Re: First bass encounter

tom wrote:

"Ken Dixon" <nsvmiami@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:gd5aiq$svo$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Pt wrote:
My first bass encounter was in the 50’s
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What was your first bass encounter?

Pt

My first ever bass was a Kingston short scale electric my dad gave me for my 14th b'day. My first "real" bass was a EKO violin bass that I bought in 67 or 68 which was replaced by the Telebass I bought about a year after and still have. I made the mistake of loaning the EKO to a buddy with a heroine problem and never saw it or him again ;-/
http://www.gearwire.com/media/black-angels-guitars.mov

Ken in Miami

Here I am with my Kingston in 65 with the "Mad Rahs" in a promo shot for an all school revue when we backed up 3 black female singers doing "My Guy". Whooo-hooo.........big time.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z95/dollymadis/Untitled-1.jpg

Very cool. I wish I had some pics from back in those days.
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