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Same here, in January 2000 i stopped after 10 years of folia misery, my best wishes to you and your golden beauty; makes me kinda think on a P again.So I just had to do this. It was my 20th year of sobriety in January ...
So I just had to do this. It was my 20th year of sobriety in January and my yearly anniversary is my "pass" for a new bass.This was the one. I can't say enough good things about it. I thought my '58 AVRI P was the one I would get buried with but now I'm not so sure. I apologize in advance for the dang flash photography, but it's dark out so just trust me...it's lovely. The color I've seen everywhere on line is waaay yellow compared to the actual deal so I did the best I could without natural light. Amazingly easy set up, super low and silky! Fit and finish is top notch, neck is just right on the official "chunk-o-meter" so not too fat, not too thin... substantial C. Got it set up, played it for an hour or so then went to E.R. to get infected finger (unrelated injury) drained and a tetanus shot...but it was the best hour EVER! Life's funny sometimes.
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Be sure to use antispetic on your strings!So I just had to do this. It was my 20th year of sobriety in January and my yearly anniversary is my "pass" for a new bass.This was the one. I can't say enough good things about it. I thought my '58 AVRI P was the one I would get buried with but now I'm not so sure. I apologize in advance for the dang flash photography, but it's dark out so just trust me...it's lovely. The color I've seen everywhere on line is waaay yellow compared to the actual deal so I did the best I could without natural light. Amazingly easy set up, super low and silky! Fit and finish is top notch, neck is just right on the official "chunk-o-meter" so not too fat, not too thin... substantial C. Got it set up, played it for an hour or so then went to E.R. to get infected finger (unrelated injury) drained and a tetanus shot...but it was the best hour EVER! Life's funny sometimes.
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That's great! Congrats man.Congratulations on your sobriety, and your bass. You’ve earned it.
(Coming up on 20 years myself, in July.)
Thanks man. And you got this...whatever you did yesterday worked so just do it again today and repeat!That gold with the gold pickguard is amaaaaaaaaazing! That's one of the sickest P basses I've seen in a long time.
I've got one month sobriety here. Long road ahead but focusing on one day at a time.![]()