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Do you mean the 1979 film? In case, it's said it was Wilbur Bascomb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Bascomb

2014 PDN Neptune Blue Edition, found yesterday and bought right away. Never been this flabbergasted with a bass. I'd forgotten about the MM porn thread, and posted pix of its unbelievable neck here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/243768-ive-never-understood-people-and-their-nbds/ [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/1IMG_0046_zpsd220d997.jpg.html"][/url]

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1408841989' post='2534032'] Isn't that often called pau ferro [/quote] I believe that both pau ferro and lignum vitae are also being called ironwood, but guess this depends on the version of English used. In Dutch, we had something called "ironwood" too, but I can't remember what it was (probably lignum vitae though, as we used that regularly). They are at any rate different. I have pau ferro on my fretless Ray, and have some bits of lignum vitae too. The pau ferro is far from as "fat", as we call it, as lignum vitae is, . Also, I could carve the pau ferro of the board with a knife, but would stand no chance with the lignum vitae. In order to shape it (into knife handles for instance), I'd use grinding and sanding tools.

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1408843063' post='2534035'] Sums my thoughts up appropriately. [/quote] ...and never a truer word was spoken that I understood less. :-D BTW tmust have a name. BlingRay! Tmay not be a Blingo, but at least it's my BlingRay.

Yes! Did not see my stealth Bongo again. Other than that, I only bought a guitar back that looked fugly but played like butter. Twas one of these Peavey Tracers where the artists had thrown paint at the body in true COBRA style. Still have it, but if I find an axe that plays as well but with a less hair metal outlook on life, I guess it's a goner.

You know, I'd never realised how large that Classic bridge is before checking after your post. With the already ostentatious SR control plate, it can become a bit much if subdued is what one wishes for, yeah. For more serious styling, I like the regular fiver in stealth clothing: [URL=http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/MMStingRay5-HH3BDMHEBSBK_zps783f95f7.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/MMStingRay5-HH3BDMHEBSBK_zps783f95f7.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1408830568' post='2533972'] Hey, stop pretending English is your first language... [/quote] That's the most heart warming thing anyone has ever said to me. Marry me, Mark! In all seriousness, I didn't expect it to be English at all, but expected people to get the gist.

Aye, the Bongos look stellar IMHO. It was a Bongo I wanted, but I felt chanceless as the second window (that I was unaware of) closed last week. What do you mean with "glitzy" in this case (I've already looked it up), and which bass would that be? Your blue one, or maybe the tobacco? For me there's a huge difference between a joyful over-the-topness or some bright colours that don't take themselves too seriously, and pure bling. Hard to explain in a foreign language, but I do like the pink Daisy Rock bass in my avatar - though not because I deem it the summum of good taste in avant garde design.

¡Buen día, Miguel! (or something like that) Welcome to BC! I hope you will have a good time here. all the best, bert

Thanks. Aye. I couldn't afford them when they were announced nor whilst the ordering window was open, so almost forgot them and never searched for them. However, today, with a tax return and also a bass and two amps sold, I suddenly happened upon one, after even the second ordering window (for US citizens only, if I understood correctly) was closed. I must admit there's something about them that I find much striking. Roasted maple over neptune blue is somewhat unelegant in one way, but also modestly against the grain, and endearing and inspiring to me personally. Me like!

SR Pete, I can't type that fast! No BFR inlay between the 22nd and 33rd fret at any rate: [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/1IMG_0045_zps20e9080e.jpg.html"][/url]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1408827379' post='2533921'] Is that a BFR then? [/quote] Not that I know of. I'd expect the BFR inlay to be present in that case. But at any rate, it's apparently the 2014 PDN Neptune Blue lim.ed. that I suddenly saw today without knowing the ins and outs of it. Must find out now.

Yeah, innit? Sorry for the vertical pics. I had rotated them on PhotoBucket, but maybe one must do it on one's pc prior to uploading.

