Garry Tallent at the House of StathopouloGarry Tallent, the one and only bassist of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has been a longtime fan of Epiphone instruments and started collecting them in the mid 60s.  “They were different, a little cheaper, and always sounded great.”

And Mr. Tallent's upcoming debut solo album, Break Time--produced with guitar great and Los Straitjackets’--leader Eddie Angel, employs a lot of those Epi's including Tallent’s treasured ’65 Texan which he used throughout the album recorded live to tape in Music City. The new album includes guest appearances by legend Duane Eddy and Doug Kershaw and boasts a stellar line-up of casually excellent Nashville pickers.  Look for details and our feature interview soon.