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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Lemmy passes away
« on: December 29, 2015, 01:42:31 AM »
R.I.P. Lemmy.
Admired his no bullshit approach.
Admired his no bullshit approach.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Happy Christmas to all.
« on: December 25, 2015, 06:44:37 PM »
It was so warm in the NYC/Long Island area today (in the 60s) that I actually went to the beach.
Spent a few hours walking around on Fire Island and up to the lighthouse there.
In the "life is stranger than fiction"....It was really foggy. When I got there, a "little person" walked past me, which I thought odd on Christmas Day. I thought they all worked for Santa this time of year.
There is a very long boardwalk that goes through the woods and dunegrass, maybe a half mile, up to the lighthouse. I passed NINE deer on my way to the lighthouse, the exact number of reindeer from Santa's sleigh.
So, it seems the Christmas Spirit was in the air.
Merry Christmas to all.
Spent a few hours walking around on Fire Island and up to the lighthouse there.
In the "life is stranger than fiction"....It was really foggy. When I got there, a "little person" walked past me, which I thought odd on Christmas Day. I thought they all worked for Santa this time of year.
There is a very long boardwalk that goes through the woods and dunegrass, maybe a half mile, up to the lighthouse. I passed NINE deer on my way to the lighthouse, the exact number of reindeer from Santa's sleigh.
So, it seems the Christmas Spirit was in the air.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Remarkably many Gibsons in this list...
« on: December 20, 2015, 05:19:10 PM »
A lousy list written by a guy with a boner for Alembics & early six-string/baritones and unfamiliar with many brands.
IMO....He should have grouped many of these together, such as listing the 64 Tbird Ii and IV as one and just stating how the two pickup version is worth $XX more than the single PUP version.
Same for the non-reverse Tbirds....and the EB-6 as the solid body and later hollow body version.
Listing the Alembic doubleneck is totally bogus. Yeah, lots of thos around
That's like listing one of the $100,000 one-off Gibson or Fender Basses.
Just a lazy list that should have been subdivided and made more inclusive.
IMO....He should have grouped many of these together, such as listing the 64 Tbird Ii and IV as one and just stating how the two pickup version is worth $XX more than the single PUP version.
Same for the non-reverse Tbirds....and the EB-6 as the solid body and later hollow body version.
Listing the Alembic doubleneck is totally bogus. Yeah, lots of thos around
That's like listing one of the $100,000 one-off Gibson or Fender Basses.
Just a lazy list that should have been subdivided and made more inclusive.
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Gibson Basses / Re: I hesitate to post this. $45 Thunderbird pickups.
« on: December 20, 2015, 08:29:10 AM »EBAY...China seller.
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Gibson Basses / Re: I hesitate to post this. $45 Thunderbird pickups.
« on: December 20, 2015, 05:06:07 AM »
Yeah, I bought a set a few weeks back. Took about a week to arrive to NYC area.
Look and sound like real 60s ones.....but the kicker is, they INCLUDE springs, screws AND THE MATCHING METAL RING AND SCREWS!!!
Seeing as most guys hit you for another $10 for a ring and $2 for screws, plus shipping....you are getting a good 60s repro PUP for essentially $35.
STOOOPID GOOD DEAL !!!! 😂😂. (Even though they bumped the price up to $50 from the original $45.)
Look and sound like real 60s ones.....but the kicker is, they INCLUDE springs, screws AND THE MATCHING METAL RING AND SCREWS!!!
Seeing as most guys hit you for another $10 for a ring and $2 for screws, plus shipping....you are getting a good 60s repro PUP for essentially $35.
STOOOPID GOOD DEAL !!!! 😂😂. (Even though they bumped the price up to $50 from the original $45.)
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Atlansia Breeze bass
« on: December 06, 2015, 10:50:53 AM »
I think Mr. Hayashi, who runs Atlansia, is a genius. I first met him in 1991, while writing a feature on innovative builders. A real humble, artsy guy who comes up with all kinds of original designs. Holds a LOT of patents on hardware designs. He has an extensive in-house machine shop where he makes all his own hardware and pickups, etc.
I think he was the first guy to make the single string bridges that you see on fanned fret style basses.
I love his round individual string pickups. The guy definitely thinks outside the box.
