I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've got a Fender Concert amp from the '60s, the one Joe Osborn used. He played his bass through it.
I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.
Bass guitar is the engine of the band.
I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe.
Obviously, a bass sounds like a bass and a guitar sounds like a guitar, but the way you play the guitar reflects your personality.
I have to say, I do love the Ovation guitars. If I had one guitar to play, it would be that one, and it's got nothing to do with having my name on it. I absolutely rely on it.
The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks.
When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find.
I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.