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Barklessdog

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Watt's new bass
« on: August 14, 2008, 06:27:27 AM »
Watt E mailed me this. A person drove to from NY to Toronto to give Watt his 65 EB-3!

This is a picture Watt is calling "The Andy Bass"



Really kind of someone to do.

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2008, 06:58:21 AM »
That's cool.  Let's hope he keeps it with him in the hotel room.
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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2008, 07:36:20 AM »
that's very kind of the donor!  I wonder if  he'll keep it & modify it or return it when the tour is over? 

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2008, 07:49:33 AM »
It's a gift, not a loan. I expect he'll keep it because in his tour diary he said "of course it'll have to be 'wattified' and such." In any case, what a nice thing to do.

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2008, 08:41:21 AM »
A nice $2000+ gift. Still, it would be cool to say Watt's up there beating the piss out of my bass up there.

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2008, 08:49:18 AM »
Wow, what a great thing! It's like an American Uwe, maybe? :)

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2008, 08:53:04 AM »
Not- your not getting the blue non reverse!

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2008, 09:16:16 AM »
 :mrgreen:

That was not where I was thinking about... But great idea! I'll fake a T-Bird robbery!

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2008, 09:45:32 AM »
I expect he'll keep it because in his tour diary he said "of course it'll have to be 'wattified' and such."

can you post the link to his tour diary, Dave?

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2008, 11:14:52 AM »
Here's the diary, it's part of Watt's hoot page.

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2008, 11:49:56 AM »
Isn't that a 66 (vs 65)?

The snippy bastard is back - miss me much :P
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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2008, 01:04:45 PM »
thanks, Dave!

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2008, 01:18:33 PM »
Isn't that a 66 (vs 65)?

The snippy bastard is back - miss me much :P

Who are you, again?  :P ;) Yeah, we have missed you.

I didn't even look at it closely, but judging by the bridge, I'd say it's later than a 66.

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2008, 01:24:29 PM »
watt said it was a '65 in his diary but that doesn't necessarily mean it is.  thanks again for the link Dave, it's a good read.

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Re: Watt's new bass
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2008, 04:14:00 AM »
Trying to read his diary, to me, is like imagining what it feels like if you could here what a 1000 people are all thinking all at once. It hurts your head!