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A big Old girl's roots


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This is Paddy (even though she's a she).
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[IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/IMAG1058_zps305500d1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/basscoach/stuffs/IMAG1057_zpsb58b5b68.jpg[/IMG]

She's named in tribute to its previous owner, the finest singer I have had the honour of working with, who sadly past away 18 months ago.

Paddy is not for sale, I'm more interested in its origins.
Paddy's had a hard life as you can see, but has mahoosive volume for a ply bass and records beautifully with a mic, but has a nice defined click & boom with the TM pup too despite her looks.

It's had numerous repairs and looks like its been used to escape a flood and toboggan down an alpine slope.
There are no labels inside.
Anyone think they can identify its likely origins?

Thanks for looking.

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[quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1348381134' post='1812835']
Nice bass - looks German or eastern European to me 50's to 70's I reckon. Finish looks like cuprinol fence preserver no.4 "walnut dream" so will be ideal for outdoor gigs :)
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Lol..!
Cheers Bob....perhaps it was used to escape a flood then? :-)

The previous owner reckoned it had been dragged around the west end club scene during the 60's, so a 50's date might not be too far off.

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