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Guitars Etc. / JHS Notaklön

« on: May 06, 2024, 11:55:23 AM »

So I finally got the DIY overdrive pedal that all the web is talking about, and I love it. It's so good it makes me not suck on guitar, something that no other pedal has done before. Highly recommended.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Deep + Good News for Modern Man!

« on: May 03, 2024, 04:24:06 AM »

I soooo want to overdub the bass part with a Ric at full clank, 1972 Glover style.

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Fender Basses / Re: Antigua is back

« on: April 30, 2024, 11:58:09 PM »

Quote from: Alanko on April 30, 2024, 11:53:44 AM

The Squier finish looks ultra yellowed then. A shame! I think the MIM stuff from ~10 years ago was closer to the originals?

Agreed, but almost everyone associate vintage with aged, so from a marketing point of view they made the right choice with the hue.

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The Outpost Cafe / New DP vid

« on: April 30, 2024, 11:37:59 PM »

Rog looking classy as always

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Fender Basses / Re: Antigua is back

« on: April 30, 2024, 03:55:33 AM »

Before and after clearcoat yellowing

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Fender Basses / Re: Looks legit

« on: April 30, 2024, 03:42:22 AM »

Clearly a joke, and not a bad one.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Deep + Good News for Modern Man!

« on: April 28, 2024, 09:35:07 AM »

Looks like Gillan has a lot more hair than he had when I met him 8 years ago. Plugs, maybe?

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Other Bass Brands / Re: Samurai, at last

« on: April 26, 2024, 05:24:42 AM »

Quote from: morrow on April 25, 2024, 11:59:52 AM

Mine are 34 in scale [...] it’s perfectly balanced.

I think I figured out how this is possible. The vintage SB-5A (medium scale) has a total length of 115.5 cm, that's 1 cm LONGER than the 114.5 cm SBV500 with its long scale neck. For the new models the moved the bridge back, and the result is a better balanced bass with a 34" scale length. Win-win. That's good design.

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Other Bass Brands / Re: Samurai, at last

« on: April 25, 2024, 10:38:06 AM »

Nice! Any neck dive? Mine is a 1967, medium scale, I wouldn't call it a neck diver but it's not perfectly balanced so I'm using a counterweight at the body end. Yours is a long scale.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

« on: April 24, 2024, 03:40:11 AM »

In amptech's post I got the joke but the question was Alanko's and there is no smiley...

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

« on: April 23, 2024, 12:20:19 PM »

Quote from: Alanko on April 22, 2024, 02:28:57 PM

Is it unethical to want to track down a vintage toaster and make it a 4001S?

I wouldn't. Most 4000's were routed for a neck pickup, and those are absolutely fine to convert, preferably keeping the original pickguard and harness intact and using a reisuue guard. But please don't take a dremel to a mint 1967 bass.

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Rickenbacker Basses / 70s WAL (gloss ATG) is awesome

« on: April 21, 2024, 12:04:02 PM »

'76 4001 FL "Walnut" I just saw posted on FB. This is sooooo much nicer than their FG, imho.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

« on: April 21, 2024, 11:37:18 AM »

Holy cow. July 1967 4000 MG, mint. $18,495 BIN

Crazy rare and drop-dead gorgeous. Neck-thru and no neck pickup rout. Take my kidney and send me this one.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay / Reverb / Craigslist

« on: April 21, 2024, 11:26:49 AM »

1998 4003S/5 WHT/BT. $5,639 BIN

From Japan. Strung EADGC so possibly had less tension on the neck than other S/5's. Original pickup included. Some stand-related discoloration but looks to be in great condition.