The Last Bass Outpost

 if this was a P bass or even a modded EB3 I'd leave it but they made so few of these I think the right thing to do is restore it. Also NRs have been my bass of choice since '78, I had three very nice ones but I had to sell off two when I was between jobs a few years back, I'm just trying to get back where I was ! Plus I love a challenge.

 Well it's here ! jeeze what a mess ! someone must have loved it cause they played the crap out of it. As bad as all the mods look it sounds great. I really like the Model One with the Bill Lawrence, lots of very usable tones. The headstock has been replaced the long scarf joint and lighter wood give that away. The tuners are/were gold plated most of it worn away, odd they are the vintage style but I doubt they are original. The Badass bridge is gold plated so I suspect the tuners were replaced to match the bridge. Funny the flat base of the bridge was painted black much of it worn off. Speaking of worn off, the cast Badass II mark on the bridge is almost worn completly off, this bass was played ! Lets see what else ..................the input jack is pushed in and this bass was somewhere damp, the finish on the lower part of the body is just pushing off, this thing sat in a damp corner and the moisture just leached up. not a flood or anything and thankfully it doesn't smell ! I'm sure it started life as a II the BL in the treble position and the TB pup route don't match. We start moving 7-12 so I'll have to put a hold on working on her, I can't wait to get her straightened out.

Ha !

Astonishing story out of Austin here. 

The c*nt from Field Asset Services who thought it was no big deal ought to be strung up by her heels in public.

That would be for starters

Can it be six years already ? Hardly seems possible. Thank you for your gifts John. Round wound strings, Bass in the front of the mix, and the room to expresse ourselves. RIP J.A.E.

So it doesn't slow down once they are off to college ?    My last ray of hope.

 Sounds real cool, I have tough time with "new" amps they are all to clean even when you try and drive them. Sounds like a good score. Let us know how you like the 450, is it tube or ss ? I have some Marshall Majors that I just love but I wish they had more head room.

 Blazer we are moving in the middle of July, my shop is all packed up, I won't be building anything till fall. Price in large part depends on the type of wood used. I am be tooling up for JAE Style Fenderbirds with Thunderbird pickup routes. I'm not really interested in doing stuff with Fender pickups.