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Main Forums => The Bass Zone => Topic started by: Denis on September 16, 2010, 05:46:58 AM
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I really should spend more time with the 4001. I day dream about it, for chrissakes.
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i have a tiny 'spur' on one of my labella tapewounds that stings when you slide past it. i really should file it off but...
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Not having gotten a Gibson Continental V bugs me to death - every now and then I still google for one, but the same old hits crop up showing it as deleted. Someone somewhere somehow must have gotten one though AND WHY THE HELL HASN'T HE SOLD IT TO ME YET!!!
The inexcruciable pain of it.
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I'm shamelessly stealing this from George........
"I need another Thunderbird or RD, I also have nothing to wear ..."
Thanks, Big guy :thumbsup:
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I just started playing, I may never get any better, and I couldn't be happier.
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Ahhh.............. You know me so well Herr Moderator ;)
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My mind is full of projects, stopped only by empty pockets.
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Having a hard time choosing my 3rd Set bass for this week's shows.
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Where's the biscuits...? I can't have tea without biscuits...
Paraphrasing on "Exiled's" thoughts - my shed is full of projects, stopped only by time limitations (& empty pockets), oh yeah, and the garage, the loft, the lounge, the kitchen, the laptop... (fade to black...)
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"(insert bass brand here) sounds like a (insert bass brand here) on steroids."
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As cliched as the saying is, sound really is in the fingers. I sound like me no matter what I play and no matter what I play it through.
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Made up a cool riff last week that I can't stop playing....
Can't wait to work it up with bandm8s!!!
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Almost all contemporary blues bass players sound the same to me. I'd really want to hear something new. Like someone playing with a pick, for example. Or have a unique style.
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Why do powertools hate me?!? Tryin' to make a bass here! Hello.....damit ???
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Why don't I play any better than when I was 19?
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If I'd practised more or had lessons or learned music theory maybe I wouldn't be spending 9 hours a day in this office.
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Why don't I play any better than when I was 19?
Why didn't I PLAY when I was 19 like I wanted to...
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I must buy a bass stand for the new house I'm moving! But for how many basses? ???
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I really should fix that loose contact in the JCS.
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Shorter of breath, one day closer to death and enough in the piggy bank for a Rob Allen.
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Just bought a Big Muff.
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ilan. listen to blues bassists from the 60's and early 70's. you would think those guys would be pretty conservative but many hit the root then head for outer space.
give a listen to early luther allison, junior wells, buddy guy, canned heat, james cotton and even the first couple of butterfield blues band records. these will provide a good cross section of what was going on. then listen to jimmy reed for a lesson in 'minimal minimalism'.
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I should get my reissue Bass VI up and running...
Property tax overdue, no new Rickenbacker 8-string for me... (hence the above cancelled quote)
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Why can't I buy any bass I want??? Why???? :-[
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I need to get some wood to plug the holes in the RD...
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Will this Thunderbird match my skirt? ;)
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(you just gotta go blue - you know it... all those items you just can't match... ;))
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I need to find a set of strings for my 35 inch Cort, which is string-less for about... 5 years now...
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Who would have thought that two basses being out of the house will make so much room?
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I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass, I don't need another bass ............
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How would sound a Jazz bass with dual mudbuckers? Why BaCH doesn't make an EB-6? I need a practice amp.
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Exiled... I suspect that doubling the mud would not imporove the fruits of your labour but one in the forward position would be (Grand) funky... ;)
(adding fuel to Droom's pain...)
The last addition to my little herd jumped my collection by 33% (no quibling over fractions please) ...
The next one will only jump the number by 25% ...
If I sneak in a 6th bass (hmm... does a blues band need an 8 string...?) that would be a 20% increase ...
This only goes to prove that more is less... :o
How wierd is that...?
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We've got a wedding gig today and I have not practiced since the last gig last Saturday night......
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Can I convince my wife that I "need" this?
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Can I convince my wife that I "need" this?
And I don't have to even try to do that anymore! ;)
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Flats are my kiss of death. Must put rounds back on 4001. Frets be damned!
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Why do I still want a EBS-1250, an EB-6, a Thunderbird & a white LP Triumph? ??? I think I need a second job................ >:(
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I have a '63 P, MIM J, Jack Casady and a '64 EB-0...plus others.
Why do I still want a Squier VM Jaguar with matching headstock?????
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Man, playing Ross Valory's lines on "Don't Stop Believing" is fun!
