That's Adrew Winter's bass.
You're right, of course, there was a thread at RRF about 10 years ago where he explained how he bought it. It wasn't directly from Maurice, it had been sold in the meantime.
He was not a bad bass player. From what I know that's him on the records, not a studio player.
I believe so.
What a nice way to start the day!
They lost me in the disco era but they were really big in the late 60s and early 70s on FM radio in the era of Cream and Hendrix. You wouldn't think they would be played side by side with the heavy stuff, but it happened.
"Original Footage 4Th February 1968 Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"