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Carl Hillman reacted to Dr. Cheese's post in the thread Ron Carter on CBS discussing the most famous Jazz photo ever. with
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We need to remember: back in those days, subwoofers didn’t exist. And you didn’t necessarily have “volume wars”; you had bands needing...
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Carl Hillman reacted to H Nighttrain's post in the thread What Was the Best Stingray You've Ever Played? with Like.
In the early aughts I was wanting a Stingray so I could sound like Flea... I found a used, gorgeous '88 blue burst 'ray with an intense...
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Carl Hillman reacted to 73_Blazer's post in the thread What Was the Best Stingray You've Ever Played? with Like.
My Trans Teal is actually ''Swamp Ash" that is what they use to call it back in the 90's
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Right between the "Milestones" kidney stone medication and the "In A Silent Way" ear plugs?
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Carl Hillman replied to the thread An Actual Bitches Bew.Where is my Miles Smiles™ toothpaste?
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The oils polymerise as they dry. And they do dry, so then there's no moisture.
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Carl Hillman replied to the thread Harden up fretless rosewood board.Thank you. I wasn't hip to drying oils. (My chemistry background consists of mixing whatever is left in the back of the refrigerator...
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Carl Hillman replied to the thread Harden up fretless rosewood board.It seems counterintuitive that oiling a wood fingerboard makes it harder. I would think that removing moisture from a permeable...
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Carl Hillman reacted to mikeswals's post in the thread What Was the Best Stingray You've Ever Played? with Like.
My 1978; epoxy pre & long pole pickup. It was not my favorite finish, but holy cow, the sound... it makes everyone who even tries it out...
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Carl Hillman replied to the thread What Was the Best Stingray You've Ever Played?.I haven't played a ton of them, but the one I like best is my '78. (I spent a bit of dough in mods trying to get my 2005 Ray to sound...
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No pics, no bass. Let's see those basses!
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So to sum it up, you want to change the electronics, the shape of the neck, change the tuners, and possibly the body. Are you SURE you...
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Battery clips and/or boxes are frequently at issue. I basically start any diagnoses there now (after measuring the voltage on a battery).
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I had to replace the plastic battery box in my Stingray 5ver Fixed everything