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I find the classic bass line from "Black Magic Woman" to be surprisingly satisfying and melodic to play.
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While at work........... standing next to a chandelier talking to customers
Hearing Gary Thain leading David Byron thru the intro to "Stealin"
'Take me across the water
'cause I need someplace to hide
I done the Ranchers daughter
and I sure did hurt his pride.....
;)
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Loved Stealin way back in high school
Played it in my band and another one called Seven Stars or something like that
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How about a seven fret "Money Bass"?
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"Stealin" was a great tune :toast: We were driving through Wisconsin, heading to some guitar show, a local radio station played it! I don't think I'd heard it in 30 years! Now I might have to buy the CD. :-\
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Uriah Heep still gets played regularly in both my car and shed. Gary Thain is my style o bass playin' love Stealin'
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boom boom boom boom boom (descending)
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I like any forum where people mention Gary Thain & Uriah Heep.
The first time I heard Easy Livin' in '72, I knew I wanted to play bass...and 35 years later, I picked up a bass.
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Flats are my kiss of death. Must put rounds back on 4001. Frets be damned!
Nickel is much kinder to frets than stainless.
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I do a fair amount of bending, play physically harder than most folks, but have never had fret wear problems. Where do the frets start giving out first?
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I thought I had heard the frets on the 4001s will wear faster than other basses when using rounds, but that could be fallacy for all I know. I know the big issue on that bass is its ability (or inability) to support higher tension strings. I've got some low-ish tension flats on it at the moment.
When I got it back in the 80s it had Roto rounds on it, and some nice trenches in the frets. The neck was/is fantastic on it, though, (main reason I chose that particular one) and it still plays great despite the frets. Part of my motivation for putting the flats on was to stave off the looming need for fretwork... and I guess it worked in the sense that anything I put flats on I stop playing ;D. I've tried to like them... really!
My strings of choice these days are the EXL170s (nickel 100s), so I'll probably end up going that route on it.
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I always used Rounds on my '73 4001 - they shredded the frets in no time! Had them re-done twice. I still really regret selling that bass. :-\
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... But every note we play leads us to the next one...
"T"Rickie58...?
Nah...
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I just played a '66 P-Bass at $4500 and a '73 P-Bass at $2k. Why can't I rationalize that neither played or sounded markedly better than my 2010 Squier CV P-Bass, my '84 MIJ Squier P-Bass, or either of my SX P-Basses (which cost a little over $100 new)? ???
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I just played a '66 P-Bass at $4500 and a '73 P-Bass at $2k. Why can't I rationalize that neither played or sounded markedly better than my 2010 Squier CV P-Bass, my '84 MIJ Squier P-Bass, or either of my SX P-Basses (which cost a little over $100 new)? ???
For the same reason my 2000 MIM J sounds as good as my '63 P: it IS as good! One's J, one's a P - but neither is better.
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I will NOT look at eBay tonight, or Craigslist or Guitar Center's used section. No, no, no, no, no.
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Denis, I'm channelling you to that Charvel Explorer, ............Then I'll find a way to abscond with it ;)
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It seems that I might like a Squier CV P-Bass. Good thing there are no real music stores around here.
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Denis, I'm channelling you to that Charvel Explorer, ............Then I'll find a way to abscond with it ;)
I can go check tomorrow and see if it's still there. It has YOU written all over it!
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I like any forum where people mention Gary Thain & Uriah Heep.
The first time I heard Easy Livin' in '72, I knew I wanted to play bass...and 35 years later, I picked up a bass.
I seen Rush open for Uriah Heep in 1974......good times!
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The only way I get any gigs is by playing the root on the 1 and smiling a lot.
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I try and play like Andy Fraser and end up sounding like Neil Murray. I try and play like Roger Glover and end up sounding like Gary Thain. I try and play like me and end up sounding like............erm.....what were we trying to do again?
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I need a pink explorer with black hardware.
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I need a pink explorer with black hardware.
and yellow bannanas inlayed into the fingerboard? ;)
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That would be my dream bass! :D
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... It just needs a little imagination (and a bit more cash... ;D)
(http://www.made-in-england.org/images/banana-guitar.jpg)
Just found this...
http://www.bananasmusic.com/ (http://www.bananasmusic.com/)
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While at work........... standing next to a chandelier talking to customers
Hearing Gary Thain leading David Byron thru the intro to "Stealin"
'Take me across the water
'cause I need someplace to hide
I done the Ranchers daughter
and I sure did hurt his pride.....
