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03-16-2005, 11:43 PM
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Owner, Looperlative Audio Products | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA, USA | | | Which pup for polka?
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um pah, um pah, um pah pah.
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03-16-2005, 11:49 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Ernie Ball Music Man/Sterling By Music Man | | | | | Single humbucker Bongo, of course.
No, really - ask Sterling Ball.
He's dedicated to polka.
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03-17-2005, 12:57 AM
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03-17-2005, 01:09 AM
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03-17-2005, 02:06 AM
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Owner, Looperlative Audio Products | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA, USA | | | I was thinking a P pup since polka starts with P, but a fat humbucker like a MusicMan pickup might be more appropriate for songs like the "She's Too Fat For Me."
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03-17-2005, 04:58 AM
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Endorsed by Fentanyl/Percocet/Valium and other legal painkillers ;-) | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Evansville, IN (new to area!) | | I've found that pickups matter much less than your amp setup. Forgo solid state and grab a nice warm tuba amp.
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03-17-2005, 06:34 AM
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03-17-2005, 07:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: upstate,ny | | The group I record in my studio..(Fritz's Polka Band),uses a hofner...the fancy version of McCartney's,and it sounds great.
They do pretty well,having shot a scene in the 'Manchurian Candidate'..a live outdoor performance...it didn't make the cut tho'...it is in the deleted scenes of the DVD,and our recording Paramount used isn't bad.
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03-17-2005, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by scarred2112 ... and grab a nice warm tuba amp. | LMAO.... he said tuba amp! |
03-17-2005, 09:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North of GTA, ON, Canada | | | Best Bass Instrument for Polka Band
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Originally Posted by xyllion um pah, um pah, um pah pah. | Here's my vote for best pickup for polka music. It's a bit heavier than some other pickups, but definitely nails that groovy polka vibe.
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03-17-2005, 09:08 PM
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03-18-2005, 07:59 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | Heck, anything will work. I saw an old dude playing one of those "rail" (Westone?) basses on the "Big Joe Polka Show" recently. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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