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Aluminum Bass
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I've got one of these and after eight months on unemployment,,,, I'm ready to sell. $3000.00 gets it!
A player's player, Bobby Vega is known for his ultra-funky pick technique and has performed with several big name acts including Bo Diddley, Tower of Power, Joe Barry , Booker T., Joan Baez, Santana, Jerry Garcia, Zigaboo Modeliste, charles linden, and Kitaro to name just a few.
There's a street musician who plays one at the market in downtown Seatlle. I saw it standing up in the corner of an alley last summer, and took pictures, but it's owner was nowhere in sight. I guess he figured if anyone walked off with it, it was pretty recognizable. I also saw one of the Interlochen ones on e-Bay last year, so it's not out of the question that they could be found. I taught at Camp for two years and heard the lake stories, BTW. True, according to older and wiser Camp alum.
the more i read the more i want to crack on with my project, I am a sheet metal worker of 25 years, and rockabilly for even longer, i just made a skeleton double bass in steel and stainless , and now I have started the full on Aluminium double bass project, if you want to see the progress, I will be posting it on my site just to share with those keen to see it, Link Removed
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I was also wondering.
And as long as I'm here, here are a couple of shots of an aluminum DB that someone brought to the Folk Music Festival that I go to every summer.
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It's two different days. But he apparently parked it in the same spot both times. Perhaps it's a total coincidence that the place I took both of these pics was just a few feet from the beer line.
The armed forced had those metal DB's as their "house" basses,for years.
I guess since wood rots, breaks.. The guys who ordered the army band equip thought these would last longer.
I guess since wood rots, breaks.. The guys who ordered the army band equip thought these would last longer.
Still got it . . .
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Doesn't look like much.
The faux wood finish is original.
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Doesn't look like much.
The faux wood finish is original.
If you haven't heard Vince play check out the soundtrack to HBO's TV show Boardwalk Empire. Vince and the Nighthawks won a Grammy for this music. He is a brilliant musician and a real showman. Here are some clips of him playing:
Jazz me blues
enjoy
Jazz me blues
enjoy
heres a magnesium necked stacatto that a mate of mine(pat townsend rip) produced some years back.
