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Anyone old enough to remember Paratube? That was primitive solid state tech built on to a tube pin base to sub for front end tubes. The technology exists now to design a 6L6 sub or EL34 or whatever, and that’s fine by me. I gave my lower haunches a head start on arthritis with lugging bass amps...

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Do you have the b I’ll take them unless someone else grabbed them first.

I would only consider Mk I influential indirectly. Most metal guitar players at least 20-30 years ago were almost universally into Blackmore.

I just picked up a Korean Squier II bass and was pretty surprised at the neck. It is a really nice neck, and one piece maple with laminated "wings" on the headstock. Truss rod worked great, and in a few minutes had the thing cranked back in shape and playing solid all the way up. These things...

My local GC is always worth a visit. As others have said, if I go in knowing what I want, I will get it and get a decent deal. The new stuff generally is in tune, but set up is always peculiar. They do not mind if I plonk around on stuff but I never abuse that as I am typically not impulse...

When these came out a few years ago I thought it was the best way to buy a 57 RI without paying a lot. It's the same thing but no covers and tug bar, and a "close enough" set up typically.

My fist bass was a Kent Basin St that was pretty cool up to around G# and then fretting became a nightmare. I tried a lot of crap to get that to play right, but finally ended up giving it away. I bought one a couple of years ago for cheap, and this previous owner had filed down the...

Late to the party, but I started with a Kent Basin St, which was an excruciating piece of work, but clearly looked Fendery. When I got up enough $$ to get a real good bass, I got a Fender Tele Bass, which I still have. It - long scale Fender - just was what real musicians played, and what the...

I'm going to agree with the consensus - a Hondo is not worth much. The labor would buy you another used one, maybe two of them. That is not to slam them at all. They were decent low buck basses and aside from low grade set up and finish they were actually playable. Reality is they aren't...

Mel was a good guy, and kind of a legend back years ago. He was Louis Armstrong's bass player of choice in Boston, and a fixture at old Blinstrub's as the house bassist for many years [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Fantastic! I plan to stick some on. Of course, pics in a month or so. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/images/smilies/colors/wink.gif http://www.talkbass.com/forum/images/smilies/colors/wink.gif

I have a question for Ampeg fans, as it relates to my cold weather fliptop project. What is the best option for tolex to recover a 1967 Ampeg that was originally black? I can get black Ampeg nubby tolex from tubesandmore, but I have come across stuff on the net that suggests the black...

So, does a BT-15 count? If so, I would like to be a member. I just got it. It looks like hell, but it works. I didn't know it had the light up controls when I saw it, so I will check with the lights off if that is working.