;)
Uriah Heep still gets played regularly in both my car and shed. Gary Thain is my style o bass playin' love Stealin'
Right when I think I've heard all the good 'old' stuff, I see a lyric I've never heard and now I need to go find that song. That's a great freakin' stanza!
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Right when I think I've heard all the good 'old' stuff, I see a lyric I've never heard and now I need to go find that song. That's a great freakin' stanza!
I had to order the CD a few days ago............. We use to play Easy Livin' and Stealin' is a great tune that needs to be on my iPod.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130425244989 :thumbsup:
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Right when I think I've heard all the good 'old' stuff, I see a lyric I've never heard and now I need to go find that song. That's a great freakin' stanza!
Do I read this right George.......You've never heard "Stealin" ?
It only gets better!
"Stood on a ridge and shunned religon
thinkin' the world was mine
I made my break and a big mistake
stealin' when I shoulda been buyin'
It keeps playing in my head...............................
Fine by me :)
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It keeps playing in my head...............................
Fine by me :)
+1
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I've never had any intonation problems with my fretless...
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I've never had any intonation problems with my fretless...
What about your listeners? ;)
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Tone death... ;D
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"Tone deaf" you said? :P
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Eh? I can't hear you! There's a banana in my ear!
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Nope... I sbelt it rite, o filos mou... :P
You smoothie, Denis... ;D
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I've never had any intonation problems with my fretless...
Kind of like the old drinking joke....
I drink, I fall down, no problem.
I play, people wince, no problem.
Or we could go for the win:
I drink enough beer, then when I play, people wince, I don't notice, no problem!
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YEE-HAW...!!!
(sorry, did I shout...?)
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Nope... I sbelt it rite, o filos mou... :P
You smoothie, Denis... ;D
A banana smoothie with rum, thank you very much!
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I know I shouldn't go to the big guitar show downtown this weekend...
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I know I shouldn't go to the big guitar show downtown this weekend...
Oh yes you should....yesss.....yessssssssss.....
<evil laugh>
WOO HOO HOO HA HA HA!!
</evil laugh>
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Gigging this evening at the open mic... just scheduled to do two or three... Thunderbird or Jazz...? Thunderbird or Jazz...?
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I miss lurking at the Last Bass Outpost. Hi guys, been away a while. I missed the personalities and the information here.
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Hey Matt. Hang around and lurk again.
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I'm going through a Heep phase myself right now. Just bought all the Byron stuff from Demons & Wizards onwards to High & Mighty plus the three Lawton albums (Heeps best singer in my opinion) and the three Pete Goalby ones (Heep's second-best singer). Last night I even picked up my brother's classical guitar and played "Free me" on it. But "Stealin'" is a fave too ... three chords (D, C and - yes! - G) can take you a long way ... (Free me in contrast has 7 - Ken Hensley progressed over the years, Lady in Black only had two!)
Heep never had the instrumental Brawn of Purple or Zep, but they had a strong songwriter with Hensley, brought harmony vocals to hard rock and alsways had a nose for good to excellent bass players (Mark Clarke, Gary Thain, John Wetton, Trevor Bolder, Bob Daisley). Thain's rhythmic and melodic feel was beautiful, he really blossomed with Heep and his bass was always high in the mix. As it was with all Heep bassists, Mick Box (Heep guitarist) is a selfless man. Anybody wishing to see a (mainly) rhythm guitarist with a (mainly) lead bassist work out in the context of real songs is recommended to watch today's Heep incarnation: It's a sight to behold as Bolder is moving across the whole neck with dexterity and a real rock feel while Box is laying the foundation via bar chords. It works.
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Uwe just saved me from writing what I was thinking 8) Perfect description.
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But "Stealin'" is a fave too ... three chords (D, C and - yes! - G) can take you a long way
Don't forget the F in the bridge...
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I couldn't help myself and put in a bid on a bass. The ol' brain is working overtime in finding justifications for this faux-pas .......... :-[
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Just ask you wife how many shoes/boots she has and if she really needs them all.
Works perfectly in our household...
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I'm going through a Heep phase myself right now.
I`m fan of Uriah Heep....seen them a couple times in the early 70s.
Lady in Black
Uwe, do like this version?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEdSqTB4B4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEdSqTB4B4)
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Which one is that? I'm on Blackberry due to a Denmark vacation and can't access youtube. Is it the one where Trevor Bolder plays badass lead bass or the Ken Hensley re-arrangement a few years back?
