It all started when I was doing some harmless Google-ing this morning and I came across this photo of Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads - I wanted to cry.

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I instantly fell in love with her bass. I HAD to figure out what it was. After painful Google-ing, I discovered it was a Carlo Robelli Beatle Surf Green Bass. I needed to know more. There are no photos of it in Google, no website selling one - pretty much no traces of it anywhere. Only few message boards spoke of it saying it was a "cheap brand", which, I admit, sorta turned me off.
I decided to type in "surf green bass" into Google to see other options, and I entered a magical world.

I started playing guitar when I was 12. It was around the time my older brother started playing, and I wanted to join him for jam sessions. My first purchase was a crappy burgundy Yamaha bass that I bought for cheap - you have to start cheap in the beginning. I borrowed my brother's guitar up until the point where I finally invested in my own. I bought the most beautiful Schecter Diamond Series S-1 Elite Black Cherry Guitar, which I will always cherish.

While browsing some more, I came across guitars that caught my attention - not that I would ever replace my Schecter, but they're pretty to look at.

(Charvel Surfcaster C8657 + Chandler Guitar)

Then I came across this beauty. I want to cry even more looking at this one. It's perfect.
It's a G&L ASAT Semi-Hollow Belair Green bass, and I want it now. I wish.

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All this talk of guitars and basses is making me miss playing music, not that I was any good. But it's all about practicing. I just wish I had the time. Sigh.
I guess I could make it a goal to start playing more, which will make a new bass worth it. When that happens, I'll make sure to make the best investment of my life.