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I think, for me at any rate, part of the fun is wondering who owned the bass before me and what was it used for. There are certain tunes, maybe some old blues standards, that I just get the feeling the bass knows this song.
Over-sentimentalising of course
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My #1 bass (which I rarely gig now) is just that. I know both its previous owners and I know it's played with BB King and many of the old Blues greats, even if I haven't.