...but today I do... ...for the very first time. [tries to grasp some air] Oh My Effin' Dzjeee.. This neck is mine! [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/1IMG_0059_zpsd698151a.jpg.html"][/url] . [URL=http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/1IMG_0049_zps1b11b14c.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/1IMG_0049_zps1b11b14c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] . [URL=http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/1IMG_0056_zpsf4cc903b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r525/basstractor1/1IMG_0056_zpsf4cc903b.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='ricksterphil' timestamp='1408740828' post='2533197'] Totally gorgeous and awesome [/quote] Isn't it now? It has something about it that I can't grasp, but I've loved that thing since I was a kid 50 years ago, and jumped in the sofa each time one was visible on the tv screen. Part of that certainly is the cover - assumedly over the back seats in the open four-seater. I loved that. [quote name='ricksterphil' timestamp='1408740828' post='2533197'] women eh, can't live without 'em, can't kill 'em. Lol [/quote] That is indeed very funny, coz as it happens one can in fact kill them. Yes, yes, yes, I have my coat.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1408661665' post='2532409'] If this isn't a slower process then your band is either soaking in talent or isn't very good. [/quote] :-D

All of that is totally of no importance whatsoever. :-( What we need to know is whether that thing is your Blower Bentley! Oh, and will you be racing Miles'tones of this parish in his General Lee Dodge Charger? ;-) Welcome, Phil! I hope you'll thrive here. best, bert

Welcome, Gerry! I trust you will thrive with being more involved. Some of us are nice people. Some even play the bass - no kidding! Pro tip: As you've responded to someone else's intro, few people may read this, as they've already been looking at the thread. You might wish to start your own thread instead. Anyway, enjoy! bert

Welcome, Papa J! Enjoy the bass as well as BC, and good luck with the hunt. bert

I'm sure Gub really meant "cojon", as in "keyboard player". ;-)

Welcome, Gaz! Enjoy your being here! Oh, and good luck with upgrading your Hondo. Just don't go for the cheap kid racer stuff from Halford's, and especially not those Cosworth wings or those blue neons underneath! Just make it a nice, conservative Hondo Grand Luxe 840. best, bert WAIT!!! Aerodeck! That's what you need! Hondo Aerodeck 840. Sounds great, huh?

Hey _Birdy_ , or may I be informal and simply call you Birdy? Welcome to BC! best, bert

Welcome, Streather! You're not the first one to return to music after a longer or shorter hiatus. BC is filled to the rim with folks who have returned home. Enjoy it! bert

Mom and dad took me to church every sunday. Er... in the beginning it was twice every sunday! I got to love the church organ, the psalms and the Bach music. Andries, the boy next door and three years my major, played the harmonium (and later became the church organist at age 11 - despite having been born with fingers missing and the like. Impressive!) Andries was my hero. I wanted to play Bach and psalms on the organ or harmonium just like him, but my parents weren't too sure, and decided I had to prove myself first. So they shoved me off to recorder classes for two years - a frustrating two years, also because the recorder teacher hit my best buddy, Andries' younger brother Wim, on the head for making misakes. BUT after two years of this, mom and dad were convinced and bought one of these small electronic organs with two 3- or 3.5-octave manuals and a 13-tone pedal board. Did my first church service at age 12, and was mightily annoyed that I was a whole year older than Andries had been! Mind you, I'd been questioning faith since age 6, but I reckoned Bach and the psalms were not to blame, so I never rejected the music that was to be found in that building. Cool hippie Rick van der Linden (Ekseption) came along, and I wanted to be like him, including the long hair, the beard and the colourful clothing. So I started to arrange Bach pieces and perform them with trios, quartets and quintets, and eventually got to write fake Renaissance music for a play as a result of this. Then a large organ was bought with full length manuals and a full 25 tone pedal board. An electronic piano and two synthesizers were put on top of it, and mom only put on the brakes when a second organ to the side of this setup blocked two cupboards, and the latest semi-modular, black, synth with its knobs and cables was not in style with the rest of the furniture. Also no wooden sides, you know. But I was on my way, and not studying music was not an option anymore.

Welcome, Ant! Yeah. Better be careful. Accidents might happen - especially for people reading BC. Safe journey! best, bert