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    Talk me off the ledge, please....

    Absolutely a try-before-you-buy proposition IME. As many have mentioned, they are unlike anything else out there Many years ago I had a 4001 fretless and the way they went about making it a fretless proved to be such a distraction that I sold it less than a year later. The idea of using...
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    The "sit-in" from hell

    Any impromptu requests to sit in, “Just for a song or two,” by someone I don’t know, is usually met with, “Will you let me borrow your car for 15 minutes?” --------------------------------------------------- No, ask to borrow his wife --------------------------------------------------- Gotta be...
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    Songs where the lyrics are nonsensical on purpose.

    Killer Groove OTOH I haven't the slightest idea what he's really talking about My best guess would be sex :cool: Meanwhile, I'm still thinking.......
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    What's wrong with 2023 audiences?

    Society as a whole changed as a result of unforseen consequences of a new technology, and it isn't the first time that's happened Adapt or perish As far charity gigs, that's something I actually did exclusively for a couple of years. No paying work during that time, but there were plenty of...
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    Smoking Venues

    My active gigging days started in the "smoke 'em if ya got 'em" days and pretty much ended well after the prohibition of tobacco smoking in most enclosed areas accessible to the public. I still smoke, myself, and managed to change with the times sufficiently to get along with most people. The...
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    The pinnacle of sartorial style for the discerning bass player

    Huarache sandals (the notoriously squeaky ones). With taps on the soles. That way I would be able to mic my feet for use as an entire percussion section. Throw in a little exotic dancing when it fits the tune and I'd be the talk of the town! :cool:
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    Your Thoughts on Japanese Manufacturers

    Absolutely agree with this, and would add one more thing: for quite a while Fender Japan was far ahead of Fender USA when it came to both reissues of 'classic' instruments like the early P basses and interesting variations of the usual line-up that you simply couldn't get otherwise My E-serial...
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    For sale HD wire and supplies

    Price Drop! --- $100 shipped 1/0 gauge wire and terminals etc for an automotive project that didn't pan out. My loss is your gain - the wire alone is running over $7 per foot these days from McMaster-Carr 10' ---- Black 1/0 copper welding cable 10' ---- Red 1/0 copper welding cable 10 ----...
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    For Sale HD wire and supplies

    Price Drop! --- $100 shipped 1/0 gauge wire and terminals etc for an automotive project that didn't pan out. My loss is your gain - the wire alone is running over $7 per foot these days from McMaster-Carr 10' ---- Black 1/0 copper welding cable 10' ---- Red 1/0 copper welding cable 10 ----...
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    Another GC story

    LOL --- Ain't that the sound of North Jersey Happy to hear that you guys are coping with the New Normal just fine, and doin' it in your signature style :cool: Can't say I've been in a GC for years now, mostly for the same reasons people always bring up in threads like these. If I come into...
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    Feedback posted by AnchorHoy on ericw

    Buy with confidence
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    Feedback reply by AnchorHoy

    Good gear at a fair price, shipped promptly and with care. Seller was a pleasure to deal with
  13. Voodoo Pedal Power ISO 5

    Comment by 'AnchorHoy' on the classified ad 'Voodoo Pedal Power ISO 5'

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    SOLD Voodoo Pedal Power ISO 5

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    Feedback posted by AnchorHoy on squarewave

    Buy With Confidence
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    Feedback reply by AnchorHoy

    Good gear at a fair price, packed well and shipped promptly
  17. 8x16 Transformer-Isolated XLR Splitter - Great for recording or a monitor split

    Comment by 'AnchorHoy' on the classified ad '8x16 Transformer-Isolated XLR Splitter - Great for recording or a monitor split'

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    For Sale 8x16 Transformer-Isolated XLR Splitter - Great for recording or a monitor split

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    Korg D888 - alternatives?

    All good info - Thanks!
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    Korg D888 - alternatives?

    Recently started looking for a relatively low cost multi-track recorder to be used mostly at home, but with the future possibility of recording live gigs straight off the mixing board. The board for the latter would normally be an Allen & Heath PA12 (which for most practical purposes, I'd...
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    Best Prog Rock?

