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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Reloading a Marshall slope cab... advice requested...
« on: December 09, 2009, 09:18:08 AM »
Maybe try Carvin PA Speakers?

I use their 15 inch woofer--it's a Celestion, and sounds o-k--nothing to write home about. Was reasonably priced @ (I think) $69 when I bought it--they go "on sale" a couple of times a year.

It will take everything a Combo 300 will give it, at least until the speaker protection kicks in...I just watch the light on the amp, and if it starts to get absolutely pegged, I back off the volume a little. I could probably kill it with the amp if I did something stupid, but as long as I play sensibly, it does fine, no distortion. Not a particularly "tight" sound either, but it works for me.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Ric + Fender =
« on: December 09, 2009, 08:36:49 AM »
I used one all summer for a show in an amusement park here--I actually liked the head--the cab sucked.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: More economic woes: Musicians Friend
« on: December 09, 2009, 07:55:47 AM »
rarely--I deal mostly w/ the other chain in town.
There's a store near my house.

You in Cincinnati?

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: More economic woes: Musicians Friend
« on: December 09, 2009, 06:40:10 AM »
Unfortunately in Cincinnati the locally owned stores are pretty much just as bad.  Years ago I would do business with the local chain (with the owner), and it was o-k.  Now they staff the stores with jerks who generally piss me off so much when I go in to buy strings, that I won't buy anything else there.  Lately I even stopped buying my strings there.  FWIW, the "owner" is never around anymore--at least I have never seen him for 20 years or more.

It's not just me--my all 3 of my boys all pretty much feel the same way.

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The Bass Zone / Re: Buying basses online
« on: December 07, 2009, 08:16:53 AM »
I won't buy a "used" bass online anymore...got too many dogs.

I will take my chances with the Musicians "Fiend" online every now and again

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The Outpost Cafe / Benefits
« on: December 07, 2009, 07:11:44 AM »
Just making my elections for 2010...Cost of health insurance has doubled since last year???


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The Bass Zone / Re: Bass weights
« on: December 06, 2009, 11:50:33 AM »
The weight is why I ended up with the Dano longhorns--

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Gibson Basses / Re: Fretless 1975 sunburst Ripper - originally supplied fretless...?
« on: December 06, 2009, 06:50:41 AM »
There's a guy in Cincinnati that gigs with a fretless Ripper. It sounds great. Jacoish with a little more bottom.  Very distinctive sound... I could pick it out of a crowd of fretless basses (by ear) very easily.

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The Bass Zone / Re: Chip off the old block !
« on: December 04, 2009, 01:49:37 PM »
It's true about permanently "borrowing" basses...my middle son has latched onto my MIM Precision.  The other two boys all have their own instruments, though.

Lucky for me, they were all "too good" for the Danos, and no one likes the EUB.

You must be very proud, Scott...maybe a T-Bird could be a graduation present.

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Fender Basses / Re: Anyone here have a Highway 1 Jazz?
« on: December 04, 2009, 08:58:34 AM »
I thought real early ones of these used MIM necks and PUPs, and were assembled in the USA...

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Global warmin my *SS! Snow in Houston
« on: December 04, 2009, 08:51:28 AM »
As of last weekend, I had a rose bush still blooming in Cincinnati.

I kind of like it.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Tendonitis
« on: November 29, 2009, 11:18:27 AM »
Gweimer

I had the left hand numbness thing happening for a few years.  I think it was caused by the fat neck on an acoustic bass that I used to play sitting down in the couch.

Sold the bass--it went away.

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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: bassman 10 speaker load
« on: November 25, 2009, 02:29:16 PM »
Welcome...

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
« on: November 25, 2009, 02:22:18 PM »
Happy Thanksgiving.  Got a gig Friday...God is good.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Faces reuniting?
« on: November 25, 2009, 11:44:40 AM »
Heard my youngest son playing this in his bedroom the other night (on his Rickenfaker)--brought back memories of myself playing it some 37 years ago (in the bedroom, on a Vox Panther).  Brought a smile to my face, for sure.

Seems like yesterday...need to put this one on my Christmas list.

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