Guild M-85 project - new pics

[Highlander]

Scandanavian name - Son of Steven; Highland name - Son of Gregor

We have a significant collection of "carrot" in my family...

[drbassman]

Scandanavian name - Son of Steven; Highland name - Son of Gregor

We have a significant collection of "carrot" in my family...

So you're saying my dad could be Scandinavian by way of England?  "Carrot?"  I don't get it, but I am a linear thinker!   

[Dave W]

So you're saying my dad could be Scandinavian by way of England?  "Carrot?"  I don't get it, but I am a linear thinker!   

Redheads.

[Highlander]

The Danes settled in Norfolk/Suffolk; the Norwegians settled the north and west coast of Scotland, and the Islands, and even as far south as Dublin... The West Coast Islands only became part of "Scotland" in 1266...

Any name (as a general rule) that ends in "son" will be of Scandanavian origin, in theory... Harrison (Harry's son), Morrison (Morris' son), Johnson (John's son) and so on...

Stewart (Stiobhard) means a "steward", most commonly "tacksmen" (origins of tax-man) - people that oversee the land, and collect the dues for the Laird...

By modern parlance, and historical fact, I am descended from thugs that worked for a "drugs baron", that operated crack-houses in London and bought the whole Island my family comes from... nothing is new...

"Seek and ye shall find" - just not always what you were looking for...

[drbassman]

Looks like the Mustards from Angus part is correct.  And the Stevenson is Scandinavian.  Interesting!  Who knew?  Some day I'll do some more searching.  Most of my grandfather's family settled in southern Ohio along the Ohio River after Delaware in the early 1800's.  They named their county Highland when they got there.  How appropriate!

[drbassman]

Ha!  I'll bet you forgot about this project.  Well, so did I.  I've been so busy with other stuff I just put this aside and didn't do much with it after I strung it up and played it a bit.  I still have to put strap buttons and the back plates on, but it's playable.  I plugged it into my MM 130 amp with 2x15s and I was quite impressed with the Dark Star pups.  They are so clean and clear, nice output across the whole range.  Some might think of them as having a bit overly mid and high freq emphasis.  While there's no mud, there's plenty of clean clear bass tone.  This bass turned out so much better than I remembered.  Nice real skinny 30" neck and easy to play.  It's going to practice next Monday for a trail run.  I'll post a more current pic later today.

It's like getting a new bass when you forget about one!!!

[Chris P.]

Very beautiful. No, gorgeous!

[drbassman]

Thanks Chris.  It sounds pretty darn good too!

[jumbodbassman]

SWEET!!!!

One of the few vintage basses  that i really have bad GAS for.    Darkstars are kind of love or hate.   I happen to really like them.   Should sound huge thru the MM rig....   Curtis now makes bisonics with original bisonic output and a tap down to darkstar .  I have to give them a try when i start working again... 

Enjoy!! 

[gearHed289]

Awesome! Looks great. You're making me miss my JS-II. Those necks are great.

[drbassman]

SWEET!!!!

One of the few vintage basses  that i really have bad GAS for.    Darkstars are kind of love or hate.   I happen to really like them.   Should sound huge thru the MM rig....   Curtis now makes bisonics with original bisonic output and a tap down to darkstar .  I have to give them a try when i start working again...  

Enjoy!!  

Yeah, I would love a real one, unmolested by time or dopey owners.  This one is a nice facsimile anyway! Like the Triumph, it's a little heavy, but not as much as the LP.  The controls are a lot easier to use, too!  I'd love to hear the pups Curtis is making.  He does a great job.  Hope you fnd work soon!  We all needd to cure some GAS!

[drbassman]

Awesome! Looks great. You're making me miss my JS-II. Those necks are great.

I've always wanted a JS bass.  I'll have to grab one off eBay some day.  I'm a skinny 30" neck kinda guy.

[Highlander]

Yee Haw...!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgUh6BNdq9Y

[drbassman]

Yee Haw...!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgUh6BNdq9Y

Busted!

[godofthunder]

Surprise surprise! Looks beautiful!