We are starting !!
 

 
Sorry for huge picture size- I will resize later (or Adriaan will)

Say hello to everyone for me please!

Wow, now that's a cat tree !!!!

WOw! wish I could have been there.
 
Graeme

The 5-string Rogue (?) with the creme MXY's (?) is fetching.

OK, I'm getting my pictures together just now. I thought I'd post more during the Gathering - but I didn't manage to steal away very much.  
 
Here's the setting, atop the Berkeley Hills. Many of us kept going to the window and outlooks just to appreciate the wonderful setting.  
 

Mount Diablo

It was pretty hot when folks started to arrive. So we mostly just stayed hydrated and talked until the shade hit the canopy around 2:00
 

Wolf and Ron, the green shirt club.

As more people arrived, the population of amazing guitars and basses began to expand.  
 

1972 through 2014 builds represented here.
 
(Corrected the date range with Bill's prompting - serves me right for trying to talk on the phone and post pictures at the same time!)

It was 2:00 and the music started. Even though we were going to take the group picture at 2:00, the time was right for tunes.  
 

Wolf plays his Zebrawood Distillate.
 
Every time I hear this bass, I am amazed at how full the tone is. I probably should be amazed any more, but these instruments still surprise me after all these years.  
 
Also, Wolf is a fantastic musician, so that's got to be the largest portion of the enjoyable tone.

Matt playing his Zebrawood Series I guitar.
 
Likewise with Matt. Sweet tone!

Finally started to get the pictures going at around 3:00 or so. First a few smaller group shots.  

 Sam taking a small group picture of Wolf, Nate, and Ken.  

 Tina, Barbara, Sarah, and Eileen enjoying the day    Then the "Painted Ladies" as they were known

 Eric and Dave with their lovely tinted Alembics.   Not quite like herding cats, but we did manage to get the group shot. This was at Sam's request because we usually have no agenda at all, so even though we were an hour late taking the photo, it really happened!  

 Group shot of all the players that came with at least one instrument from each.

The splinter group of Alembicized Fenders gathered for their picture.  
 

Jerry, Harry, and Matt.

Deep, technical discussions always abound at these events.  
 

Ron and Jerry.

Time to get back to music!
 

Harry plays his Walnut/Bubinga Stanley Clarke 5
 
Harry also played drums, but I didn't get a picture of him. I tried hard to get a Band of Gypsies trio set up, maybe next year, guys!

OK, if memory serves, I believe they were playing Sugaree.
 

Jerry and Matt.