Edward
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Nice... I'm still holding out for Fender.... well, really Squier, as I don't play out anymore.... to do a nice run of standard P Basses with maple boards, left-handed.
Hey Worf, you got great taste in jackets *and* basses - here's what I do when not dithering over what to wear:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/spike42/Jacket/IMG_5723_zps29e70b3b.jpg
I had a similar Alembic in my distant past, love the piano tone I got from it!
Well... at least I MAKE money with these.
And these:
Some of the 5's have been sold... but replaced. But I rarely buy anymore basses.
Worf
Wow! Nice collection, Worf. I have three player basses: a Fender Jazz fretless, a Fender Stu Hamm short scale, and a G&L Lynx (also A Leo-designed bass), and four others in pieces - bodies, necks, pickups. I got carried away buying parts, and now I've got to find the time to put the project basses together and sell one or two of 'em. I'm not even gonna talk about my eleven leather jackets (with another on order from Lost Worlds). Too many jackets and basses in my case, I fear.
While I love leather jackets, I'm not a musician by any means. However, with all the bass talk, it reminded me of a fairly recent story. I was in class last year and some of my college students were talking about bass players and one of them mentioned Victor Wooten. That aroused my curiosity as I graduated HS with a bass playing Victor Wooten. Denbigh High School Class of '82 (Newport News, VA). Turns out Victor is "not too shabby" of a bass player! I'm not really a jazz guy (more AC/DC for me), so I didn't realize what a virtuoso he turned out to be. I went to YouTube and watched/listened to some of his music...holy crap! I'm not musical enough to even understand half of what he did, but it was impressive. Wonder if he has a nice leather jacket?
One thing about playing out - I'm likely to buy garments that I normally would not, just for gigging....here's Halloween:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/spike42/Jacket/DSC02830_zps63aaf699.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/spike42/Jacket/DSC02828_zpsdc8dbe4e.jpg
Bassface, from back in my drinkin' days:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/spike42/Jacket/TP005_zpse9f3f813.jpg
Well, mine is tenuous. I've bought my son a Fender Highway One J-bass, Tele starburst Highway One, and a couple lesser Fenders. They're in my house, but I can't play 'em. EADG - that's all I know lolHmm...interesting question about a correlation between jacket collecting and bass playing. The luthier who services my instruments is also a bass player, and he is now collecting leather jackets. I recommended FL to him as a resource.