Young Big Poppa playing early SR

**fly** · 11-16-2009, 09:36 AM

sweet pic BP......a maple leaf and a fiver pup on a 4 banger........

nice.

**Musicman Nut** · 11-16-2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Big Poppa

Here was a party at my parents house...My brother David Singing Jim Soldi on the tele you can kind of see Freebo on the tuba behind him and Albert not pictured....thats the bass leo made for me number 26 with the special pickup ....

Oh Yeah Looking Good, Gotta Love it.

**Rick Auricchio** · 11-16-2009, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Big Poppa

no im married for 34 years.....

Me too...we just hit the 34-year anniversary a week ago.

I woke up, said "Thirty-four years," and she said "Don't be too sure of yourself...the day's still young!"

**Big Poppa** · 11-16-2009, 06:01 PM

that pick up wasnt a 5er it was one leo made for me he called old smoothie where the strings went in between the pole pieces

**Colin** · 11-16-2009, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by Big Poppa

that pick up wasnt a 5er it was one leo made for me he called old smoothie where the strings went in between the pole pieces

where 5 string basses even around then?

**bovinehost** · 11-16-2009, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Colin

where 5 string basses even around then?

Not really.

**scottbass71** · 11-16-2009, 09:15 PM

There were F@nder 5 strings available in the 60s and 70s but they had a high C instead of a low B and they were a short scale bass.

and cool photo a detect a sean connery look as well

**kevins** · 02-19-2010, 08:45 AM

BP is there any way we could ever possibly hear how the number 26 sounded?

**bdgotoh** · 02-19-2010, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by scottbass71

There were F@nder 5 strings available in the 60s and 70s but they had a high C instead of a low B and they were a short scale bass.

The Fender Bass V was 34" scale, the neck was just really short (15 frets!).

**bovinehost** · 02-19-2010, 09:27 AM

Just to clear things up, it IS a maple leaf and it's still on that bass.

**kevins** · 02-19-2010, 10:36 AM

i love the single sticker thing. i have one sticker on my fernandes bass, its tuxedo mask. nothing in the world is as intimidating as that one sticker. hes so bad ass that no sticker dare ever enter the other parts of the bass.

and im glad that maple leaf is still on there lol

**niceguy** · 02-19-2010, 01:33 PM

Mr. Ball, it is so amazing to see a picture of you and that bass from all those years ago - there are very few owners whose lives are so deeply intertwined with the product they sell. Very inspiring!