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Gibson Basses / Re: Interesting Ripper For Sale in Australia
« on: March 25, 2018, 06:07:53 AM »
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Other Bass Brands / Re: I think I just scored another one... this time a '63
« on: March 23, 2018, 01:19:38 AM »So now Höfner are doing a relic - H500/1-RLC-63-0. Basically Macca-spec with "secret varnish". I can assure you that every good violin maker knows the "secret".
http://www.hofner.com/news/news/view/label/Violin%20Bass%20-%20%27Relic%27%20/
No matter what I or anyone else think of the concept, that's one of the most convincing relic jobs I've ever seen.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« on: March 23, 2018, 01:11:36 AM »
I certainly think Gibson could have a go in that direction,but that all depends on the vintage market prices. Marshall has been doing it for some time now with their X-suffix amps, 1959 and JTM45 reissues. But to bring up reissues of the Gibson vintage line of amps would be the opposite direction of what Henry's been aiming at for the last 10 years. He seems to have become a firm believer in that today's youth is only using the latest technology, while vintage aficionados are a dying breed.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson Triumph Les Paul Bass Wiring/Controls
« on: March 20, 2018, 06:20:06 AM »
This is the wiring diagram from Jules' site:
I don't recall any mention of it as being incorrect.
I don't recall any mention of it as being incorrect.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« on: March 19, 2018, 12:49:00 AM »I think the consumer electronics were Henry's idea of lifestyle products.I've seen several pics of him in a stonewashed blue jean jacket that looks right out of the 80s, he's probably wondering why Philips discontinued making cassette decks.
Or rather wondering why they stopped development of cassette decks.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Interesting Ripper For Sale in Australia
« on: March 18, 2018, 09:31:11 AM »
Oh, that one fooled me at least. I saw a quite recent video of Mark Evans and thought he actually had the original cherry burst still in his possession.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Glenn Tipton - Parkinson’s
« on: March 16, 2018, 04:42:10 AM »
And I notice they were'nt sent to acting school in between albums.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« on: March 13, 2018, 03:11:33 AM »
Yamaha as a brand is no stranger to U.S production. They make/has made for example upright pianos, amplifiers and on the automotive side ATV's in the U.S.A.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Glenn Tipton - Parkinson’s
« on: March 12, 2018, 03:28:55 AM »
Yes, most of the surviving old bands' modern albums are soundwise overprocessed IMO. Like Accept who has made good albums for the last 8 years but soundwise, while they have an "in your face"-sound they lack the airy dynamic feel of for example Balls to the wall.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Is rock music moving on without us?
« on: March 07, 2018, 06:09:41 AM »You know it's rock when you feel it........
......and you start stompin' your feet and nodding your head.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Is rock music moving on without us?
« on: March 07, 2018, 12:40:51 AM »
I nearly sprayed my morning coffee all over the computer.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Is rock music moving on without us?
« on: March 06, 2018, 02:11:51 AM »
Who said that Spotify's choice of categorisation is the law? It's not going to be better than the person or algorithm behind it. To me it looks like that's the only instigator of that article. Just a storm in a glass of water just like most media headlines today.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« on: March 02, 2018, 03:51:51 PM »
Just a reply on the modern/classic perspective. No problem for me to modernise. My concern is if Henry really thought the LP Robot guitar -which was the first guitar equipped with robot tuners- was such a success they ought to implement them on almost all guitars? It never struck to me to being such a blockbuster. Henry does'nt get that the proof is in the pudding even when it's on the table in front of him.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: March 02, 2018, 03:10:53 PM »
I usually don't like much of the modern metal scene but there's something about this I can't resist. Probably the combination of agressiveness and hooky melodic refrains:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VFg44H2z8&list=RDl9VFg44H2z8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-2yuGgp_U8&index=6&list=RDl9VFg44H2z8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VFg44H2z8&list=RDl9VFg44H2z8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-2yuGgp_U8&index=6&list=RDl9VFg44H2z8
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: March 02, 2018, 03:02:01 PM »Hydra--an obscure 70s band which I know almost nothing about. They seem to be a lesser Southern version of Grand Funk Railroad. The bassist does the vocals.
I knew about them but never heard them before. Very good album.