One of my long-time friends, B-3 genius in the Jimmy Smith Style, used to play "beaters". Winston on a "beater" was better than anyone else on the best ever made, so it's the player, sometimes, not the instrument.

As you know, I have lots of "beaters" to use on patios, around drunks, etc. for the same reason.

I ruined a new Jazzmaster and a Parker Fly the first night i played them on a patio with lots of drunks getting tangled up in cords.

Keep it up! And please let me know what's going on occasionally.



Russ