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She and you have been an inspiration and a profile in courage in the face of adversity for so many of us on the forum.
You and her will never die.
You just change location.
God bless y'all.
I have a Les Paul and a couple V's that have bigsby's.
Sometimes I don't play them for a coupla' weeks, and some of them months.
I keep them in cases when not doing so.
I'm always amazed when I pull them out and find them still in tune.
That doesn't always happen every time but they are...
Gibson Skylark I gave to a friend.
Stupid.
'78 Vibro Champ I loaned to a guitar player friend of mine.
Never got it back.
More the stupid.
Then again.
Musicians.
We play music.
But we aren't always that smart.
I don't want to believe it.
I conversed with him on the phone a few times.
Even had a very pleasant conversation with his mom Murrieta before she died.
A very sweet woman and raised a very sweet son.
Bought some nos tubes from him and helped him out when things went south for him.
He had...
If I recall AlvisX (Alvin Youngblood Hart) who is a member here also digs on that amp.
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I love all the blues Kings. BB. Freddy. Albert.
And all the old guys like Muddy. Howlin' Wolf. Robert Johnson. Lightnin' Hopkins.
Love Jimi. Zep. Yardbirds.
Love ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
And other stuff like Koss and Sean Costello.
I 'specially love grunge.
Soundgarden on top of all...
Is Hawaii Five O.
I grew up with Combat and Vic Morrow, Twelve O'Clock High, Dragnet, Wagon Train and so many others.
But this was my favorite.
The best turn around in the history of television or film.
Jack Lord rocked!
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Like the thread about Les Pauls.
This one is about the bass.
Who sold more?
Jack Bruce.
John Paul Jones.
Paul McCartney.
Jaco Pastorius.
Stanley Clarke.
Noel Redding.
John Entwisle.
Duck Dunn.
Steve Harris.
Les Claypool.
Cliff Burton.
Willie Dixon.
Flea.
Bootsy Collins.
Chris...
I have 2 Gibson V's both modded with p90's.
And Bigsby's.
But I love this flick....
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Dec 27 2019.
The day I turned 61 years old.
And then.
I came across this.
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Grandma...
They send you this demo.
To see if you've got what it takes.
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Well do ya?