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Bluto
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Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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Location: wny
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 Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject: My BASS Saved My Life |
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Years ago I could not do a gig without a good portion of my favorite booze and plenty of cold brew . A smoke hanging from my mouth dropping ash all over myself . Eyes closed banging out a big thick groove from my '64 P Bass .
One night during the last set , and , almost a fifth of Jim Beam in a seedy little pub by the river , I closed my eyes during my guitar player's solo in Little Wing and , started drifting in REVERSE !
This joint was right on the river bank . There were windows over looking the river directly behind the band . We had our back drop over the windows and by the time I gathered my wits and open'd my eyes (while in reverse) I heard this big crash . My back side was going through the window behind me ! Of all the places to land , I had managed to hit the window dead on . Before falling 2 stories down onto a breakwall , the butt and the neck of my trusty bass hit the window caseing . I've never held on to my axe that hard ! oh ya , I had the cost of the window taken out of my pay ... lol  |
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Strat Man dwight
Man with a bone
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WOW!   |
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McGillman
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Joined: 14 Feb 2002
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Location: Nevada/Oregon
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YEOW! How did the bass survive the incident? It at least deserved a new case or something.
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Bluto
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Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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Location: wny
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| McGillman wrote: | | YEOW! How did the bass survive the incident? It at least deserved a new case or something. |
She held up just fine . I thought the neck would snap but , nope . P basses are the toughest ever built . |
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teleman77
Official FenderTalk Bartender
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 13377
Location: In Nebraska, behind the bar, Listening to all your CRAP!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Bluto wrote: | | McGillman wrote: | | YEOW! How did the bass survive the incident? It at least deserved a new case or something. |
She held up just fine . I thought the neck would snap but , nope . P basses are the toughest ever built . |
Lucky for you! Good story.
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Viperius
Tadpole
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
Posts: 20
Location: Near the guitar
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Nice story! Fix someone to set the bass next to youre tombstone when youre dead  R.I.P |
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Kebmel
Most Beloved Kebmel
Joined: 23 Feb 2002
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Location: outside, looking in
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#1 Zero
Needs a Backstage Pass
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
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Location: Down South of The Border
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That story has to get an award. For what, I don't know, but it deserves one.
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145guy
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Joined: 26 May 2007
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Location: Chenango County
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That's a good one! Windows near the stage and rock n roll don't mix.
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SAguitar
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Joined: 30 Oct 2002
Posts: 33258
Location: 'Caster County, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol
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Really... talk about stage diving!  
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#1 Zero
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| 145guy wrote: | | That's a good one! Windows near the stage and rock n roll don't mix. |
And Beer. 
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SAguitar
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True, true.
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libertine
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Joined: 28 Jul 2007
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Location: Australia
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| Wow...if I needed a reason to be happy I'm playing bass at the moment...I now have one. |
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SAguitar
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Posts: 33258
Location: 'Caster County, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol
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There ya go! They not only anchor the groove, they're lifesavers!
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