Recent content by SR1200 Thunder

Not trying to start an argument here, but head on over to the Fox News website and read the comments under ANY article if you want to get the picture that conservatives are racist/homophobic/bigoted/Islamaphobic/ or whatever else you can dream up.

Hindsight is 20/20, but you should have gone out on the stage, and NOT played when the other members started. When they inevitably stopped and looked at you, you should have told the audience EXACTLY why you would no longer play with that band and walked off stage. It would have gone viral and...

The Carvin I have built (but not ordered) on the website, came to $1819.00. I agree that more money doesn't necessarily mean more bass. But I am definitely looking to get the absolutely best instrument I can within a reasonable budget, and I would like it to have some sex appeal as well. My...

Yes. 'Don't Tread On Me'. The quintessential sell out song. Up until that point, Metallica had been staunchly anti-war. However with the onset of Desert Shield and Desert Storm in our first debacle in Iraq (where I served), Metallica released this song signifying for all time that public...

I knew that I would get called out, but experimenting horribly with a genre isn't really the same thing as completely changing your style and approach to music simply for the $$$. At least in my opinion.

Once again, thanks to all for the responses. I never take what is written online as an absolute gospel. I am trying to keep a self imposed limit of $2500.00 for the bass. I definitely think that posing the question to this particular community was the right thing to do. Even the people that...

Point taken. But have you seen the crowds of fans in Europe during the 80's and early 90's? They were headlining and drawing 50,000+ fans even then. When you can put together those kind of numbers record exec's will pony up the money for a tour. And I can testify that at the same time they were...

I don't know about that. There are still an awful lot of serious thrash and death metal bands around today. I really don't think that Metallica had to change that much in order to stay on the scene. I don't even think Metallica thought they had to do it. I've been to somewhere around 50 concerts...

I completely respect your opinion, and you have every right to feel how you do about him. Maybe a sad fact of human existence is that the most successful people are almost always colossal ********. Even in 'Cliff 'Em All' it was clear that Lars was the Alpha Dog in the group. I never watched...

Thanks again to everybody for all the help and advice. I know that even the most famous names can put out a broken or subpar bass, so it's not like I am overly concerned about Carvin. I would have asked about Ibanez before I bought my SR1200, but I didn't know about Talkbass back then. And I...

The problem with their return policy is that it is 10 days from the day you receive it. After my catastrophic experience with the Ibanez AFB 200 I have learned to have any bass that comes through my house inspected by a local luthier for any hidden (or obvious) defects. To have him inspect it...

Early Metallica KICKED ASS!!! There isn't a bad song until the 'Black' album came out. Maybe "...And Justice for All" wasn't the best album, but there are some outstanding songs on it. Regardless of how loud the bass is or isn't in them. As for Lars being a "sucky drummer" an awful lot of...

Thanks to everybody for their input. I am hesitant to buy anything used. I know that a lot of great instruments are out there, but I had a bad experience. I bought a used bass, found out 2 weeks later that it was almost 15 years older than I was first informed, and 2 weeks after that it simply...

Was that BB75 a bolt neck or a neck through?

I'm wondering if the community can help me with some personal input about Carvin Custom Shop basses. My wife wants to buy me a really nice bass for our anniversary. And I have been thinking about having a Carvin build me as close to a "one-of-a-kind" as I will most likely ever own. But I have...