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Fender Steve Bailey

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Rev J

Jun 14, 2012
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Berkeley, Ca.
#1
I've had mine for a couple of years and love it. Anybody else here have one? I was also wondering ho many were made before he made the switch to Warwick and how I could figure out where mine fits in the timeline.

Stay Brown,
Rev J
 
#2
I have one. I have no idea about their quantity but they were pretty rare in the stores.

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#3
wow, you could hurt somebody with that neck!

I have seen SB usually with just the warwicks, esp. that one with the
snakeskin" or similar fret(less) board. Im glad you posted the thread Rev J and thanks for the photos, Flaked Beans! Finally get to see what these looked like. Wonder why he went to warwick?
 
#8
I just met Steve up at Berklee (he's the new bass chair) and he was just a warm and wonderful person to talk too. Not to derail the whole thread, but I figured it's be worth mentioning. He even signed my bass!!! Also who the heck could actually get their hands around that thing? Holy s***!!!
 
#9
it can be strange having an endorsement deal. when my sig. BH 5 reverend was in production, my fav bass at the time was my Lakland hollowbody (!). this actually caused me stress because I felt guilty playing my lakland. the BH5 is still a great bass, but I wish we had made it in 34" scale. I enjoyed reading SB's post, he's always been a cool, personable fellow. good luck on the Berklee gig, SB!
 
#10
Sorry it's taken me a while to check back on this. I honestly forgot which sub forum I started it on.

I always said that if Fender made a 24 fret six string Jazz I'd buy one and lucked on to ordering it before steve went to Warwick. The guy at the shop I bought it from said it was the only bass that he eve sold that appreciated in value before it leaft the shop.

Getting around on the neck isn't that hard. It helps that I've been playing a six for about 11 years. Plus the asymetrical neck profile makes it alot easier.

Stay Brown,
Rev J
 
#11
Steve Bailey is coming to Seoul, South Korea on this August 1st, and I'll definitely be there!
I'll bring my Fender SB fretless and get his autograph on the headstock.
I just he'd bring some So Low CD. The price on Amazon was over 70 dollars.
Isn't it a bit too expensive...?
I'd even have bought one if he released some LP of it.
 
#12
brad houser said:
it can be strange having an endorsement deal. when my sig. BH 5 reverend was in production, my fav bass at the time was my Lakland hollowbody (!). this actually caused me stress because I felt guilty playing my lakland. the BH5 is still a great bass, but I wish we had made it in 34" scale. I enjoyed reading SB's post, he's always been a cool, personable fellow. good luck on the Berklee gig, SB!
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TOTALLY understand! When I was with Warwick, my Sadowsky became my first grab ax. It does give you a weird vibe, being that you have a contract with these people. I can only imagine how tough it is when your sig model isn't your fave. Btw, saw you playing the Reverend booth @ NAMM about 10 years ago. You're a freakin' beast!
 

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