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Mike’s Blonde Bass
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MA: In the early 80's, when I was in Japan, I was given a proto-type 3000 Yamaha bass. I used that for a long time. Remember that scarred up and scratched blonde one? I was so proud of that and then one day at rehearsal one of the guys said, 'That thing is too damn clean,' and a screw driver was grabbed and all these scratches were put into it. I screamed, 'S---! NOOOOOOO!' There were only a few bassists in the world that had received that proto-type model bass. Paul McCartney had one, I think Verdine from Earth, Wind and Fire and me. I really loved that bass, but Yamaha changed their models around and I didn't really care for the newer ones.
I wonder who had the balls to take Mike's bass and cut scratches into it without asking him? I'd lay money on Roth, but??? Anyone know?
BASS.jpg
MA: In the early 80's, when I was in Japan, I was given a proto-type 3000 Yamaha bass. I used that for a long time. Remember that scarred up and scratched blonde one? I was so proud of that and then one day at rehearsal one of the guys said, 'That thing is too damn clean,' and a screw driver was grabbed and all these scratches were put into it. I screamed, 'S---! NOOOOOOO!' There were only a few bassists in the world that had received that proto-type model bass. Paul McCartney had one, I think Verdine from Earth, Wind and Fire and me. I really loved that bass, but Yamaha changed their models around and I didn't really care for the newer ones.
I wonder who had the balls to take Mike's bass and cut scratches into it without asking him? I'd lay money on Roth, but??? Anyone know?
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