My usual 'go to' generic case is spider.

However the customer reviews of their 335 case said the Epiphone Sheraton didn't fit. So reluctantly I sent for the Epiphone, which seems alright, but as you say, twice the price of the Thomann. the sheraton is about half an inch longer than most 335's.

Pushing 60! I'm 70 in January.BB King was in his 80's. If you got the bug...enjoy it. The important thing is not to lose the love of it. So many of my friends have.

I think a lot of the shit and nastiness you encounter are just people who are jealous of what you've got in your life. They dress it up with saying they have different opinions of what is folk, country, bluegrass or whatever. And they hate the fact that you entertain.

I love a bass guitar accompaniment - don't give up!