Truly very sad, Bass was one of a handful when I was a noob oh 20-25 years ago...walked me through my first Tren-Pellet conversions. No disdain, no attitude, just solid patience with my stupid questions and literally the golden elixir that was the fruit of my labors was a great experience with excellent results. He was a true ambassador to the underground movement. He kept people safe, scared away vultures, negotiated when problems arose, navigated us through operation gear grinder like a pro, and did his best to keep his "underground" as clean as possible. It looks like there is a lot of guys in his wake carrying the torch.