AndyTravis Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 So, in a few days my big brother turns 40. We played in bands together for years, and him having guitars in the house was my gateway to playing bass. Recently he’s expressed frustration that he’s not playing as much anymore and wants to get back into playing. When we were kids, I had an old yamaha bb300 and he got a matsumoku Westone Spectrum ST. Spoiled really - both of us playing really decent quality beginner instruments. In an ill-advised (probably cider fuelled) bout of “I want to be Kurt Cobain” he started sanding paint off and cutting bits off the westone. Eventally, the bits all ended up in a skip as he absolutely destroyed it. That was about 1998. I came across this at a lovely little shop (Marvel Guitars in Timperley, Altrincham) And away we go… 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb625 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 That's a great gift! I've never been into that place, despite it being fairly local. What's it like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 minute ago, jimmyb625 said: That's a great gift! I've never been into that place, despite it being fairly local. What's it like? My mate Rick owns it. It’s a brilliant little shop - he’s quite acoustic heavy, stock wise…but has the odd used Gem in. He’s also better on string prices than a lot of places. I try to order/buy bits from him regularly - he’s got about 10/15 basses in - and occasionally some nice used bass gear. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Superb gift. Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 I suppose my point of this thread was - do you still have your first bass? I hope it inspires him to “start again” - he really was a stunning guitarist, full of musicality - not a big soloist, but was a great textural player. Always had great timing and feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 For context, haha… love this guy. last time we played together was his wedding. That was 4 years ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 Just been to mum and dads. Found the pic! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 22 hours ago, AndyTravis said: My mate Rick owns it. It’s a brilliant little shop - he’s quite acoustic heavy, stock wise…but has the odd used Gem in. He’s also better on string prices than a lot of places. I try to order/buy bits from him regularly - he’s got about 10/15 basses in - and occasionally some nice used bass gear. Is that next to Timperley tram stop? I keep droving past to/from the in-laws. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, Daz39 said: Is that next to Timperley tram stop? I keep droving past to/from the in-laws. Yeah, window full of ukes and books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasspecial Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Wasn’t Frank from Timperely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, pbasspecial said: Wasn’t Frank from Timperely? Think so yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasspecial Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Think they erected a statue in Timperely for Frank/Chris Sivey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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