I've played some of his basses. Really like his Pegasus modul, which looks a lot like the one you posted but was introduced in 1991. The girl who played bass in The Family Stand back in the 90s used an Atlansia. My guitarist, Ronni Crooks and she had a side project, where I saw it.
I've only ever seen a couple of his basses for sale used. A few have popped up in the U.S. at LowEnd.com for sale used.
He also makes a really cool 1- and 2-string bass.
He always struck me as sort of Japan's Phil Kubicki, making ergonomic unusual designs and coming up with different ideas.
I think he was the first guy to make the single string bridges that you see on fanned fret style basses.
I love his round individual string pickups. The guy definitely thinks outside the box.
I've played some of his basses. Really like his Pegasus modul, which looks a lot like the one you posted but was introduced in 1991. The girl who played bass in The Family Stand back in the 90s used an Atlansia. My guitarist, Ronni Crooks and she had a side project, where I saw it.
I've only ever seen a couple of his basses for sale used. A few have popped up in the U.S. at LowEnd.com for sale used.
He also makes a really cool 1- and 2-string bass.
He always struck me as sort of Japan's Phil Kubicki, making ergonomic unusual designs and coming up with different ideas.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Nice NR Tbird on Ebay
« on: November 24, 2015, 07:10:53 PM »
Yeah, NICE job on that one Baz. Roy sure nailed the color!
.....INSANE price though.
.....INSANE price though.
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Gibson Basses / Re: 1964-65 Thunderbird
« on: November 18, 2015, 04:17:18 PM »Speaking of U2.....they pussied out and cancelled their Paris show the day after the ISIS terrorist attack, yet Madonna had the balls to show up and still do HER show there.
....so much for all those Irish revolution songs U2 did.
Fall of a bicycle and Bono becomes a wuss.
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Gibson Basses / 1964-65 Thunderbird
« on: November 16, 2015, 09:50:44 AM »Are there any famous "smashings" of early Gibson Thunderbirds, on a scale of Hendrix smashing his Strat at Monterey or Paul Simonon smashing his bass on The Clash's "London Calling" LP ?
Any photos?
....smashing Leon Wilkinson's TBird in the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash doesn't count.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Bassists of All Time Read More: Top 50 Hard Rock + Met
« on: September 28, 2015, 03:34:01 PM »71
Other Bass Brands / Re: NBD Klira 162
« on: September 24, 2015, 06:10:59 PM »Not sure if I want to get rid of it. if I do, I'll let you know first Scott, since you
are into these.
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Other Bass Brands / Re: NBD Klira 162
« on: September 20, 2015, 08:14:43 AM »
Yeah, the Hamers are solid bodies. They used the violin body for the size, outer curves and top carve contours. Interesting that they did that to get they close to a real one. The binding is nice, rather large in areas....has yellowed over the last 25 years and actually accents the gold nicely now.
Maybe these were also Hamer's nod to the Gibson EB1 ?
I think they only made like a dozen or so of these. I inow Mike Anthony has one, Kip Winger had one the color of mine and I have seen Jack Blades playing a sunburst one. I had heard Hamer made McCartney a lefty one but he found the boomerangs "confusing."
Maybe these were also Hamer's nod to the Gibson EB1 ?
I think they only made like a dozen or so of these. I inow Mike Anthony has one, Kip Winger had one the color of mine and I have seen Jack Blades playing a sunburst one. I had heard Hamer made McCartney a lefty one but he found the boomerangs "confusing."
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Other Bass Brands / Re: NBD Klira 162
« on: September 17, 2015, 11:49:40 PM »
Cool Klira Violin Bass, Scott !!
I actually have an old NOS Klira Violin Bass body that I got from a former Hamer/Ovation employee.
He said they had usd it for reference when they did their small run of Hamer Violin Basses!!
I actually have an old NOS Klira Violin Bass body that I got from a former Hamer/Ovation employee.
He said they had usd it for reference when they did their small run of Hamer Violin Basses!!
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Other Bass Brands / Re: NHBBD (New hollow-body bass day!)
« on: September 17, 2015, 11:46:45 PM »
^^^^^^
You saw it at the Framus Museum.....or someplace else for sale?
You saw it at the Framus Museum.....or someplace else for sale?
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The Bass Zone / Re: live TV performance by wig wearing LBO member with Richard Branson
« on: September 16, 2015, 06:05:09 PM »Cool gig!!!
i hope Branson didn't like you guys enough to offer you a free ride in his space shuttle