The Bass Geek

This time, the bass porn comes from a new addition to my collection. A friend of mine was selling a 70s P-Bass, and I had to give it a good home.It’s not a stock instrument - sharp eyes might notice the active EMG pickup, and there are a few holes to file and a thumb rest to replace. I may even have the neck refretted and get the beast painted black, not sure yet. So it’ll never be a collector’s item, and that’s the way it should be. Instruments are meant to be played, not tossed into a glass case and gazed at. If classical musicians can routinely play shows on instruments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, you can take your vintage guitar out and pluck around a bit. Collectors, I’m speaking directly to you.

Anyway, I hope to have this one up and playing out soon. It sounded fantastic last night the first time I plugged it in, and that was with gunky strings. Clean it up and change the strings, and I’ll have a beauty on my hands.