In 1972, I bought my first bass, a Candy Apple Red Fender Jazz....was
the love of my life and toured the east coast for 4 years with her. I
put a red sticker resembling Coca-Cola on its back to protect it from
buckle rash..
Went thru a divorce in 76 and ended up selling this bass in 79. A few
years went by and I became determined to track down this bass and tried
every avenue to recover her(ads, signs, flyers, phone calls, etc.)
..but to no avail...
Fast forward to the present..years had been kind to me but medical
conditions forced me to start thinning my bass family to pay for
medical bills.
My ex wife and her husband wanted to do somethimg special for me. They
decided to have Brett of Vintagedguitars (TBer Ibenezcollector)
resurrect my first bass love. they gathered pics of it in the early
70s(Some are of crazy moments in the past)
The Finished product arrived today, It was deja-vu...the hairs stood up
on the back of my neck as I opened the case. It was like I stepped back
into the past....The attention to detail was amazing. Brett did nothing
short of a fantastic job. It was like she had never left my sight.
I am so blessed to have friends that wanted me to have this happiness.
Its hard to describe the feelings that ran thru my body...
But enough soap box...Pics of this Red Resurrected Jazz will follow shortly to share my happiness !!!!
THANKS Kim, Bryan and Brett for bringing a long lost love back to me !!!!
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