Need pix of the brothers!

TBird1958 · February 10, 2011, 12:55:44 PM

Ahhh Ha!

You're the restorer of the beautiful Victory!
That really is a wonderful job, I love it!
Welcome here, we are a silly bunch, please stay and fun...........Just beware, threads often go places you may not expect

sniper · February 10, 2011, 01:05:02 PM

Quote from: uwe on February 10, 2011, 11:57:34 AM
Incidentally, still wearing those Terrycloth tops today, huh?

if i only knew then what i know now

welcome Matt

chromium · February 10, 2011, 01:45:24 PM

Welcome, Matt! Nice job bringing that Victory back to top form

Big_Stu · February 10, 2011, 02:48:33 PM

Just me and my baby(ies)

godofthunder · February 10, 2011, 02:49:43 PM

And what babies they are! How ya doing Stu?

Big_Stu · February 10, 2011, 02:52:54 PM

All good here Scott, hope you are too? As one member of the "Jimmy Lea bass with ex-Slade Hiwatt" club to THE other!
Pretty exclusive huh!?

godofthunder · February 10, 2011, 02:59:00 PM

A small but fanatical group! All is well over here, I lead a charmed life!

999 · February 11, 2011, 01:52:10 AM

Okay, posting here for the first time (I was at the pit for a long time and the bottomline before that - good to see many of the same names here including Tony who started this thread - also cool after my hiatus to see that the BaCHbirds came to be a reality as I remember the early discussions at the pit).

Anyway, some pics:
with my '64 opening for Deep Purple - Olympic Stadium, Wroclaw, Poland - "Breslau" for Uwe

, 1 May, 2009:

Can see the bass better here - and that's what we all care about....

Not a Gibson but my other main axe - 1930s Pfretzschner aluminum:

Anyway, late to the party but glad to see things didn't die after the pit.

uwe · February 11, 2011, 07:29:28 AM

"Breslau" for Uwe

Welcome back!

As for Matt's LP: Nice and I had no idea that the Epis have 22 frets. That is indeed an advantage, nothing like a high E on a bass to be obnoxious with!

vates · February 11, 2011, 07:37:03 AM

Some Gibson love:

mid 2008

Some Bongo love:

fall 2010

cajun and pb pics attached

vates · February 11, 2011, 07:50:17 AM

Quote from: uwe on January 28, 2009, 10:41:40 AM

now what's THAT???

jumbodbassman · February 11, 2011, 08:30:12 AM

scan of a old polaroid.....1975 doing my best tony orlando....if you look hard you can see my V4 on top of SVT cab all under the keyboard players Plush or Kustom head - the nerve of him

1981 poster picture for first gig at CBGB's

90's with fodera's

2000 4th of July concert in Sayreville NJ followed by an orchestra and fireworks. 4 of us in the back row played together in mid 80's backing rock an roll revival acts and got to play such venues as MSG, Nassau Coli, Beacon..oopsforgot - very moldy Alembic...

some recent shots

fodera again

2010 Green Hornet car at the auto aftermarket convention in Vegas. One of my all time favorite shows as a kid but.... Movie wasn't bad for what it is

gearHed289 · February 11, 2011, 09:03:20 AM

Good shot of the Paul...

uwe · February 11, 2011, 10:36:22 AM

Quote from: vates on February 11, 2011, 07:50:17 AM
now what's THAT???

A Gibson Custom Shop Acoustic Bass in Super 400 shape, fretless, medium scale and with a passive piezo. Built in 1999 by then Gibson master luthier Phil Jones. Spruce top, EXTREMELY resonant, no sustain block, feedbacks immediately at higher volumes (not good for unplugged sessions with drummers), but sounds like a dream in the studio. A one off model possibly for a NAMM show. A magnetic pup model in L5 shape was also built around that time, but I've never seen pics of it (Phil has confirmed to me though that he built it, but has no clue of the whereabouts).

Nice natural satin Money you have there, I defretted mine because it had a great fretless "sleeping" in it:

999 · February 11, 2011, 10:46:29 AM

Quote from: uwe on February 11, 2011, 07:29:28 AM
"Breslau" for Uwe

Welcome back!

Vielen Dank!