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Gibson Basses / Re: Greco Single Pickup Thunderbird bass craigslist
« on: January 22, 2010, 10:14:24 AM »
Quote from: eb2 on January 22, 2010, 07:55:16 AM
... if the Greco Tbird II were new today, built as it was with that pup, what would you think it would run you in a GC?

Probably somewhere between the better MIJ Fenders and the MIJ Gretsches. Not cheap.

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Other Bass Brands / Re: Peter Cook Axis
« on: January 21, 2010, 11:17:01 PM »
At least there's a face to go with the name.

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Gibson Basses / Re: 1977 Gibby T-bird on Guitar Center's used gear page
« on: January 21, 2010, 11:15:33 PM »
I don't blame you. But if it had happened to me, I would return it for a refund regardless.

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Guitars Etc. / Re: Dusk Tiger video
« on: January 21, 2010, 04:45:13 PM »
Quote from: chromium on January 21, 2010, 04:11:38 PM
Mahavishnu?   ;D

(shudder!)

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Fender Basses / Re: A new Jazz thing from Fender
« on: January 21, 2010, 04:42:36 PM »
If I were to build a J to suit me, it would be like the 62 Am Vintage RI except I like a flatter fretboard radius. No blocks, binding or matching headstock, thank you very much.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Nice price on Les Paul Bass at Bass NW
« on: January 21, 2010, 09:42:45 AM »
Quote from: PhilT on January 21, 2010, 06:50:53 AM
Is this it? (quoted external link so I can't get flamed for it).

http://home.flash.net/~guitars/TV_Yellow.html

(Not directed at you, Phil)


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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Trower & Bruce
« on: January 21, 2010, 09:33:21 AM »
Quote from: uwe on January 21, 2010, 08:14:14 AM
Let's face it: Anybody attempting to play like Bruce in an audition or studio session today would unceremoniously get kicked out! People love his legend and perhaps enjoy his dexterity, but nobody - except a few bass nerds - wants to actually hear music with a busy, lyrical, sometimes-off-tangent and very seldom repetetive, yet still all-in-all samey sounding (Bruce approaches every song similarly - at least live) bass like that. Too bad, really.

That's what makes him legendary.

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The Bass Zone / Re: Upright Basses
« on: January 21, 2010, 09:28:09 AM »
Interesting. Might be worth it to a builder.

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The Bass Zone / Re: Chris Squire interview
« on: January 21, 2010, 09:24:48 AM »
I had read an interview maybe 8-10 years ago where he mentioned this. It didn't really strike me as unusual.

Whatever works, works. Just because some self-appointed authority doesn't think it ought to be done that way, that doesn't make it wrong.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Nice price on Les Paul Bass at Bass NW
« on: January 20, 2010, 11:32:34 PM »
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on January 20, 2010, 04:55:17 PM
"TV Yellow..." ?

In the 50s Gibson put out a variation of the LP Junior called the Les Paul TV Model. It had a limed mahogany finish that was a peculiar shade of yellow. The "TV Model" name came from the fact that limed finishes were very popular on those newfangled console TV cabinets in  the 50s. The color eventually became known as TV Yellow and it became a paint, not a limed finish.

Any other story of the origin of the TV name is utter bullcrap.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Greco Single Pickup Thunderbird bass craigslist
« on: January 20, 2010, 11:20:16 PM »
Probably. Unless it's just an unmotivated seller.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: The lowest fi story ever told
« on: January 20, 2010, 03:05:06 PM »
Quote from: chromium on January 19, 2010, 10:16:57 PM
Soundcloud's pretty decent for uploading and sharing music via links- http://soundcloud.com/

It is, and there are others like DivShare. They'll work fine as links. But for security reasons we're not allowing embedding unless it's through a mod that allows us control, and so far, that's the current one we use that allows YouTube and a few other video sites. I see there's one available that also allows audio player embedding from several sites including DivShare, but right now it's still in beta.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: NAMM 2010
« on: January 20, 2010, 02:41:17 PM »
That's confirmation from someone who was actually there, and it was small enough for them to remark on it.

Better get your Dusk Tigers now before they become collectors items like the Corvus.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Trower & Bruce
« on: January 20, 2010, 02:37:27 PM »
Hopefully the liver he got a few years ago will keep him around longer.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Nice price on Les Paul Bass at Bass NW
« on: January 20, 2010, 02:31:14 PM »
Quote from: Barklessdog on January 20, 2010, 08:05:07 AM
Wonder if it is TV or just white that yellowed.

These were originally yellow, not yellowed white.


Quote from: Uwe
Ah, TV yellow! A color whose origins are lost in the mists of time.  ;)

Only by revisionistas who invent scenarios that never existed.  :P

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