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12-20-2012, 01:37 PM
|  | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Fargo, ND | | Well, no sense for me to buy the SKB now, since I can get this one in a couple weeks. 
Seriously, though, congrats! I definitely wanna try to get together to check this one out at some point!
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12-20-2012, 01:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveC  This bass is on it's way to North Dakota.
You can get a raffle number for getting it used in a couple months by sending me a PM. 
Seriously, I told my wife to kick my ass if I talk about doing anything stupid for at least 6 months.  | Good! Now it's not taunting me on my way to work every day. Glad I got to play it while it was here.
Seriously, congrats. You got yourself a hell of a bass.
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12-20-2012, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan L. Well, no sense for me to buy the SKB now, since I can get this one in a couple weeks.
Seriously, though, congrats! I definitely wanna try to get together to check this one out at some point! | I told my wife to kick my ass if I talked about doing anything stupid - at least for a few months.  Quote:
Originally Posted by strost Good! Now it's not taunting me on my way to work every day. Glad I got to play it while it was here.
Seriously, congrats. You got yourself a hell of a bass. | I think so, too. It'll be a nice post-Christmas present. We don't do much for ourselves - kids get most of the fun - so this will be sweet.
My wife just received her "mother's ring" last week. A very nice custom designed diamond and ruby thing set in white gold. Not quite as much as a Roscoe - but darn close.
Unfortunately, we both have good - and expensive - taste. |
12-20-2012, 02:50 PM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | | | Wow! Congratulations Steve!
One on it's way to your house and one in the queue! Quite a good days work! |
12-20-2012, 02:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 Wow! Congratulations Steve!
One on it's way to your house and one in the queue! Quite a good days work! | Thanks. Yeah, go big or go home, right? I have often said if I had a good fretted 5 and fretless 5 string I would be able to cover just about any gig out there...and noodle around at home. |
12-20-2012, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveC Thanks. Yeah, go big or go home, right? I have often said if I had a good fretted 5 and fretless 5 string I would be able to cover just about any gig out there...and noodle around at home. |
NOW KEEP THEM!!!
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12-20-2012, 04:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | My wife has orders to kick my ass if I don't.
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12-28-2012, 10:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | Out for delivery...
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12-28-2012, 10:23 AM
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12-28-2012, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveC My wife has orders to kick my ass if I don't. | I think she'll just be at the front of the line 
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12-28-2012, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nostatic I think she'll just be at the front of the line | :-)
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12-28-2012, 12:34 PM
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Endorsing Artist: FEA Labs, Jule Amps | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: los angeles, CA | | | I've been inspired by a friend/fellow player (monster player actually) who has a couple of basses that he hung onto for *years* while figuring them out and how they fit into what he wanted to do. With one of them, he said around year 5 it finally clicked and he loves the instrument. Not sure I have the patience, but I'm now sticking with the instruments I have as they all scratch different itches, and have two on order that will replace one I have. When those two show up I know I'll have doubts, regrets, and frustration after the honeymoon. But I know they will be great basses, and I'm going to take time and figure them out. Sometimes an instrument fits right out of the gate. Other times the instrument wants to lead you down some different paths, and either you're not ready or not willing to follow so you flip it (guilty). I'm pretty much up for any path that allows me to bring out some interesting music and I'll let the tools help guide me.
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12-28-2012, 12:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | That's a great post. I am hoping to do that with these basses. Thankfully, I don't have any gigs, or play with any musicians, that "insist" I use a certain bass. As with most of us, I tend to sound like me no matter what in playing. The gear just puts it's own signature on my sound/style.
With this fretless and the fretted I have being built, I can't imagine not being able to (eventually) find tones I like for any gig. People ask me to play with/for them and know I'll bring appropriate gear and (hopefully) play appropriate bass lines for the gig.
I don't plan on selling my Geddy Lee at this point. It's a fun bass and works great for certain things - or just for fun.
I'm anxious to get this and the future fretted into the rotation and see what happens.
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12-28-2012, 12:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketMusic NBD! | Seems it'll be new bass half day or less. UPS is taking their time. I suppose it's still pretty busy seasonally. I've received deliveries from them anytime between 11:00 am and 6:00 pm so...
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12-28-2012, 08:01 PM
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12-28-2012, 11:46 PM
| | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Fargo, ND | | | Well?
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12-29-2012, 05:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | I've only played for about an hour after kids went to bed. Beautiful bass. The top is amazing and the back/body is beautiful.
It plays like a dream. The set up is perfect. Very growly. Nothing as nice as a Roscoe 5 string neck.
It's obvious I haven't played fretless for a while but it'll be a great bass. Tried some older (from his fretless days) Jimmy/Jackets and it sounds great.
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12-29-2012, 11:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | Getting a pretty good "upright" sound. Neck pup, full mids, add a little low and cut the high. Very growly!
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12-29-2012, 06:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | Holy crap does this thing have growl and mwah... |
01-03-2013, 02:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Quote:
Originally Posted by nostatic Not sure I have the patience, but I'm now sticking with the instruments I have...I know I'll have doubts, regrets, and frustration after the honeymoon. But I know they will be great basses, and I'm going to take time and figure them out. Sometimes an instrument fits right out of the gate. Other times the instrument wants to lead you down some different paths, and either you're not ready or not willing to follow so you flip it (guilty). I'm pretty much up for any path that allows me to bring out some interesting music and I'll let the tools help guide me. | I think this has been a thing for me in the past. I'm going to really try to do this with this and my soon to be built fretted Roscoe as well. I'm a bit of a control freak and have a hard time letting myself be led. Hopefully that will change with these basses and my attempt at this attitude. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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