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Gibson Basses / Re: T-Bird Studio Strings
« on: February 07, 2008, 07:21:38 AM »
Never had TI Jazz Flats on a Bird, but I second how good they sound on Rics!
Uwe
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Gibson Basses / Re: Flying V Turns 50
« on: February 07, 2008, 07:19:54 AM »
True, I guess they wanted to do something different. And in theory, the smaller mirror image of the body as a headstock is a nice design idea, but the end result lacks elegance.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Flying V Turns 50
« on: February 07, 2008, 07:13:11 AM »
NAMM 2008 pic from the Dean booth, double neck with 12 string (more a Flying "W" now!) and Schenker model ...
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: A Modern Spiritual?
« on: February 07, 2008, 06:00:54 AM »
Couldn't find a Stones performance of it, sorry:
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Hi, I'm a Mac....
« on: February 07, 2008, 06:00:14 AM »
Dave, is Apple paying us for blatant commercials such as this one?
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Gibson Basses / Re: Natural Blonde?
« on: February 07, 2008, 05:21:30 AM »
Good question. No one in his right mind can rule out that an Gibson employee might have forgotten the telltale N when stamping the sticker, but something on that particular blond looks not quite right. I guess I would expect more crazing.
I'm still looking for one of those (banjo headstock EB-2s), but that price is "ein Mondpreis", he wants to sell it at almost twice the price of my (pristine) EB-6!!!
PS: John, is that you pretending to be a coke machine? That is how you prey upon and finally catch those large cats to then do whatever
you do with them?
I'm still looking for one of those (banjo headstock EB-2s), but that price is "ein Mondpreis", he wants to sell it at almost twice the price of my (pristine) EB-6!!!
PS: John, is that you pretending to be a coke machine? That is how you prey upon and finally catch those large cats to then do whatever
you do with them?
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Gibson Basses / Re: eb4l revived
« on: February 07, 2008, 05:14:50 AM »
Anal sex with cats is just not right and against nature. Even if they are large. What are you trying to tell us, John?
I knew there was something not quite right with him the moment he showed us his gizmo ...
Uwe
I knew there was something not quite right with him the moment he showed us his gizmo ...
Uwe
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Just standing there...
« on: February 07, 2008, 04:33:57 AM »
"I think this could be the beginning of an international (NON) movement."
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: A Modern Spiritual?
« on: February 07, 2008, 04:27:18 AM »
Come to think of it: I liked the apron she wore (Gale, not Whitney), kind of Stepford Wives (the creepy original, not the watered down remake) chic.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: A Modern Spiritual?
« on: February 07, 2008, 04:22:06 AM »
Dave, you ole garage rocker, here's something for ya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i48BP1PUoFI&feature=related
So the US invented punk after all, I'm baffled.
And may I comment that the object of your derision did indeed have some spiritual (the music form as opposed to just the lyrical content) or gospel overtones. They speeded it up and countrified (early Carpenters come to mind) the backing, but some of the harmonies and the phrasings wouldn't have sounded out of place in a South Carolina church if slowed down appropriately.
Whitney Houston could spiritualise it alright I guess.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i48BP1PUoFI&feature=related
So the US invented punk after all, I'm baffled.
And may I comment that the object of your derision did indeed have some spiritual (the music form as opposed to just the lyrical content) or gospel overtones. They speeded it up and countrified (early Carpenters come to mind) the backing, but some of the harmonies and the phrasings wouldn't have sounded out of place in a South Carolina church if slowed down appropriately.
Whitney Houston could spiritualise it alright I guess.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Ripper/G3 clone audio samples
« on: February 07, 2008, 04:00:09 AM »
Yup, that is a G-3 sound alright! Up to then no other Gibson pup with maybe the exception of the LP Sig pup had those beautiful sparkling highs. Yet it doesn't sound tinny at all.
Are you running the pups as single coils, i.e. not always two (or even three) of them together like in the original G-3 wiring? That was either front two, all three or rear two pups (a common mod was combining just the front and the rear pup, leaving the middle pup out, I have that on one of my G-3s, pre-owner modded it that way).
I like the middle pup setting on your recordings - had a coffee while they loaded!
- for the added midrange.
Uwe
Are you running the pups as single coils, i.e. not always two (or even three) of them together like in the original G-3 wiring? That was either front two, all three or rear two pups (a common mod was combining just the front and the rear pup, leaving the middle pup out, I have that on one of my G-3s, pre-owner modded it that way).
I like the middle pup setting on your recordings - had a coffee while they loaded!
- for the added midrange.Uwe
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Gibson Basses / Re: eb4l revived
« on: February 07, 2008, 03:40:36 AM »
You did good on that poor bass, amen! Burns was my thought too.
What had the pre-owner lurking in that hideous cavernous hole?
What had the pre-owner lurking in that hideous cavernous hole?
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Gibson Basses / Anything goes!
« on: February 07, 2008, 03:37:29 AM »
I have yet to hear a set of strings that doesn't sound good on a TBird. I've used LaBella Flats, TI Jazz Rounds, Rotosounds, Epiphone , D'Addario slow- and regular wound, Elixier coated strings, DR Black Beauties and Lo Riders, GHS Bass Boomers, Warwick Black Label, Status Hex Core and Dean Markley. And a handful of others I've forgotten. They all sounded slightly different with the LaBella Flats and the TI Jazz Rounds obviously the most radical departure from a traditional roundwound sound, but still great in a different way.
I play with a pick and prefer - on a Bird - a medium bright, warm sound which is not yet clanky or piano-ringish.
, D'Addario slow- and regular wound, Elixier coated strings, DR Black Beauties and Lo Riders, GHS Bass Boomers, Warwick Black Label, Status Hex Core and Dean Markley. And a handful of others I've forgotten. They all sounded slightly different with the LaBella Flats and the TI Jazz Rounds obviously the most radical departure from a traditional roundwound sound, but still great in a different way.I play with a pick and prefer - on a Bird - a medium bright, warm sound which is not yet clanky or piano-ringish.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Flying V Turns 50
« on: February 06, 2008, 11:09:18 AM »
My kramer sounded middish with rough treble and not that much bass when it still had that Schaller pup emulating a DiMarzio G pup. I got talked into 
equipping it with two EMGs - ok, this was 1983! - and that changed the sound drastically. Now it is all sublows and clear treble, but not much mids. But it holds its ground. Will actually play it tonight at the rehearsal.
equipping it with two EMGs - ok, this was 1983! - and that changed the sound drastically. Now it is all sublows and clear treble, but not much mids. But it holds its ground. Will actually play it tonight at the rehearsal.