You sure have had some interesting copies.
Back in the day, that's what pretty much all of us started on.
How many of you guys here learned to play on a Fender, Gibson, Guild,
Ric, Ovation etc, made in the year you started playing or five years older,
i.e you started to learn in say, 1972, so the bass would be 1967-1972.
Unlikely, I would say!
First of all you would be glad of something that was reasonably well set
up and made a sound and then you progressed up the scale of the copies,
until you ended up with your dream instrument - which in
some cases
wasn't that much better than the high end copy you traded in.
The most important thing was. . . . . . You got there!
I certainly have got a lot to be grateful for, regarding copies.
This was my experience from way back when. . . .
You have to read the older post first, for it to make sense.
http://flatericbassandguitar.blogspot.co.uk/2010_04_01_archive.htmlMinnesota voices in me head guided me here and it is fascinating reading, but who is this R. Harold Blackmore again?!!! Some radio electrician?
And why did you never come to my side when I got beat up for him in the forum?
If I'd have been there mate, I would have stood shoulder to shoulder with you - Strat in hand,
ready to start swinging it!!!
nice story!
Thanks.
I've got loads of them but to be honest, with most "you had to be there!"
Cheers.