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Anybody had business with this establishment ? Not "the bass place" The Bass Palace . ?

i don't think they are still around.

basspalace.com

From the rumor mill, a burglary was the last straw for them.

I think they are Ebay only now.

"The Swami" used to have a great site. I did some business and it took many months to get paid. Most likely he was robbing-peter-to-pay-paul. He still sets up at the big guitar shows.

I guess it's called " New Bass Palace " now .

his prices were a little high ...

I bought a '73 4001 from the Swami a few years ago that arrived with some undisclosed issues. Add that to the fact that he was near impossible to get hold of via phone or e-mail, and I decided it was best not to deal with him anymore. That said, I always enjoyed checking out his web site.

I tried to deal with the "Swami" on several occasions, including a checkerbound 4001 that he had once. He was always too busy to talk to me at Guitar shows, or I would email himm and get a response(IF I got one) several weeks later. I was left with the impression that he was either VERY disorganized, or he just didn't have enough time to deal with his customers. I practically threw money at him on a couple of occasions, but he wouldn't give me the time of day... Bit of an odd duck, IMHO... Others may have other opinions...

I had very similar experiences in all instances with the two posts above.

Ok . Thanks for the info . I will proceed with caution .