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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Robert Plant spoils a delta blues festival
« on: August 15, 2012, 08:29:01 AM »
Crash the gates!!!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: R.I.P. Jon Lord
« on: August 15, 2012, 08:22:10 AM »
I liked that WhoCares stuff. Interesting lineup, and Gillan sounds great! I read that they're doing a full album now, though I don't know how they're going to handle the loss of Lord, combined with Tony's current condition.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Thunderbird pickup dilemma
« on: August 13, 2012, 09:54:30 AM »Beautiful bass, and I kinda like the black hardware on it too. I get along well with TB+ pickups, and so I wouldn't be too hasty to swap 'em out. I used Mark's approach on my Bach NR and stripped/re-housed the TBs in some of the nickel NOS 70s covers. Worked great!
I was gonna suggest another option, if you really like the chrome look, is to maybe swap the bridge and tuners for chrome pieces, leave the black pickups, and just get some chrome rings for them. GearHed289 did something like that on a later model cherry Les Paul bass, and I thought it looked fantastic. Adds some sparkle, and kinda reminded me of the Triumph aesthetic with the black pickups and chrome rings...
What he said!
I have also followed Mark's lead and skinned a TB+ to slip into a 70s NOS chrome cover for another bass.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Epiphone Goth-Bird Rebuild Part 1
« on: August 13, 2012, 09:03:38 AM »
Very cool! Unique bird you have there.
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Fender Basses / Re: '76 Mustang
« on: August 13, 2012, 08:47:48 AM »
Oh man, yeah we had the Plymouth version - the Scamp - at a large apartment complex I worked at in my 20s. It was a handy little runabout for the 40 acre property.
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Fender Basses / Re: NEW!! Squier VM Tele Bass Special
« on: August 10, 2012, 09:41:45 AM »If they use the same length neck, they'd have to fret it at different places to accommodate the different scale - right?
Exactly.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Sneak pics of "The EB"????
« on: August 10, 2012, 09:39:49 AM »the money bass was boring, like looking at an ibanez.
I don't see that at all. I see the Ibanez stuff as streamlined Fenders. I think the Money bass is a really nice looking instrument, but I really dislike 24 fret 'boards. There really was no logic as to why the $ didn't take off. Possibly not enough people had a chance to try one out. TB+ pups are still kind of a well kept secret. And looking like guitar pups probably doesn't help.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Back Story to 'bully got served'.
« on: August 10, 2012, 09:30:38 AM »Or as my Mum is keen to say; "There are always 3 sides to every story. Yours, his and the truth." Dont poke fat kids.
I say that all the time!
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Fender Basses / Re: '76 Mustang
« on: August 10, 2012, 09:20:20 AM »
My first new car, when I was 21. 1985 Plymouth Turismo. 
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Gibson Basses / Re: Sneak pics of "The EB"????
« on: August 09, 2012, 08:38:48 AM »
That bass is a turd. They should save their money and axe plans to build it immediately. 
A friend of mine has one of those bridges. They're nice, but I hate the look of the printed logo. Reminds me of something out of the 80s. Like when Steinberger put their name on the body (since there was nowhere else to put it...).
A friend of mine has one of those bridges. They're nice, but I hate the look of the printed logo. Reminds me of something out of the 80s. Like when Steinberger put their name on the body (since there was nowhere else to put it...).
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Bully gets served !
« on: August 09, 2012, 08:21:57 AM »broken bottles, boards with nails....Knives...chains....glass......
Wasn't Matt once almost on the receiving end of a Gibson Thunderbird?
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Fender Basses / Re: NEW!! Squier VM Tele Bass Special
« on: August 08, 2012, 11:51:02 AM »That's because it's a standard sized neck with a deeper body joint to make it short scale.
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Bully gets served !
« on: August 08, 2012, 11:47:11 AM »i was the tallest guy in my class until ninth grade. the bullies were always the little guys. after i crushed one i had no more problems.i didn't get expelled either. ;
why they want to pick on big guys is beyond me.
I can relate. For me, it was always some little f#ck a grade or two older with his buddies backing him up. I didn't care. I fought what seemed like every day during grade school. Big Irish/Chicago family, lots of close cousins. If there was nobody to mess with, we beat the crap out of EACH OTHER. LOL! Got my first bass after 7th grade, and people started to outgrow me, so I focused on my playing.
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Fender Basses / Re: '76 Mustang
« on: August 08, 2012, 11:25:35 AM »
Nice Monza! Hatchbacks ruled back in the day...
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Fender Basses / Re: NEW!! Squier VM Tele Bass Special
« on: August 07, 2012, 08:54:08 AM »
That's an odd creature, but kind of cool. Definitely like the single pup version better, but a mud/P (split) combo might be cool. Seems like the neck is sunk pretty deep into the body. 