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As a new feature, we'll be posting pix of some of our customers. They
may have certain distinctions, an interesting bass, or just something
to contribute in one way or an../other. Our customers are all invited
to send photos of themselves with their instruments, ../other gear, or
perhaps in a humorous musical scenario. *Bass Central will, of course,
discriminately decide which ones are posted.
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Chris Squire and Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo, Kim Wilde) having a drink together. It turns out that Nick is a fan of Yes’ legendary bassist, who happens to be Beaver Felton’s all-time favorite.
Beaver comments, “Like Chris Squire’s bass parts, Nick’s bass lines have always been an integral part of the songs. He incorporates finger-style and slap-style in a very melodic and rhythmic way. Many bass players still remember the catchy bass parts in kajagoogoo's first big hit, “Too Shy” from early MTV Era!
*According to Beaver, Nick is looking to add a Chris Squire Signature Rickenbacker to his collection, so if anyone has one for sale, please let him know.
To catch up on Nick as well as Kajagoogoo, see the following links:
www.nickbeggs.co.uk
www.kajagoogoo.com
www.industrialsalt.com
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J. Patrick Stern = Cool Dude!
2 Spectors = Cool Basses!
Ferrari = Very Cool Car!
Demi = Cool Wife!
Bass Central Sleeveless = Cool Shirt!
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YD~
Hi I got the bass yesterday!! Man it sounds AMAZING!!! Had a short jam at the baked potato it sounded great! Thank you guys!!
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Stephen T.~
"Awesome!
You guys continue to exceed my expectations..."
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Guido~
"Yes, today the new fodera bass arrived.
Wow, what a fantastic looking and sounding bass. It`s excactly what i have expected.
Looks so gorgeous. (Wunderbar)
So thanks again. It`s everytime a great pleasure to deal with you."
Thank you for your continued support of Bass Central! We appreciate it very much!
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4 Happy People And Why!
Beaver Felton: Happy ‘cause we sold an expensive Alembic Bass to Michael Martin, And because he’s sitting beside Janet Martin (Blonde Babe)! Also, because he took Artistic License with this Caption!
Janet Martin (Blonde Babe): Happy ‘cause husband just won Lotto!
Michael Martin: Happy ‘cause he’s got Janet for his Wife, And an Alembic Bass!
Dave LaRue: Happy ‘cause he just got a big Raise from Steve Morse!
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Aaron~
"Last Saturday we had another welcome home for more Screaming Eagle Warriors coming back from Afghanistan. The photo attached is from that ceremony.
Having been a Military Musician in two services for the past almost 16 years, I had the opportunity to get the bass I really wanted. I love the Warwick and it is exactly what I was looking for. The service from Grasshopper was above anything that I have ever experienced at any other music store. Bass Central will definitely my only source for any bass needs in the future. Air Assault!!!"
Thank you for your business and for serving our country Aaron!
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Daniel~
I've got the bass today...Thanks for your service~~~It's a really good bass!
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Cam~
"This one is from Second City's Improv Festival where I performed with Face Theatre of New York (festival was in Chicago). The bass has been a pleasure to play in musical theatre (including a run of 'Cats'), improvised music at The Green Mill, and at various pop gigs across the city."
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Eddy Rotella~
"I took these pix Saturday night at a local gig. We played outside, and it was a bit cool, so I wore my Bass Central tee. Hope you like the pix."
We do like the pics Eddy! Thank you for sending the pics our way and as always, thank you very much for your business and continued support! Much respect to you!
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Nick~
Nick Cardullias of "Stormbringer" playing his MusicMan Big Al 5 at "Gators" in Madiera Beach, FL.
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Stephan~
"Here is a photo of my playing my new Lakland Daryl Jones I bought from you! It's not the best photo, but it's with my AC/DC tribute band - Thunderballs.at. Thanks again for the bass, it sounds and plays great!"
Thank you for the business Stephan, we most certainly appreciate it!
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Eddie~
"I want to inform you that I got the bass. And, I want to thank Bass Central for helping me to get this beautiful bass. Here are some photos of my guitar and bass collection."
Thank you for your very much for your business Eddie!
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Pat Myers~
"The Big Al 5 performed with flying colors this weekend at 3 consecutive gigs In Virginia Beach. I have received very many compliments on the its tone from other musicians in the audience. It's so versatile I'm still discovering tones.Ran it full active with all pick-ups on and it was nailing the bass solo for Free Will. The singer said it was giving him goose bumps. (He's a huge Rush fan). I'm attaching a pic from the weekend playing the Big Al 5, and also a pic from another gig playing the Bongo 5.
