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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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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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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!”
BF
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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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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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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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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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Eric Nupp with his Bongo's! |
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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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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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Leroy Richardson, form St. Georges, Bermuda, shown here with his Roscoe SKB-3006, which he describes as: “SOUNDS LIKE THE HOUSE OF TONE”.
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Jake Newman (from The UK) with his Gorgeous New Alembic Mark King 5 Deluxe!
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", one of our
own, currently serving in. 'Looking quite formidable, we're glad he's on our side.
Awaiting an to arrive,
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“I Rock, You Rock, We All Rock in IRAQ!”
TSgt Vinnie Marshall, is the bassist in the US Air Force “Band of Flight” based in Dayton Ohio.
The first photo shows the group “Rockin’ The Casba” in Iraq. The second and third photos are from gigs at “Unknown Locations”. Bass Central is trying to negotiate a unique Trade Deal with the USAF: Bass gear for Cruise Missiles (to be used on our Deadbeat Customers)!
*Remember, BC gives Military Discounts to all Servicemen and Servicewomen!
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“BIG50TY” from Columbus, GA, with his Ernie Ball Stingray 5, shown here opening up for Al Jarreau! He plays behind William Bell.
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Tony Fox, from the UK, smiling big with his new Flea Bass. “The bass is stunning, the playability, tone, and finish is truly amazing!”
“I must admit, I'm still reeling from only receiving it earlier today, a mere three days after placing the order with you and Mike over the phone. That service would have totally knocked my socks off from a UK dealer but the bass has come over 4000 odd miles across the Atlantic! Breathtaking music retail my dear fellow!! ;-)
Tony seems quite happy with both the bass and our service….
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BC Customer Joe Roberts In Action With His First Kingston Purchased At BC. Shown here AT The “Electric Factory” In Philly. Also Shown Is “ Mans Best Friend”
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Dan Mancini, with his group, “Running With Scissors” using his new Spector Euro LX-EX and the new Eden D610XLT cabinet. Shown here playing at Cranes Roost, Altamonte Springs, FL.
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Jay Culver, from Texas, with his new Warwick Corvette $$.
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Per Elias, from Norway, shown here (October, 2005) playing his Warwick Infinity 5 at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. According to Per, his group packed the venue during their Korean/Australian tour!
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Pat Juedy from East Orange, NJ, with his 2000 model Wal Geddy Lee Bass. No telling if we’ll ever see these produced again…..
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Mike Chapin’s Pink Lakland Joe Osborn, fitted with J-Retro Preamp. It’s the Only one we’ve ever seen like this, and although it took 8 months to get after ordering, Mike says that it was well worth the wait in Every Respect: sound, playability, looks, etc.!
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Albert Valle, from San Antonio, TX, jamming on one of his 4 Spectors, a Euro 5.
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Oliver Baumann aka SpyderMan, with his new Spyder Necklace! A true fan of John Entwistle!
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Long-time customer, friend, and Bass Central’s “German Ambassador”, Olivier Baumann, with his latest Alembic, a Custom Made Dragon Wing! Commonly referred to as "The Spyder-Man" (he's had several Alembic Spyder's as well), perhaps, he's now "The Dragon-Man"! Predictably, Oliver plays in a Who Tribute Group. He even looks the part!
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Long time friend of Beaver Felton's, Dave Lawler (formerly living in FL) and Family. Dave was a talented bassist way back and is now an attorney in Atlanta. We're not sure if Dave's still playing, but if he is, we'd refer to him as "Lawyer by Day, Rocker By Night"!
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Frankie Aster, jamming on his SPECTOR at THE SPORTSLINE in Atlanta! According to Frankie, the bass and his Ampeg SVT give him the sound he loves!
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Hans Six, lead vox/bassist, of Belgium jamming away with his Fender. He stops into Bass Central whenever visiting Florida and usually leaves with a bass!
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Clint Barker, our friend from Las Vegas, who:
1) Plays bass.
2) Is strong enough to carry a big, heavy, wooden pole around.
2) Loves/owns Warwicks.
3) Has met Billy Sheehan and Zakk Wild.
4) All the above.
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Rob Elmore with his Warwick Buzzard and band.
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John Loner, playing his new MM Bongo with his group, “All About Him”.
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Kevin Glenn, a “Happy Customer”, with several Spector Euros and a Helluva Ampeg Amp Stack!
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Loyal Bass Central Customer Vincente Cancino From Santiago Chili With His Newest Addition Stingray 5.
*Vincente always stops into the store during his annual trip to Orlando and usually leaves with a bass!
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Brian Roberts with his new Warwick Thumbass 5 Neck-Thru.
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BC Customer, Anthony Law, along with son, Zach, holding 2 of his MM Lefties!
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Orlando’s own, Hector Ostolaza, a former student of Beaver Felton’s with his Ken Smiths. Also shown is David, Hector’s son, starting at a very early age!
According to Beaver, “Hector simply plays his ass off, whether it’s a 4, 5, or 6 string bass! Easily one of the most accomplished players I ever taught!”
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The One And Only “Fletch” With His Recent Addition Fender Jaguar. Yes, You Can Have One Too!! *aka Don Fletcher is Bass Central’s Web-Master.
“Webber-By-Day, Rocker-By-Night!”
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Oliver Dominguez, will several of his acquisitions, a Warwick Infinity LTD and a Custom 6, from Bass Central.
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