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[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='115570' date='Jan 7 2008, 05:01 PM']One of my favourite bass images.....

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What's yours?[/quote]

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[quote name='skywalker' post='115586' date='Jan 7 2008, 05:14 PM']Excuse me for being a numpty, but what's the point of a thumb rest below the strings??[/quote]
The idea at the time was to hook your fingers under the rest and play with your thumb.

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[quote name='skywalker' post='115586' date='Jan 7 2008, 05:14 PM']Excuse me for being a numpty, but what's the point of a thumb rest below the strings??[/quote]
in my view not knowing something doesn't make you a numpty, just means it was something you didn't know, most people are missing one or two facts about the entire history of the universe, life itself etc.... so don't feel bad. :)

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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='115659' date='Jan 7 2008, 06:29 PM']That's a pretty rare logo on the headstock of that Telebass....[/quote]

Yeah - must be a very early '68 Tele bass to have that variation of the logo...
And that dude is, of course, the one and only George Porter Jr. of The Meters.
:)

And here's another great picture of him in action....so unbelievably cool.

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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='115578' date='Jan 7 2008, 05:06 PM']Right now, this:


I'm in love.[/quote]


Oh yeah. Just wonderful. I've got the full set of these from the eBay listing... spend far too much time looking at them.
Ahhhh...

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