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The Bass Zone / What does a Model One sound like?
« on: September 15, 2011, 01:34:56 PM »
Not a joke - I've had a couple over the years, and I could never accurately describe the character of the pickup. DiMarzio used to say that one wiring option sounded like a P-Bass and with the switch thrown sounded more like a Rick. Personally, I never heard either of those tones in the pickup, and was wondering what you all thought.
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The Bass Zone / Mr Big
« on: August 24, 2011, 10:56:48 AM »
Ventured into NYC last night to take in the Mr Big show at BB's. Wow. I don't think I've ever seen a tighter band, considering the flurry of bass and guitar notes that come at you. Sheehan was in rare form - the Attitude bas he was playing had neither the Model One or the Yamaha woofer pickup at the neck - or maybe it was the woofer, but taped over or with a cover. His recent conversion to Hartke was evident, with 4x10 and 1x15 cabs (3 of each), and a trio of Hartke heads. They played most of the good stuff, along with covers of "Smoke On The Water" and "Baba O'Riley" as part of the encores. One might be tempted to do a face palm at that, but they started "Smoke" with Sheehan moving to lead vocals, Eric Martin taking over guitar duties, Pat Torpey picking up the Attitude and Paul Gilbert sitting in on drums. A mid song breakdown had the front three switching roles yet again - Martin moved to bass, Torpey sang and Sheehan turned in a very respectable Blackmore solo. Sounds a little silly, but was quite entertaining.
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Bass Amps & Effects / I know one of you maniacs will NEED this...
« on: July 20, 2011, 08:54:56 AM »111
The Outpost Cafe / Glen Campbell diagnosed with Alzheimer's
« on: June 23, 2011, 05:28:17 AM »
Sigh - All this bad news is wearing me out.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/06/22/country-starglen-campbell-diagnosed-with-alzheimers/
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/06/22/country-starglen-campbell-diagnosed-with-alzheimers/
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Gibson Basses / How much for the neck plate?
« on: June 17, 2011, 03:56:11 AM »
Forgive me if this has been posted somewhere already, but... 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Gibson-3-4-Body-Bass-Guitar-Custom-Project-/200606340317?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb511d4dd#ht_1652wt_1141&clk_rvr_id=241148855530
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Gibson-3-4-Body-Bass-Guitar-Custom-Project-/200606340317?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb511d4dd#ht_1652wt_1141&clk_rvr_id=241148855530
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Bass Amps & Effects / NAD Crate BT350
« on: June 13, 2011, 12:51:45 PM »
Been looking for one of these for awhile. Tube preamp, built-in chorus, 350w @ 4 ohms (200w @ 8 ohms) - came with an Anvil rack case. Haven't had a chance to really wring it out yet, but the tone is nice - very Ampeg-y - even through 2-1x15s. Have to plug it into the squareback SVT for a real taste test. Pics to come - I know most of you have never seen a Crate. 
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Bass Amps & Effects / Fuchs Bruiser Bass Amp
« on: May 21, 2011, 07:24:43 PM »
I was over at Fuchs' shop last week and had the opportunity to wring out a prototype of their first bass amp, the Bruiser. Pretty neat. I posted my thoughts and observations over on TB, right about here:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/fuchs-bruiser-772423/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/fuchs-bruiser-772423/
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The Bass Zone / and everybody thought it was a session player...
« on: April 11, 2011, 03:58:55 AM »