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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

I saw the Elias bass posted above, and wanted to share my recently re-acquired Elias bass, which came back to me after 41 years. Mine is Cherry, Brazilian Rosewood and Birdseye maple, and it sports the EMG pickups I put in back in '83. At 8 lbs, it's very comfortable.
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I saw the Elias bass posted above, and wanted to share my recently re-acquired Elias bass, which came back to me after 41 years. Mine is Cherry, Brazilian Rosewood and Birdseye maple, and it sports the EMG pickups I put in back in '83. At 8 lbs, it's very comfortable.
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Wait - came back to you? Where did it go???
 
I saw the Elias bass posted above, and wanted to share my recently re-acquired Elias bass, which came back to me after 41 years. Mine is Cherry, Brazilian Rosewood and Birdseye maple, and it sports the EMG pickups I put in back in '83. At 8 lbs, it's very comfortable.
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Whoa that's a nice one! Btw, Ive always liked the builds you've done as well Larry. When I lived in Vancouver id occasionally see them around and just drool!
 
Once u started with Spectors, you can’t stop no more. Dig the sound, playability, haptic and craftsmanship. Would like to have a custom LT EURO 4 in Bahama Blue with selected woods, a Wimbish rosewood neck, Barts/Darkglass electronic and black hardware
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the two blues .
 
The one I learned to play on was my dad's Japanese lawsuit bass. The sound isn't great but damn I still like the feel of it:
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My main bass, '81 Blazer:
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I highly recommend picking up one of these. At the time I got it, the only acoustic I've found that sounded better was a Gretsch that was 2.5x the price 10 years earlier:
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