Yes, there is an F in the intro but it only happens once in the whole song! And Thain compensates for it by holding on steadfast to the D in the intro where the keyboards and vocals play/sing to C and G. I've heard that intro played by Wetton, Daisley and Bolder, all three great bassists, but none of them has the same inimitable subtle shuffle feel Thain has on that track.
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Just ask you wife how many shoes/boots she has and if she really needs them all.
Works perfectly in our household...
Crikey... you like to live dangerously... :o asking questions of one's spouse like that is about the most dangerous thing a fellow can do...!!!
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Just ask you wife how many shoes/boots she has and if she really needs them all.
Works perfectly in our household...
I have asked that. My wife likes to point out that none of her shoes cost what I usually spend on any given bass. I hate it when she makes a good point. :sad:
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Yes, there is an F in the intro but it only happens once in the whole song!
Twice. It's in the bridge before the lead also.
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Pedant... ;D
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True. Twice. I'm shattered. I just listen too often to just the intro up to "... but my life!".
By the way: Thanks to American puritans, this song did not become the hit it should have because it was banned with many radio stations for the "I done the ranchers daughter ...". When Heep heard that that line was an issue, they wanted to rerecord the vocals, but being on tour in the US didn't find the time.
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Twice. It's in the bridge before the lead also.
Glad you caught him on that.....!
Those Law Talkin' Guys ;)
Actually a nice lead by Mick Box tho, simple and melodic, I've always liked it a lot.
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Which one is that? I'm on Blackberry due to a Denmark vacation and can't access youtube.
Sorry Uwe! It was their collaboration with Iris in 2002.
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Has Mick Box ever played anything that is not simple and melodic? Ok, let's close our eyes on that extended guitar solo on Magician's Birthday which sounded like Blackmore's roadie testing his master's Marshalls. Mick is best when he sticks to melodic and simple, he's no improviser.
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All that and, in the case of "Stealin" memorable.
I'll take Box over Vai any day of the week!
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Come on Mark, admit that you liked David Byron's thigh strokin' 'tache and his gold lamé suits!
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Come on Mark, admit that you liked David Byron's thigh strokin' 'tache and his gold lamé suits!
Yup! He was a handsome man, no doubt. My fave Heep singer.
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He's not performing anymore, just de-composing... :o
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I dunno, even back then I thought he was a touch to Liberace for an otherwise totally unglam band such as Heep. I thought Hensley looked cool - bird of prey nose and hair to his ass. And Thain looked just like the heroin junkie he was.
Byron and Wetton are supposed to have gotten along famously well ... I wonder if that had to do with the vice they shared (Byron died inter alia of a fatty liver, unlike Wetton he never got off the drink).
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Perhaps so........
But even Dave Hill looked a little "light in the loafers"
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My girlfriend told me that if I never gave her crap about her shoe fetish she'd never give me crap about the basses or the motorcycles. We both win!
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Not a big market in used shoes.
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My girlfriend told me that if I never gave her crap about her shoe fetish she'd never give me crap about the basses or the motorcycles. We both win!
Just be careful with those damn shoes! It was back in '02 and I went into the shoe storage vault, otherwise know as the closet, and I must have bumped something - 400 pairs of shoes avalanched onto me! I lost damn near 10lbs before they dug me out of the pile :P
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Just be careful with those damn shoes! It was back in '02 and I went into the shoe storage vault, otherwise know as the closet, and I must have bumped something - 400 pairs of shoes avalanched onto me! I lost damn near 10lbs before they dug me out of the pile :P
I can feel your pain brother...
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I have asked that. My wife likes to point out that none of her shoes cost what I usually spend on any given bass. I hate it when she makes a good point. :sad:
You should see the boots she buys. ;)
Hey and I don't leave my new basses unused in a closet and then throw them away after a year or so... because they're "not me" 8)
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Just ask you wife how many shoes/boots she has and if she really needs them all.
Works perfectly in our household...
I've got no worries there. Everytime I've got GAS she's cheering me on to buy or at least put in a bid. No, I promised myself to decrease my "collection" so I should be selling instead of buying.... :sad: It's the ol' clash between emotions and rational thinking ..... :mrgreen:
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Haha, yeah I was only joking of course.
Very recognizable dilemma Martin.
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:thumbsup: Entwistle Bass Cam....wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVl39LBZGMw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVl39LBZGMw)
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Fenderbird showed up today. FREAKING. AWESOME.
