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    What's Your Oldest Piece of Equipment?

    An S8 fretless Precision (don't have a better photo currently). [ATTACH]
    Post by: teh-slb, Nov 5, 2022 in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    NBD…Aerodyne Precision MIJ

    Awesome! I can't help but notice that your V-4B settings almost match mine (can't see the bass knob, but I assume that it's at noon).
    Post by: teh-slb, Nov 2, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    BEAD - What have I done?

    From what I was taught 30-odd years ago at a music school - yes: the first (index) finger on the twelfth fret is the twelfth position. In my...
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 19, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    BEAD - What have I done?

    Playing the fifth position on a guitar (at least classical) would entail the index finger of the fretting hand on the fifth fret. I believe that's...
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 19, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    What stupid and unjustifable hill would you die on?

    I have two: people who say "super" to mean "very", and people who swear a lot.
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 16, 2022 in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Help Identify This Ibanez Bass

    Tesla (Czechoslovak company) - Wikipedia
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 14, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Taking my bass oversea

    I recently flew from Germany to Finland with a 2005-ish American Standard J (so not nearly as expensive as yours) in one of these: Fender Deluxe...
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 5, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Poor babies…

    What's the best laptop for metal?
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 4, 2022 in forum: Miscellaneous [BG]
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    Playing bass in folk music genre... help?

    It's definitely more interesting! I love what Dick Kniss did with Peter, Paul and Mary. He also played on at least one John Denver's album ("Back...
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 3, 2022 in forum: General Instruction [BG]
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    Playing bass in folk music genre... help?

    Easier said than done ;) From Dick Kniss, a Bassist for Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 74 (Published 2012) : "Mr. Kniss was as much an...
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 3, 2022 in forum: General Instruction [BG]
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    If you were famous...what brand would produce your signature bass and what would it be like?

    It'd be a Cort Rithimic Jeff Berlin 4 but I'd get Cort to build into it LED position markers and a silent metronome that flashes those position...
    Post by: teh-slb, Oct 2, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Jeff Berlin

    I almost had a panic attack when I opened the front page and saw "Jeff Berlin" at the top. I was very relieved when I read the first post in the...
    Post by: teh-slb, Aug 18, 2022 in forum: Bassists [BG]
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    Bass for playing the leading role in a band

    A piccolo one, either of the Stratocaster or the Telecaster kind.
    Post by: teh-slb, Aug 14, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Why do all basses seem to look so uninspired and the same (in a bad way)

    Post by: teh-slb, Aug 6, 2022 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Critique my playing, please

    It shows :D I really had to consciously work on getting the classical guitar technique out of both of my hands over a couple of years. The...
    Post by: teh-slb, Dec 1, 2021 in forum: Technique [BG]