The Last Bass Outpost

best wishes Bill and my prayers for you.  You will beat it again.  I have been to that dark side all too well as i was stage 4A and I am still here to laugh about it.  You will be fine.  many many more years of rockin still  in you man.....

hope all you DUDES are doing well.  I have been away for a long while

My health is still doing great.  No sign of the C word.   lost about 40 pounds so in better shape than i have been in 10 plus years.

My divorce is finally moving along.  Dating at 58 is interesting  LMAO

gigging a lot the last 15 months or so. 

AND FINALLY BACK TO WORK....  corporate america has allowed me back in....   Actually working at a startup Fin Tech   new buzz phrase - short for financial technology company.   pay is decent with some equity involved...

Jim  Jumbod ( no more)   

]hey boys and girls.  been a while ,  computer failures and other life  stuff.  nothing physical as my health is still great.  no signs of the dreaded C word.      work still none.....           bad excuses but

for you boutique lovers out there.   just me  maybe   




3 basses built by Bruce Johnson  -  AEB,   AMB  and SSB  all obviously updated and improved clones of the original Ampeg models



is cataldo considered  a boutique  builder

couple of JAEbirds flanking a Bachbird  sorry for the glare  need to get a picture of the green 5 string also...







cowpokes



i kind of collect scroll basses.  this is just some.   65 and 66(fretted)  couple of custom built bodies (one with neck) by a guy named dave in indiana years ago  and a few wishbasses which I couldn't resist because they were scrolls nbut they live up to there rep.....




very few collection shots as most are single basses shots.  i guess i have time now to shoot new ones being unemployed nd the weather is turning better.  although had frost and snow kast 2 nights and pretty much wiped out my tomatoes and such...,

very tasty SB.  maybe a new finish for my 76 is i order when (if  :-() i ever get a job

still like it.  IMHO needs a 2+2 style headstock..

Thanks for the report. I know what you mean about the price tag, it's hard for me to consider paying $1000 for a Korean made bass.

+1.  I actually like my dearmond though I didn't pay anywhere near 1000 for it.  more like 450   IIRC 

keep hearing really good things about Novaks bisonics.   Supposedly much closer to the originals than the DS were/are.

HAPPY and HEALTHY to all you guys....