Hi. New member. Everyone calls me Laryl. I haven't made an intro yet but will. At the moment let me tell you my sad story. In the mid 80's I bought this bass cheap because I was in a band and wanted a backup to my Ripper. It looked cool, it sounded great and it was cheap. $50 bucks out of a place called Music City in my town. I played it most so my Ripper could stay home and not get snatched. After that band broke up in 89, I lent this bass to someone I thought was a friend. He wanted to start a band and couldn't afford a bass. I let him borrow this one. Never saw him again.
This was during a time that my marriage broke up, I lost my band and my job. Life really sucked. All I had was an acoustic guitar my mother bought me, my Gibson Ripper and that cheap bass. Someone had sanded off the name on the headstock so I put a sticker on it that said Hot Rod. Things have gotten better over the years and I have been through lots of other basses. But this one always comes to mind. It's all I had back then. In 89 I had traced it to another music store in my town. But when I explained the situation, they made me leave. Maybe thinking I was wanting to get them in trouble. I don't know. I went back with the cops. It was gone. Later I heard they shipped it off to a school in New York. I always remembered it because it was all I had and meant the world to me. Like an old love that moved away. Recently I have been thinking about it a lot. So I made this pic on my computer from memory. Never had a pic of it. I am no artist on the computer, but I know this was close. It had a gold plated brass bridge that turned my hand green. Can't remember if the bridge was like in this pic or lower towards the edge of the body. PJ set up. Beautiful red stain. 32 inch scale. I planned on putting a longer neck on it. My question is: Can anyone recognize the manufacturer and/or model so I can find another one like it? Who makes this bass? Sorry so long but I thought details would help. Thank you to anyone that can help.
Laryl4string
