Bass, Me too! Actually, I haven't played in a REALLY long time, but still have my "Axe". It's a late 50's Kalamazoo Epiphone, that looks like a Gibson 335. I used to live in Kalamazoo, former home of Gibson (They moved to Nashville), so this one is straight out of the plant. Gibson moved Epiphone to Japan in the '60s, and it became their "lower quality" brand. When I was growing up, the town was full of incredible musicians, and there were really nice instruments everywhere. In the early '80s, I got to know a Gibson instrument maker/Bluegrass musician. He was a little odd..you'ld go to his house, open up the refrigerator, and inside, there would be motorcycle parts! He just thought the shelves were handy as he rebuilt his bike in the livingroom! Guess he didn't really care about food.
By the way, my Bass (named Ike) is being played...it's on loan to a fellow Honda guy who really DOES play!
