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Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:25 pm
by T.A.R.
Wow what a story! I love this place!
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:41 pm
by chrisdski
johnhall wrote:early proponent of the Phantasmagorian
Alright, I had to look that one up. Google pointed me right back here to an earlier post. Wasn't sure if it was that thing from Woody Allen's "Sleeper" movie
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Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:18 pm
by bassduke49
Wow! This is fascinating. Thanks, John. I guess I'm going to have to place the LS basses back to '67-68 on the timeline.
Graham, the second picture you posted is the instrument Oyama Katsuyuki owns now. He has been kind enough to supply great photos. It has a date stamp of '68, but has late '72 neck features, so possibly a rebuild/restore as well.
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:47 pm
by jps
chrisdski wrote:Wasn't sure if it was that thing from Woody Allen's "Sleeper" movie
The orgasmatron?
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:33 pm
by johnallg
Well this was educational.
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:33 am
by 8mileshigh
Well, if they were around in '67, someone missed a trick at Monterey or Woodstock
How cool would a lightshow equipped band have been at those festivals?
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:45 am
by teeder
I love this place!
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:11 am
by bassduke49
Of course, a weaknesses of the Light Show is that you wouldn't see much on a brightly lit stage!
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:54 am
by admin
I am so glad that this gem was rescued. It never hurts to have a storage locker with goodies either. What fun it would be to spend some time in this locker. Nice work John.
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:41 pm
by winston
What a great read this thread has been.
Ted and Kevin said "I love this place" and I quite agree.
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:48 pm
by jingle_jangle
I have never seen anything but a part # on the body PC boards. So, RIC could date the boards, but where would that get you?
Re: Dating a Lightshow bass
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:10 am
by wints
A great thread. Real interesting reading. Props to all those with the knowledge, and, more importantly these days, the memory!