The Last Bass Outpost

I hope he is completely back to normal soon. 

I was never a fan, but I think I've read that Stevie Ray Vaughan played Marshall and Fender Bassman amps in the studio.  I have nothing against SRV, BTW, but it always bothers me when someone comes along and starts saying he was better than Hendrix. 

It looks like Dexter as a sci-fi B movie.  It's too bad Jennifer Carpenter can't be in it but she's too busy with her new series "The Enemy Within." 

That's some really dark, absurd humor, especially at the end with the God quote. 

With two pickups, I should use mine more than I do. The Dimarzio Model 1 is more civilized than the mudbucker, so it can actually fit into plenty of music.

And as always, I should note that I wasn't the Philistine who routed that bass for a second pickup - I got it that way.

Yes, I understand that some people used to put in a second pickup like that, although not anymore.  I just looked at that pic of yours.  It looks in pretty good shape.  Mine has quite a bit more wear. 

The SG body shape has always been "love it or hate it." Not sure why. Works for me, that's all I care about.

I like everything about them except not so much for the way they actually look.  As for people hating them, probably a lot of the time that's from people who have an overall bias against Gibson itself.  At least that has been my impression through the years.  Of course there are people who are going to be critical of short scale basses, what they consider a muddy sound, etc,, regardless.  Personally, though, I think Jack Bruce made  EB-3 basses legendary, although I'd like them even if he had never played one.  Of course if Gibson itself felt that way, they would have brought back an actual EB-3 reissue long ago. Something which apparently wouldn't be considered marketable in today's world, though. 

i've never really been a fan of the SG shape, especially on basses, but with the tele-esque plate and those pickup rings that  looks the mutt's nuts

I've never been a fan of the looks of SG shaped basses, either, but I've always liked a lot of other things about them. 

Each guitar in the vault has a story. They do a good job of keeping the memories of the deceased owners alive. These matching Telecasters were owned by two sisters that performed together. The Museum owner had acquired the right handed one & was interested in buying the lefty also. The daughter of the deceased owner wasn't ready to sell it for a long time. He said whenever you are ready to sell, check with me last & I'll top anyone's price. When she found out what he wanted it for, she offered to give it to him. She was more interested in keeping her Mother's legacy alive than receiving money for it. The tours in the vault area tell story's about most of the guitars in the room. There must be worst things than getting a tax deduction for buying vintage guitars!

You're really making that museum sound like it must be unique.  When I think of Chattanooga, I mostly think of the Brainerd Road area where I ended up a whole lot through the years.  Chattanooga isn't necessarily known for traffic jams, but I did once end up in one where I was stuck for four hours.  News about that traffic jam was on the newspaper headlines the next day.  Anyway, going to the museum and then taking a trip out to Chickamauga 8 miles away into Georgia would most likely be a trip worth taking for someone.