Both were purchased from Bass Central. Another happy customer!"
Thank you for your continued support Pat!
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Evan~
Evan White, shown here with his Peavey Cirrus bass bought back in 2003! Evan had this to say in regards to his purchase from Bass Central:
"Thanks again for your help all those years ago and you'll be happy to know that the Cirrus is still going strong."
Check out Futurism, Evan's band!
Follow Futurism - Myspace - Facebook - YouTube - Twitter
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Rusty~
Rusty Gibson with his Alembic Stanley Clarke Deluxe!
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Dean~
Spector USA NS2-X - Quilt Top - Emerald Green! Custom Ordered by Dean Glover, who just received it and is thrilled!
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Tommy~
Tommy Hornsby with his new LTD Bongo 6 HS Roasted!
Check out Tommy's Band!
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Alex~
Alex (shown with an NOS LTD 2007 Bongo 5) will be studying bass in September at ACM in Guildford, UK for the next 3 years.
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Adam Safer~
This is Adam Safer, one of Beaver Felton’s Star Students from the 80’s. Shown here with his latest bass acquisition, a MusicMan Sterling, Adam is a College Professor at a college in GA. Given that Adam has a Doctorate in Herpetology, Beaver refers to him as “Doctor by Day, Rocker by Night”.
Adam jokes as being an “Angry, Pissed Off Jew” (as depicted in the photos) and plays in a 2-pc, all original group called “JEWOP”, along with Italian drummer, Steve Caglianone, hence the band name. Adam handles all Vocals as well as “All Things Not Drums”. According to Beaver, Adam’s style is very similar to his own, consisting of fingerstyle, slapping, tapping, chords, harmonics, etc. He uses distortion and other effects to fill up a lot of sonic real estate in their compositions, which can be downloaded on iTunes.
The band plays several times per month and has developed a strong following in FL.
“How many times have you seen a group with only a bassist and drummer make enough music to entertain a crowd for 3 hours!?” Of course, seeing Adam toss a bass over the drummer and across the stage at the end of the set is interesting, as are the songs they play afterwards for their encore!”
Follow Jewop - Myspace - Facebook - iTunes
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Erin~
"My cancer has slowed me down, but hasn't stopped me yet".
Erin Payne with his Big Al Dargie Delight LTD Edition Model which was gifted to him by Sterling Ball and Bass Central. Erin is a long time customer of Bass Central, owner of a handful of MusicMan basses, and most importantly a Cancer Survivor.
We should all have such a great attitude!
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Ivan~
This is Ivan here. Thank you for your great service helping me to buy a desertgold musicman bongo5 bass!
Love bass central as it provide vast amount of choices and thoughtful sevices. Cheers!
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Ivan Carranza~
I received my bass yesterday morning and I just couldn't stop playing it! It's an amazing instrument. I know I've said this before, but I'll say it again:
Thank you so much for your time and the service. I could have never bought such a good instrument here in Peru.
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Ken Robinson~
Ken Robinson shown here with his band "Deja Blu". Ken recently purchased an MTD Kingston CRB-5!
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Ernest H.~
"Here's an amazing collection of high end basses which belong to one of Bass Central's Most Highly Preferred Customers!"
***I just hope Ernest never becomes a competitor. He has enough high quality basses to do so! -Beaver Felton
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Alan D., Major, U.S. Army (retired)~
Alan, shown playing his Alembic Spyder bass with an extremely impressive collection in the background! Thank you for serving Alan!
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Pleasant Lindsey~
Pleasant Lindsey, who owns a gorgeous MTD 535, stopped in the store while in town recently and is shown here playing an MTD Z Series bass. Thank you for serving Pleasant!
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Marc Rosen~
I have read comments on customer page, I concur I have enjoyed buying from BC and giving Beaver my business. Fair, honest, both basses arrived flawless.
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Juan Acosta~
"Al Comun Mas Explotado" played the Rock Al Parque 2010 in Colombia. Juan is shown here with his brand new Spector Rebop 5 live at the show!
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Shotaro Awaya~
"My bass arrived yesterday!
This is very nice and cool!
I'm very satisfied.
Thank you for your kind help."
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Jared Stubbs~
"This thing screams tone. Totally comfortable, great action, and unmatchable electronics! Thanks to Bass Central for GREAT customer service..."
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Shawn Foerst “The Cherokee Man!” with his rare Dargie Delight, from the looks of it he seems delighted!
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Jeff Joiner shown here with his NOS '59 P Bass in Lake Placid Blue.
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Larry Winner with his new Skyline Hollowbody!
