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The Gray Ghost

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AFTER REPORTEDLY PLAYING on over a thousand records, Brent Mason has gotten his sound dialed in. And it’s a good thing, as he’s a session man who relies on reliability. But that’s not all Mason strives for when he enters his “office.”

“There are times when I try hard not to sound like me,” he says. “I end up in so many different types

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