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How is it?
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I've got no worries there. Everytime I've got GAS she's cheering me on to buy or at least put in a bid. No, I promised myself to decrease my "collection" so I should be selling instead of buying.... :sad: It's the ol' clash between emotions and rational thinking ..... :mrgreen:
Stood on a ridge and shunned religionThinking the world was mine,
I made my break and a big mistake Sellin' when I should have been buying.
Fighting Killin' - wine and women-Gonna put me to my grave,
Runnin' hidin' loosin' cryin' Nothing left to save - But my life,
UhuUhu AHHHH AH
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How is it?
Rocks. ROCKS! Playing it tonight I had this weird feeling about it that SOMETHING loud and raucous was going to happen. Pretty damn cool!
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;D
Some folks don't like those '70s pups.......I do! :thumbsup:
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Fenderbird showed up today. FREAKING. AWESOME.
You have nothing until we see pics Denis, you know that! ;)
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:popcorn:
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Just before departing the swamp...
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/DENIS%20FBIRD/DSC02393-1.jpg)
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Just ask you wife how many shoes/boots she has and if she really needs them all.
Works perfectly in our household...
Good one! ha ha
I've got the framework together for a new instrumental composed BASS-ically of 3 riffs like my TigerShark track MegaYang Mindbender Riffage.
Like the 3rd riff in MegaYang, the 3rd riff in the as yet untitled new one is composed of 26 notes.
I'm developing my own style!
The first riff of the new boogie is very Tull-esque & the 2nd riff is very YES style.
The core of the piece wil be PURE TigerShark tho!!!
Then back to the YES riff & the Tull riff will end it. It's a 4-5 & it's reminiscent of Living In The Past, appropriately...that's something you do more often in your 50s I'm finding out. :-\
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Just before departing the swamp...
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/DENIS%20FBIRD/DSC02393-1.jpg)
I've removed the thumbrest and replaced the wooden pg with one of Scott's. Will try to get a good pic tonight.
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(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l111/bigtreebluesea/Fenderbird/P9300003a.jpg)
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Looking good Denis!! :mrgreen:
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Thanks, man! This bass resurrection is pretty fun!
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The poor basses are sitting there while I lavish attention on motorcycle projects. I wish I was better at dividing time between interests!
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Damn, time to change the strings......Maybe I'll wait until after Friday nights gig.
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Risk gigging on dead strings is not logical ....... ;D
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Not enough Thunderbirds...........Still not enough time to play them :-*
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Hmmmm... what is the best time to say to my wife "honey, I think I need a hollowbody... and an acoustic... and maybe a fretless..."...
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Just let her buy the equivalent in crafting stock... ;D
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I bought mine a low mileage '94 BMW 325I and got a lot of slack for a few weeks.
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Just let her buy the equivalent in crafting stock... ;D
Hey that would be a HUGE stock!
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Yes, we live in the same boat... ;D
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(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l111/bigtreebluesea/Fenderbird/P9300003a.jpg)
I liked the wooden pg better, was unique, but as Yukon Cornelius would say "you eat what you like, I'll eat what I like!"
BTW, this is a great thread...
Random bass guitar thought: I want to incorporate a theremin... but somehow behind me... with an Electric Mistress & Wah pedals. Yes, this is what I think of at 6 am
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Haha, hadn't thought of Yukon Cornelius in a while!
The wooden pg is definitely a keeper and it was very nicely done. I went with a white pg though so there would be some contrast on the bass. Next I want to replace that fugly black spacer behind the jack.
Billy Joe Winghead incorporates a theramin in their shows and it's usually pretty cool!
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My Friday random bass guitar thought is.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfaNzrQz4M (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQfaNzrQz4M)
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Nice bass solo, flashy, but tasteful and melodic!
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The poor basses are sitting there while I lavish attention on motorcycle projects. I wish I was better at dividing time between interests!
You're not alone...and to make matters worse, my 12 year old comes home with a go-cart last week (that needs work). ugh.
It always seems like I'm prepping bikes for weekend rides - fixing what i broke off the week prior.
Steve
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You're not alone...and to make matters worse, my 12 year old comes home with a go-cart last week (that needs work). ugh.
It always seems like I'm prepping bikes for weekend rides - fixing what i broke off the week prior.
Steve
Haha, another project! I laugh because I have a bunch myself. Only 2 off-road bikes though...
