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The Outpost Cafe / The Company Men
« on: December 30, 2011, 06:12:26 AM »
Anybody saw it and liked it? I did.



Of course it's as "realistic" as a Bruce Springsteen song, it yearns for and commemorates an America of industry production and shipyards where - Tommy Lee Jones even says it at one point - every worker could afford a house, send his  two kids to college and buy "maybe even a second car". It heralds the good parts of the American Dream, there is not just the guy selling off the company to raiders who will take it apart "the market requires us to do this, we are not a charity, we work for our shareholders now" but also the second man in the company using his wealth from the stock options to buy the shipyard (nobody wants) and put it back to old glory rather than retiring into his mansion or to Florida. Tommy Lee Jones at his world-weary best.

But the charcters and how they all come to grips (or not) with either being fired or having to fire others are well-portrayed. Recommended. Feel good movie in outcome, but spot-on in its depiction of how losing a job pulls the rug from underneath you.

Affleck is/was often ridiculed for his acting skills, but he (under)plays the suit and tie everyman well here, kind of a handsome Tom Hanks. Chris Cooper brilliantly playing the man devastated by it all.

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Gibson Basses / Whole lotta Ripper: Look and behold, he still plays it ...
« on: December 16, 2011, 02:18:02 PM »
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/mark-evans-acdc-1209-2011/


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Bass Amps & Effects / "Bass players don't need tubes."
« on: December 13, 2011, 05:33:31 AM »
Now that's a statement. I'd take issue with it even if it stated the opposite. I've played excellent solid state and tube amps and crappy solid state and tube amps. I don't think an Ampeg SVT (though I own and play one) is the be- and end-all of bassdom. It does some things better than my Ashdown and Markbass rigs and some things worse. I like the treble and the mid range of a tube amp (though treble will never snarl like it does on a solid state if that is what you are after, I'm not), but I think as regards bass and sub-bass most solid state amps project things more tightly and accurately than most tube amps (certainly both my Ashdown and my Markbass rig reach frequencies that the SVT has given up on, whether you need these frequencies is a matter of taste); with a tube amp low bass tends to be everywhere and not very concrete, which feels nice for the bassist, but causes issues for the mix. There is a reason why the 8x10 fridge that goes with the SVT is no sub-bass wonder (I've added a 1x18 Ampeg cab to mine for that reason), it camouflages where the SVT loses accuracy, not that that is an issue in most playing situations.

Am I in a minority and do you actually have to be religious about playing tube or solid state?  ??? ??? ???

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The Outpost Cafe / WW II Planes & Sexual Identity
« on: November 30, 2011, 08:03:01 AM »
You think you have lived to be 80 and know who you are ...

Then along comes someone and blows it all to hell: 

"An old Marine pilot sat down at the Starbucks, still wearing his old USMC flight suit and leather jacket and ordered a cup of coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a young gorgeous woman sat down next to him. She turned to the pilot, smiled and asked, 'Are you a real pilot?' Pullling himself up a little he replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life flying planes, first Stearmans, then the early Grummans... flew a Wildcat and Corsair in WWII, and later in the Korean conflict, Banshees and Cougars. I've taught more than 260 people to fly and given rides to hundreds, so I guess I am a pilot, and you, what are you?

The gorgeous lady answers, 'Me, I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women ...'

The old pilot nods politely and the two sat sipping in silence. A little while later, a young man sat down on the other side of the old pilot and asked: "Are you a real pilot?" The veteran hesitates, weighing his words carefully: 'I always thought I was, but I just found out I'm a lesbian."   

     
 

   

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Gibson Basses / Gibson makes basses?
« on: November 16, 2011, 11:59:48 AM »
 :o :o :o :o :o Obviously so:

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/gibson-bass-history-1115-2011/


But that the Q 80/90 basses are meanwhile being relegated to being nothing but "bass versions of the (ill-fated) M-III guitar" is bitter.


I did not know (or had forgotten) that Bill Lawrence was responsible for the original Ripper pups.

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Fender Basses / Engulfed by the Dark Side of the Moon/That Evil Woman II
« on: November 15, 2011, 06:38:12 AM »
Edith is hell-bent on turning me into a Fenderista and her affection for Messrs Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason has climbed new heights with this here



That neck is a flight deck!!! But the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder is an unbelievable growl machine - if that is an indication of how the SD pups will sound with the Novoselic RD, then no one needs to be worried. Very well and accurately made made too with nicely low and buzz-free action. Forceful G string.

"We don't need no education ..."  8)

My 5th Fender ...  :-[ :-[  :-X I will soon have to retire from the Gibson forum in shame  ...

Waters is generally perceived as a simplistic bassist with Gilmour having played quite a few lines and tracks in the studio, but on the 74 live recording of Dark Side (which came out in the Experience Edition of the newly Dark Side studio remaster) I was surprised to hear just how busy, melodic and inventive he could be before the confinements of concept albums such as The Wall took over and strangled his bass playing.

