Mike1762, I seem to remember a story about Entwistle having to break one of his Alembics. He couldn't get the roadie's attention to hand him a breaker bass. The time came for the breaking and he did it.
Peter, I agree completely. I would never intentionally tear up even a cheapo instrument. If I don't want it I give it to someone who doesn't have any.
Sorry for you guys having to go through breaking one. Danno, I guess having a bunch of them doesn't make it any easier.
There is a story in the new Bass Player about an upright player who was setting up for a gig. His 85 lb amp rolled off a platform and landed on his $80,000 300 year old bass breaking it into pieces. The guy who brought him a loaner let go of the bass not knowing that he was 8 feet away. It crashed and broke up. Bad day.
Rich
EDIT: Hendixclarke, sorry for the brief hijack here. If you have a bass you don't want and can afford to get rid of it for little or no money, here is an alternative. Contact the music director of the local high school jazz band. Often they don't have the budget for anything but an absolute cheapo. That was the case locally. I gave them a bass that was getting zero playing time. They were very happy. You would've thought I gave them an Alembic!
(Message edited by richbass939 on July 04, 2008)