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Steve Eisenstadt Showing Off his Sadowsky RV4
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Bc Customer Simon Daigle Showing off his Warwick He got from Bass Central
Simon Was Recognized as one of the "Best Bass Players in Canada" |
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Ian Stewart, of Scotland, with his new Alembic Stanley Clarke Custom Bass, with glaring Blue LED's!
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Mike Gordon of Phish and friend/bass tec, Jarod, flew down to visit Bass Central for a day of bass playing, talking, etc. According to Beaver, “Mike played a number of basses, amps, cabs, and combos for about 5 hours. He laid down a number of very melodic lines as well as improvising over whatever song was playing on the radio! ‘A really fine player, no doubt about it. I’d love to see a Phish reunion show.”
Mike is getting ready to do a tour with The Rhythm Devils, featuring both Grateful Dead drummers, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman, Guitarist Steve Kimock, and several other members.
Photo 1
Mike, holding his favorite ax in the store, a Gibson Les Paul Recording Bass, and BC employee, KC.
Photo 2
Mike, Beaver, and Jared
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Mike Pedulla paid us a visit on Sept. 28th, so we took this shot of him and the entire Bass Central Staff. And, of course, were displaying a wide assortment of Pedulla Basses in the shot.
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Lars Idar Rygg (from Norway) with Jeff Berlin at The Players School Of Music. Lars comes to the USA, stops in to visit and buy basses from us, then goes over to Jeff’s (2 ours away) to learn how to play better. What a Trip!
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Dave Nordschow (Eden Designer/Founder in Middle) and Dan Mills (Eden Sales Rep Far right) visited Bass Central recently (May 21st 2008) for a visit and Sushi dinner. Shown here with several members of the BC Staff (Mike, Ed, and Beaver, Left to right) holding some of their Top Eden Dealer Award Plaques.
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with at the in Anaheim, January, 2009.
is currently playing with based classic rock group, , who has played with and will be sharing billing with at , in Feb. and March.
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Bc Customer Tim Fish Showing off his Warwick Short scale He got from Bass Central
Tim Says "Finally A Bass I am Taller Than" |
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Our old Friend from Chile, Vicente Alfonso Quijada Cancino, visited Bass Central once again to say hello, hang around, and buy a bass! He’s shown here with his new Fender Jaco Artist Series Fretless along with Beaver Felton.
Also in the photo is the Chilean Wine that Vince always brings generously, as a token of good will! Could this lead to a new concept: “Bass For Booze”???
According to Beaver, “I always get an education on South America and Chile when Vince comes to town. He teaches me about Chilean culture, economy, geography, the people, etc.!”
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Dave Eichman, our Breakfast-Buying Hero
of www.endofstory.com
“Dave’s 3 daughters with three of his Spector NS5XL's (Perhaps they are future Bass Central customers!). As seen in this photo, Dave’s bought a ton of gear from us, thus, his Preferred Customer Status.
And Thanx again for Breakfast, Dave!”
Well, here’s an example of Customer Satisfaction / Generosity for you:
Dave Eichman, a long time BC customer, just treated the entire staff to Breakfast. Dave (from far away) located and arranged for a nearby restaurant to take care of us this morning. Prepared and Hand Delivered by Panera Bread, in came $100+ worth of breakfast sandwiches, bagels, pastries, coffee, etc.
What can we say? That’s incredibly generous and considerate! Even with a multitude of great and appreciative customers, this is a FIRST. It may just Take The Cake as far as acts of Generosity go!
All we can say is Thanx a Million and please let us know how we can return the Favor?
Wow! Amazing! We can’t thank you enuff, Dave!!
“I guess we can’t claim to be “Starving Musicians”….
BC Staff
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from visiting Bass Central to check out a few cabs before tour '08
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, who lives in , with his new
“Chris is the only I know with a
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Ron’s Beautiful , playing his Beautiful
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“so much Beaver, Grasshopper, and everyone at !! I definitely made the right decision choosing Bass Central to purchase my Bongo. I'll come back again looking for a new bass in the near future :).”
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, with his New Lakland 3-Tone Sunburst/Maple.
“ What a fantastic blend of "classic" and "modern." ‘Should have bought it years ago.
And . I will absolutely look to you guys for my future bass needs.”
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with his recently bought
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on stage with a as well as a
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Long time Friend/customer of , with his new and new (See Vic Wooten looking on from behind)!
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from Cedar Rapids, with his band
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of “”, a rock group from CT, on stage with his StingRay 5.
