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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« Last post by TBird1958 on May 22, 2024, 04:14:45 PM »It's probably a little more like a Non Reverse......
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It's probably a little more like a Non Reverse......
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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« Last post by uwe on May 22, 2024, 02:34:27 PM »A TBird with screws ... shudder the thought !!!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sam Ash on the decline
« Last post by Ken on May 22, 2024, 09:22:01 AM »That's sad to see.
And now, apparently fake Sam Ash sales sites are popping up.
https://www.samash.com/fraudulent-websites
I'm sure one of them is selling the Brooklyn Bridge.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sam Ash on the decline
« Last post by Dave W on May 22, 2024, 09:10:28 AM »That's sad to see.
And now, apparently fake Sam Ash sales sites are popping up.
https://www.samash.com/fraudulent-websites
And now, apparently fake Sam Ash sales sites are popping up.
https://www.samash.com/fraudulent-websites
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sam Ash on the decline
« Last post by slinkp on May 22, 2024, 12:02:54 AM »I went to Sam Ash (Manhattan) last week, hoping to score some discounted cables.
Looks like I should have gone earlier! It was a sad sight. Barely anything left. Not a single instrument cable in the whole store!
No pedals either. Not even one six-string acoustic guitar in the place.
This was once a wall of guitars and amps:
Not much in the bass section, though if one were inclined to buy this headless greenish monster, a $400 dollar discount might tempt.
Not me! But I couldn't resist picking it up to play it a little; something like that would be locked up high on the wall at a Guitar Center so nobody can breathe on it without permission. Here, nobody cared. I don't even own a fiver, and have never played a multiscale before, so I was curious to give it a try. No cables to hear it plugged in though. It felt... Interesting? Different? Not immediately obvious what the appeal of multiscale is, but it was surprisingly not as difficult to play as I would assume.
It's too bad I'm not in the market for an Ampeg fridge cabinet. Half price! There were good deals on some Hartke gear too, but none of it was anything I needed.
I did find a soft case (for guitar) to replace an old battered one, and a few random things from the mostly empty parts bin on one unattended counter (two gold Hipshot Ultralight tuners for $10 apiece; if they fit on anything I have I will have to pay a lot more than that for two more!)
Overall it had the feeling of a flea market after hours just before the cops sweep through to clear out the riffraff. Sad.
Looks like I should have gone earlier! It was a sad sight. Barely anything left. Not a single instrument cable in the whole store!
No pedals either. Not even one six-string acoustic guitar in the place.
This was once a wall of guitars and amps:
Not much in the bass section, though if one were inclined to buy this headless greenish monster, a $400 dollar discount might tempt.
Not me! But I couldn't resist picking it up to play it a little; something like that would be locked up high on the wall at a Guitar Center so nobody can breathe on it without permission. Here, nobody cared. I don't even own a fiver, and have never played a multiscale before, so I was curious to give it a try. No cables to hear it plugged in though. It felt... Interesting? Different? Not immediately obvious what the appeal of multiscale is, but it was surprisingly not as difficult to play as I would assume.
It's too bad I'm not in the market for an Ampeg fridge cabinet. Half price! There were good deals on some Hartke gear too, but none of it was anything I needed.
I did find a soft case (for guitar) to replace an old battered one, and a few random things from the mostly empty parts bin on one unattended counter (two gold Hipshot Ultralight tuners for $10 apiece; if they fit on anything I have I will have to pay a lot more than that for two more!)
Overall it had the feeling of a flea market after hours just before the cops sweep through to clear out the riffraff. Sad.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Blue Sparkle Epi Thunderbird
« Last post by TBird1958 on May 21, 2024, 09:10:18 PM »That looks kinda purple-ish to my half-colorblind eyes, but it sure looks good. Have you already bought a matching dress?
It really is a beautiful sapphire blue, way better than the purple, which is sort of a more lavender base color, as these sort of finishes go my Jackson Bird is a little better for metalflake content, this one isn't far behind it. Black sequin dress required, I already own two
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Gibson Basses / Re: Blue Sparkle Epi Thunderbird
« Last post by exiledarchangel on May 21, 2024, 01:47:50 PM »That looks kinda purple-ish to my half-colorblind eyes, but it sure looks good. Have you already bought a matching dress? 
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« Last post by Basvarken on May 21, 2024, 01:05:34 PM »A Judas Priest tribute act.
They have even less elegance and charm than the real thing.
Still don't see what is so elegant about them. Probably never will, Uwe.
Not that it is of any importance what I think. If you enjoy them, that is the only thing that matters.
They have even less elegance and charm than the real thing.
Still don't see what is so elegant about them. Probably never will, Uwe.
Not that it is of any importance what I think. If you enjoy them, that is the only thing that matters.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« Last post by TBird1958 on May 21, 2024, 11:10:49 AM »Violent Femmes on a Lull 5/18/24
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« Last post by uwe on May 21, 2024, 11:01:35 AM »Rob, do you understand now what I mean with Judas Priest having elegance and charm? This lot here doesn't: