Guitar
Parkinson Bass.
As a lover of anything not quite the norm, it is very interesting
to see what the small volume makers turn out.
I have several "one off" instruments but this one is quite unusual.
Parkinson of Leigh, in Lancashire is not one of those makers that
crop up in conversations that include makers like John Diggins,
Doug Wilkes, Peter Cook, Ray Cooper, John Birch, Jim Cairnes,
etc, etc - I could go on for some time but there are quite a few
makers out there.
Mine is a "Project" that I will get round to, soon, I hope!
I have not had it strung or played it but curiosity is edging me
towards "getting it on the road"!
I just love the "Handmadeness" (is there such a word) of it - the
slab body, one off neck, the hand sawn scratchplate, the odd looking
knobs and those slot-head screws take me back to my early days!
Oooh, nostalgia isn't what it used to be!!
I can find nothing about the maker and have only seen one other one
but there must be more out there.
The pics below are not of one of my basses - these are the only other
images of one that I could find.
Mine has a serial # 070 and the other one shown is 080.
Judging by the difference, the more he made, the better he got.
Has anyone else out there in the wide, wide world ever heard of one,
seen one, played one or owned one??
Would love to hear from you.
Cheers, :)
[email protected]
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Guitar
Parkinson Bass, Leigh. Rare as . . . . . .
Parkinson Bass.
As a lover of anything not quite the norm, it is very interesting
to see what the small volume makers turn out.
I have several "one off" instruments but this one is quite unusual.
Parkinson of Leigh, in Lancashire is not one of those makers that
crop up in conversations that include makers like John Diggins,
Doug Wilkes, Peter Cook, Ray Cooper, John Birch, Jim Cairnes,
etc, etc - I could go on for some time but there are quite a few
makers out there.
Mine is a "Project" that I will get round to, soon, I hope!
I have not had it strung or played it but curiosity is edging me
towards "getting it on the road"!
I just love the "Handmadeness" (is there such a word) of it - the
slab body, one off neck, the hand sawn scratchplate, the odd looking
knobs and those slot-head screws take me back to my early days!
Oooh, nostalgia isn't what it used to be!!
I can find nothing about the maker and have only seen one other one
but there must be more out there.
The pics below are not of one of my basses - these are the only other
images of one that I could find.
Mine has a serial # 070 and the other one shown is 080.
Judging by the difference, the more he made, the better he got.
Has anyone else out there in the wide, wide world ever heard of one,
seen one, played one or owned one??
Would love to hear from you.
Cheers, :)
[email protected]
- Flat Eric, Bass And Guitar - 199th Post And Five Years On. . . . .
Today is a bit of a celebration! This is my 199th post! This has taken me some time to do but I hope it will be interesting. If you ever wander off somewhere, within the blog, just click on the script at the top of...
- 20,000 Visits! Here's To The Next 20,000. . . . . . .
Since I started this project, I have now had over 20,000 page views! To all those who have been here before, hope you have enjoyed it so far and hope to see you coming back. The feature that attracted the most visits, was the one that was on the guitar...
- Peavey T-60 Tanburst. . . . . . . . .
Sunday morning - sun is out today! :) I have a new follower today, welcome on board - Torch. If you go back to the posts that started last April, when I really got going and work your way through the year, you will find listed - Peavey T-40 and T-60,...
- Peter Cook - Custom Guitars . . . . . . . .
Back in the day . . . . . When you consider, that according to legend, the first Fender Stratocaster hit our shores in 1959, imported by Cliff Richard. Fiesta Red, serial # 34346, played by Hank Marvin, it's hardly surprising that there were not...
- A Few Questions To Answer. . . . .
Hi to all out there. :) I had intended to carry on to the next stage about Peter, his work on John's other basses and the work he did for Pete Townshend but I have had quite a few questions asked of me and if I am able to, I would like to answer them...