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Prakash John's bass returned.
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I don't know how you thought that was offensive. I was mearly pointing out that making a tool work better is not butchery.
Tort? There’s a law governing pickguards?
Wasn’t there a scam whereby a seller would post photos of their instrument, including the serial number, and the next thing you know a scammer would contact them claiming it was a stolen item?
I don't think that 2 week claim is entirely correct- on the Wolfgang's Vault website (Bill Graham Presents website) there are/were multiple recordings of that band on tour thru the summer, you can hear the intro develop into what it was by the time they recorded in NY in December. A staggering piece of music that changed my 13 year old life from the second I heard it on FM radio, but it didn't spring from the brow of Zeus fully developed like the version on the recording.
my .02
MJ
One of my earliest bands did this albums version of Rock and Roll. It was my real first attack at an extended solo. I thank Prakash John immensely for his guidance in this matter.
Rock n Roll stories, and histories vary. I'm going by what Prakash tells me face to face, since I work with him. He claims he flew to New York after being hired by telephone. He met Lou the night before two rehearsals for the album. Since the version I've heard is first person, I'll stick with that. Memories fade, and stories develop, so there may be different versions.
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Tort? There’s a law governing pickguards?
Wasn’t there a scam whereby a seller would post photos of their instrument, including the serial number, and the next thing you know a scammer would contact them claiming it was a stolen item?
I'm sure that must happen frequently. I think I have even read about it here on TB. Reminds me of the G & R tune, "Welcome To The Jungle"!
"Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day"
"You learn to live like an animal in the jungle where we play"
"If you got hunger for what you see, you'll take it eventually"
"You can have everything you want but you better not take it from me"
With a used instrument, documentation from all previous owners / transactions involving the instrument (otherwise known as chain of custody) solves the problem before it starts.
Yeah, there may be different versions. But there's only one Parkash version!
It was Pretty heavily modified, IIRC.
Edit-looks like this was already pointed out.
Good luck with that! I imagine very few people keep those kinds of records.
I always get a bill of sale, even for a low-cost instrument or amp, and even for a trade. I may not have provenance back to new, but I get what I can get.
Come to think of it, I might actually have the original bill of sale for my stolen Ric when I bought it in 1980. And I have, somewhere, the police report from when it was stolen in '89. I'm a pack rat.
You are so right. They don't.
And if you buy something from someone who didn't, you may or may not hold title to your purchase.
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It was Pretty heavily modified, IIRC.
Edit-looks like this was already pointed out.
There wasn't much "Rick" left by the time I had it.
