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Other Bass Brands / Carvin LB20
« Last post by Ken on May 25, 2024, 06:02:51 PM »
Got this back from my friend's place to possibly put back into rotation.  My old Carvin LB20.  I bought it over 20 years ago from my friend Greta Brinkman, who used it on tour with Moby.  She never loved it, so she lent it to me and I really bonded with it, so I bought it from her.  It was my #1 until Gibson released the first left-handed Thunderbird in 2013.  It still has my favorite neck.  Not sure I'd opened the control cavity before, but very nicely shielded.  Not sure if that was special for Greta or they all came like this.  Very quiet for single coils.  I've been thinking of swapping out the stock J99 pickups for something beefier, but these do sound pretty good, and I got an interesting tone from them by scooping the mids, which I hate with the Thunderbird's humbuckers.  Maybe I'll keep it as-is.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Made in USA: Kahler Podcast
« Last post by Ken on May 25, 2024, 03:37:10 PM »
This is really good!
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Lowe Shop Notes
« Last post by BTL on May 25, 2024, 03:20:16 PM »
I've been busy on the supply chain side of the business, focusing on getting materials back in-stock. This weekend is the first concentrated bench-time I've had in a while.

It feels good getting back to things. I finally have enough 8-string bridges in-stock to build out this Jayluxe.



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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Awful …
« Last post by gearHed289 on May 25, 2024, 07:16:37 AM »
That is some sick, sadistic s%*t. Those cops should be put behind bars.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« Last post by Dave W on May 24, 2024, 10:34:34 PM »
Rolling Stone just published The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time

Most of them wouldn't begin to make any top list of mine, but I was pleased to see a few, including this.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Awful …
« Last post by Dave W on May 24, 2024, 10:27:03 PM »
Really stomach turning. This happens more often than you might think.
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The Outpost Cafe / Awful …
« Last post by uwe on May 24, 2024, 01:53:13 PM »
… like from some "internal investigations against bad cops"-thriller. Taking advantage of his fragile psychological state and keeping him from medication is a real no-no.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/24/california-fontana-payment-man-tortured-police
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The Outpost Cafe / Made in USA: Kahler Podcast
« Last post by BTL on May 24, 2024, 01:34:54 PM »
I think this is an interesting discussion if you're curious about some behind the scenes stories from one part of the the bass guitar industry.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Jason Momoa rocking a 1959 Explorer bass replica
« Last post by uwe on May 24, 2024, 12:04:20 PM »
"Haha that’s Uwe’s remake with gold plated hardware."  8)


 


 HHhMmmmmmm.............And he said that new Sparkle Purple Thunderbird was "Pimp"  ;D

How incredibly vile and nasty you two are!  :-\ I had nothing whatsoever to do with the gestation of that particular bass, if you remember, a Texan car dealer wanted it that way and instructed the Custom Shop. I bought it decades later.

And soundwise, I bet it creams the mudbucker predecessors into the ground, so there!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Scott demos a vintage Newport
« Last post by Basvarken on May 23, 2024, 11:28:42 PM »
Nice bass Hoss!  ;)
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