My Dad's Bass Collection. Part 1. TONS of Bass porn. 56k RUN AWAY.

engage757 · 01-29-2012, 01:47 PM

Hey guys, as many of you know, my Dad passed away a few days ago. He left me all his music gear, which includes YEARS of basses. I went through a batch and decided to take some quick pics for you all to enjoy. He had been wanting to get on a forum and become involved before he passed, and I thought it would be cool in his memory to let you guys check out a few of these. A lot of them are kept in a vault, vintage Fenders, Rics etc, but these were the ones he played with his three different worship bands. Enjoy, TONS of pics to come!

engage757 · 01-29-2012, 01:47 PM

engage757 · 01-29-2012, 01:47 PM

MikeH · 01-29-2012, 01:55 PM

Extremely sorry to hear about your dad. I lost my father and was left with a few pieces of gear as well. Nothing like this, but there's some nice ones. Just keep playing in his memory and always remember how much he loved those instruments. On the bright side, though: Holy ....ing shit.

ralphy1976 · 01-29-2012, 02:04 PM

very sorry to hear about your dad passing away, i read it in your classified post.

at least wherever you will look he will be with you in spirit through his instrument, and in your heart for sure.

be strong
ralphy

thedarkoceans · 01-29-2012, 02:06 PM

RIP,he forever will be a BADASS DAD for this. \M/ all hail.

ozzman619 · 01-29-2012, 02:07 PM

really sorry to hear about your dad, but i must say thats the nicest collection of basses i have ever seen, EVER

engage757 · 01-29-2012, 02:07 PM

Thanks fellas. Hell of a guy. Here are a couple more to finish us off. And a picture of him in the middle.

MikeH · 01-29-2012, 02:22 PM

What exactly was the cause, if you don't mind me asking?

engage757 · 01-29-2012, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeH

What exactly was the cause, if you don't mind me asking?

Not at all man. Two days after passing a physical, he had a massive brain hemmorage. Or however you spell that. Catastrophic stroke. 58 years old. Gotta love your Dads while ya got 'em fellas! I am only 25, but I figured on having him for at least another 15-20 years.

MikeH · 01-29-2012, 02:39 PM

That's no good, man. I'm very sorry to hear that. My dad passed when he was just 24 of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I agree that you have to love them while you've got them, but I unfortunately did not have the time. My condolences and may you always remember him. He seems like he was a great guy.

Splinterhead · 01-29-2012, 06:30 PM

First off, you sir, had a very cool dad. Those basses look incredible and it must trigger all sorts of feelings playing them. I lost my dad quite young as well. We didn't have what you would call a stable relationship but he was the one that got me playing, and for that I'm grateful. Dads rock!

Explorer · 01-29-2012, 06:55 PM

I'm sorry about your father.

Er... you've posted a lot of details about the gear, his age, cause of death, and where you live. I understand that you might have the best security in the world, but do you really want to paint a big target for thieves on this stuff?

Just a thought!

engage757 · 01-29-2012, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Explorer

I'm sorry about your father.

Er... you've posted a lot of details about the gear, his age, cause of death, and where you live. I understand that you might have the best security in the world, but do you really want to paint a big target for thieves on this stuff?

Just a thought!

Good point man! The only saving grace being I don't live anywhere near his place. Quite far actually! And these are probably going to the location where the rest are stored which is quite secure. But def good looking out man! Also, all my Dad's instruments are chipped and insured too, so that is nice at least!

Stealthdjentstic · 01-29-2012, 09:42 PM

Sorry to hear about your Dad man, he clearly had wicked taste though.

GenghisCoyne · 01-29-2012, 10:01 PM

condolences, he had exquisite taste

Iamasingularity · 01-29-2012, 10:02 PM

RIP Dad.

7 Strings of Hate · 01-29-2012, 10:36 PM

sorry to hear about this. he had quite the collection. if its any condolance, at least he got to have a great collection like this to play and enjoy for years. everyone dies, the important thing is that you wring as much fun as you can out of life while you have it. and it seems like he did.

HaMMerHeD · 01-29-2012, 10:37 PM

Nirvana Black Corvette $$ is secks.

Levi79 · 01-29-2012, 10:53 PM

Really sorry to hear about your dad man. Those are some sick basses though! Thanks for sharing pics!

Tarantino_Jr · 01-30-2012, 02:41 AM

Sorry to hear about your dad. He was definately a great man.

This Spector... .....

signalgrey · 01-30-2012, 03:10 AM

as others have said RIP to your pops. I agree, my dads been looking his age recently, and I dont get to seem that much these days. I didnt seem him for 3 years and when I did he looked so much older, I couldnt help but cry. Love your parents.

On a brighter note. You have some absolutely stunning basses there. Those Thumb Basses always sound amazing. Ive yet to play/hear one i didnt like.

vampiregenocide · 01-30-2012, 09:00 AM

I'm sorry for the loss of your father. He had very fine taste in instruments. I love those Warwicks and that blue Spector.

