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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Video of a Dive Bomber pulled from Lake Michigan
« on: April 24, 2009, 03:54:17 PM »
Pfffft! No chrome on either of 'em, near as I can tell! 
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Autism from Vaccines?
« on: April 24, 2009, 03:49:24 PM »
Well spoken, Dave. As a parent, I am well aware that "issues" can arise seemingly out of the blue. Why did my older son develop an anxiety disorder at age 11? Who knows... Alot of it is genetics, and for some this is a bitter pill to swallow. Some things just happen, and in the absence of definitive proof (as in the cigarettes-lung cancer connection), that's how we must leave it, and move on to dealing with the problem.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Cheap Bass Strings
« on: April 23, 2009, 04:13:56 AM »
Obviously these aren't going to be top quality strings - no argument there. Still, I'm curious as to what kind of bang for the buck I'll get at 66 cents per set.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Cheap Bass Strings
« on: April 22, 2009, 05:22:40 PM »You might not. They're the sort of dreadful quality Chinese strings that come standard on $99 basses. Still, at that price you could get your money's worth and more.
People rag on the SX OE strings all the time, but of the three SX basses I've bought, two still have the originals. The third (a P-thingie) just needed something a little more substantial than the ultra-lights it shipped with. I remember getting a deal on Danelectro bass strings a few years back that I thought was the shiznit until I realized they were 50-110s. To a guy like me who likes lighter gauges it was like playing on bridge cables.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Cheap Bass Strings
« on: April 22, 2009, 01:46:42 PM »Ok, this is final proof - we're in a deflation!!!
I figure if I get ONE good set out of the bunch - it's still cheap!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Elitist Thunderbird
« on: April 22, 2009, 01:14:31 PM »Once again proof how The Outpost is the forum of redemption.
...and hot in the heels of the Anvil documentary comes...
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The Bass Zone / Cheap Bass Strings
« on: April 22, 2009, 12:55:45 PM »
I ordered 10 sets (45-100 only). Cost me $6.60 with free shipping. I s**t you not!
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_GSB4510+Light+Electric+Bass+4+String+Set+45100_-1_10052_10002_-49980807?cm_mmc=Email-_-042009-_-SUB-_-Guitar+Research+bass+strings
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_GSB4510+Light+Electric+Bass+4+String+Set+45100_-1_10052_10002_-49980807?cm_mmc=Email-_-042009-_-SUB-_-Guitar+Research+bass+strings
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: New Orange
« on: April 20, 2009, 04:11:32 PM »I thought the fist was a boost symbol.
Not really - viewed logically, one would think that was the case, but I've seen that same control labeled as "HF Drive" or "Presence" on models from the late 1970s, including my own '78 Overdrive 120. Orange was never about doing things "logically" though. In any case, it's the Orange equivalent of a presence control - though it doesn't act like the traditional "Marshall" version.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Canary Yellow anyone?
« on: April 20, 2009, 12:21:26 PM »No idea why good old TV yellow is now all of the sudden canary yellow. If I had a bass like that, I'd only play "Mustard Sally" with it all day long.
... or Todd Rundgren's "Yello, It's Me"
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Big news: Fender loses attempt to trademark body shapes
« on: April 19, 2009, 04:13:40 AM »
Here's an article on the NJ lawyer:
http://www.northjersey.com/business/news/Bass-playing_lawyer_defeats_guitar_giant.html
http://www.northjersey.com/business/news/Bass-playing_lawyer_defeats_guitar_giant.html
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Just got an Ampeg SVT II Pro head today!!!
« on: April 18, 2009, 09:22:31 AM »Can't go wrong there! That's about as close as you're gonna get to my '74 SVT in a modern bass head. Congrats!
Does the SVT II even qualify as a "modern" bass head? It's been around so long it's almost vintage. And you're right - it's probably the closest thing to a classic SVT (as opposed to an SVT Classic).
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Gibson Basses / Re: Hilfe! Need quick idea how to save spending 8,500 bucks ...
« on: April 16, 2009, 11:30:26 AM »If even the Scorpions thought is was ugly it must have been disastrous
Ain't THAT the truth!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Lakland Fenderbird?!?!
« on: April 16, 2009, 04:24:29 AM »Here's the first one:
Eeeewwww.
After seeing it up close, the bridge might be the best part of it.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Worst Album Covers
« on: April 16, 2009, 04:17:07 AM »I most reluctantly have to admit that my dear Mother has several Heino albums.................
I'll try to withstand the ridicule.....
Not to worry, Mark.
The Outpost is a tolerant online community, where we celebrate and embrace...
Wait - did you say several Heino albums??