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View attachment 4383208 My first gear purchase was good and bad. Good-it was 1963 and I bought a brand new Fender Precision for $200. Bad-my first amp was a St. George (see picture). I hated it so much, I wrote a song about it. For your reading enjoyment.....oh, I should say, I was 13....... "I...

$50, but also 50 lbs?

I have the opportunity to buy a Fender Bassman Compact Combo Amp built in 1982 and wonder if anyone can tell me how much it weighs and any review of it? Thanks

I started in '63 and played heavily until quitting in 1970 for almost the next 35 years. I was good at listening to a song and then playing by ear. I got back into playing bass around 2004 and have been playing ever since. Of note, was I auditioned to join a band when I turned 70 and I...

Jim, thanks for your post and desire to preserve 60's music. I want to be in your club. I started playing in 1963, and if you look at the attached foto, you will see my brand new 1963 pre-CBS Pbass. To answer your question, it is Jack, Jack, and John. I derived my playing style after Jack...

Hey Steve, having my very first bass as a brand new 1963 pre cbs fender pbass, track b seems to sustain longer, so I say that is the '62.

Passion and music are wonderful things, but when you put the two together, it is very powerful, indeed. Passion will drive practice and practice will cause improvement, improvement will satisfy passion and will drive it even further. After starting the bass in 1963 and playing in a...