The Last Bass Outpost

We have a little side project called The Spurs , mostly instrumental , mostly Mexican music. This is from our third gig , in my favourite dive downtown.

We’ve had several systems stall here , about 80cm of snow so far this weekend , another 20 tonight through the morning. My favourite dive even had to cancel most gigs this weekend , and up in Cape Breton it’s worse.
I’m stiff from shovelling and running the snowblower. Heavy winds so it blows right back in after you clear it.
The roads are a mess.
Feeling like I’ve had enough.

Barefaced seem to have a great reputation , but are rarely seen on this side of the pond. I’ve been watching for a One Ten to surface for a while now and one popped up in Quebec. Still pricey , but less than importing one.
It will be the rehearsal cab , something small and simple to haul around , loud enough for band practice. But we’re not real loud by any means. This looks like the perfect fit , going by reviews.
I hope it’s going to work out.

New Gene bass.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Electric-Bass/Gene-Simmons-Bass-EB/Ebony

Price is well up there.

I found this memory today , and cracked up. Mike Finnigan was a long time keyboard player with Bonnie Raitt , and many others …


"I told my then-future-in-laws when I was dating my wife, he said 'Well, what do you want to do with your life?'
And I said 'Well, I'm doing it!'
And he said 'Oh my God!'
I said 'Well, I also write a little, so if this doesn't work out, I can fall back on my poetry!' "
~Mike Finnigan. R.I.P.

I picked up an Aguilar SL112 cab some time ago , they’re voiced quite differently from their earlier cabs , with quite a prominent mid range. My plan was just to use it at home. And I started hankering for a little ToneHammer head for it. There are no stocking dealers in town , and I was after a lightly used one. I thought it might even involve finding one in the US and dealing with the exchange and duties and whatnot. This would be my home practice rig , we spend much of our days looking after my wife’s mom , I have a nice little amp there for practice.
I eventually found one for a good price in Pennsylvania , and was willing to add up the exchange shipping and duties. It sat in Customs for about a week , and then slowly meandered down to Nova Scotia. I kept it at the in-laws for a while plugged into my tiny Phil Jones cab there , and quite like the head. So now it’s home and paired with the Aguilar cab. It’s a fine little rig! I seem to oscillate between giving the mids a good scoop and cantering things. I’m getting to know it , and am happy to have picked it up.

Some time ago I saw a picture of a cheap Ibanez Talman that someone had dropped a Tbird pickup in. Now I love that little DC Jr and thought that Talman might make an interesting project. Where’s the best place to source a Tbird pickup and surround?
It looks like I might be picking up a Talman on kijiji and this little project might begin to happen. Apparently there’s little taper on the tone knob , so that will be replaced , and the Talman can get a bit neck heavy so I might be picking up some lightweight tuners.
I think the reason I like the Talman is because it looks like it was inspired by some of the Paul Barth designs of the late 50’s.
This should be fun.

Another company from Italy , small run hand built , and they say they’ve managed to capture that warm tubey goodness of a B15. With a 700 watt Class G back end. Will this become the new grail?
I’ve read some very positive experiences from the UK.
Not much presence in North America yet. I’m curious.

https://jadfreeraudio.com/