The Last Bass Outpost

I used to work for McCaw Cellular, which was bought by AT&T to become AT&T wireless.  Their HQ was at Carillon point in Kirkland.  I worked there in the Seattle area in 1996 thru 1998.  I totally agree about the MF vs GC, it kind of ruined it for me when GC bought it I liked it soooooooooooo much better as the Musicians Friend store.  Actually both of my Thunderbird's have come from GC but I don't shop there very much.  I usually get stuff off the catalogs as we don't have the kind of store like Bass NW or The Bass Place in Scottsdale (another place I have lived while working out of town) here in the Sacramento area.

That thing is damn pretty! 

Thats hella cool.  What part of the country do you live in?  North, south, east, west?

Quote from: TBird1958 on March 25, 2011, 10:20:48 AM
Yes, and I live a bit south of Sea-Tac now. My parents house, in Kirkland is about a mile or north of the GC there - Very small world at times 

I actually lived in Juanita Bay, stayed during the week and flew home most weekends. When I first lived there the GC in Kirkland (Totem Lake) was a Musicians Friend store before GC bought them.  It switched over to GC while I was there.

Quote from: uwe on March 25, 2011, 06:18:33 AM
Well, Rob, large parts of North America are rather rural and a nice shot of vegetation gives the local population there a real turn-on! To each their own.

Other parts of the world had to settle with the distracting sight of those two kraut broads on the cover. 

So are the two Kraut Broads Ursula and Greta?  I like their "appointments"...

Quote from: Nokturnal on March 24, 2011, 07:49:46 PM
I went to that one when I was there. I think you are correct about it being a dumping ground.

By the airport, right.  I used to have an apartment a mile of so from the one in Kirkland.  And I used to go to the one in Seattle from time to time. 

Congratulations Ronn!  As my British Bandmates would say  "Good Work That!"

Quote from: nofi on March 23, 2011, 01:34:26 PM
i have had about 15 pre 1975 fender basses in my life and never any trouble. maybe it's the new stuff. would not be surprising at all.

My only Fender a 1976 works fine... in fact I have only adjusted the neck twice in the time that I have owned it... since 1976!

Quote from: TBird1958 on March 23, 2011, 06:09:49 PM

Me at GC across the street from my work trying out an new Acoustic rig with my purple '76 Bird....

Dude comes up to me and says: Is that a Gibson bass?
Me: Yes, it's a Thunderbird.
Dude: Oh, I'm a Fender man.
Me: (I laughed at him first!) Oh,I'm sorry.

He went away.......Gotta love GC, the idiot factor can't be matched anywhere else! 

Guitar Center Seattle
530 Westlake Ave.
Seattle, Washington 98109


At this store?

Quote from: Stjofön Big on March 22, 2011, 10:12:23 AM
I really dig that bass sound you've got. Deep, strong, with barb wire on top of it. And that singer of yours sound a lot like Daltrey.
That first tune, Can't explain, always moves because of the bridge part, that D-Bm-G-A7. I think it's interesting that Townshend used those chords, because they really belonged to an era that was about to end. And The Who wasn't part of that era in any way, as I see it. And I can see for miles, so don't ya argue with me. Because we're talking about My-my-my Generation!

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Why thank you.  I have really done a lot of work since this was taken to get a more entwistleish tone although this wasn't bad, but I had a tough time getting it consistent.  Our singer and guitarist are both from the UK and Mo (singer) has an amazingly strong voice.  Again, thanks!

This is from a few years ago, before my "Tone Rebirth"  (building patches for my Bass Podxt Live) at the Grass Valley Center for the Performing Arts in Grass Valley, CA

Quote from: godofthunder on March 21, 2011, 07:58:11 PM
I saw these also, I'm thinking gold top

The gold top is cool... got me thinking... 

I love the sunburst one!

OK, I am sold... I will keep my eyes open for one of the Greco's. 

Quote from: TBird1958 on March 20, 2011, 11:40:56 PM
Whoa!

Are those really worth that kind of $$$ now?!
Don't get me wrong I love the one I have - I just had no idea they were fetching that kind of money.

That was my first reaction... RUN FOR THE EXIT!!!