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[MoeTown1986]

Wow, that's an amazing gift! Never played one, but it looks great!

It plays as good as it looks!

 

[ubernator]

I miss mine, bought it new for over $900 around 2001 and sold it under $600 around 2006.

Try group IV flats on it, they work really well. The elixir bronze strings it came with were no slouch either and still had plenty of life left when I put them back on when I sold it. I kept the flats.

RIP tacoma, one of the many casualties of FMIC

 

[buldog5151bass]

Careful - it feeds back easily, and with the odd hole shape it's tough to deal with. Sounds great with flats.

 

[BAG]

VERY NICE SCORE! And for free even!.... All of my fan/friends don't give me jack (well sometimes jack, sometimes jose but that's not the point). Congrats!

As long as the groupies don't give you "the jack" you'll be fine.

 

[Felken]

Wow! Talk about a score! You sure you aren't dreaming?

 

[john_g]

coolest thing Ive read all day

gonna say...!

 

[Spent]

I have one and love it. These are really tough to find your friend did you a great favor. I decided to pull the trigger right around the time FMC bought Tacoma, moved it to Connecticut and killed it. Took months to finally locate one. Be gentle with it, the tops are pretty soft and are easily damaged. I'd also suggest a humidifier for the case. I had an Olympian (laminated Chinese version) it dried out and the top warped. The bridge almost came loose. Enjoy it!

 

[fretless19]

That's a beaut.

 

[Mr_O'B]

That's a wonderful story.

 

[MoeTown1986]

I miss mine, bought it new for over $900 around 2001 and sold it under $600 around 2006.

Try group IV flats on it, they work really well. The elixir bronze strings it came with were no slouch either and still had plenty of life left when I put them back on when I sold it. I kept the flats.

RIP tacoma, one of the many casualties of FMIC

I put a fresh set of elixir phosphor bronzes on it today!

 

[MoeTown1986]

Wow! Talk about a score! You sure you aren't dreaming?

Haha yup! I just hung it back up. It's really here!

 

[Basshappi]

Very cool, congrats!

 

[MoeTown1986]

This is after I cleaned it, oiled the fretboard, and restrung it.

 

[pudgychef]

Fantastic! Those are such great basses. Enjoy!

 

[MoeTown1986]

Couple more shots. I absolutely LOVE the grain and colors in the rosewood.

 

[ubernator]

Pretty slim neck too, mahagony with a natural finish if I remember correctly, it has been gone a decade now

 

[MoeTown1986]

Pretty slim neck too, mahagony with a natural finish if I remember correctly, it has been gone a decade now

Sure is!

 

[MoeTown1986]

Careful - it feeds back easily, and with the odd hole shape it's tough to deal with. Sounds great with flats.

I found setting the notch filter just right took care of the feedback. I was playing pretty loud through my MB212 today.

 

[Spidey2112]

I can drink ANYTHING but tequila. Had a really bad experience on my 22nd birthday that has scarred me for life! Haha

Stay sirsty, mi amigo... and drink only from the top shelf...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Awesome!!