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Today, a large group of us gathered over at Anthony's. I think that most of us were bass players, but I can't be completely sure. Maria was there, as was Francis. Rob also came out and I met a few other bass players in the area (always a good thing). We hung out, had some food, did some socializing (which, inevitiably led to bass players comparing gear and talking shop) and then check out some basses.
John Maghini (from M Basses) came down. He made a 7 string bass for Anthony awhile back, and he came down to meet the students, talk to people, answer some question on making basses and show some of his wares.
He also brought down a new 9(!!!!) string bass for one of Anthony's friends. 9 strings, sheesh! I tried playing it and pretty much wanted a "You are Here" map to find out where I was doing anything. I thought Anthony's 7 string was hard to play; this was a whole new world. For the technical minded out there, it was strung F#-B-E-A-D-G-C-B flat. The top two strings where actually lead guitar strings adapted for a bass extension.
All in all, a good time. I didn't get to stay as long as I would have liked (I had to drive to Harrisonburg, VA to meet my folks), and hopefully next time will be longer.
Posted by Casper at June 19, 2004 06:16 PM