"I found out about Bass Central so I figured I’d go on line and check them out. I wanted a Music Man StingRay5 with an HH setup, so I called and spoke to Beaver about it and said that he'd get back to me with a price and time frame. Not even a day later, he called me back. His price was way better than the local mega music store and was able to get it to me about 3 weeks earlier than them also - no brainer to me! Dealing with Beaver, Mike and everyone else down there was a pleasure and I will surely spread the word about them and their great service!”
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with his new (RARE).
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I'm very happy with those 2 basses and I recommended several people to buy a bass at your shop.
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Long time Customer, ., from NY, playing his new with his group “”.
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with his anxiously awaited Bolt On with Spalted Maple Burl
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with , who visited Bass Central while in Orlando, recently. Fred bought several Fenders, including a
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Store Manager, (Left) along with holding his new in beautiful . Roberto is visiting and returning to this week.
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, from , with a . He bought this as well as a bass while visiting . Toomas played a number of basses at length while at the store, so we feel sure that he picked the right basses for himself! While his was somewhat limited,
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, a student of Dave Larue's, and longtime customer of Bass Central shown here checking out Lakland basses. (James also teaches at Georges Music).
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playing the in his band,, from
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, looking quite happy for some reason, inside a military vehicle while serving in Iraq! “Rock The Kasbah”!
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and long time friend (also former student) with his new Yes, it has that sound that we all look for in a fretless.
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"It has been a pleasure doing business with you and BC.
A great bass with a killer sound. My Fenders and G&L are collecting dust....
Maybe I come back to you later on."
Thanks again.
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, who recently returned home after deployment in the ., with his new .
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Customer playing a Led Zeppelin tribute gig in .
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Customer Alexis Tamayo with his new Elrick 6!
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Phil Mann, from London, England, shown playing his Spector NS5XL #003, and hanging out with a couple of the greatest bassists ever. Phil attended the Player's School earlier this year and may be returning to the USA on tour with his group.
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Shawn Wainwright of Tampa Bay area, shown here with a bunch of great gear!
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“L.A” with her MM Sterling, signed by Beaver, as per her request! She has several of his instructional videos and practices daily.
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Alejandro Duarte Diez Pérez, from Paraguay, with his Warwick SSII/5!
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Steve Couch with his new SR5 20th Ann. Fretless! It’s clearly in good company with the Alembic’s Wal, and other basses in Steve’s collection!
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Marc Smith’s impressive Lakland / Eden / Schroeder Set-Up!
We’re waiting on a photo of Marc, a long time friend of Beaver’s.
“Marc and his brother, Jay, used to own “Smith Brother’s Music”, a store in Cocoa Beach, FL. I met them when I first went on the road in 1977 and played that area. I bought gear from them back then, and Ironically, now they buy gear from me!” - Beaver
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“Preferred Customer, Didier Leuba, of Switzerland, with some of his bass collection! He also has a custom Alembic Mark King 4 on order!”
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Dave Mattas, friend of Bass Central, with a number of basses, and an amp, All of which he bought Elsewhere!
"Although Dave does have some of my Videos from years ago, we do hope to actually sell him some Bass Gear one day!", -declares Beaver
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with his new SR5 20th Ann. HS Quilt Top and Beaver Felton (apparently speaking to someone on the cell phone). Richard, who’s playing Beaver praises, was down from Atlanta to pick up the bass and visit Bass Central for the first time. Beaver made him a Special Deal: Buy the bass and drive 8 hours to pick it up=Free Lunch!
*Check out Richard’s great ensemble playing in “The Running”, his original group from the 80’s.
*Richard is an avid member of the EB/MM Forum.
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Who Had A Great Visit To Bass Central. Here’s What Kevin Had To Say After His Visit
“I appreciate the way you showed me respect being that I am only a little kid (13). Your hospitality beats any music store I have ever been to and I know when I can afford it, I will buy all my basses from you. Holding the Stanley Clarke Alembic truly touched a chord inside me. (tee hee) Once again, thank you for a truly memorable experience!!!”
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Long Time Customer Bill Dussing Jamming With His Lakland D 4-94.
"The Lakland 4-94, well lets just say, the crowd of basses I owned gathered so much dust after I got the Lakland, that my wife made me get rid of most of them (and I did willingly)."
~Bill D.
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Chad Youngman from Hillsboro, Oregon gigging with his Natural Azola Gypsy Upright :
Probably the best thing I've ever purchased!! Most durable, versatile, travel ready, true sound, and fun to play instrument I've ever owned. Amazing electronics, fret board, and sound controlled for the low end.
THANK YOU AGAIN!! - Chad
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Long time friend/customer, Sam Sepulveda shown here with Ed, Beaver, and then with his 2 sons, Sammy and Jonathan. Sam claims that they’re both already very good bassists!
