The Last Bass Outpost

 Thought you guys might get a kick out of these pics. These are from a HS dance in 1977 ! My Ibanez Destroyer was brand new and Uwe as you can see I have already started modding it. Dimarzio P and a Eb3 treble pup ................. no Badass yet. LOL. I still have the bass but not the hair LMAO 

 I was out making the rounds to day and saw this well I have been looking at it for weeks really. BC Rich NJ series don't know the model. I couldn't help but think of Uwe and his Dimebag  bass lol. This bass is the zenith of '80s pointy bass design ! got it for cheap I think I will flip it. 

 I bought this off ebay  a while ago. the buyer said the headstock repair was stable, well it wasn't took, me awhile to get to it but I glued it up today. I used a razor knife and some string tension to get it apart. it broke cleanly down the glue joint. I cleaned the joint and scored the two surfaces for better adhesion. mixed up a little West systems epoxy and clamped her up.  

Is Mine ! I just got off the phone with the seller, payment has been made it should be here in a few weeks. A friend of mine in the UK is friends with the seller and is going to assist in removing the tubes and packing up the amp and tubes in seperate boxes. Man I am soooooooooooooooooo stoked ! This has been in the works for about 12 months. Amp comes with a letter from Dave Hill and one of the road crew atesting to it's authenticity. Cum On Feel The Noize baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Here is the new saw for the shop, I have a 12" bandsaw out in the carriage house shop, bought of craig's list for 50 bucks. it's not bad but i wanted something nicer for the basement shop, i started looking at 10" table top models but i came home with this ! http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=59964-70-28-276&detail=&lpage=none   Great for resawing and cutting out body blanks !

 I got the material (Thanks for the tip Dave) delivered Mon. I should have some guards done by late next week.

 Wow I'm bushed. Sat, Night we did the annual Halloween benefit for the Buffalo Woman and Children Hospital.  We had to get there early about 1:30 in the afternoon for a 6:00 start ! Originaley it was to be two bands us JOHNNY SMOKE and That 80's Hair Band who are big in Buffalo.  Each band was to play three alternating sets  and there was supposed to be two sound stages. When we get there there is one sound stage and a third act ! Well it took a while to get everything straightened out and feathers smoothed but after that is was clear sailing and everyone was cool. The opening act played a nice tight 45 min set and then it was our turn. before I say anything more I have to tell you guys that this place is HUGE it was designed to handle 3,200 people each hour ! The crowd last year was 3,500-4,000 this year the count was 5,000 people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I can say is we had a blast and the people loved us. The 80's band had the last set of the night which was great cause the crowd was thinning and we got to mingle and bask. I was hang'n on the bass side of the stage when I hear the singer of the 80's band call me up to do a number  Joe their bassist is holding out his bass for me and I say oh no you stay here to help me out !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fired up my rig and the band launched into  AC /DC You Shock Me All Night Long, I have never played the song but I had a good idea how it went, and the cued me for the arrangement.  The other bassist and I had a blast and the crowd went nuts.  Such funThe costumes were fantastic ! Check out the back line you can see my Marshall/Hiwatt rig tucked in with a bunch of Dummy Ampeg cabs that the 80's band brought along. The Trace Elliot rig next to mine is what the 80's band really uses !  

 I am going to order the .060 w/b/w material this week. I have not got a price  figured yet but it will be up soon. Please keep in mind that these guards are big and use lots of material, that will be reflected in the cost. Thanks Scott