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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson Namm 2008?
« on: January 22, 2008, 12:47:41 PM »
I can't believe the non-intonatable bridges.  :o Madness takes control ... That is all very well with vintage instruments and recording techniques used back then, but not today when your CD player lets you hear each and every out of tune note clearly.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson NAMM Photos
« on: January 22, 2008, 12:39:57 PM »
3 plus gravy? What is that? A dietary reqirement of Fräulein Rommel to keep in shape?

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Gibson Basses / Re: double neck bass/guitar
« on: January 22, 2008, 05:33:26 AM »
I'm glad it's in Graceland - even I don't have access there!

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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Take it off baby! (bass abuse!)
« on: January 22, 2008, 04:45:36 AM »
Wow, pro job!

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Gibson Basses / Re: The all things chrome & shiny thread
« on: January 21, 2008, 07:53:52 AM »
I remember that. It was huge. I think he had his chrome parts custom sized to capture the sheer enormity of it.

Uwe

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Gibson Basses / Re: Hello, I am A Gibson Bass addict......
« on: January 21, 2008, 06:36:14 AM »
I'm not an addictive personality at all, neither alcohol, nor cigarettes nor (other) drugs have ever posed a threat to me. I could probably try heroin once and walk away from it. But I'm - and always have been - an anally-retentive, obsessive-compulsive hoarder with a completist itch. Which makes Gibson my dream (or nightmare, depending on your view) brand. And the fact that they have almost always failed commercially appeals to my twisted mind. Gibson also have one of the most beautiful basses (the TBird) and one of the most idiosyncratic sounding ones (any mudbucker equipped shortscale really) to their credit.

Uwe

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Gibson Basses / Re: The all things chrome & shiny thread
« on: January 21, 2008, 05:56:19 AM »
I'm working on a virus in Marvel supervillain mode that will turn all chrome and nickel of this world irreversibly black ... (play tape with mad laughter ...)

Dr. Venöm

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Gibson Basses / Re: Swedish Bird Sighting
« on: January 21, 2008, 05:51:03 AM »
In this, deplorably so, adolescent  innuendo-drenched and hardly bass-relevant thread, I would like to save what little decorum there is left by helpfully adding that I don't have hair color preferences either, but there should at least be a little of it.

Speaking of Kim Wilde: I always thought she sang like she had a running nose. And that "Flying to Cambodia" vid was plain dumb. Give me Cherie Currie of the Runaways anytime!

Uwe

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Fender Basses / Re: My Fenders
« on: January 18, 2008, 09:08:49 AM »
Actually, all my Fenders sound great whether its the MIM sixties Jazz reissue in lilac, the Sting (I love that singlecoil sound, it's so sweet and pure with a pick) or the eighties RI of a 62 P in fiesta (?) red (I never know whether that is fiesta or some kind of orange). Unfortunately, the trussrod on the 62 P Bass RI just broke - it was always kind of stubborn and it had more work to do than usual due to a warp in the neck (possibly the fact that I had it strung with D'Addario chromes in 110 gauge didn't help either).

Of course I will let it get repaired, but I'm thinking of putting on a fretless board - that bass sounds so nice it be great as a fretless. Would you Fenderistas consider that a damnation-worthy sacrilege? I'm not planning on selling it ever.

Uwe

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: I wondered where the hell you guys went!
« on: January 18, 2008, 08:53:40 AM »
The German and the Texan had been thinking in "what if"-scenarios when it became clear that DP III wasn't gonna last forever and that Steve had a vision that transcended a traditional online forum. And I thought that any forum lives and dies with our good shepherd Dave. We shared the idea with Jules and John and they were encouraging. Of course, it could have fallen flat on its face right from the outset - so far it appears it hasn't and that is a reassuring feeling because a forum lives and thrives by being current and not sluggish.

Steve graciously wished us luck in a recent thread in DP V (this forum is unashamed in its confession that we are patterning ourselves after everything that was good in the various DPs) and I'll gladly return those wishes here for whatever he sets out to do next.

Uwe

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: And awayyy we go...
« on: January 18, 2008, 08:32:22 AM »
Antipodean Mark's shirt choices were always inherently manly for their intrepid verve. In a way he was/is a Dolly Parton with balls!

Fräulein Geiger otoh hand is sheer and immaculate  style.

There is no mistaking the two, Aussie-Mark has a perm, while Fräulein Rommel doesn't leave home without her natural curls ironed out!

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Gibson Basses / Re: RD Standard pickups? How do they sound?
« on: January 18, 2008, 05:36:48 AM »
Frankly? Not a compelling choice. Those pups didn't cry out Gibson and time has moved on. I'd rather consider two EBMM style humbuckers (passive) or - if you want to stay Gibson - the original G-3 setup which has more balls and bite than the RD stacked humbuckers.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: And awayyy we go...
« on: January 18, 2008, 04:15:50 AM »
Der Australier! Finally.  :-*

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Fender Basses / My Ffffff ... bbbbbasses from "that other brand" ...
« on: January 17, 2008, 05:45:37 PM »
You'll treat this posting discreetly, right?  :-[ :-[ :-[


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Other Bass Brands / Re: Danelectro Longhorn
« on: January 17, 2008, 04:55:06 PM »
I've got one (the early Korean reissue) and though it feels like a toy it just sounds great and grown up. Very responsive with lots of fundamentals and balls.

Uwe

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