Les Paul Jr. Tribute DC Reviews

Basvarken · January 25, 2021, 06:08:42 AM

How many Gibson/Epi bases do you have? 150?
That means you can make room for 50 more if the ratio is 3:1

uwe · January 25, 2021, 01:48:08 PM

More than a hundred, less than a 150. Even if I committed non-Gibson mass genocide, I couldn't store more than, say, 50 basses at home (also to preserve my marriage!). Cull I must. Currently all except a handful of my Gibbies are in container storage.

I now know how Howard Hughes felt: He liked his Spruce Goose too, but dismantled she had to be. And then, of course, there are all these germs simply everywhere ...

Basvarken · January 25, 2021, 01:52:55 PM

Time for an Uwe Hornung Kollekshun Museum then!
Set up a crowd funding and I'll gladly contribute.

Ken · January 25, 2021, 02:01:40 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on January 25, 2021, 01:52:55 PM
Time for an Uwe Hornung Kollekshun Museum then!
Set up a crowd funding and I'll gladly contribute.

As long as you get to play them all?

Basvarken · January 25, 2021, 02:06:07 PM

Where would I find the time to play them all?

Plus:
In a museum it's look, but don't touch.

uwe · January 25, 2021, 10:09:39 PM

Lack of Lebensraum is a German curse ...

Dave W · January 25, 2021, 10:25:11 PM

If you're really desperate for space, I might be able to make room for the SPCB.

OldManC · January 26, 2021, 12:50:53 AM

I'll store a couple for you!

uwe · January 26, 2021, 08:47:12 AM

Quote from: Dave W on January 25, 2021, 10:25:11 PM
If you're really desperate for space, I might be able to make room for the SPCB.

Still one of my proudest acquisitions! And I've got the companion SRCB (5-string) too!!! Enter a rehearsal space with either one of those at your peril and watch people become embarrassed for you. "Will you be playing this at the gig, Uwe?"

gearHed289 · January 26, 2021, 09:21:30 AM

Is it too soon to call dibs on the LP BFG bass?

uwe · January 26, 2021, 10:00:08 AM

Has that become a rarity? I actually play that quite often, it would likely be a keeper. It's very dark and deep sounding for an LP bass, perhaps a bit too dark and deep for most people.

But you now have first right should I ever decide to divest of this asset (see, I can do lawyer-speak too!). You are, however, aware how I put skull shape control knobs on it?

Basvarken · January 26, 2021, 10:07:05 AM

I sold mine...

ilan · January 26, 2021, 12:07:21 PM

Time for a double pickup LP Special DC bass, I think.

uwe · January 26, 2021, 01:25:41 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on January 26, 2021, 10:07:05 AM
I sold mine...

Without wishing to overdramatize this heinous and most foul act, have you considered ritual suicide to a least restore a semblance of honor for your closest family and relatives? Can I be of assistance?

Basvarken · January 26, 2021, 01:37:44 PM

Not really.
I had no use for that bass. Bought it two months before I stopped playing in a band.
Brought it to rehearsal once. Never got to gig with it.

Ever since I quit playing in band, I've been focussing on building bass guitars.
I had to make room for the new Brooks basses. So a few of the bass guitars that I was least attached to had to leave.
Sold the BFG, sold the Japanese LP Bass copy (that Aussiemark helped me buy back in the day), sold the BaCH Telecaster bass, sold the Epi Rumblekat, sold the Magic (from Venlo), sold the Epi Newport

No regrets