{"id":81,"date":"2008-07-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitaldin.com\/?p=81"},"modified":"2008-07-22T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T09:00:00","slug":"the-ol-battle-axe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.digitaldin.com\/?p=81","title":{"rendered":"The ol’ Battle Axe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The bass shown in the photo to the right has been my main axe for almost 12 years now. It’s a pretty amazing instrument, with lots of unique features that make it the most gig-worthy and the best-sounding bass I’ve ever encountered.<\/p>\n

My 6-string fretted GTB 356 Model was made by a US-based company called PBC that was located in Coopersburg, PA – they’re no longer in business, but the basses are still made by Dave Bunker<\/a> in Washington State. When I decided that a 6-string bass was going to be a necessity for Second Story, writing partner Scott and I took a trip up to PBC’s factory store to check out their basses and manufacturing facility. (We had seen a couple of their basses and even talked to a rep at one of our local music stores.)<\/p>\n

When we got there, they had a showroom full of basses – and LOTS<\/em> of them were sixers. I picked up at least half a dozen while we were there, and they were quite nice; well-appointed, and very nicely finished (most, including my bass, have AAAA-grade flame-maple tops or better.) When I came across the bass I eventually bought, I knew instantly<\/span> that it was the instrument I had to buy – it practically melted into my fingers. \"\"<\/a>There are some instruments that you just KNOW were made for you, and this bass was one of them. While I was “cashing out” the bass, the guy also confided in me that the bass was originally built specifically for Allen Woody; but when he came to get it, a new model caught his eye and he took one of those instead. <\/p>\n

All I know is: the bass is awesome.<\/p>\n

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