JPMike · 01-30-2012, 09:09 AM

So sad to hear about your dad.

JamesM · 01-30-2012, 09:45 AM

Absolutely immense collection. Musta been a really gnarly dude to have had a such a gnarly collection.

I see where someone got their gear collecting from...

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01-29-2012, 01:47 PM	#1
engage757 Caparison Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Augustine Beach, Florida Posts: 3,664 Thanked: 152 Feedback Score: 26 reviews	My Dad's Bass Collection. Part 1. TONS of Bass porn. 56k RUN AWAY. Hey guys, as many of you know, my Dad passed away a few days ago. He left me all his music gear, which includes YEARS of basses. I went through a batch and decided to take some quick pics for you all to enjoy. He had been wanting to get on a forum and become involved before he passed, and I thought it would be cool in his memory to let you guys check out a few of these. A lot of them are kept in a vault, vintage Fenders, Rics etc, but these were the ones he played with his three different worship bands. Enjoy, TONS of pics to come! s_k_mullins, Customisbetter, astm and 1 others like this. *Some favorites: Caparison Angelus HGS/Customs, Mayones Regius', Dingwall ABZ, Blackmachine B6/B2 and a Carvin CT6. My own little favorite slice of heaven.* Staff writer/Gear reviewer- Ignition Music Magazine/ Wax Music Magazine. Check out my Facebook G.A.S. - inspiring pages and show us your gear/G.A.S.! http://on.fb.me/ZjgcKg Then Check out our affiliate pages: Bass- http://on.fb.me/10dpigi Studio- http://on.fb.me/10tqZjP "Ummmm... Bro, do you even lift?"

01-29-2012, 01:47 PM	#2
engage757 Caparison Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Augustine Beach, Florida Posts: 3,664 Thanked: 152 Feedback Score: 26 reviews	MikeH and s_k_mullins like this. *Some favorites: Caparison Angelus HGS/Customs, Mayones Regius', Dingwall ABZ, Blackmachine B6/B2 and a Carvin CT6. My own little favorite slice of heaven.* Staff writer/Gear reviewer- Ignition Music Magazine/ Wax Music Magazine. Check out my Facebook G.A.S. - inspiring pages and show us your gear/G.A.S.! http://on.fb.me/ZjgcKg Then Check out our affiliate pages: Bass- http://on.fb.me/10dpigi Studio- http://on.fb.me/10tqZjP "Ummmm... Bro, do you even lift?"

01-29-2012, 01:47 PM	#3
engage757 Caparison Whore Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St. Augustine Beach, Florida Posts: 3,664 Thanked: 152 Feedback Score: 26 reviews	MikeH, s_k_mullins, VILARIKA and 3 others like this. *Some favorites: Caparison Angelus HGS/Customs, Mayones Regius', Dingwall ABZ, Blackmachine B6/B2 and a Carvin CT6. My own little favorite slice of heaven.* Staff writer/Gear reviewer- Ignition Music Magazine/ Wax Music Magazine. Check out my Facebook G.A.S. - inspiring pages and show us your gear/G.A.S.! http://on.fb.me/ZjgcKg Then Check out our affiliate pages: Bass- http://on.fb.me/10dpigi Studio- http://on.fb.me/10tqZjP "Ummmm... Bro, do you even lift?"

01-29-2012, 01:55 PM	#4
MikeH Djent is okay. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milford, OH Posts: 7,416 Thanked: 234 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Extremely sorry to hear about your dad. I lost my father and was left with a few pieces of gear as well. Nothing like this, but there's some nice ones. Just keep playing in his memory and always remember how much he loved those instruments. On the bright side, though: Holy ....ing shit. engage757, Dead Undead, isispelican and 2 others like this. Did You Mean Australia?: My deathcore band. New EP out very soon! Nouns: My progressive metalcore band Not Of Man: My Down-tempo sludge project

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01-29-2012, 02:04 PM	#5
ralphy1976 1 less ERGNESS Join Date: May 2009 Location: vienna, austria, EUROPE Posts: 6,745 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	very sorry to hear about your dad passing away, i read it in your classified post. at least wherever you will look he will be with you in spirit through his instrument, and in your heart for sure. be strong ralphy engage757 likes this. http://keithmerrow.com/fr_home.cfm http://trewatson.bandcamp.com www.myspace.com/reanima

01-29-2012, 02:06 PM	#6
thedarkoceans Banned Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Forlì,Italy Posts: 811 Thanked: 58 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	RIP,he forever will be a BADASS DAD for this. \M/ all hail. Kurkkuviipale, thrashcomics and engage757 like this.

01-29-2012, 02:07 PM	#7
ozzman619 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: toronto, Ont Posts: 339 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	really sorry to hear about your dad, but i must say thats the nicest collection of basses i have ever seen, EVER thrashcomics and engage757 like this.

