Got me a Shadow!
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:50 am
Just came back from Mandolin Bros. here in Staten Island. To my surprise, they had a Shadow there! I immediatley put it on hold.
It was labelled as an '86 "Blackstar" bass, but it obviously was a Shadow. It's got some issues - minor player wear, some nicks & scratches, mute screws are MIA, wrong switch top, pickup screw missing, and some of the matte black hardware is a bit worn. A bit of TLC, though, and she'll be smokin'!
I wasn't sure about it at first, because I already own a black 4003. But when I plugged it in - man! What a tone! I'm a flatwound player, it was strung up with roundwounds, which kinda bugged me until I plugged it in. I was seriously floored by the tone! It also had a much thinner neck then my '99 4003.
Anyway, should be picking it up sometime next week. I can't wait to get her! I may want to send it out to be professionally refurbished though, can anyone tell me how to get in touch with Mark Armquist?
It was labelled as an '86 "Blackstar" bass, but it obviously was a Shadow. It's got some issues - minor player wear, some nicks & scratches, mute screws are MIA, wrong switch top, pickup screw missing, and some of the matte black hardware is a bit worn. A bit of TLC, though, and she'll be smokin'!
I wasn't sure about it at first, because I already own a black 4003. But when I plugged it in - man! What a tone! I'm a flatwound player, it was strung up with roundwounds, which kinda bugged me until I plugged it in. I was seriously floored by the tone! It also had a much thinner neck then my '99 4003.
Anyway, should be picking it up sometime next week. I can't wait to get her! I may want to send it out to be professionally refurbished though, can anyone tell me how to get in touch with Mark Armquist?