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The Outpost Cafe / Lulu ... has anybody heard it?
« on: November 14, 2011, 11:30:42 AM »
This youtube vid makes good fun of it, but at the same time gives a good impression what to expect from the double CD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRP_dwEUQwI&feature=related

I got my copy last week, started listening to it in the car and after the first knee-jerk reaction of "turn that noise off" I found myself curiously drawn into it. It has grown on me and it is also the first Metallica album where I actually listen to the lyrics. Mind you, compared to Metal Machine Music and other stuff ole Lou has done in the past, this is still pop music. I can also not help myself thinking that his significant other's (Laurie Anderson) performance art has left a lasting imprint on him. Reminds me also of some of the more experimental David Bowie and Iggy Pop stuff, Reed has a similar approach to talking over the music (in reality, Reed influenced Bowie in that way, not the other way around). And you've got to grant it to Hetfield and his boys that after the public whipping they got with St. Anger they are still not afraid to take chances.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC0EDM3EbSg&feature=related




Metallica fans are supposedly aghast about this but then they always are whenever their beloved band tries something new. This is certainly braver than putting out "Ride the Lightning Reloaded Volume 10".




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The Outpost Cafe / Trekkies rejoice?
« on: October 28, 2011, 09:48:05 AM »


A double CD it will be - with a version of Space Oddity featuring Blackers and his missus.



I guess you have to like Shatner a lot (and not heard Bowie's version for a long time!) to like this.

Essentially, I don't have issues with mature men talking their way through a song and hitting bum notes, but it can be done gracefully too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJy91HfoUQY&feature=related


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Gibson Basses / Art for Art's Sake ...
« on: October 24, 2011, 02:50:31 PM »
... Money for God's sake!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EPIPHONE-GIBSON-JACK-CASADY-GOLD-TOP-BASS-El-Daga-ONLY-ONE-COLLECTOR-ART-/200665215504?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb8943210






The description gives new meaning to the word "pretentious".  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Swiping Graham Gouldman's lyric entitles him to appear here with some of his nicely ... well, lyrical (!) bass playing. He is a severely underrated bassist, even by himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tckqj1wrwlQ&feature=related

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Gibson Basses / Anyone collecting for fins?
« on: October 14, 2011, 04:10:54 PM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-IV-ELECTRIC-BASS-325289902-/290618951715?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3479948766069365379




These have been more expensive in the past.

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Gibson Basses / If someone sees John Fertig aka Barkless Dog here, then catch him, wash him ...
« on: October 14, 2011, 07:46:37 AM »
... and bring him to my tent, we have business to do ...

Probably listening to prog music in odd meters again, nuff said ...

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Gibson Basses / CARabber!!!
« on: October 10, 2011, 08:22:36 AM »
First CAR Grabber I see - only came across CAR G 3s before, but it's logical that some Grabbers like that crept out (only seen a black one with ebony board many years ago on ebay though, they seem to be rarer than the G3s) in the last run too. This one  - a  very late 1982 - also has a three piece maple neck, another thing only bestowed upon the last run (and not even all of them, one piece necks were still used too) when Grabbers and G 3s began emulating the then new Victory Standards ... Just the ebony board is missing to make bliss complete, but I might go after this one if no one else does here ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Grabber-Bass-/120789259102?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c1f99d35e








 

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Gibson Basses / A Flying V I would like should have the following fin and color of pg ...
« on: October 07, 2011, 04:40:58 AM »
Although the Flying V is initially planned to come out in cherry with white pg this year, my Gibson contact tells me they are considering other colors for next year and would like some ideas ...

Serious, credible and tax-paying participants only!!!  :mrgreen:

Uwe

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Gibson Basses / A little bird sang to me that ...
« on: September 29, 2011, 10:20:31 AM »
the specs of the upcoming Flying V Bass reissue will be:


Body; Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany (SG Bass profile, Grabber peghead)
Fingerboard: Preciosa  :-X
Scale: 30.5” / 20 Frets / Dot Inlays
Finish: Cherry (walnut filler)
Tuners: Chrome Shamrock
Knobs: Black Top Hat w/insert tone/vol
Controls: 2 Vol/ 1 Tone
Pickups: Dual Chrome covered TB Plus
Case: Hardshell V Bass case

Now don't soil your panties because of the chromies, girls! I would have preferred a long scale version, but of course a Flying V longscale is a mammoth bass in length. Maho and TB Plus. A trusted recipe.

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The Outpost Cafe / Is this song about an electrical appliance for - well mostly - women only?
« on: September 28, 2011, 05:09:33 AM »
From her new album which has Mike Chapman at the helm again - for much better results than her uneven last few albums. And she does that Goldfrapp cover (which in itself was a glam rock tribute) justice.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnz1oUDEy1Y&feature=related

This beckons to be included in the oeuvre of Les Nasty Habits je croix.

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