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Gibson Basses / Re: Recordings with a Les Paul bass
« on: March 05, 2015, 08:44:25 AM »
enjoyed the tunes, thanks!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Merry Christmas Everybody!
« on: December 25, 2014, 06:38:30 AM »
Merry Christmas y'all!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Grumble, grumble...tab
« on: May 18, 2014, 06:44:51 AM »
I use tabs, can't read notation, learned to play closed position, discovered open position (and learned to love it). I try to figure parts out by ear but sometimes tabs give that process a bit of a boost.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Health Warning: Ouch, Bad Prog Bassists Joke ...
« on: May 09, 2014, 05:28:06 AM »
"Gibson's all round, but I'm not buying for the Fin's."
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Gibson Basses / Re: 2012 (13?) Non Reverse Thunderbird or, faith - restored
« on: May 04, 2014, 01:16:05 PM »Ha! Gibson, you never change. You know the Les Paul DC I bought recently? Played its first gig last weekend and found that I couldn't turn the volume all the way down. "An earth wire has gone squiffy" I thought to myself. Second hand bass, these things happen. Fast forward to yesterday, when I investigate the fault. Imagine my not surprise to find that it was stock wiring and the bent back terminal on the bridge pot HAD NEVER BEEN SOLDERED IN THE FIRST PLACE. Gibson, you scamps! I never noticed until now because my amp has a mute button and so do the amps in the rehearsal space so I used that. House back line at the gig had no such facility, that's when it became apparent.
One step forward, one pause to shake my head.
scamps, indeed! at least it's an easy fix. I had a similar thing happen with my Ric. the neck pickup would drop out intermittently and I thought I needed a new switch. when I checked it out, the blades were making good contact. then I discovered a wire that hadn't been hooked through the hole in the lug before it was soldered. I also shook my head.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Cleaning gunk off your bass
« on: April 03, 2014, 03:23:03 AM »
I've used naptha with good results and I also have gotten pretty good results with Dunlop 65 polish
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Finally getting around to my bass build
« on: March 23, 2014, 09:23:11 AM »
looks good, Dr!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Beyond bizarre...
« on: March 23, 2014, 09:15:51 AM »I'm a bit surprised there are so few Steely Dan fans around here. Although they are not the style of music that I choose to play, I really enjoy listening to them. I caught them live way back when Reeling in the Years was happening and they were outstanding. Absolutely flawless performance and their stretched out live solos were mind blowing great. I've always loved Fagans work and he always surrounds himself with first rate musicians.
Rick
I don't own any Steely Dan but I can listen to them. I saw them during the same timeframe and it was a good show; they opened for Cheech & Chong.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: '65-'66 Hofner neck reset
« on: March 05, 2014, 03:24:48 PM »I agree with Andrew. Then, when you're done, take it back to the guy. Maybe he'll subcontract you for his finish work.
I'd like to know how much of your $300+ went toward that touchup.
excellent idea! turn a negative into a positive
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Gibson Basses / Re: G-3 in some new clothes
« on: March 01, 2014, 07:13:44 AM »I have. But I suppose it depends on where the scarf is. This one was stupid and pissed me off (a friends guitar) - it wasn't even an impact that caused it but just string pull over time (no weird tunings even)
not sure that's a scarf joint, looks like the grain matches on both sides of the split
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Gibson Basses / Re: BFG on the bay....Mad Max would be proud
« on: March 01, 2014, 07:06:51 AM »
when these first came out, I thought they were rather ugly but now I think they're pretty cool. not sure what made me change my opinion, but they look bad ass. no funds for basses right now otherwise I'd be trying to rationalize buying it.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Bob Casale (Bob2 of Devo) has died
« on: February 21, 2014, 05:50:40 AM »What is the conventional forum wisdom on their best album? I ordered a Best of, but Best ofs can only take you that far. Their Sgt. Pepper, meine Herren?
for me it's a hard call, any or all of these:
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Duty Now for the Future
Freedom of Choice
New Traditionalists
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Gibson Basses / Re: Uwe it is your duty...
« on: February 20, 2014, 05:12:17 AM »
this is a '94. came with the TCT (now gone) and has TB+ pups.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Bob Casale (Bob2 of Devo) has died
« on: February 19, 2014, 04:36:49 AM »
a sad day indeed
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Gibson Ripper rescue
« on: February 05, 2014, 05:54:09 AM »
nice & tidy! good job