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OMG that is fraken amazing!
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The one that got away
- Thread starter Ironbar
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OMG that is fraken amazing!
Some things happen that may not immediately appear like blessings. Perhaps something else will walk into your life.
I missed out on a lovely fretless bass when I went to a store. I had the chance to get it, passed, and went back the next morning. It was gone. In my sadness, I went and sought out the next great deal, and boy did I find one. Missing out on that cheapo fretless led me to the best bass I've owned, an '89 G&L L-2000. Now my one and only bass, I've made better music now than ever before.
I hope you are as fortunate as I am.
I missed out on a lovely fretless bass when I went to a store. I had the chance to get it, passed, and went back the next morning. It was gone. In my sadness, I went and sought out the next great deal, and boy did I find one. Missing out on that cheapo fretless led me to the best bass I've owned, an '89 G&L L-2000. Now my one and only bass, I've made better music now than ever before.
I hope you are as fortunate as I am.
Miss my 78 Rick 4001, great neck, great tone, sexy red color..... many regrets.
My 78 Jazz on the other hand was a freakin boat anchor and had dimarzio pups that made it sound like a chorus of farts. Regrets? Not so much...
My 78 Jazz on the other hand was a freakin boat anchor and had dimarzio pups that made it sound like a chorus of farts. Regrets? Not so much...
i have a few regretted sales ... ( but the title made me think of a few high school girl friends .. ! ha )
1- my avatar , first parts build ... 74 bar fire body , 78 neck
2- my 1994 Pedulla ET5 that i went to the factory to pick out the wood .
3- my Sadowsky ...
4- my Alembic Elan ll , that i was stupid enough to have it made into a fretless ..
1- my avatar , first parts build ... 74 bar fire body , 78 neck
2- my 1994 Pedulla ET5 that i went to the factory to pick out the wood .
3- my Sadowsky ...
4- my Alembic Elan ll , that i was stupid enough to have it made into a fretless ..
I regret selling my fender CS 64 relic jazz bass. It was lake placid blue with matching headstock. It wasn't the best jazz I've ever owned, but I really loved the feel and look, and it had the same birthday on the COA as me. 2/1/07. What a dope.
My second regret was selling a 1971 olympic white jazz bass (tortoise guard maple neck with black blocks) to a store in Manhattan. I found out much later that the bass was flipped right over to Marcus Miller, whom after owning it for a while, put it back to the same store on consignment as part of the "Marcus Miller Collection." The value of the bass of course skyrocketed, due to having been owned by Marcus for a little bit. But at least I can take solace in the fact that the bass was used to raise money for Marcus' charity.
Still miss those two, especially the blue one.
My second regret was selling a 1971 olympic white jazz bass (tortoise guard maple neck with black blocks) to a store in Manhattan. I found out much later that the bass was flipped right over to Marcus Miller, whom after owning it for a while, put it back to the same store on consignment as part of the "Marcus Miller Collection." The value of the bass of course skyrocketed, due to having been owned by Marcus for a little bit. But at least I can take solace in the fact that the bass was used to raise money for Marcus' charity.
Still miss those two, especially the blue one.
Around 1978, my cousin GAVE me a first generation
MM Stingray. Natural finish with a black pickguard. It had a sticker on the neck heel that said " property of Electra-Asylem records. ( He was a A&R man for them at the time). I rocked that bass for about a year until he showed up one day, in sort of a hurry, and said " I need that bass I LOANED you back. I practically held a funeral for it. I'd sell my sister into slavery to have it on back!
MM Stingray. Natural finish with a black pickguard. It had a sticker on the neck heel that said " property of Electra-Asylem records. ( He was a A&R man for them at the time). I rocked that bass for about a year until he showed up one day, in sort of a hurry, and said " I need that bass I LOANED you back. I practically held a funeral for it. I'd sell my sister into slavery to have it on back!
My "one that got away" is one I owned, but as I became accustomed to a lighter bass with an easier neck, I decided to sell "the one".
I don't actually miss it, because my current bass has more frets, it's lighter, and the neck fits my hand better.
I don't actually miss it, because my current bass has more frets, it's lighter, and the neck fits my hand better.
My Guild B 402A in Sunburst. Sold it thinking I would never pickup a bass again! Boy was I wrong. Didn't even need the money. It sat under the bed in it's hard shell case minding its own business!
I regret having to sell my old Jetglo 4003, but the new 4003W has largely filled that hole in my heart. As far as "the one that got away", I had a choice between an Ibanez RB-800 and a Guild Pilot back in 1987. I bought the Ibanez and wouldn't part with it for love or money, but that Pilot was pretty sweet.
The first real bass I played was a Yamaha Motion B. Black, no cheesy 80's computer style graphic on the front, chrome HW, ebony FB, EMG HB's. Guy who owned it (best friend from kindergarten on and our lead guitarist) offered it to me for what a store was going to give him in trade. Wasn't very much AIR (~$200) but I couldn't afford it at all. My friend would have given me a few weeks to pay, but I was pretty much living hand to mouth (like every want to be rocker).
Been looking for that one ever since, but I've never seen that exact one. I've seen black ones, but they all have the graphics on the front. Or they don't but don't have the EMG HB's. Did find the exact combination, except it was a horrible shade of lavender (wouldn't have gone well with my red Casio Keytar).
Been looking for that one ever since, but I've never seen that exact one. I've seen black ones, but they all have the graphics on the front. Or they don't but don't have the EMG HB's. Did find the exact combination, except it was a horrible shade of lavender (wouldn't have gone well with my red Casio Keytar).
