Homer's Bass

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Swanson

Ken, how about Lew Norton's bass? He may still have it, for all I know, after retiring.

The bass I remember seeing at lessons and playing (briefly in '79/'80) had a dark brown varnish and a nicely flamed neck, made from matched pieces of maple, laminated, so that the joint showed on the back (where the thumb goes).

Ken, do you know this bass, as a former student of Lew Norton's?

Yes, that bass he called some kind of Gagliano type Bass back then. It was long since sold and he had a Bass from Kolstein his last few years. He gave that bass back to Kolstein to sell for him. The Gagliano'ish Bass was sold earlier to a player in Japan, Lew told me recently..