The Last Bass Outpost

I made a day trip to Death Valley in March - I won a trip to Vegas from work and decided to rent a car go to Death Valley to kill a day.  It was fantastic but IIRC it is THE hottest spot in North America!!  I spent about five hours looking around - I didn't hike much but did get out of the car often.  If you plan on spending much time outside make sure you are well prepared - big hat, proper footgear, water, sunblock etc.  There is a nice looking motel that I saw in the middle of the park if you're interested - nothing fancy but it looked pretty decent from the outside - probably pricey though

You do know about the 3 to 1 rule in marriage don't you?  If you get a toy that costs $100 your wife gets something that costs $300!  Honest!  That jewel of Tbird you find might cost you $5K in the long run

Congrats on the nuptials

Thanks.

Yeah, Death Valley is the only place in the list above where we won't be camping, only driving through with a few stops (taking the scenic route from Sequoia to Yosemite).  I hear it's not only shit hot all day, but f*** cold at night.

I hope to go where no man has gone before as regards the 3:1 rule.  Things look promising in this regard: for my wedding present to her, she has asked me to build her some custom speakers (she hated her old 3-way, 15" woofer Technics because they were too big for her concept for the new living room - "we no longer live in a student appartment" - and made me sell them off a couple months ago despite my protests).

What do I get?  I've been looking to buy a mixing console and she's decided that's what I'll get (that's gotta be 3:1 in my favour easy).

I kinda win on both counts there.    The drive units came in the mail last week, and I just finished the design last night.  Let me tell you, designing a speaker is tough enough with all the trade offs that must be made, but when a woman's aesthetic demands are thrown into the mix it gets really tough. 

Thanks for the tip Dave - that just might work out for me as I seem to recall Dana wanting to check something out in Berkley.

Reminds me of the time my (engineer fyi) friend decided to remove the front wheel off his motorcycle while it was on the kickstand.  I warned him ahead of time, but for some reason he didn't believe me, so I made sure to move to the back of the bike, and sure enough, it started to tip forward as he removed the wheel - I hopped onto the seat from the back and saved his forks from damage. He felt real dumb.

i put the 3 point bridge on there back when the bass was in its fugly state.i didnt have the old holes filled because i thought i might be able to get a 60s t bird bridge in there. i dont think that can be done though.

You're right - wouldn't work.

I'll be in San Fran for my honeymoon next month and am looking for advice on what to get up to.

We've already spoken to people about some things to check out and some cool restaurants (more suggestions welcome), but I'm wondering if some of you fine folks could give me the lowdown on good local (used) gear shops (guitar/bass/drums/recording).  Also, I wonder if there's any live music (or other shows I guess) worth checking out, specifically on the nights of Sept 15-18 and the 26th.

edit: dates corrected

I actually like the Boss Dual Overdrive pedal to add crunch to a slightly overdriven tube amp.  When recording I sometimes daisy-chain the 2 channels on a Bellari tube mic pre instead.

I've been around lurking, just not posting. I'll try to be more visible.

I won't be married until Sept 13th (a Saturday, but it is the anniversery of our first date.... which was a Friday). Looking forward to it (actually the honeymoon - we've been so crazy busy with work and putting the wedding together).

The house is good.  Just got new windows top to bottom and we're looking at gutting the upstairs (gay porn star) bathroom (looks all blingy, but many underlying issues).

Or a hockey stick from a NHL game , Aye?

I just had to drop in to correct John here: it's 'eh' buddy.

(Hi guys).

Yeah, just booked the caterer and confirmed the menu yesterday - what an ordeal.