The Last Bass Outpost

Aaaa, the joys of playing with (tone) deaf people ..

I used to play in a swing big band and the leader had a sick level of perfect pitch. He would hear everything, and unlike most conductors who listen only to the violins and brass, this guy hears the bass. It can be a hard. There were times when I was like, how the hell did you hear THAT?

Going back for a moment to the Gibson carver guy, sometimes I like these lovely plastic-y kitsch creations better:

The wide space control version of the EB-3

Why did they do that? The 6-string SG never had it.

he apparently bought a 'Fender' replacement neck in the 70ies which unbeknownst to him wasn't one.

Here's the story:

https://lapelcelery.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/roger-waters-black-fender-precision-bass/

When they did the limited 4005XC short scale , some were saying it was a Shaftesbury copy.

It was, in a way.

It happened to other big names. When Gibson made the Slash signature Les Paul they meticulously copied his Appetite For Destruction guitar, which was a replica/knockoff/faker with a Gibson logo, not a real Gibson  So people are paying $3-4K for what in effect is a copy of a copy. Fender did something similar in 1982, when they examined Japanese-made copies, some of which were far superior to late 70s Fenders, and re-learned from them how to make good Strats again. So some of Fender's best vintage reissues were acually replicas of east Asian knockoffs.

The lightest Rick bass ever!

The new-ish 4003SW are also about 1lbs. lighter than maple-bodied Rics, at ~8lbs. I'd like one day to get a maple board 4004C, but not for $3K+...

1995 4004C first iteration with a maple board, especially nice woodgrain, in Spain. €3,100 ($3,377)

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/394361966560933/

I always liked the story it told, it's like a movie unfolding before your eyes. "Every form of refuge has its price" - that's almost John Steinbeck.

I never paid attention to the lyrics until now. Just looked it up. Beautiful.