01-29-2012, 02:22 PM	#9
MikeH Djent is okay. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milford, OH Posts: 7,416 Thanked: 234 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	What exactly was the cause, if you don't mind me asking? Did You Mean Australia?: My deathcore band. New EP out very soon! Nouns: My progressive metalcore band Not Of Man: My Down-tempo sludge project

01-29-2012, 02:39 PM	#11
MikeH Djent is okay. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milford, OH Posts: 7,416 Thanked: 234 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	That's no good, man. I'm very sorry to hear that. My dad passed when he was just 24 of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I agree that you have to love them while you've got them, but I unfortunately did not have the time. My condolences and may you always remember him. He seems like he was a great guy. Did You Mean Australia?: My deathcore band. New EP out very soon! Nouns: My progressive metalcore band Not Of Man: My Down-tempo sludge project

01-29-2012, 06:30 PM	#12
Splinterhead Sojourner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NY Posts: 1,102 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	First off, you sir, had a very cool dad. Those basses look incredible and it must trigger all sorts of feelings playing them. I lost my dad quite young as well. We didn't have what you would call a stable relationship but he was the one that got me playing, and for that I'm grateful. Dads rock! Facebook Progressive Metal - Jazz Fusion on SoundCloud Betcha CAN Play This! Greg Rapaport.com

01-29-2012, 06:55 PM	#13
Explorer He seldomly knows... Join Date: May 2009 Location: Formerly from Cucaramacatacatirimilcote... Posts: 3,695 Thanked: 40 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I'm sorry about your father. Er... you've posted a lot of details about the gear, his age, cause of death, and where you live. I understand that you might have the best security in the world, but do you really want to paint a big target for thieves on this stuff? Just a thought! ProgShredder73 likes this. If you don't care enough to research your own question, why should anyone else care more? "Pay no attention to his long winded posts... (Explorer) seldomly knows what he's talking about." Adam Of Angels "Actual knowledge and a google bookmark are very different things." Anonymous neg-repper

01-29-2012, 09:42 PM	#15
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,978 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Sorry to hear about your Dad man, he clearly had wicked taste though.

01-29-2012, 10:01 PM	#16
GenghisCoyne im here to party Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: astoria, ny Posts: 163 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	condolences, he had exquisite taste

01-29-2012, 10:02 PM	#17
Iamasingularity 7string Ghost Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The Deep web. Posts: 945 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	RIP Dad. Grand Moff Tim: "Sometimes when you want some ass, you have to eat some fake lashes. That's just life man. Red Seas Fire: "When it doubt, downpick everything."

01-29-2012, 10:36 PM	#18
7 Strings of Hate Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis USA Posts: 6,768 Thanked: 90 Feedback Score: 23 reviews	sorry to hear about this. he had quite the collection. if its any condolance, at least he got to have a great collection like this to play and enjoy for years. everyone dies, the important thing is that you wring as much fun as you can out of life while you have it. and it seems like he did.

01-29-2012, 10:37 PM	#19
HaMMerHeD Bass Player in Exile Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 928 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nirvana Black Corvette $$ is secks.

01-29-2012, 10:53 PM	#20
Levi79 SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,680 Thanked: 22 Feedback Score: 30 reviews	Really sorry to hear about your dad man. Those are some sick basses though! Thanks for sharing pics!

01-30-2012, 02:41 AM	#21
Tarantino_Jr ss.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Israel Posts: 145 Thanked: 3 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry to hear about your dad. He was definately a great man. This Spector... ..... For whom the bell THALLS

01-30-2012, 03:10 AM	#22
signalgrey Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 3,536 Thanked: 26 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	as others have said RIP to your pops. I agree, my dads been looking his age recently, and I dont get to seem that much these days. I didnt seem him for 3 years and when I did he looked so much older, I couldnt help but cry. Love your parents. On a brighter note. You have some absolutely stunning basses there. Those Thumb Basses always sound amazing. Ive yet to play/hear one i didnt like. http://www.purevolume.com/citizenlusca http://www.citizenlusca.com

01-30-2012, 09:00 AM	#23
vampiregenocide A Chap Called Ross Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire, England Posts: 15,103 Thanked: 273 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm sorry for the loss of your father. He had very fine taste in instruments. I love those Warwicks and that blue Spector. My Photography Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/rosswildishphotography Dissonant Media - The news source for new alternate/progressive music! Check us out: http://de-de.facebook.com/pages/Sawbridgeworth-United-Kingdom/Dissonant-Media/126448677394107 http://www.youtube.com/user/DissonantMedia#p/a http://dissonantmedia.tumblr.com/

01-30-2012, 09:09 AM	#24
JPMike Totally Random Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,966 Thanked: 39 $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $JPMike is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 11 reviews	So sad to hear about your dad.

01-30-2012, 09:45 AM	#25
JamesM The Armada Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 6,925 Thanked: 86 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Absolutely immense collection. Musta been a really gnarly dude to have had a such a gnarly collection. I see where someone got their gear collecting from... drmosh and engage757 like this. Cloudyhead. Facebook//Twitter//Bandcamp Watch:1,2,3,4,5 Debut Album, Abstraction out now!

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