1. I've been getting to that age where I'm starting to look around and wonder what will become of all this STUFF I've been accumulating over time. After setting up my wills and doing a general purge in the last few years, I started to go through my gear with an eye towards how it might be dispersed once I'm gone (hopefully not for a long time.) My wife and kids would certainly have to guess how I prioritize any of it.
2. A few weeks ago, one of my closest friends asked me to add some bass guitar to a recording project he was working on. He and I have worked on music together for almost 20 years and he is definitely the person who has inspired me the most to stick with it and to aim high. He is a phenomenal bassist.
3. My buddy texted me last week to ask me some questions about the bass I used to record. He really liked the sound. I told him it was a jalopy mutt built out of cast-off parts. He asked if I would consider helping him source something similar, which was the highest praise I could think of.
4. This past weekend, another close friend was stricken down at age 49 with a massive stroke that came out of nowhere like a bolt of lightning. We paid our respects and said goodbye to her in the ICU on Saturday.
5. Afterwards, I found myself looking at that bass over and over again and realized that it's just a thing and instead of trying to replicate the sound of it, I could just as easily surprise my friend with the exact bass that he liked and then have the pleasure of hearing it in his hands.
6. I now have a huge hole in my wall rack, so I need to start figuring out which one of my project basses is coming off the back bench into the big leagues. Wish me luck!
2. A few weeks ago, one of my closest friends asked me to add some bass guitar to a recording project he was working on. He and I have worked on music together for almost 20 years and he is definitely the person who has inspired me the most to stick with it and to aim high. He is a phenomenal bassist.
3. My buddy texted me last week to ask me some questions about the bass I used to record. He really liked the sound. I told him it was a jalopy mutt built out of cast-off parts. He asked if I would consider helping him source something similar, which was the highest praise I could think of.
4. This past weekend, another close friend was stricken down at age 49 with a massive stroke that came out of nowhere like a bolt of lightning. We paid our respects and said goodbye to her in the ICU on Saturday.
5. Afterwards, I found myself looking at that bass over and over again and realized that it's just a thing and instead of trying to replicate the sound of it, I could just as easily surprise my friend with the exact bass that he liked and then have the pleasure of hearing it in his hands.
6. I now have a huge hole in my wall rack, so I need to start figuring out which one of my project basses is coming off the back bench into the big leagues. Wish me luck!
