Recent content by WIBassGuy

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    What song do you want played at your funeral?

    Spirit in the Sky, Headhunters version.....
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    Sit in with a band on a cruise ship?

    So many replies that I didn't read them.... A buddy and I who have played together for years took our wives on a Celebrity cruise down in the Carib. We went to one of the lounges, and a band was playing "standard" classic rock stuff, and it was pretty boring. The people (including the girl...
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    Frustrating audition experience - long rant alert

    You did the right thing, and are better off because of it. My worst audition was in a guy's living room which reeked of dog poopie and cat piss, surrounded by Marshall amp stacks and a huge drum kit. It was an all original band, but they had me play Zappa's "Echidna's Arf" with no warning. Wow...
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    MarkBass Woes

    Who said anything about free? I fully expect to pay for repair, just had serious trouble finding an auth repair facility and getting any answers out of MB. I did finally get a response, but it wasn't helpful or timely. I since located a repair facility 1.5 hours away (St Paul) and dropped it...
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    Ken Lawrence Bass

    Just out of curiosity, what bass# is it? I had him build me one in 1989, and it was (is) #41.
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    MarkBass Woes

    I did try to contact them using the email address that they provide on their website. I just sent one to this site, and will see what happens. Regarding "condeming" them, I don't know that I was doing that, but as a consumer paying top dollar for a product and then having it fail long before...
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    MarkBass Woes

    I have a Little Mark II that suddenly started blowing fuses. Three years old and out of warranty. I've sent them three (3) emails asking for assistance, with no reply at all. Anyone know how else to contact them? GC is no help, and I'm finding it difficult to find anyone that works on them...