First, some pictures:
I especially appreciate the work James (zombi) and Glen did to help me get my hands on this fantastic bass. (Wish you really could see how beautiful it is, but my photography skills are limited.)
Here's the story:
Back around the beginning of October, my rock star son Noah (11 with real talent) decided he needed a new P*S guitar and, being the supportive type, I decided he deserved one and headed of to my local GC with a too-rarely played F****r American Vintage RI 62 P-bass along for a possible trade-in towards his new axe.
I had picked up the P some years ago, during my converted-garage-drummer-moved to-a-condo phase, while playing with some friends in a for-our-ears-only blues band. Loved playing, but never really knew what I was doing. Then, after moving from CA to DC to do some Government work and saying goodbye to my bandmates, I kind of stopped playing--or at least I stopped picking up any new tricks. So, with the economy being what it is, I figured I might as well invest in my kid's passion and skill by making the trade.
To my surprise, GC offered me a bit more than I had paid for the P and the object of Noah's desire was heavily discounted. That meant that I would have some significant coin left over. What to do? Easy; pick up the EBMM vintage burst SR4 H for the ridiculously low clearance price.
Of course, that also resulted in new amp, many hours on this forum and a bad case of GAS. In fact, I PM'd zombi to see about grabbing one of those GC Clearance Bongos. Well...not long after, I happened upon the BPL posts. After some work with James to figure out just how I could return my new SR4 in DC/VA and get credit towards the purchase of the trans white from CA, we had a deal. Great for me but a little tough on the good folks at GC.
You see, I wanted my local GC salesperson, Jonah, who was great during the original purchase, to feel okay about the whole deal. James was very understanding and went the extra mile to arrange the return at his own store, so Jonah was unaffected and happy to help the process. Finally, after a few days and some GC computer glitches, James worked with Glen and his GC manager to make sure my bass arrived in no time and in perfect shape. It's awesome and a real upgrade over what was an extremely nice P-bass, in case you didn't know that.
Bottom line: count me as a EB/GC customer for life.
The way I figure it, I've got two years of serious practice ahead of me before I can post on You Tube without getting flamed. But, I'm really looking forward to playing with my son and working to get good with this bass.
Greg
I especially appreciate the work James (zombi) and Glen did to help me get my hands on this fantastic bass. (Wish you really could see how beautiful it is, but my photography skills are limited.)
Here's the story:
Back around the beginning of October, my rock star son Noah (11 with real talent) decided he needed a new P*S guitar and, being the supportive type, I decided he deserved one and headed of to my local GC with a too-rarely played F****r American Vintage RI 62 P-bass along for a possible trade-in towards his new axe.
I had picked up the P some years ago, during my converted-garage-drummer-moved to-a-condo phase, while playing with some friends in a for-our-ears-only blues band. Loved playing, but never really knew what I was doing. Then, after moving from CA to DC to do some Government work and saying goodbye to my bandmates, I kind of stopped playing--or at least I stopped picking up any new tricks. So, with the economy being what it is, I figured I might as well invest in my kid's passion and skill by making the trade.
To my surprise, GC offered me a bit more than I had paid for the P and the object of Noah's desire was heavily discounted. That meant that I would have some significant coin left over. What to do? Easy; pick up the EBMM vintage burst SR4 H for the ridiculously low clearance price.
Of course, that also resulted in new amp, many hours on this forum and a bad case of GAS. In fact, I PM'd zombi to see about grabbing one of those GC Clearance Bongos. Well...not long after, I happened upon the BPL posts. After some work with James to figure out just how I could return my new SR4 in DC/VA and get credit towards the purchase of the trans white from CA, we had a deal. Great for me but a little tough on the good folks at GC.
You see, I wanted my local GC salesperson, Jonah, who was great during the original purchase, to feel okay about the whole deal. James was very understanding and went the extra mile to arrange the return at his own store, so Jonah was unaffected and happy to help the process. Finally, after a few days and some GC computer glitches, James worked with Glen and his GC manager to make sure my bass arrived in no time and in perfect shape. It's awesome and a real upgrade over what was an extremely nice P-bass, in case you didn't know that.
Bottom line: count me as a EB/GC customer for life.
The way I figure it, I've got two years of serious practice ahead of me before I can post on You Tube without getting flamed. But, I'm really looking forward to playing with my son and working to get good with this bass.
Greg
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