Thumpers Collection!!!

[Rod Trussbroken]

Mr. Ernie.....Derek.....Greg....ahhmmmm.............Distinguished Guests....Ladies and Gentlemen....Girls and Boys.................


.......Mr. Thumper proudly presents.......

And perhaps for good luck........

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Oh momma!!!



I have a stamp collection if you want to see that

 

[thumper]

Hey Rod,

Thanks so much,ill send the rest tommorrow.I would love to see your collection....Bro your a good guy and im glad i met you always good to share with a fellow musicman aficianado....


Thumper

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>>the rest tommorrow


MORE??? DID YOU SAY MORE???????

 

[thumper]

LOL.....yah i have other pre ernies i havent had pictures of and some ernie ball stingrays....These are pieces i collected thru the years of playing and just couldnt get rid of....Its hard to sell them when you play them live and make some recordings with them,they become part of you life..Although my wife wouldnt mind me selling some of them.....But that will never happen....LOL.......
Oh by the way sponge bob belongs to my Boy.....Yah Right...LOL

Thumper

 

[SWR_n_EB]

Hey, love the collection, sweet colors. But i got 2 bones to pick with you. One, where are the Sterlings man, i only saw one, i'm so hurt. And number two, the price... how can you guys afford 20-30 basses, how long u been collecting/playing, i have to say that collection beats my friend in guitars, basses and upright basses.

Are u guys like..professional..or sumthing..or CEO's with money out the Ying Yang...

Not to be insulting in anyway, and sorry if you were offended. I'm just suprised.

 

[thumper]

Hey SWR....LOL...Rich, i wish....No i been playing bass for 27 years
and thru the years i have purchased many basses, and sold many basses.I kept the ones my hands just would not let me sell.The sterlings are in the first picture the all black one is the limited addition Black Onyx,and right behind it is the Blue dawn sterling with all the sparkles in it,great bass...Its up for sale though....Im looking at purchasing a Eden vt-300a all tube head...
I started collecting in the early 80's, Old fenders back then were cheap i was buying 62 strats for 400.00 each and 57 pbasses were about 500.00....Nobody wanted a fender everybody was doing the hair band thing..( Not Me Thankfully ) and all they wanted was Charvels and Jacksons and Hamers.....But I was a avid Fender fan and i geuss i capatilized on it...And purchased what ever i could at the time and hung on to it.


Thanks
Thumper

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Hey thumper.....re the Black Onyx....only 150 were made...What number is it? and serial? ....if ok with you.

Cheers.

This is my list at the moment....another would be good!

F08004...Year 2002 only. Limited Edition "Black Onyx" Sterling. 150 made. Only 75 distributed in US. Ash Body with Black finish. Matching Black Headstock. Maple neck finished in Black. Ebony Fretboard. Black pg. Black hardware. Black Pole Pieces. EB custom Logo and custom neck plate. No 130 of 150. US Owner.
F08020...Black Onyx. No 111 of 150. US Owner.
F08047...Black Onyx. No 71 of 150. US Owner.
F08082...(or 092). Black Onyx. No 46 of 150. US Owner.

 

[thumper]

Hey Rod...I will check when i get home.....I think its #130-150 your starting to scare me...LOL.....When i listed my stingray serials i noticed you had one listed with the same # of one i have that i purchased off of ebay....LOL....and im pretty sure that my black onyx is #130 but i will double check when i get home.....It may be 160...But i'll give you a hard # on it when i get home...Hope all is well.

Thumper

 

[SWR_n_EB]

Well that explains it for me, i hope i have a collection like that after playing for 27 years. I'm hoping to add a StringRay, as soon as i get older, and can afford it.

Of course...this could take time....

 

[thumper]

Hey Rod....the One I have is # 130 Of 150 serial # is F08004.
I purchased it from a store in wisconsin,Brand new....I still Have all the plastic on the pickgaurd and the back cover plates.The One you have listed as the same # was that from the same store?

Thumper

 

[thumper]

Well that explains it for me, i hope i have a collection like that after playing for 27 years. I'm hoping to add a StringRay, as soon as i get older, and can afford it.

Of course...this could take time..

Hey Swr...I remember saying the same exact thing to my Bass teacher when i was a teenager...Thats all we have is time..The bid Difference is that when i was a teenager we didnt have a wealth of info let alone the internet....With guys like Bovinehost and Rod trussbroken to name but a few your in good hands...Dont worry my friend you will be going thru alot of basses in your time we all have.......The other good thing is the stingrays are cheap right now...But believe me they wont be cheap for long.I been thru 3 decades of it, i remmember saying that 70's jazz basses would never cost anymore than 700.00...Boy was i ever so wrong...people are asking as high as 2000.00 for late 70's jazz basses....its amazing....well let me tell you The stingrays are next in line...stock up now boys..its better than the stock market......

Thumper

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

>>>>The One you have listed as the same # was that from the same store?

can't remember thumper....probably was!

LOL...with your collection, I was bound to have a couple of serials!!!

 

[SWR_n_EB]

Cool

Yah, at 16 there are a lot of expenses already(not as much as adults), considering i get little pay. I got a car, and lets me tell you, a 93 Yukon, that isn't stock is on heck of a gas guzzeler. I spend close to 50 bucks on gas, and i get 365 miles on it. It's not a cheap car. But when i get a well paying job, my first couple of checks are going in the bank to get me close to the StingRay.

btw, i agree, Rod, and Bovine are a wealth of information

 

[silly]

ohmygawd!
sweeeet collection! you even got the onyx sterling ahhh

 

[csambo]

dude

you got a serious addiction.....................I am jealous as hell. My Sting Ray was looking at your pictures and is now telling me it is lonely.

 

[rhinoman]

nice couch

hmmm. that is more like a show room than a collection. you dont touch those right? i would be scared to breaht on em

 

[thumper]

Thanks Guys.....I play them everyday i play a different one,so i can keep them in circulation....

You gotts to keep them thumping....


Thumper

 

[SWR_n_EB]

Big question here.....

This may take some time to explain my thoughts, so hold on....

Ok, as i have heard all the really good violins, violas, cello(sp), etc, were build a long time ago. But the reason they sound so good, is becuase the more you play them, the better they sound. Now, it's not proven why they do, but they just do. If you purchased 2 identical violins, and put one in a vault, and played the crap out of the other, the one you played the most sounds far better, and if one hasn't been used, it takes a little time to actually sound better....again, don't ask why, this is just what i have heard.

Ok, so does all this apply to electric basses???Becuase if it does, then i can't really see the point in playing a certain bass for only shows...I know plenty of people who do, because they don't want to wear out thier show bass, which sounds kinda stupid to me....But i can see the point in circulating basses, they would all be played.

When i purchase something, i want to use it...The only exceptions would be if i had a Ferrari 360 Spyder, and the sick NAMM 100th anniversary StingRay....man..one day..she will be mine..o yes...i can see it now...hehe.,

I'm a freak, i know

 

[thumper]

Good points SWR, I have played alot of different basses in my life time.hundreds upon hundreds.....I walked into a shop that had a dead mint 64 jazz bass,i mean it was like a time warp....I went there to purchase this bass and i have to say i hated it...I have a 64 in my collection now and the one i have is pretty beat...well played,mine blew away the mint one everything about the mint one was just Blah...it had nothing...the tone was awful and the feel of the neck didnt do anything for me.So i geuss your theory may be valid.


Thumper