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    Juan Alderete from The Mars Volta

    They are indeed real. It's actually just a heavily layered baritone sax. Saw it played live back in '09. One of the best live shows on the planet. Shame they split, it really is.
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    Juan Alderete from The Mars Volta

    Been a TMV fan since I listened to my cousin's copy of Deloused in the Comatorium in 2003 when I was in like, 7th grade. Juan's always had a huge influence on my playing, and you can still hear it in my over use of pedals, and in my unrelenting desire to make everything a Latin groove ;P I...
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    Official ESP club

    My ESP Ltd Elite J-5 arrived yesterday. It's my first ESP, but I'm certainly impressed by the level of quality this sucker has. It only furthers my love for CIJ basses. The active Seymour Duncan's are responsive as hell, and the tonal options are vast. It outplays the Fender American Standard 5...
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    SHOW YOUR DISTRESSED FINISHES!

    Mother of God, that thing is friggin' gorgeous. :eek:
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    Re-Issues you'd like to see.....

    I'd like to see the Washburn Status basses make a comeback. Probably never gonna happen, but a guy can dream, right? The Buzzard Bass. Be it Status, Modulus, Warwick, whatever. And preferably not costing as much as a used BMW.
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    Theme Bass...

    My ultra-metal, super-brutal, uber-manly, My Little Pony/Rainbow Dash RickenClone.
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    The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

    Link Removed My Fender Geddy Jazz, next to the RickenClone, prior to it's makeover. My delightful Ric clone that I picked up years ago. The Rainbowbacker. Scourge of the purists. 20% Cooler than your average Ric. Painted it (rather poorly, may I add, lol) and Rainbow Dash'd it last...