The Last Bass Outpost

Glad you got it Scott.  I was seriously tempted but I think the string spacing is a bit tight for my tastes. 

I'm wondering if your new G-3 will be getting the same "treatment" as my Peavey Fury did!   

According to Classic Rock Magazine's website they were not cut short after all.  Billy Joe was just having a tantrum.  The new Billy Joe LP Jr. seems to be more sturdily built than the original 50's models.  That or he can't smash a guitar worth a sh$t. 

Quote from: TBird1958 on September 22, 2012, 11:48:45 PM

Nice review!  The original G-3 was my first "real" bass back in 1977.  I may have to check these out when they come to the local GC. (if they ever do)  I'm sure Uwe will appreciate the fishnets too!   

They had to cut their set short so Usher could play..........

I went to an Arlington show around 1996 with some friends.  He had one of those early 80's Gibson Flying V's (solid finish, no pickguard) that he was trying to (unsuccessfully) sell.  I told him to let me have the case and he went around the building with the guitar.  Mind you, it was just an 80's Gibson black tolex V case.  I had about 20 people ask "what's in the case" and I would tell them, "My friend is somewhere around here with the guitar.  It is sort of a light brown finish with gold plated parts and a white pickguard.  He told me it was from the late 50's."  You never saw a group of guys scurrying around trying to find my friend!     Once I took a nice '78 Jazz Bass that had that "soft" finish that some of them had and the first person that wanted to look at it was Norm's.  They thought the finish wasn't original (it was) and that the bass may have had a 2 Tek bridge installed and filled (it never had one)  After they decided it wasn't worth their time to purchase it I then went around (unsuccessfully I might add) trying to sell or trade the bass.  This was around 2002.  Seems like word gets around quickly among the dealers.  So nobody wanted to touch the bass after Norm's passed.  I had luck selling a couple of pieces in '95 but the 2002 show was the last time I've attended one.

All this talk about wood!

I recommend the live release, "Still Dangerous."  I believe it is OOP but you can still get copies on Ebay of course.  The live version of Opium Trail is worth the price of the CD.

One of my favorite Stones songs to play is Honky Tonk Women.  I recall at a jam session years ago they called out "It's All Over Now" which is one of my favorites.  For the life of me I could hardly play the damn song even though I've heard it for years and years.  How is that one for you Mark?

My favorite Lizzy records were Johnny The Fox, Bad Reputation, Live And Dangerous and Black Rose.  Wish I could have seen them live but we were overseas from 1976 until 1979.  After that I was a poor college student. 

There was no bass player on the Sullivan appearance. 

Quote from: gweimer on September 16, 2012, 06:18:42 PM
You probably didn't even need to show up.   

LOL!

Isn't that the "Flea" bass?   

http://www.mtv.com/videos/red-hot-chili-peppers/27039/higher-ground.jhtml