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For the second time I lost the topnut of my self built project. Just fell out and dissapeared into the black void
The third I'm going to glue in straight away... :-[
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For the second time I lost the topnut of my self built project. Just fell out and dissapeared into the black void
The third I'm going to glue in straight away... :-[
I bet it's having a blast on the island where all the "missing" socks go!
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Haha, hadn't thought of Yukon Cornelius in a while!
The wooden pg is definitely a keeper and it was very nicely done. I went with a white pg though so there would be some contrast on the bass. Next I want to replace that fugly black spacer behind the jack.
Billy Joe Winghead incorporates a theramin in their shows and it's usually pretty cool!
Good idea @ the black spacer replacement!
Checking Billy Joe Winghead... Very cool! =) This band The Amino Acids uses one too... u can Youtube their "Lost Coordinates" video. Surf Psyche-Billy style. I never heard of them/that style before today! I really dig this beautiful lady, Dorit Chrysler, who's a theremin pro & sings, plays guitar.
I should practice more than 3 times a week... but now I want to build a theremin!
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Checking Billy Joe Winghead... Very cool! =) This band The Amino Acids uses one too... u can Youtube their "Lost
I should practice more than 3 times a week... but now I want to build a theremin!
Do it! I think BJW built theirs a long time ago as well. You have to watch out at their shows because they are prone to using a chainsaw on big hunks of meat, which gets flung out into the crowd. ;D
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Do it! I think BJW built theirs a long time ago as well. You have to watch out at their shows because they are prone to using a chainsaw on big hunks of meat, which gets flung out into the crowd. ;D
And then they release a pack of starving pit bulls...
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I think the Gretsch 2202 pickup I installed in my Squier Bronco makes it a better bass than the Mustangs! I used it at practice last night and it sounds wonderful! Deep, powerful, great sound quality. I'll be playing it tonight at a gig, alternating with the long-suffering '64 EB-0.
(Please s'cuse the crappy pic...better ones coming soon.)
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j306/apowell1/Electric%20Basses/Bronco%20Bass/IMAG0110.jpg)
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My conscience is telling me I should be in the shed, sandpaper and sanding block in hand, carefully clearing off the remainder of the old fin on my RD in preparation for the new fin...
Sorry, what was I saying...?
... and where the heck did I put that power-sander...? :o
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@ Denis - I'd have to pass on that, I'm a vegetarian! :o
@ Pilgrim - Very nice Bullet bass! :)
That does it, I'm going to build a theremin this winter!
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Another veggie...? :mrgreen:
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You are two now, you can start a club! :P
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My random bass thought for today is.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk)
In the Fall of 1964 The Animals began their first U.S. tour.
After the original line up disbanded bass player Bryan "Chas" Chandler reinvented himself, becoming manager of Jimi Hendrix and recruiting other musicians to form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. He also produced their first two albums.
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I REALLY love my Fenderbird!
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How am I going to practice and record my ideas without my home computer. What did I do before I had a computer? aargh!!
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Woke up early today so I had 35 minutes to play my white Thunderbird ;D
Just for fun I started to learn David Bowie's "China Girl" - lovely bass part!
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My random bass thought for today is.....Mike Gordon on bass with The Rhythm Devils.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KurzMwueBeQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KurzMwueBeQ)
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My random bass guitar thought for the weekend is.....Mark Sandman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNEYKrFJgRo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNEYKrFJgRo)
September 24, 1952 – July 3, 1999
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I like your thinking ! ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sheJcFCL6I&p=C67F9512AEAE5825&playnext=1&index=7
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Jerry Scheff. One finger.
Any more chicken left?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsAkhKTSwE4&feature=related
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Happy Birthday to Bill Wyman!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3Ud84zAvw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i3Ud84zAvw)
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings featuring Peter Frampton.
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Woke up early today so I had 35 minutes to play my white Thunderbird ;D
Just for fun I started to learn David Bowie's "China Girl" - lovely bass part!
Hey I LOVE that song! :D
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After working on the bass line from L. A. Woman as played by Scheff, I decided he is one of the gods of bass. Incredible.
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I love Sunday morning, I get an extra hour to play before toddling off to work.............
Hadn't listened to, or played UFO's magnum opus "Love to Love" forever, so underrated.......I love this band, Schenker at his guitar genius best, Mogg's vocals and or course my Thunderbird slingin' alcoholic hero Pete Way. Hell yeah!
