Recent content by ChaosRogue

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    New Gretsch Basses for 2012

    One thing I love about the 5123B, aside from the Orange paint, is the fact that it's got the TV Jones Thundertrons on it, instead of the Filtertrons, which I gather are a bit lower on the quality scale (based solely on what I hear about the FTs, anyway...since I don't have 'em, I didn't look...
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    Why do you play bass?

    I love doing the "dirty" work. I like being the backbone, and I've never needed the spotlight. It's that way in just about every aspect of my life. I wouldn't change a thing.
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    Music Theory Book - Free Download

    Typo or not, I appreciate the added resource. As a noob, I have no doubt that this can't hurt much. :bassist:
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    New Members: How did you find TalkBass?

    I was looking for new and interesting sources of information on playing and learning bass, I googled a handful of things and ended up here. One thing led to another, I came, I lurked, I joined.
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    Kinda Late to the Game

    So, I picked up my first bass (Ibanez SG300 in Roadster Orange) and amp (Acoustic B100) about a year ago, but work and life conspired to keep them sitting in a corner. In the last couple of weeks, work and life kind of stabilized, and I took care of some of the stuff I needed to. Lo and...