The Last Bass Outpost

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kicking down the walls - malik/lowe/warren

the walls are falling ‘cause i’m kicking them, doors keep closing in my face
there’s people talking behind my back as i hide behind my cellophane soul
the walls are falling ‘cause i’m kicking them, i’m feeling so out of place
running a race i  don’t understand, i feel like i’m out of control

you know, sometimes i feel i should learn to be a little bit more like  everybody else
and then i think, hell, maybe they can learn to be a little bit more like me
and i wonder if i have anything to offer them anyway
and do they have what i need

you know sometimes running around this same sad, lonely town
i think i should just get up and get on out of here, i don’t know
but then maybe i’d be running away from everything that makes me what i am
maybe i’ll just stick around a little bit longer



grandpa - lowe

sitting by the fire in my grandpa’s rocker
wondering what it must have been like to be him
no tv’s, no cd’s, only talking boxes
gray factory days and nights with gin

i never knew my grandpa
he died when i was young
i never knew my grandpa

traveled to this country, first generation
nothing here for him but a new beginning
living through two world wars must’ve been something
poverty couldn’t quench the fire within

Merry Christmas Everyone!

It's nicely quirky! Is it an insult if I say that it reminds me of early Romantics with a touch of Talking Heads thrown in?

No, not at all. We were definitely of that era. Thanks!

speak for yourself - warren/lowe

he only sells dimestore novelties, all kinds of crap a to z
not happy with the prices he’s getting, time for major bloodletting
half the day spent in apologies, kill the dog just to rid the fleas
feeling stronger, feeling quite prophetic, you’re not a prophet, you’re pathetic

don’t waste your breath preaching to the choir
don’t try to tempt with heaven or threaten with hellfire
freeze up with fear or surrender to desire
you just speak for yourself

dreams of servitude without condition, little tyrant in your own little world
one man’s vision coming to fruition, your machinations are so absurd
household rules to be obeyed without question, spare the rod and spoil the child
he only sells dimestore novelties, all kinds of crap a to z
not happy with the prices he’s getting, time for major bloodletting
half the day spent in apologies, kill the dog just to rid the fleas
feeling stronger, feeling quite prophetic, you’re not a prophet, you’re pathetic

don’t waste your breath preaching to the choir
don’t try to tempt with heaven or threaten with hellfire
freeze up with fear or surrender to desire
you just speak for yourself

dreams of servitude without condition, little tyrant in your own little world
one man’s vision coming to fruition, your machinations are so absurd
household rules to be obeyed without question, spare the rod and spoil the child
as for the mrs, she’s in the kitchen, she won’t be coming out for quite a while

This is how the trademark game is played (in the US).

I have a good friend who is an IP attorney and we've spoken at length about how (for example) Fender might have chosen to regain the trademark rights it lost on its body shapes. Gibson seems to be traveling down a road that Fender (for whatever reason) chose not to follow.

I suspect one reason for the differing strategies is that Fender is more "comfortable" or even somewhat "stuck" with the level of counterfeiting that occurs in the market (due to headstock licenses) in relation to the strength of the remaining Trademarks they choose to defend. 

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2401e83a-44de-4b3b-8957-7b83ed5f98cf

Proof of life: 8-string & 10-string base plates.

Just amazing work Brad!

Thanks, Scott! I'm still working to find the most ideal path forward to make this enterprise more of a business than a hobby. Necks and bridges seem to be what's most popular (and profitable), so that's where I'm focusing my energy.

Complete builds will always be part of the portfolio, but I'm going focus more narrowly on what I want to keep for myself over the next year or two (graphic finishes). When finished, I'll price those to sell at a profit, and if they don't move, I'll just hang onto them.

The last of the traditional finishes will go up for sale over the next few months and they will be priced to move, with price reductions occurring the longer they stay in inventory.