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12-14-2012, 11:03 AM
|  | Conform or Be Cast Out.... | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Ohio | | | this kind of karma makes up for a lot of the bad in our world!
leave it to bass players to think like this. Always good to accept a new member to the low end! Hopefully we will see him in the "Show Pics of You With Your Bass" thread in a few years
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12-14-2012, 11:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Redondo Beach, California | | I showed this tread to my wife and she got a tear in her eye. She also asked how is he going to practice without an amp? If either DaveAceofBass or MadBassPlaya can PM me with a ship to address we will have Amazon.com ship him a new 15 watt practice amp. http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-BX10.../dp/B000N94T0A
My wife and I have been very blessed and would love to contibute to this cause.
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12-14-2012, 11:50 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saskatchewan CANADA | | | awesome...
Best thread ever...love it!!! |
12-14-2012, 01:30 PM
|  | Fan of the New Orleans Saints | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Stewie26  I showed this tread to my wife and she got a tear in her eye. She also asked how is he going to practice without an amp? If either DaveAceofBass or MadBassPlaya can PM me with a ship to address we will have Amazon.com ship him a new 15 watt practice amp. http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-BX10.../dp/B000N94T0A
My wife and I have been very blessed and would love to contibute to this cause. | Pm'd 
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12-14-2012, 01:39 PM
| | | Good on ya Giving away instruments is a great thing to do.
Definitely a ton of good stuff happening through TB. It's great that there's now an amp heading his way!!!
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12-14-2012, 01:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Good on ya!
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12-14-2012, 01:43 PM
| | | | Very, very nice! Kudos to you!
You are a great example for us to share the wealth. |
12-14-2012, 01:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Castle, PA | | | Great job, to everyone involved.... |
12-14-2012, 02:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Outside Boston | | | Please allow me to add to this in a small way. I have a brand new Monster bass guitar cable and two sets of Fender strings. Everything is new and in the unopened package. Please tell me where to ship them!
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12-14-2012, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kobass Please allow me to add to this in a small way. I have a brand new Monster bass guitar cable and two sets of Fender strings. Everything is new and in the unopened package. Please tell me where to ship them! | Very genourous of you. I will pm you Dave's email address.
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12-14-2012, 02:28 PM
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Endorsing Artist: No. (I wish) lol | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | This child's gonna end up with a better setup than most of us, when we began playing. Haha!
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12-14-2012, 03:03 PM
| | | | Was there a strap with that bass? Don't see one ...
UPDATE: Oh yeah, it's there ... mentioned in the original thread.
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12-14-2012, 03:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TolerancEJ @DaveAceOfBass - Please tell us how this came about. Did the child know you were bringing it over? Was he completely surprised? | Well, in case you don't know I'm a professional bass player on the side, but during the day I teach middle school band at a Title 1 school here in Charlotte, NC (Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School). It's my third year there, and most of our school's kids and families have trouble getting what they need. I have had to come up with ways to expand our school's loaner inventory to grow the program, but this particular item was a gift, not a loaner.
I saw MadBassPlaya's post as I was meandering around the Talkbass app on a Sunday morning in between playing church services. I knew immediately that just about anyone at my school would be needy enough to qualify, but then I thought of Tyrek. This year the school reinstated the orchestra program, and they hired a half time orchestra teacher to come teach 6th grade. He is serving as an assistant band director for 7th and 8th grade and has become a good friend. He has Tyrek in his class, he plays a school cello. He has often stated that he is easily his best student. Well, I was running a small after school jazz combo and Tyrek wanted to come. Cello didn't fit, and I was playing bass. Tyrek was instantly hooked and wanted to try, and kept grabbing the school's bass instead of his cello when he came to class. I promised I'd help him learn to play. Of course, he just couldn't play well enough yet to play our concert, but he had determination and heart that I could see. When I saw this post, the Lord laid it on my heart to mention him to MadBassPlaya. Well, the rest is history. I spoke to his mom, and she said that they were struggling coming up with Christmas gifts, and was floored that I wanted to help via MadBassPlaya's incredible offering. The bass arrived on Tuesday morning, the same day as our Winter concert...I happened to see his mom that same day and so we set up a visit on Wednesday morning. Tyrek was all dressed up for a field trip to Bank of America. He came out of class, and I surprised him with the story and the gift. He was very very happy and excited. I adjusted the bridge saddles, and I have a friend who will help me with the electronics. We will get it up and running for him. I appreciate all the other people who have chimed in and want to help.
Tyrek is not the only needy kid I know, but he was the right candidate for this particular gift. If anyone has any brass or woodwind instruments they'd like to donate to the school, I'm always glad to put them to use.
Thanks to everyone for making this a special Christmas for Tyrek and his family.
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12-14-2012, 03:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC | | | PS--I will try to get a pic of Tyrek, myself, and the orchestra teacher and post that as well.
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12-14-2012, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveAceofBass PS--I will try to get a pic of Tyrek, myself, and the orchestra teacher and post that as well. | I'm really glad this has worked out. Dave, I pm'd a couple of guys your email who wanted to donate something. I hope that's ok.
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12-14-2012, 04:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Grand Rapids, MI | | | Wow how cool!!! This is why I love the TB community!!!
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12-14-2012, 05:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by madbassplaya
I'm really glad this has worked out. Dave, I pm'd a couple of guys your email who wanted to donate something. I hope that's ok.
| It's fine! It's not my main email these days anyway...
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12-14-2012, 09:24 PM
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Endorsing Artist: No. (I wish) lol | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | Come to think of it, everyone's community would have children in need, who want to play music. For those who may not have joined in this event of kindness, check with your local schools, etc. to see of there's any way you can help.
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12-14-2012, 09:30 PM
|  | Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion. | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ohio | | | That's very cool I'm looking for a music program in my town that I can give a nice Hofner 185 CT To.
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12-14-2012, 09:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: UK | | | Good on you sir. I may do the same as i have far too many basses, i just hate parting with them but something as generous as this may just persuade me to do so. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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