Kevin Lang Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 In 1972; when I thought my bass playing days were done, I sold my battered old 1961 'P' bass to an old guy in Failsworth, Manchester. It had seen a bit action in the German clubs in the 60's, a bit dinged, the frets were worn but it played fine. At some stage it was sprayed powder/wedgewood blue, originally it was a sunburst. It had a tortoiseshell scratchplate, maple neck, rosewood board...and I would really like to know what happened to it....or better still try to buy it back!!! It's got a few distinctive dings and a special mark that I put on all my basses in case they get lost or stolen...so I am pretty sure that I would recognise it again. Please can any of you guys help? You can reach me at [email protected] or 07860 587 999. PS. There's a photo on e-Bay at the moment with me and Noel Redding when he was our lead guitarist with Neil Landon and The Burnetts in the year we both trotted off to meet Chas Chandler and Jimi Hendrix in London. Noel had gone for the lead guitarists job with the reforming Animals II, but as it turned out he was offered the job with Hendrix and the rest as they say..."is history". Check out 'Bye Bye Johnny' on Youtube...that's the bass...and that's rock-n-roll man!!! Hope to hear from you thanks for taking the trouble to read this. PPS. I'm an ex Mancunian having played with:- The Topliners, The Skyliners with Mike McConnell on lead guitar, (I had to learn the solo to Jet Harris's Niram to get that job), Deek Rivers and The Big Sound, Mike Cadillac and the Playboys and a short stint with Glynn Ellis and the Jets before they became Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders when my brother Bob took over. Cheers. Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Hi Kevin Welcome to Basschat Have you been posting wated ads like this for some time? I remember something a few years ago ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 [quote name='Kevin Lang' post='648141' date='Nov 7 2009, 03:26 PM'](I had to learn the solo to Jet Harris's Niram to get that job)[/quote] Superb song! One of my favourite bass players from that era, I could really listen to his work with the Shadows all day (and have done in the past!) Best of luck with the search for your guitar, and welcome to the forum, Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 The ebay links gone. it has been on here before. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31728&hl=missing+bass"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...hl=missing+bass[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='648145' date='Nov 7 2009, 03:33 PM']Have you been posting wated ads like this for some time? I remember something a few years ago .....[/quote] Rang bells with me... almost a year ago to the day. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31794&hl=kevin+lang"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;hl=kevin+lang[/url] Hope you have some luck finding it this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanto Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Go on -give us a happy ending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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