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Fender Basses / Re: Antigua is back
« on: April 16, 2024, 07:05:17 AM »
Quote from: Alanko on April 14, 2024, 12:15:24 PM
The cheese-yellow-green tones all come from the clear coat yellowing, potentially. This would make the Squier finish an aged Antigua rather than exactly what rolled off the production line?

Fender have applied Antigua as a NOS some years ago. A friend of mine got a Strat, I thought it looked incorrect. We perceive Antigua in its lightly aged form.

Some 70s Antiguas didn't have lacquered guards, so the only body shows yellowing.


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Other Bass Brands / Re: The bass equivalent to Prince's Tele
« on: April 15, 2024, 04:21:59 AM »
Prince could also buy a Greco or a Squier or even a 70's Fender, and still he stuck to his H.S. Anderson Tele. I really have no idea, having never played one. I just thought it was cool that this H.S. Anderson guy built basses with the same signature look.

Even if this was a Sadowsky grade bass and I liked the look, 11lbs. would be a deal breaker for me.

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Other Bass Brands / The bass equivalent to Prince's Tele
« on: April 14, 2024, 10:51:22 AM »
1976 H.S. Anderson Bask Bass HS-B1 on Reverb. 11lbs., $2,200 BIN


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Fender Basses / Antigua is back
« on: April 14, 2024, 10:39:07 AM »
Squier Antigua P-bass ($418), Bass VI ($454), Strat and Tele Custom available for preorder at European retailers.

Yeah, it's pukeburst, it looks like your granny's cooker or fridge, but it grows on me.


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Gibson Basses / Re: Cleanest 1969 EB-3 at Norm's (+demo)
« on: April 14, 2024, 02:45:36 AM »
Quote from: ajkula66 on April 12, 2024, 05:06:16 PM
To me personally, '68-70 EB-0/3 have the sweetest necks ever...obviously, YMMV.

My '70 slothead EB-0L's neck perfectly fits this description.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Rics
« on: April 10, 2024, 03:39:45 AM »
Delusional parasitosis is the clinial term.

In Arabic the informal term for withdrawal syndrome is "duda" — literally, worms.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Rics
« on: April 08, 2024, 06:49:14 AM »
Maurice was a good bass player with a fine taste in basses. He's on most of their hits. His brothers didn't play in the studio as far as I know.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Rics
« on: April 08, 2024, 04:54:32 AM »
Pre-falcetto.

Bonus - Ric 480 mimed solo


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Gibson Basses / Re: Incoming Vintage Pro Epi 'bird
« on: April 04, 2024, 10:45:24 AM »
Quote from: uwe on April 02, 2024, 07:34:46 PM
I actually like the blue sparkle better, the purple one is a bit "pimpy".

The blue sparkle is rad.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Elon Musk bys Gibson!
« on: April 04, 2024, 05:05:43 AM »
Quote from: uwe on April 01, 2024, 07:20:24 PM
That means classic Gold Tops will return en masse because anything Elon touches turns to ...

I think this finish is more appropriate


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Gibson Basses / Re: Cleanest 1969 EB-3 at Norm's (+demo)
« on: March 28, 2024, 07:49:00 AM »
It's a feather-weight short scale, just a reminder.

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Other Bass Brands / Samurai, at last
« on: March 27, 2024, 05:23:06 AM »
Just bought this yesterday from a friend who got it off eBay two months ago, but now has a better use for the money towards a vintage Fender Rhoads. So, meet my new c.1966-68 Yamaha SB-5A "Samurai bass" in pearl white.


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Gibson Basses / Re: The Rickie Hinrichsen Collection from Gibson
« on: March 26, 2024, 04:12:33 AM »
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Gibson Basses / Re: The Rickie Hinrichsen Collection from Gibson
« on: March 26, 2024, 04:09:47 AM »
Quote from: exiledarchangel on March 26, 2024, 03:31:04 AM
Aaaa, the joys of playing with (tone) deaf people ..
I used to play in a swing big band and the leader had a sick level of perfect pitch. He would hear everything, and unlike most conductors who listen only to the violins and brass, this guy hears the bass. It can be a hard. There were times when I was like, how the hell did you hear THAT?

Going back for a moment to the Gibson carver guy, sometimes I like these lovely plastic-y kitsch creations better:


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Other Bass Brands / Maruszczyk
« on: March 26, 2024, 12:23:29 AM »
So I've been toying with the Configurator app on their website and came up with this. Now I have GAS. Total should be €2,100, not cheap but not Alembic pricing, and I've never ordered a custom bass, it's always vintage stuff with me. The jury is still out.

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