The Last Bass Outpost

Quote from: uwe on April 01, 2025, 04:49:37 PMAccess to education is a key driver to development and progress in any society and economy. I always thought the West had agreed on that long ago. As our societies and economies develop, not having a proper education will push you into fringe jobs with precarious job security and pressure for low wages. You will spend a good deal of your life fighting off to be redundant and never quite make it.

I don't want elites, I want well-educated masses. That is one of the things that makes a country strong and resilient.

I understand that people long for the 50s, 60s and early 70s when an unskilled auto worker in Detroit could pay off a house, have a small boat on Lake Michigan, cars for himself, the wife and his kids plus send them all to Ann Arbor for college, but that time won't come back. Established Western countries are doomed to develop into information and knowledge-based societies.

^^^ 1,000,000%

Quote from: 4stringer77 on March 28, 2025, 11:22:39 AM...fear of having a knock on their door for expressing views contrary to what their establishment prefers.

Elon's buddy Donald is taking the USA in that exact direction. It's already happening to college students.

Ha! Hard to tell if that's satire or not. He needs to be sent into space.

Quote from: Son of Dave W on March 27, 2025, 10:40:00 AMhttps://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ClassicV--tobias-classic-v-5-string-bass-guitar-natural look at the back of headstock photo.

Apparently made at the Samick factory where Epi and I think I saw Kramer mentioned.

Cool, I was hoping for a back of headstock shot. Samick makes some fine instruments. I have an acoustic guitar and a mini bass with their name on them.

Love that finish, and it sounds great. Funny that it's got a 3 point while the Epis get the Tune-O.

Liked and subscribed!

Seems like a good idea. At these prices, I wonder where they're manufactured?

Gibson Tobias page

As a fan of shiny things, yes, those are cool! Switch tip too.

I will take keyboards over a second guitar any day.    Even a Wurlitzer.

Huh, Thunder seems to be on my radar lately. I vaguely remember the name from back in the day. The singer for the band I joined back in the fall is a huge fan, to the point of having their logo tattooed on his shoulder. He's from Northern Ireland, so I'm wondering if they got more attention in the UK? They're a little AOR for my tastes, but not unbearable. I need to dig in more and see what I hear.

If it weren't for the cold weather, I would have moved to Canada long before the orange sh*tgibbon got into politics. I played Canadian Music Week in Toronto in 95 and 97 and fell in love with the place. Vacationed there a couple of times as a result. Been a long time. I should head back up there some time.

Nice! Killer vocals throughout. I'm surprised Mother's Finest is even known in your part of the world.

Quote from: uwe on March 06, 2025, 04:12:43 PM

Never heard this. I like it.

<3

That's great man! I used to have a Crafted in Japan Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, and the workmanship was perfection.

Nice range of tones. I like both pickups in humbucker mode.