The Last Bass Outpost

 Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends here it was four years ago today that my friend finished my custom guitar. My friend who was dying of cancer I thought I wasn't far behind but with the prayers from all my brothers and sisters here we made it and I just want to say I love y'all hope y'all have a good Thanksgiving. Love ya Bill.

cleaning:

How to clean your cookie sheets--Kitchen "Miracle" Cleaner! You put about 1/4 cup of baking soda in a small glass bowl and squirt in hydrogen peroxide until it makes a nice paste. Then you rub it on the offending dirt/stain/grease...whatever! You can usually just use your fingers...but you can also use a small sponge as well.

I imagine it would work for old bass bridges as well. Baked on grunge is still grunge!

fat boy do good:

http://youtu.be/YLUrzHhciAU?list=PL6175BB148102C554

the bassist is so tight in his timing ... about 6:46 on Voodoo Chile you get a good shot of the bass rig and it is dead nuts righteous!

Been awhile since I actually posted onsite but thought I should say hello.

Still fighting the health issues but I have come to accept what is but the prognosis is fair and not immediately or tragically eminent so be at ease brothers.

I have been busy and I do not like defining my life around health issues, but I till have time in the day to accomplish what pleases me. My grandchildren are growing, my children are safe and I love cooking, playing bass in my bedroom and working on my hotrod.

Took off for Illinois last weekend to get a cabinet that has been set aside for a long time. Made a 1000 miles in 36 hours. Not too bad for a bucket list practitioner, lol.

The cab (sorry about the picture quality!) got overhauled with a cleaning, a new grill to replace the old one that was installed 90 degrees wrong, a repair of all loose screw holes, a regluing of some joints and a new wiring loom.

Ordered a new Weber 15" bass speaker for the 15" tone ring cab. Still have the Celestion G12T-75's for this cab but am thinking of the GOT approach and going to Eminence Legend's for this 212.

I will post more as soon as I can but "Hello" to all the brothers.

This last year I took delivery of a Fender tone ring reproduction cab made by Rick at R A Woods. I love it. Rick is having a bit of a hard time now. I just got off the phone with him. He just finished two orders for 15" cabs and is taking orders for more. I know he can use the work.

If this is not appropo then delete this thread. Told Rick I would post it.

OMG i'm missing my ...






never mind there it is!

I had a contact for years, who's mother worked at the Kalamazoo plant. Many of the former workers must have had tons of spare parts at their homes, & he seemed to know who had what. He was able to locate just about anything I was looking for. He would then ask me to give him a price that I was willing to pay............always took my offer & sent the parts. Then one day he fell off of the map............

Same, same. got a fingerboard and neck from a guy who was selling a bunch of stuff from a warehouse auction of old Gibby/Epi parts in Kali. Went on my first "parts bass" I gave to a kid. Yeah, that is an actual Starfire pup in there and not a Freddy H. pup.

This bass.