Schenker's first notes.............I melt!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIBhwWbviFw
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Sheff, Schenker, Way, Mogg, Frampton, Wyman, Bowie, Phish. All good to me :)
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i was listening to sirius bb king's bluesville station last night. they played a tune by a guy i played with in the late seventies. i laughed and realized i had contributed my 2 cents worth to the blues world.
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After working on the bass line from L. A. Woman as played by Scheff, I decided he is one of the gods of bass. Incredible.
That's my random thought of the day - how is it that the band with no bass player has some of the coolest bass lines? ;)
I liked that clip of Scheff above...
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Here's a related thought ........ Just read in Mojo's Elektra's 60th anniversary issue that Paul Rothchild had a bassplayer overdub Manzarek's bass-lines on 3 tracks ( which was news to me :o ) of their 1st album including Light My Fire, that's the song Ol' Ray claimed couldn't possibly be played by a bass-guitarist ...... :mrgreen: Yes my friends, we rock ! 8)
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Doug Lubahn of Clear Light?
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Roxy Music is another band that never had a bass player as a member proper, yet always inventive bass lines upfront in the mix. As if they were trying to over-compensate for their embarrassing lack of a bass player in their ranks. Apparently, all the myriad Roxy bass players had the freedom to play what they wanted. John Gustafson, who played on Stranded, Country Life and Siren, even had an offer to join (and refused, silly boy!).
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Doug Lubahn of Clear Light?
Nope, according to the article it's Larry Knechtel
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John Gustafson, who played on Stranded, Country Life and Siren, even had an offer to join (and refused, silly boy!).
Hey, once you've been a part of The Big Three any other band does look kinda inferior, doesn't it ........ :mrgreen:
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A Longhorn through a Silverface Deluxe Reverb is really, really obnoxious!
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New years resolution - I really must brave it and get down the shed... :o
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I wanna post a thought, but if I have to strain to come up with anything remotely relevant is it then really a random bass thought? I must just want the distraction from other things in my life of posting here where its safe I guess.
Outcome! :) = I wish my BaCHbird was back from the shop so I could play it.
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I've got the framework together for a new instrumental composed BASS-ically of 3 riffs like my TigerShark track MegaYang Mindbender Riffage.
Like the 3rd riff in MegaYang, the 3rd riff in the as yet untitled new one is composed of 26 notes.
I'm developing my own style!
The first riff of the new boogie is very Tull-esque & the 2nd riff is very YES style.
The core of the piece wil be PURE TigerShark tho!!!
Then back to the YES riff & the Tull riff will end it. It's a 4-5 & it's reminiscent of Living In The Past, appropriately...that's something you do more often in your 50s I'm finding out. :-\
I call this one Ear Candy cuz the Main Riff is the chewy center & the other style riffs are just coatings. :D
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I wanna post a thought, but if I have to strain to come up with anything remotely relevant is it then really a random bass thought? I must just want the distraction from other things in my life of posting here where its safe I guess.
Outcome! :) = I wish my BaCHbird was back from the shop so I could play it.
Whatcha having done to it?
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Whatcha having done to it?
Mine is the Dark Honeyburst (is that just another description of Tobacco burst?)
Belly cut, White nut, Black Headstock, Gotoh Res-O-Lite "Reverse Wind" vintage style tuners and a few other little things *edit* like Gold hat knobs, Switchcraft jack, I have some CTS 500k pots but I'm going to try a set of Gotoh pots that I bought with the tuners. :). I could also try the set of Gibson 300k pots if I get curious enough. I will be buying a pair of Lull pups down the track. Pick guard is already done. Although I can now see that I will need a new one when I put the Lulls in due to the rounded corners.
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Waiting for the pics... :popcorn:
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Could be a while Ken. I've told Brian to put it on slow burn. I still need to get some photo's of original NR's to him. I'm missing it already. The Lulls will have to sound great because I'm already very impressed with the Artecs.
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Could be a while Ken. I've told Brian to put it on slow burn. I still need to get some photo's of original NR's to him. I'm missing it already. The Lulls will have to sound great because I'm already very impressed with the Artecs.
8) I'd say hang on tight Bret, they blow Artecs away - I'll be swapping out the Gibsons in my '89 later this year with Lulls.
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lull's are tremendous. Night and day with the artecs.
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All a matter of preference............
But a bass with un-notched saddles doesn't work well for me, I play way too hard! - So the Orville made the trip to Mike Lull's on Friday to get some notches filed.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/bridges005.jpg)
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if you play an obvious wrong note repeat it several times. people will think you are playing 'outside' and applaud your innovative style.
