You’re right. Glasses are on now. 
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Was gonna say.
Damn after effects of suppedaneum. 
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I was like, “there has to be a cool latin word for those things”, and then instant regret that it was not the coolest latin word ever.
There can only be one song they’re playing then:
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Gold color looks fantastic… except for hardware 
Change that by chrome or black 
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I love me some Spinal Tap!
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Stradi Symphony Cora. I want one!
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That’s a beautiful bass but GOOD LORD that boy can play. There’s a used one one on eBay 7400
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I can buy 4 used Yugo cars for 7400. 
I’m perfectly happy with my fretless Marco Marcústico. It took Joaquin Marco 280 days to build it for me. It was 280 days well spent.
I’ve posted this before, but it’s a beauty worth sharing. Joaquin took these photos in has shop in Spain before shipping it to me. His shop is not too far from Burgos, home of the DoctorBass store, a must visit. It’s about 5 hours south from where I live in France. An easy drive. One of these days…
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This is exactly the kind of terrible idea I can get behind.
@Whying_Dutchman help me talk him in to this
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It would take @TheMaartian four Yugos (and a few pairs of running shoes) to make the 5-hour drive to the Spanish bass store.
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It’s a very cool car:
I hitchhiked through Yugoslavia on a trip to Turkey in 1986, and after being ripped off at any opportunity in the Serbian part, I got a ride with one of those cars further south, in a mountain area. There the people were completely different. Very friendly and hospitable!
The car was already full, like 4 persons (or maybe 5?). They stopped, looked at my astonished face, and said the only English words they knew: “No problem!”.
So, somehow they found space for 1.89m / 85kg (at the time) me, as well as my huge 30kg back pack.
It was so hot that they had to open the back hatch so the motor wouldn’t die. The car was screaming when we went up a mountain. But we made it.
One of my best & most memorable rides.
Should @TheMaartian get one? Yes! No, @howard is right: get four of them!!!
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You could paint them all very slightly differently and always hide three of them, just to mess with people.
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Absolutely stunning, that is beautiful, I wouldn’t trade it for 5 yugos, however I may for 3 and a trip like @Whying_Dutchman took. I literally had vision as I was reading his story. Too cool.
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In 1986 I gave up everything and hitchhiked for a year - in about every country between Norway, Morocco and Turkey. Also Hungary, which was behind the iron curtain at the time and was a challenge cause of my NATO status passport (fortunately I had a 2nd). Very exciting to get the whole “Ostblock” experience, including a “honey pot” situation…
It was a great adventure, really. I rode in small Yugos, huge trucks and quite a few luxury cars with famous people too. I met a lot of interesting people, partied with the rich in Cannes and lived with Western Sahara “freedom fighters”, who tought me everything they knew about the AK-47. Inconceivable for me now…
I spent some time in hippie camps, slept next to a torture prison (which was not great at all, cause I’ve seen unspeakable things) and was invited to all kind of people’s homes to stay a bit.
I met really bad guys and very sexy gals.
I wandered through big cities and hiked for weeks through mountains, with nobody to be seen.
Hitchhiking is great!
In those dayes you could not drive for an hour without seeing a hitchhiker, in no country. Now I haven’t seen any for years.
Last time I hitchhiked was about ten years ago (on the Canary Islands), just to show my girlfriend what adventure it is. We could have rented a car or public transportation. I had loads of $$$ at the time, but some things cannot be bought.
Hitchhiking with the locals let’s you learn so much more about the culture of a country. And you get to places you would not see otherwise…
If you get the chance to do it: DO IT!
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Oh I’d love too, well not now at almost 61 but man what a story, in 86 I would have joined you. I’ve only been out of the US once for vacation, even reading here about the “outside” of the US is so very cool to me. Your story is awesome and I’m sure you have more. I’ve always wanted to see so many things that I haven’t and probably never will. Thank you for sharing.
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At this point I have lived outside the US for longer than any single place I ever lived in the US, including my childhood home, and at this point I just wish I had started much sooner. The world is an amazing place.
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There is a very easy way: just go! 
I’m 59 now, approaching 60 faster than I wish for.
I would not travel by hitchhiking alone anymore, but in southern countries, Asia or Cuba I still would, just for fun.
If it doesn’t work out, you can always take a bus, train or taxi.
Travelling, especially low key travelling abroad, is an experience that makes you a better person (though it did not help me much :-))
It really is. Also, you appreciate “home” much more if you have seen places…
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