The Ibanez George Benson GB10 was my first ‘real good guitar’. According to the label it was made in 1979. I bought it towards the end of my first steady gig in early 1980 (of course I didn’t know the end was coming – or I wouldn’t have spent that much money). But that…

  There was a time, around age 21 or so, when I thought playing bass is easy. Plus, I really liked Jaco Pastorius’ playing. Well, one day this Ibanez fretless bass showed up in my favorite music store, Musicland in Albstadt, Germany. And it was very affordable. At the time I was already playing bass…

  I was pretty sure that after playing mainly seven string electric and acoustic guitars for a decade now I’d not buy another six string guitar. This past Summer (2016) we were supposed to record an album in Germany. In the past I had often borrowed an electric guitar so I didn’t have to carry…