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if you play an obvious wrong note repeat it several times. people will think you are playing 'outside' and applaud your innovative style.
Thass called jazz, mon!
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....... I play way too hard!
What? with those delicate gurly hands of yours? ;)
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What? with those delicate gurly hands of yours? ;)
My playing style would likely make most guys cringe.......It's a furious downstroke assualt on the strings with the pick often hitting the rear pickup, I break E's and A's on a regular basis. I recall one night that was the first show I played on a new set of DR's on my black '77 'Bird - they were dead shot after 3 hours and they went into the trash. It's bad form, probably bad for my arm muscles too but it get the job done.
If my pinkie were a little longer..................I'd need an Opti-Grab ;D
Here I'm beating up on my '76.....
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/veronicasteed/FridayNight91of194.jpg)
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Calloused hands that intrepidly go where no man has gone before ... :-[
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Do you recognize this?
You have always kept some parts of an old radio, tapedeck, or whatever, in a shoe box.
You've decided to throw them away because haven't needed any of them in more than 25 years.
A week later you find out you need something, and you're sure you had it in that shoe box.
That sucks.
Very bad.
I'm never throwing stuff away again.
Or should I say, none of my stuff :mrgreen:
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Do you recognize this?
You have always kept some parts of an old radio, tapedeck, or whatever, in a shoe box.
You've decided to throw them away because haven't needed any of them in more than 25 years.
A week later you find out you need something, and you're sure you had it in that shoe box.
That sucks.
Very bad.
I'm never throwing stuff away again.
Or should I say, none of my stuff :mrgreen:
That's me. I recently pulled out a couple of stereo mounting brackets that came with a Muntz 8-track and fabricated a mount from them.
A moment's reflection will suffice to tell you how long THOSE have been kicking around in one of my toolboxes.
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That's me. I recently pulled out a couple of stereo mounting brackets that came with a Muntz 8-track and fabricated a mount from them.
A moment's reflection will suffice to tell you how long THOSE have been kicking around in one of my toolboxes.
Ah, I hadn't thought of Mad Man Muntz in years. I thought he only made 4-tracks though. Just how many business failures did he have?
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Do you recognize this?
You have always kept some parts of an old radio, tapedeck, or whatever, in a shoe box.
You've decided to throw them away because haven't needed any of them in more than 25 years.
A week later you find out you need something, and you're sure you had it in that shoe box.
That sucks.
Very bad.
I'm never throwing stuff away again.
Or should I say, none of my stuff :mrgreen:
Yea, I discovered that many years ago. You should see my basement.
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I grew up on four acres in the country - we had a garage with two bays, a shop with another bay next to that, and a separate 150' x 50' building which was originally a chicken operation but which we cleaned out and turned into car & boat storage. One whole end of that outbuilding had 2x12's on concrete blocks with car parts - Ford flathead, Pontiac 389, Studebaker straight six and Fiat 1100/1200 series.
In back of the outbuilding, for parts we had a 1950 Studebaker hardtop (thoroughly rusted and not worth much), a couple of Oldsmobiles, a 1959 Fiat 1200 sedan, and about four late 50's Mercedes 200-series sedans. They all were hauled off and recycled - fortunately we knew the guy in our county who did that - an old family friend.
In addition, we had a couple of spare engines in the garage we had pulled out of various cars, and my dad was a great woodworker who had quite a bit of lumber and materials stored. He had two vertical storage units about 6' x 4' that had shelves every 8 inches or so to hold nails, screws, and all other kinds of fasteners. LOTS of hardware.
In 1996 when my parents had to move from the country to town, FIRST the four kids took everything of theirs and that they wanted, THEN a group of students and friends of dad's loaded up four big horse trailers and moved them, THEN we had an auction company come in and held a two-day auction.
We gotcha pack rat right cheer!
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I have a Peter Cook pup sitting in a box, somewhere...
I know EXACTLY where your at, Rob...
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Do you recognize this?
You have always kept some parts of an old radio, tapedeck, or whatever, in a shoe box.
You've decided to throw them away because haven't needed any of them in more than 25 years.
A week later you find out you need something, and you're sure you had it in that shoe box.
That sucks.
Very bad.
I'm never throwing stuff away again.
Or should I say, none of my stuff :mrgreen:
Someone else is making a stage show off that observation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUpDGAIdds