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I regret getting rid of my Bass VI reissue some years back. It was
part of a trade that involved a 50's reissue strat and some other
piece of equipment - both of which are now long gone. The reissue
Bass VI are now fetching too high a price for me to plunk down for
one anytime soon. Sigh.
--- In , "Bob Cannistraro"
<cannistraro@e...> wrote:
> guys I worked in a guitar store in the 60's....
>
> 1. I bought an orginal Firebird V for $125. We had no idea what
it
> was - nobody had ever seen one. Smashed it like Pete Townshend in
a
> high school gym gig, the headstock broke off, I had it fixed and
> refinished in black with a stop tailpiece sold it to a great
player
> named Peter Heitzman for $350 who still has it.
>
> 2. I bought an original Gretsch Duo-Jet from Sam Amato of Sam and
the
> Twisters for $350. I soon dumped it for what I can't remember. I
> couldn't stand that stupid "space adjustable" bridge or whatever
they
> called it and I thought it had no sustain.
>
> 3. I traded the Guild Starfire VI my partents bought me (used)
for
> a brand new Mosrite Ventures model, Candy Apple (or metallic?)
red.
> I really didn't like it at the time (very narrow neck
and "fretless
> wonder" fret height)
>
> 4. I had an opportunity to buy a Les Paul custom body and neck
with
> no hardware for peanuts - I passed.
>
> 5. same deal as 4 except is was a mid 50's strat complete - needed
> pickup repeairs
>
> The only guitar I really regret not keeping is the Firebird. I'm
> really happy with the stuff I've acquired over the last 20 years
or
> so and don't lust after much any more.
>
> I also gigged a lot with a Showman 15 that was a great sounding
amp -
> didn't use reverb back then. Then I got to play through my
friend's
> Solid State Super Beatle and began the deterioration of my hearing.
>
> Boulder Bob
