The Last Bass Outpost

I would definitely be interested in at least two.

I saw one on Craigslist today in Chicago. The guy wants $650 for it.

I heard somewhere that Rhonda Smith Prince's old bass player is now in Jeff's band.

Quote from: MikeyB5 on June 13, 2010, 10:51:18 AM
This it what it should look like.

This is what I saw after I opened up the pickup cover on my '64 reverse. A wire had broken off while putting it back together after a refin job in the '70s. So I pulled the backplate off and that is what was there.The pickup needed rewinding so my guy supposedly sent it to Gibson for a rewind.

This it what it should look like.

Wow that is dedication.

I just bought another Lakland or I would have bought this one on the spot. He said Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi bought one and is going to pick his up when they come through town.

I almost fell over when  I saw this. It plays and sounds fantastic. Sorry I have my arm over the front of the bass but you can imagine how nice it is. Mike does great work. It is one of best I have seen from him.

Quote from: OldManC on September 11, 2009, 04:08:40 PM
Please forgive my ignorance but will that paint hold up or look like ass after a few months worth of gigs? I kinda like it but would be wary of doing it unless I knew it would stay looking that way.

They put a clear coat over the whole thing after the fretboard was painted.

I saw this in a store a while back and wanted to get a pic of it.Then I found it on Luthier's Access Group site.Interesting.They just painted over the fret board.

Quote from: gweimer on May 05, 2009, 07:17:50 PM
I saw them pretty close up on the Argus tour, with Flash opening.  They were great.  It was the first time I ever saw someone play slide guitar sideways.  Ted Turner put his Strat on what looked like an ironing board to play slide on it.

I believe that is a show from the same tour that I saw.Was that in Chicago?

Lucky you.I hope they make it to Chicago sometime.I saw the original lineup in the seventies then in the early eighties with Trevor Bolder on bass. Just like gweimer he is the reason I'm a Bird lover.

Very Spinal Tap 

Thanks Guys.I just posted some tunes on my new MySpace page.The first and third have the sunburst bird and the fourth has the red one on it,I think?   www.myspace.com/mikeonbass5

Nice flock Mark! It gets bigger by the day.Here's my two.