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AustinLeftyBass
 Post subject: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 7th, 2012, 12:51 pm 
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A bit of history:
The Byrds taped a few tunes for a TV show, and Chris Hillman played a strange bass that has always intrigued me: P-Bass body with a maple neck with 2X2 headstock and what appears to be a Fender decal.
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I had a Squire P-Bass Special, replaced the neck with one I just received from Warmoth, added some Hipshot tuners, a bridge cover, and "Flyer" decal. I dig it.
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andrew
 Post subject: Re: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 7th, 2012, 10:56 pm 
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That looks cool.

I wonder what the story behind that Byrds bass is.
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Moustache_Bash
 Post subject: Re: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 8th, 2012, 8:38 am 
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Love it.
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mcarp555
 Post subject: Re: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 8th, 2012, 9:13 am 
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Poking around online, I found this quote supposedly from Chris. Unfortunately it doesn't explain anything about the history of this bass, so we may never really know.

"I get asked asked this question quite a lot. I borrowed that Bass from somebody for that taping and I used it for that T.V. show and never saw it again. Whoever owned the Bass must have had it customized in some weird way..."

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AustinLeftyBass
 Post subject: Re: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 10th, 2012, 7:06 am 
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Jim_k
 Post subject: Re: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 10th, 2012, 4:07 pm 
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Looks good
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 Post subject: Re: Project completed.
PostPosted: September 21st, 2012, 6:51 am 
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Cool, I dig it!

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