The Last Bass Outpost

My family has 4 of them now...all have been good cars, economical and dependable--if not exciting.  I will miss Saturn--since they're all plastic, they never rust.

What is the deal with Rammstein?...Am I just getting old (or quaintly provincial), or is this more than a little creepy?

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.

I used one all summer for a show in an amusement park here--I actually liked the head--the cab sucked.

rarely--I deal mostly w/ the other chain in town.
There's a store near my house.

You in Cincinnati?

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.

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

Just making my elections for 2010...Cost of health insurance has doubled since last year???

The weight is why I ended up with the Dano longhorns--

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.

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.

I thought real early ones of these used MIM necks and PUPs, and were assembled in the USA...

As of last weekend, I had a rose bush still blooming in Cincinnati.

I kind of like it.

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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