The bassist for Sonny Landreth Band www.sonnylandreth.com named "Dave Ranson" saw the Bogdon Box Bass on the web, went to www.BogdonMusic.com and then phoned me asking to buy a 3-string box bass. He invited me and my partners to the gig as long as I brought a box bass with me. I met Sonny and the band backstage before the show at The Ark in Ann Arbor Michigan. We just kinda jammed in the dressing room for a short time, then they performed their gig and I watched from the side. Sonny Landreth is an amazing guitarist. He has a slide technique that I don't quite understand, even though I see what he's doing. He calls his music blues but to me it's old school psychedelic rock. I was mesmerized during the whole performance! The bassist and drummer were perfectly in sync bringing momentums to a high, then gently bringing the groove back down to earth. They played for ninety minutes. After the gig, and after the house emptied, the crew hooked up my 3-string box bass to the bass amp and house system. I was playin-a'swinging and a'swaying bass lines all over up and down... then the bassist played the box bass with his drummer joining in. I had to quickly choose between a harmonica or jaw-harp, harmonica in one pocket, jaw harp in the other, harmonica or jaw harp... of course I choose the jaw-harp and jammmed it as serious as could be. It was totally beautiful as we shouted, laughed and jammed. The bassist asked how much for the bass, I gave him the price, he said "that's all?" I said "I'm not gonna get rich making these box basses..." he said "yes you are..." and gave me a few dollars more than I asked. We both laughed and I stuck around for a little while watching him bond with the box bass as he experimented with reach and tone. It was almost midnight and I told them that I had to go to work in the morning, so I thanked them for their hospitality. Dave Ranson thanked me for selling the 3-string to him. I told him that as for now, he is the ONLY person on the planet with a Bogdon 3-string bass. I sold him the only one I had, the prototype, and now I don't even have one (we're waiting for materials to be delivered). He said he'll be playing it all across the country since they're performing at all the blues festivals from California, to Texas and New York. Then they go to Europe. And now he's glad to have something to do with all of those hours on the tour bus. Dave Ranson has this exact bass in this video;  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w9Nq9vwkJ4