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Other Bass Brands / Re: Lefty BachBirds
« on: February 12, 2010, 10:50:19 PM »
I believe I'm the fourth "others+1" on your list. 
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: New here...I see some familiar faces.
« on: January 28, 2010, 03:12:23 PM »
Heeeere's Johnny!
Welcome, man!
Welcome, man!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Conan O'Brien
« on: January 25, 2010, 09:13:37 AM »
One thing I havn't seen anyone address is that Jay Leno has talked about retiring before, doesn't it seem short sighted of NBC to send Conan up the river when Leno probably only has a few years left in him before he wants to retire anyway?
Personally I think Leno should have just retired when all this became a big mess.
Dunno the truth to this but I heard a rumor that Conan's contract/leaving settlement disallows him to host a show for x amount of months. I heard they may start up a new show before that time is up and until Conan's contractual obligation finishes Andy will host the show and Conan will be his sidekick so they can get back on the air sooner. I hope that's true.
Personally I think Leno should have just retired when all this became a big mess.
Dunno the truth to this but I heard a rumor that Conan's contract/leaving settlement disallows him to host a show for x amount of months. I heard they may start up a new show before that time is up and until Conan's contractual obligation finishes Andy will host the show and Conan will be his sidekick so they can get back on the air sooner. I hope that's true.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: NAMM 2010
« on: January 01, 2010, 01:40:35 AM »If rumors are true, then there won't be righthand bass pics either.
What rumor is that?
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: NAMM 2010
« on: December 31, 2009, 12:37:53 AM »Be sure to take a lot of pics of all the left handed Gibson basses.
You are a cruel man Dave.
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: ooh, ooh, ooh lookie what i got!
« on: December 30, 2009, 11:24:12 PM »
Great score!
I have a few solid state Traynor TS-200 heads and love'em for bass. Psycho's right, they're voiced bright, but I go for a bright tone anyway, so it works well for me.
I have a few solid state Traynor TS-200 heads and love'em for bass. Psycho's right, they're voiced bright, but I go for a bright tone anyway, so it works well for me.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Merry Christmas...! Happy Hollidays...!
« on: December 25, 2009, 07:13:18 AM »
Happy holidays all.
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The Bass Zone / Re: Post Your Music!
« on: December 17, 2009, 03:49:39 PM »
Hey guys, one of the bands I'm in that I mentioned earlier (Damages) has a new 7" record out. You can check it out here:
www.clue2records.com
If you like old Discord records type bands or The Jesus Lizard you might like this, otherwise it ain't likely your cup o' tea.
Some reviews of it:
http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/11/13/damages-scars-7/
http://cantdrawtosave.blogspot.com/2009/11/oh-canada-part-9-damages-scars.html
http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=7039
http://blog.flanneljammies.com/post/276448035/2009-top-18
http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/2756
Thanks!
www.clue2records.com
If you like old Discord records type bands or The Jesus Lizard you might like this, otherwise it ain't likely your cup o' tea.
Some reviews of it:
http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/11/13/damages-scars-7/
http://cantdrawtosave.blogspot.com/2009/11/oh-canada-part-9-damages-scars.html
http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=7039
http://blog.flanneljammies.com/post/276448035/2009-top-18
http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/2756
Thanks!
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: My long scale semi-hollow bass prototype, the PhattKat
« on: November 02, 2009, 08:56:13 PM »
That bass looks amazing! Really stunning.
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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: Traynor ?
« on: August 07, 2009, 07:50:24 AM »
A popular example of a Traynor amp tone you can check out is Bob Weston from Shellac. He gets that (imo) great tone from an old Traynor TS-50B amp. Of course his Bean bass and EV loaded 1x15 cabs have to do with the overall sound too, but that Traynor is the heart of his sound. Live he uses two 1x15 cabs and runs the Traynor into a power amp to get the volume he needs.
If you like that tone you may want to check out the Tronographic Rusty Box pedal, which is just the preamp from the TS-50B in pedal form. Not as cool vibed as an old head, but pair it with a poweramp it'll give you a very nice tone.
If you like that tone you may want to check out the Tronographic Rusty Box pedal, which is just the preamp from the TS-50B in pedal form. Not as cool vibed as an old head, but pair it with a poweramp it'll give you a very nice tone.
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Other Bass Brands / Re: John Entwistle Tribute Spyder Bass
« on: June 28, 2009, 01:44:03 PM »
Incredible looking bass, and cool t-shirt!
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The Bass Zone / Re: Aluminum!!??
« on: April 19, 2009, 08:53:22 AM »
They're about $2300. Here's the price list from their myspace page:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=75565971&blogId=448094788
I'm getting an all aluminum bass (body and neck), like this one:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=75565971&albumId=2201737
except left handed.
They're catching on in the noisy rock scene, bands like Jesus Lizard, Melvins, and Isis are playing them. Our guitar player already got his and it's amazing. The neck profile is ridiculously thin. I'll report more once I get it. Kevin, the guy who owns/runs EGC is a good dude too.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=75565971&blogId=448094788
I'm getting an all aluminum bass (body and neck), like this one:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=75565971&albumId=2201737
except left handed.
They're catching on in the noisy rock scene, bands like Jesus Lizard, Melvins, and Isis are playing them. Our guitar player already got his and it's amazing. The neck profile is ridiculously thin. I'll report more once I get it. Kevin, the guy who owns/runs EGC is a good dude too.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson make believe.
« on: April 10, 2009, 07:36:35 AM »
That goldtop Les Paul bass with the mini humbuckers looks fantastic!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Who watches the Watchmen?
« on: March 15, 2009, 08:52:46 AM »
I wouldn't expect a movie that's rated R to be able to compete against bigger, more mildly rated movies. There's no child audience for Watchmen, so that's a big chunk of the market it cannot reach.
Watchmen certainly is a movie with a polarized response, no doubt. But the success a movie, based on a cult comic with no recognizable super heroes in it and no mega star actors in the cast, has had is already huge. It seems like there's too many critics and media people wanting a movie with an overt lefty political message to fail. No one seems to see how much this movie has succeeded despite having so much against it to be accepted by popular culture.
Another way that Watchmen has succeeded that other comic movies havn't is sales of the comic has gone up immensely from the profile the movie has given it. DC (who is owned by Warner, the company that made Watchmen) has sold over 1,000,000 copies of the trade paperback.
I love the Watchmen comic, and enjoyed the movie, despite a few aspects of it I thought were off. I never expected this movie to get made or find success, but I think it's important it does get success because this movie will open the door for other more daring comic adaptations to get made.
Watchmen certainly is a movie with a polarized response, no doubt. But the success a movie, based on a cult comic with no recognizable super heroes in it and no mega star actors in the cast, has had is already huge. It seems like there's too many critics and media people wanting a movie with an overt lefty political message to fail. No one seems to see how much this movie has succeeded despite having so much against it to be accepted by popular culture.
Another way that Watchmen has succeeded that other comic movies havn't is sales of the comic has gone up immensely from the profile the movie has given it. DC (who is owned by Warner, the company that made Watchmen) has sold over 1,000,000 copies of the trade paperback.
I love the Watchmen comic, and enjoyed the movie, despite a few aspects of it I thought were off. I never expected this movie to get made or find success, but I think it's important it does get success because this movie will open the door for other more daring comic adaptations to get made.