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    Stands

    there is only one type of guitar stand that is safe to use: the ones that hang the instrument from the head stock...the weight of the guitar...
    Post by: classic rocker, Jan 2, 2008 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Instrumental covers the audience will get into?

    how can the "whole audience recognize" an instrumental song that originally had vocals?! most non-musicians hear the vocals and very little else,...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 30, 2007 in forum: Band Management [BG]
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    What bigger bands have you opened for??

    my band once opened for the Ramones at a larger rock club in detroit...we were a heavy band that played with a lot of heat, and we didn't...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 30, 2007 in forum: Band Management [BG]
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    GIBSON LESPAUL MONEY BASS STUDID DEAL!?!?!

    i would never buy a guitar without first playing it. there are just too many variables, they are not created equal, and you have no way of...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 29, 2007 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    semi-acoustic body repair

    i just picked up a copy of a hofner violin bass made in japan by greco, circa late '60s, which has a crack in the body. the white binding is...
    Thread by: classic rocker, Dec 29, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Luthier's Corner
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    violin bass cracking, help!!!

    thanks, teej, for the recommendation on titebond II glue and nail polish...just the kind of advice i need... that said, i'm going to luthier's...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 29, 2007 in forum: Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]
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    U.S. Peavey Club

    sign me up, joe...i have a foundation bass that kicks butt and 4 pieces of peavey electronic gear... classic rocker
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Hondo 2 Bridge

    hello mrfhe... i have seen the hondo 2 bass and know what the 3-pin bridge looks like...i've heard that the japanese companies made a lot of...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]
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    violin bass cracking, help!!!

    just bought a hofner violin bass copy, and i've noticed an area about 2 inches in length where the finish is cracking and the arched back is...
    Thread by: classic rocker, Dec 28, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]
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    violin bass, anyone?

    thanks for the input, guys, i bought the hofner copy...that italian job pictured, i remember years ago seeing felix pappalardi of 'mountain'...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    How much does tonewood matter?

    i have to disagree with MEKer and side with Debased. if there is anything i've learned from many years of playing it's that every instrument is...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 27, 2007 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    violin bass, anyone?

    i think glennw is right, that's an italian model i've heard about. this one is indistinguishable from the original hofner, except maybe for a few...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 27, 2007 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Peavey Foundation 80s - swamp ash??

    i've heard that PV made a foundation bass in a natural finish, though i've never seen one. if it appears professionally polyurethaned, you can be...
    Post by: classic rocker, Dec 27, 2007 in forum: Basses [BG]