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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 06, 2008, 04:01:29 AM »
Yep they had a third one they didn't know about !
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The Bass Zone / Re: Stooges equipment stolen????
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:08:37 PM »
That blows. I'll keep my eyes open you never know where this stuff will surface. I always take my basses in to the hotel room no matter what, they can have my amps if they feel like carrying them.
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The Bass Zone / Re: show your short-scales!
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:04:44 PM »
Oh I like that Bill ! very cool !
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The Bass Zone / Re: craig's list ripper w/dimarzio pups
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:04:00 PM »
Bummer it's gone 
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The Bass Zone / Re: covet thy neighbor's bass do ya'
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:03:03 PM »
One 
Oh man well I can't do just one. John (barklessdog) funny you mention two of my basses you red NR Thunderbird II comes to mind first. Second Curt's or John's Fenderbird, Uwe's Gibson Explorer with the gold hardware, Marks Purple Thunderbird, I just love purple. I gotta stop I'm just teasing myself now.
Oh man well I can't do just one. John (barklessdog) funny you mention two of my basses you red NR Thunderbird II comes to mind first. Second Curt's or John's Fenderbird, Uwe's Gibson Explorer with the gold hardware, Marks Purple Thunderbird, I just love purple. I gotta stop I'm just teasing myself now.
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 05, 2008, 02:53:08 PM »
Ok I went back for the black one, they went to get the case and guess what ? It turned out to be a unopened box with another Jet glow inside ! I checked both basses out and they felt almost identical but the one from the unopened box had nicer inlays so being virgin and having nicer inlays I took that one. Had to put it on layaway 
but I should have it in my hands soon ! God I love basses.
but I should have it in my hands soon ! God I love basses.
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Gibson Basses / Re: White Epi EB3
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:56:23 AM »
I came home from rehreal last night and the pickup was there in the mail so at 10:30 last night I Whipped out the soldering iron and installed the beast ! Sounds fantastic in the bass can't wait to crank it up !
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Gibson Basses / Re: My Fenderbird...........
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:53:17 AM »
Thats one sharp look'n bass Mark !
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Rikkimax's Fenderbird Project - WE HAVE ACHIEVED LIFTOFF
« on: August 05, 2008, 03:51:00 AM »
Looks good so far ! Keep us up dated !
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 02, 2008, 09:03:31 AM »
As I understand it the thicker neck profile is a thing of the past but I don't know for sure, maybe JH will chime in ?
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: New 4003s
« on: August 02, 2008, 06:24:40 AM »
Great a bunch of English majors. Back to basses, the neck is a slim profile compared to earlier the 4003 but I don't think they are quite as thin as some 70's 4001 , having said that I like the profile a lot.
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The Bass Zone / Re: show your short-scales!
« on: August 02, 2008, 06:20:21 AM »
John Birch is close ! it is a Jaydee buit by John Diggens who worked at JB in the 70's it is a exact replica of Jim Lea's (of Slade) one of John Birch that was made in '76 to replace his much modded EB3 that was stolen from the John Birch shop. JD used Jim Lea's bass as a pattern and even got Jimmy to sign it for me ! I was supposed to go over to England and pick up the bass and meet Jim and JD but I was unable to do so. It was a big thrill for me to have Jim so involved in the project. A lot of really great people helped make this happen My friend Stu over in the UK pointed me in the right direction and even provided a vintage JB bridge for the project. JD came up with a pair of vintage Birch pickups. It is a wondeful piece of work and one of my favorite basses, bloody loud and ballsy with it's own on board distortion. 
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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: The Reversed headstock of the C64 model.
« on: August 01, 2008, 07:16:24 PM »
Thats cool but I love 'em/mine if I'm a dork so be it. Been called far worse.
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The Bass Zone / Re: show your short-scales!
« on: August 01, 2008, 06:07:56 PM »
Ok here's mine ! 
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The Bass Zone / Re: The Beatles "Love me do" the Pete Best version
« on: August 01, 2008, 06:03:43 PM »
I have heard this version before and I think this might have been where George Martin found his drumming out of time, the last straw for the boys to sack him.