Red Dog Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hi all! What an impressive site very taken with how well ourganised it all is!! A little bit about me... Been aroung Basses for forty odd years, started with an old Hofner violin being a lefty it converted well and it filled my early teens. Through the years I traded and eventually ended up with Hagstroms, Fenders and now a L/H Steinberger which is now going to be part of a home studio which will entertain and amuse me no doubt! I've recently sold an 80's L/H Fender Precision Bass which was modified by my old friend Ashley Pangborn. Before the days of Ian Middleton and the Tooting Workshop I founded the original Ashley Pangborn Guitatrs Ltd along with Ashley.Firstly, it was based at Whomes Pianos in Croydon where for a couple of years the company made and repaired. Ashley had big plans and made his first aluminuim fingerboard bass here, we decided to move to Redhill in Surrey to Music and Entertainment where the forerunners of his his most well known ranges were built. After an bad illness I decided to leave the the company and Ashley moved the business to Tooting. Sadly I lost touch with him but if anyone knows how I could get in touch with him I would very much like to know. nowerdays I hand out with Steve Baker at Electric Ladyland Guitars in Bristol this is the home of rare and vintage basses in the South West woth a visit where you can play and buy basses that you might dream about! Well thats about it if any does know if the information I seek I would be much obliged ... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Welcome aboard - plenty of us Bristol bassers here...many of whom will have ventured into Old Market, I'm sure. Interesting to read about your Pangborn history - I recall seeing a review of one of the aluminium fingerboard fretless basses a very, very long time ago...was it a Pbass type with two split pickups? I'd also love to learn more about Ashley's work - by the time I could afford to buy a good bass he was long out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Orright my luvvur? Welcome to yet another Bristle based bass basher hope you enjoy it here. Must admit i have only ever admired the Electric Ladyland stock from afar, really must pop in one day. I used to love Ashley's Warlord basses. Many moons ago I fell in love with one at the Bass Centre, I'd tried a very nice JD Roadie first but the Warlord blew it away both sonically and visually. I'd have gone back to buy it if i hadn't stumbled across a Wal going for silly money instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 [quote name='Red Dog' timestamp='1329417220' post='1542255'] Electric Ladyland Guitars in Bristol this isthe home of rare and vintage basses in the South West woth a visit where you can be shouted at about why, as a young person, everything wrong with music is your personal fault. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeed Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hello to you... another Brizzlite here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) [i]Hello there & welcome aboard from another Bristol dweller. [/i] [i]Used to lust over Ashley Pangborns too, always wanted a Chieftain myself.[/i] [i]Cheers[/i] [i]Nick[/i] Edited February 18, 2012 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyslimfast Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 And welcome from another BrisTle boy here, albeit one with about 1/40th of your experience... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1329518014' post='1543901'] [/quote] Haha! +1 from me albeit was a very long time ago, welcome aboard from another Bristol Bass-tolian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadilla Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi Red Dog! You know about aluminum basses. For years I played a heavy Travis Bean Wedge Bass. What is a good replacement bass with some metal parts? Is Tokai still making metal basses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcordez Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Blimey, theres loads of Bristol bassers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 1 Bemmy Bassist here !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) [quote name='gcordez' timestamp='1330089608' post='1552537'] Blimey, theres loads of Bristol bassers here. [/quote] There is a lot down this neck of the woods, maybe one or even a few of us could consider idea of arranging a 'bass bash' in the future(?) Could be quite an event.... Edited February 25, 2012 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Another one here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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