12 12-24-2012, 02:20 PM

I don't remember who it was, but there was someone here who sent a bass to a kid who broke his after his parents got divorced...I think it was an Epi bass but not sure.

Drop-D · #13 12-24-2012, 02:41 PM

Forgive me, I don't remember all the names and circumstances. But, some time ago the bass player for the band Staind gave a bass to someone who, if I remember correctly, lost theirs in the hurricane.

It has stuck with me since it happened. A lot of amazing people are on this forum.

fdeck · #14 12-24-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Drop-D

Forgive me, I don't remember all the names and circumstances. But, some time ago the bass player for the band Staind gave a bass to someone who, if I remember correctly, lost theirs in the hurricane.

It has stuck with me since it happened. A lot of amazing people are on this forum.

There were a couple other threads as well where Johnny D's generosity was notable.

Eric Perry · #15 12-24-2012, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdeck

There were a couple other threads as well where Johnny D's generosity was notable.

You mean Johnny April??

fdeck · #16 12-24-2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric Perry

You mean Johnny April??

LOL of course! My brain is turning to mush.

bass12 · #17 12-24-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Poopoutyouridea

What about the League of Extraordinary Luthiers? That one's kinda feel-good as well.

Yeah, that was/is quite something!

Downunderwonder · #18 12-24-2012, 11:56 PM

The ongoing generosity of Arthritic Tom, retired bassist and music journo, in sharing all his stories.

Eric Perry · #19 12-25-2012, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdeck

LOL of course! My brain is turning to mush.

Mine has been mush for several years already!

Merry Christmas!

GregC · #20 12-31-2012, 08:22 AM

Just coming back from vacation now to read the responses. Thanks, all! There are some very cool stories I'd forgotten about and others I wasn't aware of.