The other part of the story is that my dad's health is failing and he bought me the bass when I was a teenager. He thought I was wasting my time with music but believed enough I guess to buy me an awesome bass and I was always touched by that. So the bass is more sentimental to me now than when I sold it. I contacted my friend that bought it a couple of years ago to ask if he would be interested in selling it. He said he would but after checking prices I was shocked to see how much it had appreciated and there was no way I could afford even $1000, so I thanked him anyway and forgot about it. Then out of the blue a couple of weeks ago I got a call from him (we've grown apart and seldom talk anymore) saying he wanted me to have the bass back. I told him I still didn't have the money but he said that didn't matter he wanted me to have it. I told him I could offer him my Ibanez but that's all I had. He's a guitar player and just likes to have a bass around just in case. He said that was fine. I couldn't believe it but also couldn't turn down the generosity especially under the circumstances.
