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Dave W

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Got an extra five grand?
« on: December 11, 2014, 12:23:28 PM »
Lightly used bass case

First time I've ever seen "museum quality" and "punk artifact" used in the same phrase.  ;D

I'd gladly snap it up in a minute but shipping is extra.  :P

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Re: Got an extra five grand?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2014, 12:18:47 AM »
It must be a good case. The guy was well-known for the care he took of his basses.



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« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2014, 05:07:54 AM »
It must be a good case. The guy was well-known for the care he took of his basses.






It's hard to tell from the picture, but do you think he was using Martin or Gibson guitar polish ???.
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Re: Got an extra five grand?
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2014, 08:55:43 AM »

It's hard to tell from the picture, but do you think he was using Martin or Gibson guitar polish ???.
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2014, 02:12:01 PM »
That picture was taken by Pennie Smith; that's the lady who's pics I'm selling off and have sold previously...

Still runs a second-hand book shop in the outskirts of London... she toured with them and that's when she got that pic... a truly nice person...
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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2014, 08:39:40 AM »
Great pic that could have been greater had she had another second to focus the camera.
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2014, 03:29:45 PM »
Like most pictures... right place, right time, so just to catch it was enough... perfection would have been too set-piece...
A bit like RB wrecking "Fenders" designed to fall apart... I have some of those somewhere...
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Re: Got an extra five grand?
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2014, 05:01:41 PM »
Ebay lists the case as "SOLD". Which one of you guys snagged it?

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« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2014, 01:21:49 PM »
I bought a case last week, but not this one... :mrgreen:
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Re: Got an extra five grand?
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2014, 04:46:34 PM »
He regretted breaking it later on. It was his favorite bass. He actually wanted to break another one.
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