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Bass Amps & Effects / Phil Jones Suitcase
« on: June 01, 2023, 09:30:21 AM »
Has anyone used the Phil Jones 300 Watt suitcase?

Thinking of using it for gigging with PA support...bars, casinos etc.  Where you have to roll gear a mile to get to stage.

Love my Roland Cube 100, but looking for a little more headroom...

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Gibson Basses / New to me Thunderbird
« on: February 27, 2023, 01:02:37 PM »
OK

I bought a 2019 Thunderbird maybe 6 weeks ago...I had to set it up, cut the nut etc...

The finish work is sketchy...sanding marks etc.

After the setup, what a wonderful bass.  I have played 4 jobs with it so far, and I totally see what Mark, Uwe and Scott see...

I absolutely love it. Great sustain.  Wonderful high register response. Great bottom end.

It rides a different place in the mix...it's all about the mids.

Wish I would have done this 40 years ago.


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Gibson Basses / Three point bridge question
« on: January 07, 2023, 06:24:41 AM »
The three point bridge on my Les Paul Jr bass has a string spacing of two inches at the bridge...since I have been playing with picks, I find this very comfortable...so much so that basses with wider spacing at the bridge are not getting played.

Do all of the three point bridges have this two inch spacing?

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Other Bass Brands / New Bass
« on: June 13, 2020, 09:12:56 AM »
Bought an NS Design WAV Double Bass.  Been 35 to 40 years since I've played upright.  Building up hand strength and doing scales right now.

Having a lot of fun with it.

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Gibson Basses / EPI T Bird Pro problem
« on: May 13, 2020, 06:00:55 AM »
ok

When I play the T Bird Pro, whenever the pre-amp compartment gets near my cell phone in my pocket, it makes a sound I'll call "motorboating" for lack of a better technical term. How would I stop this? Could be a deal-breaker with this bass, which otherwise plays beautifully.

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The Outpost Cafe / Mildewed case
« on: June 19, 2019, 05:46:38 AM »
Does anyone have a way to get a smelly old Fender tweed case to not smell so bad?

Windex got the outside looking good...Resolve got the fabric looking good, but it still stinks

For that matter, so does the guitar, but it's pretty much intact for an old guitar.

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Gibson Basses / NBD
« on: July 09, 2018, 05:30:34 AM »
Walked into a bricks and mortar store near me to buy a single guitar string...there was an EPI Pro T-Bird that had a card that said "sale" on it. I asked how much they wanted, and ended up walking out with it for a really good price. Owner said they had a major disagreement with Gibson/Epiphone, and severed the relationship. Turned out to be an expensive single guitar string.

Bass is very well constructed, plays great, and has a pretty much flawless finish.

Can anyone tell me what the controls do exactly? There was no manual.

As I look on the web, everyone is out of the EPI Hard T-Bird Case...

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Guitars Etc. / Steel Guitars
« on: May 15, 2018, 07:12:26 AM »
Alrighty,

Since around Christmas, I have a new obsession...lap style guitars...bought a brass bodied resonator guitar in December, bought a dobro in April, and just purchased an electric lap steel.

Need to stop the guitar buying habit.

They are absolutely addictive...and can be very soulful. Not that I need another addiction.

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The Bass Zone / String Voodoo
« on: November 20, 2017, 06:16:50 AM »
Wasn't happy with the B String from a set of Labella "Low Tension Flexible Flats"...

The intonation was all over the place...to get frets 1-5 to intonate, the rest of the string  (higher notes) were out of tune...it sounded dead and was a general mess...just did not "ring" properly.

Put on a round wound B string I had around the house...it sounded terrible...

Got frustrated, and re-mounted the flat wound B string, and it sounded fine. No intonation problems, and it rang true...WTF?

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The Outpost Cafe / Tom Petty
« on: October 02, 2017, 01:47:58 PM »
CBS News site is reporting Tom Petty is gone. Heart Attack.

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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Precision Replacement neck
« on: September 13, 2017, 02:10:24 PM »
Do all official Fender replacement necks have the same neck pocket shape?

As in, if I bought an Allparts neck, or an American Fender neck, will it fit my ancient Mexi Precision body? That is, without creative woodworking skills, of which I have none. I can probably drill pilot holes.

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The Bass Zone / Strings
« on: August 14, 2017, 11:39:07 AM »
Not to sound like Talkbass...but has anyone tried a Labella product called "Low tension flexible flats"?

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The Bass Zone / About Face
« on: May 10, 2017, 05:54:00 AM »
Anybody ever abruptly change how they play the instrument? Was a fingers player for 30+ years.

I started running scales and playing Charlie Parker bebop heads with a thumb pick and a finger pick sort of like a steel player...just sitting in front of the TV before going to work...

Liked the sound and feel so much, I started playing that way live...pretty much converted to being a pick player. The Gibson bass sounds good with a pick and round wounds.

Must be mid-life crisis...

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The Bass Zone / Govt Mule
« on: April 19, 2017, 05:59:38 AM »
Filled out an Amazon order (to get free shipping) with "Dose" by Govt Mule...never paid too much attention, although I've heard them before...

Wow. What ferocious musicianship, precision use of complex meters...I was totally amazed.

Alan Woody sure knows how to use the tone of a Gibson bass to round out the band. I will be seeking out the other early Mule albums...

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Gibson Basses / Mid-Town
« on: January 13, 2017, 07:00:43 AM »
Clicked on Musician's Friend...

The Mid-Town signature is $999 today...

I don't need one, but it is tempting.

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