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Simon and Lisa, visiting from the UK, hung out with Grasshopper (right) and his wife, Cindy (left), after stopping in the store to drool over basses!
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John Watson from the UK with Grasshopper (BC Employee) - "Thanks for all your help - I LUUUURVE the Sadowsky. I use it with a Musicman HD500 head and two Audiophile 2 x 12 neo cabs. Amazing sound."
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Rob M. with his new Flea 4 3-Tone SB.
“The Flea is the best bass I have ever played. The sunburst is perfect! I am absolutely thrilled with it and it has been a PLEASURE doing business with you and Bass Central.”
Rob M.
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Terence Lee, of Ruston ,LA, with his new MTD Kingston 5.
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Guido Rustige of Germany with his new BN5 F Bass! Notice poster of one of the All Time Greats, Jaco Pastorius!
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Dylan Fox with his High School Graduation gift : the Warwick Streamer Stage II. His birthday party shown here with friends, family, and girlfriend.
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Well, this is a first for Beaver Felton, and certainly a big compliment: We have a Canadian customer, Lori Craine, who raises horses, one of which just gave birth to a foal (filly) in late July 2007. A fan of Beaver’s, she decided some time ago to name the horse after him, using his actual First name, “Forrest”.
Shown here is “Forrest Song”.
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First photo:
Rob Holmes, from NY, with his Alembic bass. He also has a custom Series II Short Scale on order. Thanx for the Patience, Rob!
Second photo:
Rob with Layla, at some “Undisclosed Location” near a waterfall! Layla, coincidentally, used to work for The Music Paper, a New York based magazine that Beaver Felton was a Staff Writer for from1990-1998! It’s a small world, no doubt!
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Jim Tussing with his Custom Alembic!
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Toby Webb, jamming with his Lakland Skyline DJ5! For more info, check him out on My Space at “Toby’s World”.
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Jack Leary, with his StingRay 4 HH Dargie Delight. The proud owner of the very last one like it, he couldn’t wait until the bass came off the FedEx Truck to pull it from the box!
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Custom Alembic, belonging to Jeff Flaxman. This bass took over 2 years to complete but was well worth the wait according to Jeff!
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"Long time BC Customer, Master Sgt. Mark Sobus, with his newest acquisition, an Alembic Stanley Clarke Brown Bass. Unseen in this photo taken in the Guam Sunlight, are the Front Red Laser LED's!”
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Benoît Clerk with his new MTD!
“That's just what you look like after having made business with you guys at Bass Central.
Grasshopper is the man. Thanks for having made this so easy and quick. You can be sure of one thing guys... next bass? I’m gonna look up for Bass Central... no question.”
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Reggie Hubbert with his Pedulla ET5 and assorted amplification rig!
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BC customer, Brian Murphy, shown here while serving in Iraq, hoping to come home soon to his EB John Petrucci Guitar! Thanx for serving!
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Longtime Customer/Friend, Oliver Dominguez, with his Warwick Custom Shop Infinity 5 with Front LED’s!
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Graeme Jackson’s most recent MK 5 Deluxe, along with his other Alembic Stash! He’s one of our many foreign customers, residing in Scotland!
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Jim Fiore's family of basses, including his brand new Sterling 5 in the middle! According to Jim, it looks, sounds, and plays Great!
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bass gear, "souvenirs" from his visit in the US. From Brazil, his comments about Bass Central are:"I am always talking about on the Orkut. Many bass players are asking me how the works and i always say: "that´s the
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Bass Central Customer Ivan Belinky from Brazil, South America shown here meeting Marcus Miller!
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Here are some photos of a long time customer, Paulo Roberto Diniz, from Brazil. He's in a very famous and popular group, Jota Quest, who, as seen in the photos, play huge venues. They're signed to Sony /BMG and have sold 5,000,000 copies of their 5 albums and 3 live DVDS!
The band website link is below.
www.jotaquest.com.br
Also see pix of some of the basses in his huge collection (60+ basses), as well as his car!
*No more big discounts for this guy! He doesn't need them!
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Beaver and Crew,
Last fall I bought a VW Classic from your and shop and I wanted to give you an update. The Navy has me in Japan now and the next few months will find me and the bass all over the world performing for thousands of people. The bass is great! One of the best purchases I've ever made.
I spoke with several shops before Bass Central but the customer service that I received from you made the final decision on where I did my shopping. I look forward to continuing my relationship with Bass Central.
Here is a shot of the bass serving it's country.
MU2 Clint McClanahan
SEVENTH Fleet Band
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