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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 27, 2024, 08:58:46 AM »
Thanks for posting Westen! Hey Dave, isn't about time for a hiatus on Deep Purple too? 
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: The Beatles on Jack Paar
« on: January 26, 2024, 02:33:33 PM »I guess I'm missing something - what are the tipoffs to someone using autotune? Not sure what to listen for.
Check out T-Pain. The Cher song "Believe"is another good example.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: January 26, 2024, 01:59:10 PM »Not that it matters, but I never cared for 38 Special. I always felt they just had the Van Zant guy in the band to add some sort of "Southern street cred". And two drummers (ala Allman Bros)? For THAT kind of music???
Larry Junstrom, the bass player, was the original bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd before Leon Wilkeson. He did great work on the song "Rockin' into the night". YouTube won't let me post because I have an adblocker on my desktop at work. Anybody else dealing with the same issue? Any solutions?
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
« on: January 19, 2024, 11:15:56 AM »
Rex should have just had these made in his home state of Texas. I mean half of China has already come through that open border. I bet those Chinese solder joints are still made out of good old lead too. Considering how much manufacturing has left China, they better step up their game. From what I've seen, most of the Chinese products are coming at steep discounts to make up for all the competition they are getting from Cambodia and Vietnam. As long as Epiphone can prove Uyghur slave labor isn't used, it's all good. I'm going to keep my wallet shut for the time being though as I'm still holding out hope for a Semiquincentennial anniversary Thunderbird in 26'.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone Rex Brown Thunderbird
« on: January 17, 2024, 02:42:20 PM »
There's a video on Youtube where someone takes the pickups out of the Rex Brown Gibson sig basss and the pickups are DeColas. The silver and gold combo looks alright to me but overall the Epi is probably a better value than the Gibson version considering it's about half the price. The Epi vintage pro is still tough to beat compared to the Epi Rex Brown.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Epiphone for 2024
« on: January 13, 2024, 10:43:16 AM »
If you're talking about the G2 branded Gene Simmons affiliated version of the V, I'm guessing it got shelved probably because the G2 bird didn't sell.
The Epi Grabber will probably do well even if the pickup doesn't slide. As long as it has the cool little truss rod cover that says "The Grabber" on it. A good option would be to put a cat emoji sticker on after the The.
The Epi Grabber will probably do well even if the pickup doesn't slide. As long as it has the cool little truss rod cover that says "The Grabber" on it. A good option would be to put a cat emoji sticker on after the The.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Brooks EB-TB-IV
« on: December 06, 2023, 02:29:35 PM »
Looks good and sounds even better. Happy Saint Nicholas day!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Wanted: Les Paul Standard Bass LPB-3 92-97
« on: November 29, 2023, 08:16:11 AM »
I think you're talking about the burst one with the three point. There's another one with no toggle and no burst either. It's just all red with a little flame in the top. He has the original pickups and wiring saved too.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Wanted: Les Paul Standard Bass LPB-3 92-97
« on: November 28, 2023, 06:53:28 PM »
There's an interesting one in Cherry on Reverb loaded with Alembic pickups.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Oh no!
« on: October 20, 2023, 09:30:37 AM »
Too bad for Rod, he could have fit right in with a band like Climax, Looking Glass or Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds. I hope he's doing well where ever he may be. That 60s pop sound was great and at least the guys sounded masculine instead of a screeching banshee.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Oh no!
« on: October 19, 2023, 05:20:43 PM »
Oh no no no. Bonus track/ studio outtake from The Book of Taliesyn.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Brooks PB-2
« on: October 19, 2023, 10:00:30 AM »
Hey nice semi hollow. Is there anything you can't do?
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: October 19, 2023, 09:54:15 AM »Gasp. A Led Zep Song. Here.
Yngwie would agree. He says in this interview he didn't come across Zep much in his formative years but everybody had made in Japan.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Oh no!
« on: October 19, 2023, 09:51:44 AM »
Can we trade Gwyneth for a return of Rod Evans?
What the world needs now is a Mark 1 reunion. I mean they're all here except for John and the clock is ticking.
Speaking of oh no, I can't figure how this didn't make it as an album cut let alone the lead single. Sounds like a hit to me.
and how is Nicky getting that tone? I'd wager its Roto flats with a celluloid pick tone rolled up and the mute in tact under the bridge cover.
What the world needs now is a Mark 1 reunion. I mean they're all here except for John and the clock is ticking.
Speaking of oh no, I can't figure how this didn't make it as an album cut let alone the lead single. Sounds like a hit to me.
and how is Nicky getting that tone? I'd wager its Roto flats with a celluloid pick tone rolled up and the mute in tact under the bridge cover.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Back in Louisiana …
« on: October 09, 2023, 07:14:32 AM »
Essentialy any state apparatus derives it's power from force. If you want to experience fascism, simply stop paying your taxes.