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Bass Amps & Effects / Genalex worth double $ ??
« on: March 24, 2014, 04:20:22 PM »
One of the Electro Harmonix KT88's in my Reeves went wonky which lead to me cruise Tube Depot. I noticed the Genalex brand which claims to be made to "exacting standards" in Russia. My question to anyone with Genalex experience - do you think that twice the price doubles your chance of getting reliable tubes from this supplier? Thanks.  :)

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Other Bass Brands / Christmas Eve arrival
« on: January 03, 2014, 08:20:43 AM »
Completely serendipitous timing!







He doesn't spell his name out on this headstock, but this is Sheldon Dingwall's re-interpretation of the venerable precision bass. I've been playing his "Super J" basses for a few years and decided that I 'needed' to try one of these. The Dingwall tone palette begins in-house with the pickups, which use neodymium magnets. Killer tone, super comfy to play, and this one weighs a whole 7lbs, 4oz...!

My medium scale precision has been here a while, I just wanted to show it with 'christmas tree light tort':


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Fender Basses / It would be nice...
« on: March 20, 2013, 12:53:47 PM »
If Fender would do a medium scale precision and jazz for the U.S. market. I snagged an '85 Japanes Squier Precision recently and have been almost having too much fun with it.   ;)  I'd read that you can't tell the difference tonally between medium and full-scale and of course, had to hear for myself. Seems true to me - this one sounds like a precision should. The guy who re-finished it for me did recommend a pickup swap (Duncan SBP-1) because the stock pickup was too middy. Burgundy Mist is my new favorite vintage color:


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Rickenbacker Basses / Anyone?
« on: July 30, 2012, 05:24:32 AM »
I was checking the 'net for Ric pickups the other day and found this guy:

http://classicamplification.net/Pickups/Rick_pickup.htm

I was curious to know if anyone has tried his pickups and would care to share their impressions if so.

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Other Bass Brands / 'Bird of a different feather'
« on: March 11, 2012, 07:55:42 PM »
I thought you guys might enjoy this different take on a Fenderbird. It started out as a Squier Jaguar Special HB, but with help from Dadagoboi and JohnK, turned into a cool one-off I think of as the 'ThunderJag'. As a lot of you know, Carlo was the instigator behind the wonderful Thunderbucker pickups (these are '63's). He gave me the pickup placement specs from one of his original Thunderbird IV's, John did the routing, custom guard, plastic spacer (below chrome surround), new nut, fret polish, and setup. I removed the original preamp and converted it to V/V/T into a Redeemer circuit. Very fun and easy-playing bass. I just use my fingers these days, but this thing would kill with a pick and a bit of tube grit... :o






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The Outpost Cafe / Big Al
« on: July 04, 2011, 08:35:22 AM »
If you've never seen an albino catfish before - now you have!

I'd never seen one before five years ago. One of my friends has one that was included in an order of fingerlings he'd purchased for re-stocking. I have heard of catfish being caught on artificial lures, but before this year, I'd never had the experience. One of my brothers bought a new house a few weeks ago and the BEST part of the purchase IMO is the lake. I've been using Berkley Power Grubs, a small soft plastic bodied lure with a long wiggly tail to catch bass, bluegill, and crappie, but I have been surprised by catching five catfish so far (two albinos, three channel cat). This one weighed four pounds, seven ounces and is getting fileted this afternoon and given to another friend for taste-testing. It was a fun catch - I had to let it tow me and my boat around for a while before it tired enough to let me pull it out of the water ( I was only using 8 Lb. test line)...

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The Outpost Cafe / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
« on: June 26, 2011, 01:35:18 PM »
My son and I caught them performing (for free!) in Columbia, MO Friday night. Very impressive showmen and musicians. It almost boggles the mind that a nine-piece band could retain all of its original members for eighteen years! Their new material is just as catchy as the older songs. Those guys must have watched a LOT of old movies - they even have the old hep-cat moves down (such as swinging the forearm away from your body when snapping your fingers with the beat). Cool stuff!

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The Outpost Cafe / Largest largemouth so far this year...
« on: May 20, 2011, 02:22:37 PM »
I attempted to get on the water before a rain shower and lost the race. I brought a rain coat and don't melt, so proceeded to work around the pond. Didn't have a single strike until this one zoomed out from under weed cover and attacked my electric grape Berkley power worm:

Glad I persisted! Five lbs, thirteen ounces of fun (and good eating). I would have put it back to spawn, but this particular pond is overstocked.

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