Fish Out Of Water bass

los_sentidos · Post by **los_sentidos** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:06 am

I'd say £5000+

If I'm closest do I get one :p

bob_atherton · Post by **bob_atherton** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:47 am

Ahhh, didn't know Chris donated it, in which case I will up my guess price. Did he sign it as well?

As it's charity and donated by the great man himself I will put my guess at £7,000.00.

Nice one Chris, a very generous gift.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:31 pm

"Does any one remember a bass from about two years ago with a sort of stone effect spray job with a spider on it? It was good work but I don't think it sold for a great deal."
I remember that bass well. It was Gary Strater's bass. He was the bassist for Starcastle who had just died of cancer. The work was started while he was alive and fully intending on a Starcastle reunion. I think it was originally a 4001 Shadow. It sold for around $2150.00 to a guy in the UK who happened to like it but at the time knew nothing of it's history. I actually bid on it but ran out of steam early since I had just paid my taxes, but I'd have had it if the auction had been a week earlier. Gary is one of my favorite bassists and having that one would have been the next best thing to having Squire's RM1999.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:07 pm

It's been called the "Scabbard Bass" as it has perhaps Egyptian hieroglyphics and a green scabbard (beetle) on it. The front looks like marble or stone, with cracks and flecks painted on right over the pickguard. That's the front. The rear has an airbrushed and pinstriped motif, showing a star castle, stars, and astronomical features on black.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:07 pm

Scarab bass, rather than Scabbard, wasn't it? (There's a Hamer model by that name too.)

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:11 pm

Yes, Scarab it was.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:33 pm

Ew.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:42 am

Right. I'm on the road, and the spell check OK'ed two c's (for the dagger).

The design may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is well done.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:40 am

Ouch... that was a Shadow!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:48 am

Ouch?....I don't think it's any worse than what Paul did to his 4001S...TWICE!

fundamental · Post by **fundamental** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:16 am

Here's a link for those that haven't dug it up yet

http://www.borntorock.tv/thecreatives/chris-squire/

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:23 am

Thanks Tim!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:32 am

"His first solo record was Fish Out of Water, originally released in 1975 and soon to be re-released in a special package spring 2007."

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:48 am

Check out this forum post from Chris' girl Scotty....

http://www.yesfans.com/showthread.php?t=28347&page=2&pp=2

Damn, ok, now I know she posts to forums, what can we do to get her HERE?????

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:03 am

Those posts were over a year ago, I wonder how the project is going?