Young Big Poppa playing early SR

[phatduckk]

woah - that's an awesome blast from the past. kinda cool seeing a tuba there too

 

[keko]

Good old times, cool bass, 7 TC guitar, beer bottle over the vintage MM amp, ...and "beautiful" mic stand ...I'm sure band play some country stuff there!

Still don't get it what is that bass-tube for? ...I mean, one bass in the band is enough, ..or not?

Cool!

 

[kylierider]

A maple leaf...yeah right.

 

[Drmckool]

A maple leaf...yeah right.

hey don't disrespect my home and native land's symbol

 

[bassborja]

Great picture, it's great to take a glimpse of the evolution of the Ray, and see what are the roots of who is leading the company to the next level.

Francisco de Borja.
Opus3

 

[fly]

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




nice.

 

[Musicman Nut]

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]

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]

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]

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]

where 5 string basses even around then?

Not really.

 

[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.

and cool photo a detect a sean connery look as well

 

[kevins]

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

 

[bdgotoh]

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]

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

 

[kevins]

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]

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!

 

[Bean]

Kind of resembles a young Burt Reynolds. Crazy...

Now you're just kissing up...