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- Thread starter Your Uncle Al
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I bought a most likely Japanese solid body sunburst single pickup bass in 1966-67 with no name on it from a friend's older brother for 25 bucks which took me forever to pay for, my friend was chasing me around for it for him and everything, I was about 14. My first bass amp was a Univox tube something or other, was about 30 watts with one 15" similar to a B-15. Hitchhiked/took the bus to Ca in 1969 with the bass on my back and left it there when I got thrown out of the state for being underaged. Next bass was a hot Hofner Beatle bass which I gave back to the guy it got stolen from. My first good amp was a 67 blackface Dual Showman bought about 1970 from the guy who's Hofner I had
. First good bass was a sunburst Fender Precision bought in 1971 which is long gone.
I have an Eko Beatles bass now, it sounds great but the body is sunken in where the neck meets the body, was a wall hanger and belongs back on the wall.
. First good bass was a sunburst Fender Precision bought in 1971 which is long gone.I have an Eko Beatles bass now, it sounds great but the body is sunken in where the neck meets the body, was a wall hanger and belongs back on the wall.
My first bass was bruised and half broken Italian hollowbody bass that I played over a homemade transistor amp with a 12" speaker that I'd bought with a MS20 synthesizer.
Some people thought it was a Höfner Verythin because it had a Höfner blade pickup at the bridge. In those days I knew nothing about basses, the bass was just given to me as a sort of present. I've found out later that it was a Crucianelli made Cougar bass from 1964.
The next bass that I played in another band was a Tokai Jazz Sound bass over a huge valve amp with box.
Some people thought it was a Höfner Verythin because it had a Höfner blade pickup at the bridge. In those days I knew nothing about basses, the bass was just given to me as a sort of present. I've found out later that it was a Crucianelli made Cougar bass from 1964.
The next bass that I played in another band was a Tokai Jazz Sound bass over a huge valve amp with box.
Had a Washburn bass (model unknown) that I returned the next day due to an issue I hadn't noticed when I bought it. So not counting that one day experiment, my 'first' bass was an ESP F104, the black and pointy Gothic-looking one. Also bought a Fender Rumble 15 then, too.
Kept the ESP for a couple of years then sold it. Still have the Rumble 15. Don't know why as I never use it. Just haven't gotten around to listing it on craigslist yet.
Kept the ESP for a couple of years then sold it. Still have the Rumble 15. Don't know why as I never use it. Just haven't gotten around to listing it on craigslist yet.
Started playing in the early 90s. Had a Lotus fire engine red P copy with a white guard. It must have weighed 14 pounds and had super high action. I played it through a Crate 25 watt amp. Ah the memories.
My first amp was a converted Wurlitzer tube jukebox amp and a 15" field coil speaker. My dad got me an aluminum panel, and I rewired the vol and tone controls to the panel. We made a head cabinet for it, and a speaker cabinet. I wish I had it today.
My first bass was a 1964 Carvin. It was sort of Tele shaped, two pickups that looked like P-90's, two volumes, two tones with selector switch, and a 25" scale Hofner 4 on a side neck. Carvin got their necks and pickups from Hofner back then and used the same necks on their guitars and basses...pickups too.
My first bass was a 1964 Carvin. It was sort of Tele shaped, two pickups that looked like P-90's, two volumes, two tones with selector switch, and a 25" scale Hofner 4 on a side neck. Carvin got their necks and pickups from Hofner back then and used the same necks on their guitars and basses...pickups too.
Wow.... That struck a memory long erased from my brain pan..... I too had a record store in walking distance where I could ogle a few guitars and amps and dream of being a rock hero as a wee lad. Thanks for that memory.
Edit... that record store was where I learned that guitars had to plug into something other than the wall. Heartbreaking for me as it meant all the lunch money I had been saving was only going to get me halfway there....
