Hi to all out there!
I am starting to run out of titles for more finds from the maker of Axis Basses amd Guitars, so I used the heading from something I found during the first lockdown year.
I thought I had lost all of this for good! Memory sticks - great for what you can put on them but tiny and very easy to lose!!
Having put up the last post for Axis Bass 204, I went hunting for that tiny USB stick and found it. . . . . with other things I thought I had lost, so here it is, with words from the previous owner, who had it up for sale but after all of this time, I can't remember where or how much it went for. . . . lost in the sands of time! If you are reading this now and you have it, please get in touch with me via comments. Thank you.
Words and images below are from the owner who had it up for sale.
Peter
Cook Axis Bass Guitar Very Rare 1 Of Only 8 Produced !!
See
Details For More.
It’s a
heartbreaking decision to sell my most treasured basses but that’s what this
virus has done.
So here
is an Axis Bass Guitar built by Peter Cook this is Number Three out of eight
basses that he built in the Axis series, this is a very very rare and desirable
guitar.
Peter
Cook was best known for building a lot of the amazing basses for John
Entwhistle of The Who, he also worked for Pete Townsend and many others he was
also responsible for the Ned Callan range of guitars so this is an exceptional
hand built bass built by a master craftsman.
The neck
and body of the guitar is Rose Wood the stripes are Maple. It has an Active On
Board Parametric Tonal System, the circuits of which were created by Tony
Koorlander. Has both an XLR and Standard Jack Socket, Grover Tuners.This was
streets ahead of anything around at the time.
Has an
amazing range of tonality, cosmetically it’s in excellent condition with very
few dings, it’s been played mainly in studio settings rather than live and not
that often at that. The action is low and fast but can be adjusted, its truly
an original and I am really loathe to part with it.
Condition
is Used. Buyer Collects.
Credit to Flat Eric for some of the info
As you can see this one is 203, one number behind the last find and as Peter recalled that he can only remember making eight Basses and eight Guitars, it is looking truly great for the third off the line. To date, I have not seen a serial number over 208 on either.
The look of this bass is very close to the Axis guitar that I found and was mine for a time but was pleased that I could reunite Peter with one of his creations. As he said to me, "I have made all these things in the past but have very little of what I did"
Peter, The Axis Guitar and me!
The guitar that Peter now has, came from half way around the world and cosidering there are only 16 instruments out there, I amazed that I have managed to track so many down.
Ok, that's enough for now - back with more stuff, as soon as I can.
Cheers. 😎