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No. I don't think I overreached at all. I used the information he offered to form an educated opinion (and in his "what, maybe 20 sentences" he gave more than enough information to work with). As I've said, I still stand firmly by my previous statements. You apparently disagree with me. I'm...

Understood, hehe. Sorry to have missed it. :sorry:

I have. Yes. And if the OP had turned down the job because of something he couldn't have known about until the "interview", then perhaps I'd feel differently. If the band was just terrible... If the bandmates were a bunch of unbearable jerks... If they HAD changed the songs at the last...

Understood. And you may choose to remember anything you like. But, assuming his profile pic is a pic of himself, he's plenty old enough to have had a job or two in his lifetime and, as such, have at least some sort of understanding about how to act professionally; first gig or not. My point...

Basses, no. Amps, yes. I own nothing but Ampeg. I have, in the past, owned a few others, but I've always come back home. I know what I like, and I like me some Ampeg.

...lol. Wow. I mean, did they change up the "type of music they're playing" between offering you the audition and the actual audition? I would assume not. Right? You were given a list of songs to learn. You half-heartedly learned the songs. You went to the audition, knowing exactly what...

I mean... it kinda does. ;) lol

IMHO, Yes. You may very well be. lol Honestly, don't butcher this bass. I mean... look, it's yours. So you can do whatever you want. But there is no way in this universe that I'd do a mod like that on a bass like that. Listen... if you dropped it and broke the headstock off, or even broke...

No question... A Rockhewer.

I think you're missing the point. It's not a matter of hanging your career on it. It's a matter of wanting to be as good as you can be. It's a matter of self respect. I mean... if I didn't care, at least a little, about living up to my potential and making the most of my talent I'd feel like...

+1 I couldn't agree more. What I was thinking while reading the OP's paragraph is, "It's bad enough that so many people have the mentality, 'Meh, it's just a bass part. Who cares?' It's exponentially worse when someone who is supposed to be a bassist thinks this way." I thought several...

I read over this title 3 different times before I realized you weren't saying, "How much time passes from one time you tune your bass at a gig before things start sounding obviously out of tune?" I was thinking, "Man... this guy needs some better quality tuners. I can tune and I'm pretty much...

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And yet... you waste your precious practice time to comment. Odd. Troll much? Oh, I'm sorry... I meant pactice time.

I was reading through the posts and I wanted to say something to talk you out of it. Micro rig. Micro bass. Anything... until I read your post on page two when you said your mind was made up. I wish you the best, dude. Thoughts and prayers and all that stuff. And remember, never say...

I've read pretty much every response to this (I typically read the OP and one or two posts and then comment - :meh:. I've agreed with several and disagreed with several. Bottom line is this: There are three sides to this story; his, hers and the truth. Did she behave unprofessionally IF she...

*just because* In before the lock.

In '93, I was sitting at my parents' house and someone knocked on the door. A guy I'd gone to school with said he'd gotten a bass from his deceased grandfather and wanted me to take a look at it and see what it'd be worth. He goes out to the car and brings in a '61 Hagstrom Futurama. It was...

My first flame was a Kay KB-2 purchased by my dad for my mom in '72. My ex-wife gave it to a pill-head for helping her move, who then took it around trying to pawn it for $10. I turned on the heat with the aid of the police and succeeded only in forcing the disappearance of the bass. (I'm...

No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne (Bob Daisley in the studio, Mike Inez live and vids)

Mountain Music Exchange The best music store in eastern KY, by a long shot. These guys are great guys, great musicians and always have great deals.

I'm in a 3-piece blues rock jam band. Came off stage after playing a set Saturday night. There were several people videoing us and live streaming us. One person in particular I had noticed seemed to be videoing just me for a great deal of the show. I was thinking, "Yeah... can't possibly be...

Dear talkbass forum, I had always thought these kind of stories were made up. That is, until it happened to me...

I have ADD, so, my experiences vary. I play in a three piece blues jam band. Guitarist leads vocals and drummer and I sing harmony. I need no lyrics. I play acoustic in my church's worship band and lead vocals often. I need lyrics only when it's a song I haven't done often enough to...

I agree with this wholly.... with one huge but... I have never understood these posts, "I just started playing with this new group of guys. Let me tell you how many things are wrong with them and ask for your advice regarding how I should proceed in changing them." If I play with a group of...

Why post a rule I, myself, won't follow. Y'know?

#2. Always respond without ever reading any post other than the original. One wouldn't want to know that a point may or may not have already been made by another talkbasser. In face, it is a good practice to only read the title of the thread and respond to it. If you DO read the original...

Yes. Yes you are.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :roflmao:

I am currently waiting on a response from Thomann for a similar, if entirely dissimilar incident. I ordered a Harley Benton MM Deluxe 5 and received it just after Christmas. The shipper, at some point, dropped the box hard enough and from a great enough distance that the end strap button...

Understood. I think most people were simply making the point that... you're just starting out. Don't let not having access to a lefty instrument or lack of dexterity in either hand influence your decision. Play what you want. Rightys have an advantage as there is a far greater variety to...

Just curious... who, exactly, said anything about a "cure"? I've scanned over the thread (just scanned, mind you) and you're the first person I've said who used that reference.

A close personal friend of mine is left handed and plays guitar right handed very well. When we were a lot younger, I once made the comment, "Man, imagine how good you'd be if you'd started playing left handed!" He replied, "Exactly as good as I am now. Man, I started playing this way, so...

Bronkenstein Of course going with the Gene Wilder - Young Frankenstein pronunciation, Bronkenschteen. ;)

Because I wanted to. I mean... that's about it. I just wanted to. I get it that some people may think it looks tacky and I'm fine with that. I love it and it's got sweet mwah. I get your opinion, though. I remember back in the late 80s early 90s when some folks were (it's uncanny that you...

Also, and please someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that's an early 70s. I have a '74 and it has the fat silver knobs and black rocker switches that, if I'm correct, they were still using from earlier models. These are difficult to date but you have to go by the knobs, the...

Wow... I just realized... I was too lazy to read seven more posts so I used a lame (although true) excuse. Pitiful. :bag:

The case is beautiful... but... On my V-4b there is a slot (approximately 1 1/2" x 12-14") to allow airflow/ventilation through the case. May not be an issue, but I'd hate to think that I'd overpay (by at least $200 imo) for a head that could overheat at an inopportune time (as if there were...

You would, however, have to worry about eight screw holes into the body of the guitar holding on a padded pleather disc. So... there's that.

I despise the color scheme and fret markers. That said, I played one of these when they first came out. Playability was a 9/10 but I wasn't happy at all about the sound. It's been years and I really can't even remember what it was about the sound that I didn't like. Very easy upper register...