Darrin Huff on tb.

[nofi]

john, i see you are a member of the darrin huff support group over as tb. what a crazy friggin' story that is.
you guys have the patience of a saint. i could not wait ten years and counting for a bass or anything else for that matter. good luck!

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/darrin-huff-basses-over-ten-years-still-waiting-256053/

[Denis]

I saw that thread to and was appalled that some people are still waiting after that long. "Good luck" here has several meanings...

[Dave W]

Wow, surprised to see that's still going on after all these years. I figured by now that everyone would have written off their deposits and moved on. There's never been any excuse for his lack of action.

[nofi]

huff started making custom yo yos but that too is apparently gone. some nice wood,though. a piece of someones bass perhaps.  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoyobrothers/8537212545/

[Aussie Mark]

Man, those basses are ugly

[Dave W]

He made an EB-0/EB-3 shaped bass for Watt maybe 10-11 years ago, Watt called it the Purple Plower and he used it on a tour, then it mysteriously disappeared from Watt's page of "thudstaffs." I wonder what happened there.

[ilan]

huff started making custom yo yos but that too is apparently gone.

A ship loaded with those yo-yos has sank 40 times.

[Barklessdog]

Criminal is a better word. Darrin used to be a regular on the Dude Pit, seemed like a nice guy, bought and traded equipment, those are the ones to be wary of. I ordered my bass about 8 years ago or more. I lost track. The statute of limitations have run out long ago, so I have no choice but to wait.

He sends us pictures of progress, it is just painful. Too many regrets to list on this.

[sacredfool22]

He made an EB-0/EB-3 shaped bass for Watt maybe 10-11 years ago, Watt called it the Purple Plower and he used it on a tour, then it mysteriously disappeared from Watt's page of "thudstaffs." I wonder what happened there.

It mysteriously disappeared because Mike learned I had started playing bass, but didn't own my own yet. He just up and presented me with the purple plower. Let's see maybe that was 2005ish? A couple years later maybe through the Internet maybe a pic of me on Mike's page Darrin had caught wind Mike didn't own it very long before passing it onto me. I was a lil worried he might be butt hurt it was given to a then 19 year old girl, but he's nice and has come to terms with it. I imagine I'd be a lil sentimental butt hurt if I were him, but I'm a great person and bass player. Mike is one of the most humble supportive dear friends to all!

[Dave W]

It mysteriously disappeared because Mike learned I had started playing bass, but didn't own my own yet. He just up and presented me with the purple plower. Let's see maybe that was 2005ish? A couple years later maybe through the Internet maybe a pic of me on Mike's page Darrin had caught wind Mike didn't own it very long before passing it onto me. I was a lil worried he might be butt hurt it was given to a then 19 year old girl, but he's nice and has come to terms with it. I imagine I'd be a lil sentimental butt hurt if I were him, but I'm a great person and bass player. Mike is one of the most humble supportive dear friends to all!

Thanks for letting us know what happened to it. Mike is highly respected.

[Blackbird]

Looks like he updates tho...

https://www.facebook.com/zellerguitars/

[slinkp]

It mysteriously disappeared because Mike learned I had started playing bass, but didn't own my own yet. He just up and presented me with the purple plower. Let's see maybe that was 2005ish? A couple years later maybe through the Internet maybe a pic of me on Mike's page Darrin had caught wind Mike didn't own it very long before passing it onto me. I was a lil worried he might be butt hurt it was given to a then 19 year old girl, but he's nice and has come to terms with it. I imagine I'd be a lil sentimental butt hurt if I were him, but I'm a great person and bass player. Mike is one of the most humble supportive dear friends to all!

What a great story, and a great intro to the forum! How is that bass? Do you have any pics of the purple plower? I can't remember what it looked like... aside from being purple!

Similarly, Watt used to have a custom "banana plower" - i believe it was sort of a short-scale bright yellow J-bass. Wonder what happened to it, it's gone from the hootpage as well.

[Dave W]

Looks like he updates tho...

https://www.facebook.com/zellerguitars/

Yeah, showing slabs that were promised to be delivered as completed basses anywhere from 10 to 15 years ago. It just makes the people whose money he took even angrier.

What a great story, and a great intro to the forum! How is that bass? Do you have any pics of the purple plower? I can't remember what it looked like... aside from being purple!

Similarly, Watt used to have a custom "banana plower" - i believe it was sort of a short-scale bright yellow J-bass. Wonder what happened to it, it's gone from the hootpage as well.

The purple plower was a modified EB-0/EB-3 shape.

[slinkp]

I dug up the "purple plower" with a bit of googling ...

[Barklessdog]

It's always the nice guys you need to look out for. He comes off as the nicest down to Earth guy, but really is a sociopath, with no remorse for anyone other than himself.

A trait more found in CEO's and politicians.