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Fender Basses / Re: New Fender basses
« on: May 29, 2009, 08:21:51 AM »
I'd go along with a new bodystyle as well.
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Fender Basses / Re: Cowpoke P-bass in the house!
« on: May 29, 2009, 08:20:21 AM »
Thanks, Dave. Nothing serious fortunately, just typical bridge and truss rod adjustments, tuning, etc. I don't know how old the strings were but they didn't need to be replaced. I think she's going to turn out to be a nice bass.
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Bass amp help/question
« on: May 29, 2009, 08:06:41 AM »
The head portion is open, yes. It has plenty-o-zing!
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Tube Testing - Offer of support
« on: May 29, 2009, 08:06:02 AM »
Wow, I remember those tube testing machines! The Eckerd Drugs near my house used to have one.
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Fender Basses / Re: Cowpoke P-bass in the house!
« on: May 29, 2009, 07:58:17 AM »
Picked up the Cowpoke from the shop last night and what a difference! Everything was out of whack but due to some in-store strife the guitar tech set it up super cheaply. 
I'm surprised how different this thing is from the two other basses I have. The neck seems wider than the T-birds, but also seems shorter because of the smaller body on these. It's harder to play farther down the scale than on either the T-bird on the Dano, in spite of the fact that there's a generous cutaway. Since I don't have nearly the experience switching back and forth between basses that you guys have, getting used to it will take a little time.
She sounds FANTASTIC though!
I'm surprised how different this thing is from the two other basses I have. The neck seems wider than the T-birds, but also seems shorter because of the smaller body on these. It's harder to play farther down the scale than on either the T-bird on the Dano, in spite of the fact that there's a generous cutaway. Since I don't have nearly the experience switching back and forth between basses that you guys have, getting used to it will take a little time.
She sounds FANTASTIC though!
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The Bass Zone / Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten playing in town June 8
« on: May 28, 2009, 06:39:37 AM »
They are all appearing together at Carolina Theater as SMV Monday, June 8. Has anyone seem them perform together? I'm thinking it ought to be well worth it.
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The Bass Zone / Re: On the road with The Nasty Habits
« on: May 26, 2009, 08:16:37 AM »
Mmmmmm, that bacon maple bar needs garlic.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Has the economy affected your bass buying?
« on: May 26, 2009, 05:26:44 AM »I had a dano baritone guitar once that I traded for a drumset I think. But since those longscales came out, I'm really itching to get one.
I love the thing! I'd suggest buying one new rather than second-hand like I did. Turns out the neck had poorly installed frets and fixing that was going to cost as much as a new neck. If I'd bought it new, I probably could have gotten a replacement for nothing. It's a great sounding bass though, easy to play and the nearly half-round neck shape is super comfortable.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Has the economy affected your bass buying?
« on: May 24, 2009, 03:03:04 PM »
Since I only got into this stuff in 2008, and don't have nearly the savvy of everyone else here, I would say the economy hasn't held me up.
Since December, 2008:
Ibanez Gio GSR200FM (gone now) and Marshall Mini Lead 12
'08 Danelectro '63 Longscale
'06 Epiphone Thunderbird
Fender 15" Bassman Compact
'02 Telecaster Classic 60
'07 Telecaster Standard
'95 Fender Cowpoke Bass
'72 Fender Bassman 10
To be fair though, none of this stuff was new, most came off CL or eBay and were cheap and the oldest item, the Bassman 10, cost me the most.
Since December, 2008:
Ibanez Gio GSR200FM (gone now) and Marshall Mini Lead 12
'08 Danelectro '63 Longscale
'06 Epiphone Thunderbird
Fender 15" Bassman Compact
'02 Telecaster Classic 60
'07 Telecaster Standard
'95 Fender Cowpoke Bass
'72 Fender Bassman 10
To be fair though, none of this stuff was new, most came off CL or eBay and were cheap and the oldest item, the Bassman 10, cost me the most.
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The Bass Zone / Re: On the road with The Nasty Habits
« on: May 24, 2009, 02:53:15 PM »
I was prepared to comment on the magnificent scenery and what looks like a really good time you had at the shows, but then I saw the bacon encrusted maple bars and now all I can think is "I gotta have one of those"!
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Bass amp help/question
« on: May 23, 2009, 06:08:20 PM »
You are right, sir, it's a 4x10 combo. I'll dig up the specs for you.
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Bass amp help/question
« on: May 23, 2009, 04:56:31 PM »
Well, here's what I brought home the other night. The Danelectro sounds incredibly cool with this thing pushing it. Life is good. 
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The Bass Zone / Re: "When in doubt, get a Fender P-bass"
« on: May 23, 2009, 04:52:36 PM »
In the same way that my taste in motorcycles, cars and trucks is out of the norm, I've discovered my taste in basses is as well. Even my P-bass is a weird one.
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