Guitar???

Carz and guitarz... two of my three favorite things (you guess the thrd...)

Started playing lap-steel when I was 7, on an "adapted" Kay arch-top.

Played Country steel until I discovered that jazz had more than 3 chords, when I was about 15 (in 1953.)

Been changed over to a conventional "fret-type" guitar ever since, and having loads of fun all the while!

I have a 1966 Fender Musicmaster short-scale, and a 2005 Epiphone Zephyr arch-top (el-cheapo, but nice, copy of a Gibson ES 175.) My guitar amp is a Fender Blues Deluxe.

My favorite players are MANY, but, I'll just list a few... Johnny Smith, Ron Eschete'. Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Tal Farlow, and Danny Gatton. That's an eclectic mix, I know, but they're all standouts in their own fields. Honorable mention to Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Ted Greene, and Barney Kessel.

I have a 2002 Fender Precision bass (Mexico), and a 1977 Fender short-scale Mustang bass, also. My bass amp is a Hartke Kickback 15. I play bass most of the time, and it's fun, too.

You can have a band without a guitar, but it's really hard to have a band withoiut a bass unless you have a REALLY goood organ player (who can play bass lines, too.)

Music is ALMOST as much fun as outrunning Chebbys.... whee!!! :)
But, not quite....

Bill
PS For the guy who likes jazz and lives in Orange County (CA), try to get over to Steamers to hear Ron Eschete' sometime. He's there every week, I think. An AMAZING guitarist...

Steamers
138 W Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-871-8801