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Summer NAMM '12 - J. Backlund Design JBD-800 Bass Demo

PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in Nashville, TN, for the 2012 Summer NAMM Show where she visits the J. Backlund Design booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of the company's first bass -- the JBD-800.

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PG's Rebecca Dirks is on location in Nashville, TN, for the 2012 Summer NAMM Show where she visits the J. Backlund Design booth. In this segment, we get to see and hear a demo of the company's first bass -- the JBD-800.

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