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Remember when a Bass had just 4 Strings?
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RAB
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Baaaaaaaaaaass wrote:
Sniff. Acceptance at last!

I'm now free to wear flowers in my hair and prance in the twilight!


Wow you've really got in the swing of things matey...

..or you can see my house from where you are...
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Baaaaaaaaaaass
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you kidding?

Have ye no seen the size of ma boots?

New Rock's finest!
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I nearly bought some New Rocks once but I don't think I've the strength to walk in em....
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They would keep you upright in a force 8 though?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Force 9 at least.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kinnell (Not the Jock type) They are big...
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Back on topic...

Check this out...

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why not just buy the bottom half of a piano??? Awesome though...
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Baaaaaaaaaaass
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How's this then?

Good friend of mine, Stu Mckinsey:



[img]http://a422.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/37/l_707a7541f9c0f5db199a3cac3cd98abd[/img]



He lost just about everything he had during Hurricane Katrina. The top pic is his new instrument that Conklin helped make for him.

A mutal friend, Jean Baudin's bass "Lava"



You can find out more here:

http://www.myspace.com/jeanbaudin

here:

http://www.myspace.com/stewmckinsey

and here:

http://www.myspace.com/yvescarbonne
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spotter!!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Green-eyed monster!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Considering how my wee girly fairy fingers struggle with a 4 string bass (so much so that I've officially given up) I think I'll steer well away from those monsters....lovely as they look!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

*snigger*

oh, grow up, me.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hehehehe, life's too short to bother with growing up!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Imagine one of these fella's turning up to play Hootenany and being told to use the "soft part of your finger!"

tm & c 2006 Scotland Band
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