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eddieg

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« on: November 20, 2010, 09:50:06 PM »
Hey guys, I'd love to know the story of my bass? seriel # 78-1179
 
Love you guys
 
Peace    
 
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2010, 10:19:02 PM »
Hi EddieG,  
 
I have added your serial number to the thread title to help facilitate the look-up. That's cool that you've had it for 25 years now!  Pictures are enjoyed here by many if possible.
 
Art

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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2010, 03:50:15 AM »
Cool Art...No prob on the Pics...Actually if you look in the showcase thred/ series I, the Flash's Kids thred, you can see it along with my distillate and my daughter....who sings with the band sometimes now!!! She's 13. Proud PaPa!!!
 
I'll work on better pics of the Beast as the guys call it. It's still kicks serious butt!!!
 
Thanks.....Peace.....see ya down range
 
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2010, 05:41:42 AM »
Very nice photo of the kids! ;)

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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2010, 05:57:56 AM »
hey guys:....Any news on the history of my ax???
 
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2010, 07:10:08 AM »
It can sometimes take several months to get this information together.  I'd like to see a better pic of the SI... I can't really tell what the top-wood is.  Cute kid!!!

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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2010, 03:15:23 AM »
Oh, dig it, that's cool.
 
Thanks,they grow so fast!
 
The wood is shedua I believe. stand by on the pics...I'll be working on that this week.
 
Peace
 
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2010, 01:55:59 PM »
Help!    I can't figure out how to shrink my pics to send'em dummies are us
 
thanks
 
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« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2010, 02:02:40 PM »
EddieG, Feel free to email your photos and I will re-size them.  Regards, Art

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« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2010, 04:47:17 PM »
Here are the pictures that EddieG sent along re-sized.  Series I, Distillate and a homemade Halloween axe.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 


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« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2010, 08:03:36 PM »
For picture viewing and editing download Irfanview. Just remove the Google part once it is installed.
 
http://www.irfanview.com/
 
it's freeeeeeeeeeee!
 
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« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2011, 05:25:34 AM »
Any News on my basses history ?

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« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2011, 05:52:30 PM »
Hi Gerald,  
 
Here's what I found in the file for your bass:
 
MSBI-4 Series I 4-string bass
 
top: Schedua
body: Mahogany
back: Schedua
neck: Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 32 medium
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl
peghead veneers: Bocate and Zebrawood
originally made for: Rothchild
birthday: not recorded, but likely July 1978
 
The only other items in the file are a history request you made in 1990 (nice handwriting!) and a repair we completed in 1991 regarding hum.

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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2011, 05:46:57 AM »
Thanks....Guys....Oh yeah I remember that. I remember calling just as Ron was working on it.  That was a great privilage for me to actually talk to the King as he was working on my bass....whod a thunk !!!! the hum came from some jackhole hitting the control knobs with a chair.  
 
Rothchild ?... I've heard that name before !?
 
Peace!!!!
 
 
G2

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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2011, 02:52:31 PM »
[moderator's edit: new thread started by user bgal for serial request]
 
Eddie, bgal (Alan) had placed another serial number request here and I appropriately moved it to a new thread.  Sorry for the confusion. Best, Art
 
(Message edited by artswork99 on December 13, 2011)