A little perspective...

[Jim Gullen]

Good morning!

So there I was at rehearsal last night warming up when our principal walks in with a a different bass bag than usual. He pulls out a tiny little bass that I hadn't seen before. Turns out his had cracked a rib and this was his loaner.

At the break, he let me play this "loaner". It's an AMAZING bass. One of the nicest I've ever had the priviledge of playing. My principal tells me it's a Forester (Forster?) that was made in 1800 according to the label. I believe it. I'm a firm believer in "It's a poor carpenter that blames his tools", but this is one of those basses that makes anyone sound better.

I like playing on basses "up a few levels" from my Pfretzschner every once and a while, just to refresh that prototypical sound that we strive for. Man I got an earful last night!

Just thought I'd share, thanks for indulging me!

Best regards!
Jim