    Almost impossible to come up with a definition of Prog that satisfies everybody. That said, I think that there are two main elements that must be present in order to get close enough for just about anyone: 1 - Frequent use of time signatures other than 4/4 and 3/4. In other words, 'regular...
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    Watches ... Yes/No ? (now with poll)

    Age = too damned close to 60 :cool: I've worn a pocketwatch for about 40 years now, for a number of reasons The main reason is that I strongly dislike having jewelry of any kind attached directly to my body. That is mostly a product of working in various labor or mechanically oriented jobs...
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    I'm destroying the Ozone layer for your grandkids

    I used to have a job delivering compressed gases of all sorts, from common stuff like oxygen and acetylene for the standard industrial welding/cutting torches to some pretty esoteric mixes of rare gases. One of the things that really struck me, in connection with the basic thrust of the OP's...
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    How They Used to Make Stuff

    A great example of both product and the processes used to make it which have all been made essentially obsolete by completely different technology The product, in this case, is a large-displacement V-12 piston aircraft engine; the justly famed Rolls-Royce Merlin as built by Packard in the...
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    What stand do you use on stage to hold your bass?

    König & Meyer Heli 2 Link Removed Folds perfectly flat and is rock-solid when set up Got mine from Musicians Friend - IIRC about $25 a pop
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    How They Used to Make Stuff

    Got tools? ------ check Got trees? ----- check Need house? --- check Get on with it then :thumbsup:
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    Epic battle: Verdun 1916

    Verdun wasn't epic. It was little more than the wholesale slaughter of alleged "inferiors", ordered by the sort of cowards who lead from the comfort of luxurious surroundings 100 miles away from any real danger Word
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    UPS Mis-Routing - Has Anyone Else Had This Happen?

    Twice in the past 20 years Both times it was USPS, and both times the package traveled an extra ~2000 miles, but eventually arrived safe and sound I'm OK with that since I'm a big believer in the 'antiquated' concept of the Public Good
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    When you were new to TB... (Poll)

    How old were you when you first started playing? 16 years old How long had you played when you signed up? 30+ years Are you/were you a working musician? Goes back and forth. Haven't gotten paid for it in over a year now What kind of music do/did you play? Started by dividing my time...
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    Wretched Excess

    Small airplanes like cropdusters and other privately owned planes that still use radial piston engines There's obviously a market for 'em since the Rotec used in that bike was developed fairly recently, and is in production right now [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
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    Wretched Excess

    This is a thread about taking a basically cool idea to a truly ridiculous extreme OP first: Lots of people like Harleys. Most of 'em are powered by two cylinder aircooled engines with a displacement of up to 80 cubic inches or so. Some folks like to go the extra mile and bore and stroke...
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    How They Used to Make Stuff

    Just two more before I back off and give somebody else a turn. I absolutely love the general subject the OP raised here, and more than once have driven away everyone within earshot rambling on about it LOL The fellow in the first video is machining a magnesium casting that will end up as the...
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    How They Used to Make Stuff

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    How They Used to Make Stuff

    I get the feeling that your grampa was pulling your leg. All you really need is the appropriate shrink rule and a decent drawing of the finished product, which will specify the metal in the finished casting - which will suggest an appropriate shrinkage factor. Shrink factors for various metals...
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    If GC Went Out of Business Tomorrow, Would That be a Good Thing?

    Or if you prefer a video version of the same general theme:
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    What's the best metal for aluminum foil?

    3031
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    Why so many parts basses?

    eBay seller StratoSphere for one. Much of their inventory is apparently from brand-new instruments that were bought with the express intention of parting them out FWIW there's two Tony Franklin fretless necks on their site right now, along with one TF fretted neck, all advertised as mint/never...
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    OTHER LOW-END INSTRUMENTS?

    BIG saxaphones :D
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    your favorite bass songs

    Welp, you said song, so I'll be leaving out a ton of instrumental stuff That said: Sunset Grill - Don Henley Pump It Up - Elvis Costello The Ocean - Led Zeppelin Space Truckin' - Deep Purple Twisted - Jazz Standard (the Joni Mitchell version) There's dozens more, but I need to stop somewhere....
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    Feedback posted by AnchorHoy on D.A.R.K.

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