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Darrin Huff on tb.
« on: May 07, 2013, 08:14:49 AM »
john, i see you are a member of the darrin huff support group over as tb. what a crazy friggin' story that is.
 you guys have the patience of a saint. i could not wait ten years and counting for a bass or anything else for that matter. good luck!

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/darrin-huff-basses-over-ten-years-still-waiting-256053/
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2013, 09:17:19 AM »
I saw that thread to and was appalled that some people are still waiting after that long. "Good luck" here has several meanings...
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2013, 09:36:48 AM »
Wow, surprised to see that's still going on after all these years. I figured by now that everyone would have written off their deposits and moved on. There's never been any excuse for his lack of action.

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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2013, 09:44:47 AM »
huff started making custom yo yos but that too is apparently gone. some nice wood,though. a piece of someones bass perhaps. :P  

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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2013, 04:58:29 PM »
Man, those basses are ugly
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2013, 07:13:40 PM »
He made an EB-0/EB-3 shaped bass for Watt maybe 10-11 years ago, Watt called it the Purple Plower and he used it on a tour, then it mysteriously disappeared from Watt's page of "thudstaffs." I wonder what happened there.

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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2013, 11:15:12 PM »
huff started making custom yo yos but that too is apparently gone.
A ship loaded with those yo-yos has sank 40 times.
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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2013, 06:31:43 PM »
Criminal is a better word. Darrin used to be a regular on the Dude Pit, seemed like a nice guy, bought and traded equipment, those are the ones to be wary of. I ordered my bass about 8 years ago or more. I lost track. The statute of limitations have run out long ago, so I have no choice but to wait.

He sends us pictures of progress, it is just painful. Too many regrets to list on this.

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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2018, 02:38:26 PM »
He made an EB-0/EB-3 shaped bass for Watt maybe 10-11 years ago, Watt called it the Purple Plower and he used it on a tour, then it mysteriously disappeared from Watt's page of "thudstaffs." I wonder what happened there.

It mysteriously disappeared because Mike learned I had started playing bass, but didn’t own my own yet. He just up and presented me with the purple plower. Let’s see maybe that was 2005ish? A couple years later maybe through the Internet maybe a pic of me on Mike’s page Darrin had caught wind Mike didn’t own it very long before passing it onto me. I was a lil worried he might be butt hurt it was given to a then 19 year old girl, but he’s nice and has come to terms with it. I imagine I’d be a lil sentimental butt hurt if I were him, but I’m a great person and bass player. Mike is one of the most humble supportive dear friends to all!

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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2018, 05:53:22 PM »
It mysteriously disappeared because Mike learned I had started playing bass, but didn’t own my own yet. He just up and presented me with the purple plower. Let’s see maybe that was 2005ish? A couple years later maybe through the Internet maybe a pic of me on Mike’s page Darrin had caught wind Mike didn’t own it very long before passing it onto me. I was a lil worried he might be butt hurt it was given to a then 19 year old girl, but he’s nice and has come to terms with it. I imagine I’d be a lil sentimental butt hurt if I were him, but I’m a great person and bass player. Mike is one of the most humble supportive dear friends to all!

Thanks for letting us know what happened to it. Mike is highly respected.

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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2018, 08:15:25 AM »
Looks like he updates tho...

https://www.facebook.com/zellerguitars/


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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2018, 10:22:25 AM »
It mysteriously disappeared because Mike learned I had started playing bass, but didn’t own my own yet. He just up and presented me with the purple plower. Let’s see maybe that was 2005ish? A couple years later maybe through the Internet maybe a pic of me on Mike’s page Darrin had caught wind Mike didn’t own it very long before passing it onto me. I was a lil worried he might be butt hurt it was given to a then 19 year old girl, but he’s nice and has come to terms with it. I imagine I’d be a lil sentimental butt hurt if I were him, but I’m a great person and bass player. Mike is one of the most humble supportive dear friends to all!

What a great story, and a great intro to the forum! How is that bass? Do you have any pics of the purple plower? I can't remember what it looked like... aside from being purple!

Similarly, Watt used to have a custom "banana plower" - i believe it was sort of a short-scale bright yellow J-bass. Wonder what happened to it, it's gone from the hootpage as well.
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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2018, 12:56:48 PM »
Looks like he updates tho...

https://www.facebook.com/zellerguitars/

Yeah, showing slabs that were promised to be delivered as completed basses anywhere from 10 to 15 years ago. It just makes the people whose money he took even angrier.

What a great story, and a great intro to the forum! How is that bass? Do you have any pics of the purple plower? I can't remember what it looked like... aside from being purple!

Similarly, Watt used to have a custom "banana plower" - i believe it was sort of a short-scale bright yellow J-bass. Wonder what happened to it, it's gone from the hootpage as well.


The purple plower was a modified EB-0/EB-3 shape.

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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2018, 08:54:51 PM »
I dug up the "purple plower" with a bit of googling ...
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Re: Darrin Huff on tb.
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2018, 05:51:08 AM »
It’s always the nice guys you need to look out for. He comes off as the nicest down to Earth guy, but really is a sociopath, with no remorse for anyone other than himself.

A trait more found in CEO’s and politicians.