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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Smokin' Dynamite - New Fuses, Old Sticks
« on: March 11, 2012, 04:41:22 PM »
Man you guys are cookin' Love where the bass sits in the mix. Adds a lot to the song. Great harp sound/playing. Very tight too.
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Gibson Basses / Justin Meldal-Johnsen from Nine Inch Nails T-bird.
« on: February 23, 2012, 05:05:24 AM »
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RARE-CUSTOM-GIBSON-THUNDERBIRD-BASS-GUITAR-fender-ibanez-warwick-/170789576680?pt=AU_Musical_Instruments_Instruments&hash=item27c3da1fe8#ht_871wt_1176
Nice colour. I'm a fan of Badass bridges but on a Tbird I prefer the original 2 part bridges.
Nice colour. I'm a fan of Badass bridges but on a Tbird I prefer the original 2 part bridges.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Iron Sky - 2012 movie (Nazi colony on the Moon)
« on: February 21, 2012, 04:44:41 PM »i love this guy. he has many videos on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOoUVeyaY_8&feature=related
"So easy a child could use it" er.........
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Sniper sighting
« on: February 19, 2012, 10:55:57 PM »
Nice bloke, hope he gets better soon.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Iron Sky - 2012 movie (Nazi colony on the Moon)
« on: February 19, 2012, 10:54:50 PM »From what I've read that's only partially correct. There's no doubt that carrying the torch in such a manner was started under Hitler's leadership, but Hitler was opposed to the Olympics although Goebbels persuaded him to hold them. The guy who came up with the scheme of carrying the torch had been involved in international sports for years before Hitler came to power and his wife came from a Jewish family.
I was taught that the tradition of the Olympic flame came from ancient Greece?
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The Bass Zone / Re: Jammit
« on: February 16, 2012, 03:56:35 AM »
As a former Apple tech living in a house with a version of every bloody iThing on the planet I realised a week after I received my touch screen phone last year that for my needs dumb phones aint so dumb and guess what? They're smaller to carry 
This is all I need. And even the word "need" is being used loosely here.
This is all I need. And even the word "need" is being used loosely here.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Iron Sky - 2012 movie (Nazi colony on the Moon)
« on: February 16, 2012, 03:47:25 AM »
Yep, I've been following this for over a year now, cant wait.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Bound for trouble in a Subaru
« on: February 15, 2012, 05:16:27 PM »
I hope Mark can help us here with an explanation 
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Fender Basses / Re: Chinese Fender Bass
« on: February 13, 2012, 03:54:53 AM »
Why do they have to put crap pots in their Chinese basses? There are plenty of excellent quality pots being made in China these days. Its not like we are talking about more than a few bucks is it? 
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Other Bass Brands / Re: More Fenderbird
« on: February 10, 2012, 06:23:18 PM »
Have to agree its a dog Ken. Dont know where the guy is getting them from but I wouldn't pay $560 for one. His description mad me laugh a bit though.
"I HAVE DONE MY OWN TAKE ON IT AND ITS A KILLER BASS
SPECIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ALDER BODY (Fail)
MAPLE NECK WITH SLAB MAPLE FINGERBOARD (What the?)
NECK IS FINISHED IN A SATIN POLY FOR SLICK FEEL
CUSTOM MADE PICKGUARD
TWO LARGE PICKUPS WITH HEAPS OF OUTPUT (positioning seems to be of little or no importance)
2 VOLUME AND 1 TONE CONTROL (wow!)
COOL BASSES LIKE THIS ARE HARD TO COME BY
GREAT FOR ALL MUSIC STYLES"
"I HAVE DONE MY OWN TAKE ON IT AND ITS A KILLER BASS
SPECIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ALDER BODY (Fail)
MAPLE NECK WITH SLAB MAPLE FINGERBOARD (What the?)
NECK IS FINISHED IN A SATIN POLY FOR SLICK FEEL
CUSTOM MADE PICKGUARD
TWO LARGE PICKUPS WITH HEAPS OF OUTPUT (positioning seems to be of little or no importance)
2 VOLUME AND 1 TONE CONTROL (wow!)
COOL BASSES LIKE THIS ARE HARD TO COME BY
GREAT FOR ALL MUSIC STYLES"
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Special request
« on: February 06, 2012, 10:31:12 PM »
Good luck to you Doc. Glad to hear you are on the right side of that fight. 
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Other Bass Brands / Re: More Fenderbird
« on: February 06, 2012, 05:36:46 PM »
B'but guys, its a Fabtone! 
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: SX P/J Sunburst Mod
« on: February 06, 2012, 05:31:55 PM »
Well, I finally managed to get this little project finished after trying a few different things and as usual the things that you stumble over are sometimes the best.
I really liked the sound of the Brierley pups and have to say they do have that genuine vintage tone about them however, I tend more towards a hotter sound and have opted for a second hand set of Seymour Duncan Quarter pounder split P's. In the bridge position I used an old SD Active J pup that I had lying around. The one with the 3 little rocker switches on it.
The mods ended up thus:
S/H MIJ Fender tuners & ferrules
Fender string tree
Fender nut
S/H Tort Pickguard
Gotoh 203 Bridge
Fender knobs
Gotoh 250kPots for Neck Vol and Tone
Dyna 100k minipot for the Bridge vol
Sprague Orange drop 200v cap
Switchcraft jack input
I had to extend the routing under the pickguard to accomodate a 9v battery for the Active J pup.
First time I've done a nut. I didnt file the string slots but got the bottom sanding to the right height.
The bass sounds great and has a large variety of sounds available to the player. It feels amazingly close to the genuine article in my estimation. I cant stop playing it atm. I was using it at practice last tuesday and a fellow musician that knew of but didnt know personally popped his head in the room and commented that it was "a sweet bass sound". I've had one guy offer to buy it and another ask me to put one together for him. The whole project including the cost of the original bass ended up at $240
I really liked the sound of the Brierley pups and have to say they do have that genuine vintage tone about them however, I tend more towards a hotter sound and have opted for a second hand set of Seymour Duncan Quarter pounder split P's. In the bridge position I used an old SD Active J pup that I had lying around. The one with the 3 little rocker switches on it.
The mods ended up thus:
S/H MIJ Fender tuners & ferrules
Fender string tree
Fender nut
S/H Tort Pickguard
Gotoh 203 Bridge
Fender knobs
Gotoh 250kPots for Neck Vol and Tone
Dyna 100k minipot for the Bridge vol
Sprague Orange drop 200v cap
Switchcraft jack input
I had to extend the routing under the pickguard to accomodate a 9v battery for the Active J pup.
First time I've done a nut. I didnt file the string slots but got the bottom sanding to the right height.
The bass sounds great and has a large variety of sounds available to the player. It feels amazingly close to the genuine article in my estimation. I cant stop playing it atm. I was using it at practice last tuesday and a fellow musician that knew of but didnt know personally popped his head in the room and commented that it was "a sweet bass sound". I've had one guy offer to buy it and another ask me to put one together for him. The whole project including the cost of the original bass ended up at $240
