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  1. Mark Laiminger

    Pay pal incident( scam )

    Haven't sold anything on eBay for a while but when I did I always made sure to use USPS Flat Rate boxes. They give them away at the Post Office and you know how much to charge the buyer based on the size of box the items fit into regardless of weight or destination. Never had a shipping...
  2. Mark Laiminger

    Is my friend a bad person?

    "Bob says he really didn't intend to deceive anyone... it just happened." In my former business (retired prosecutor) this is what we called a clue. No intent to deceive? Is carrying an empty case around in the trunk an every day occurrence? I think not. Bad person? The fact that you, I...
  3. Mark Laiminger

    What's the best compliment you've ever received about your playing?

    At a vocal jazz ensemble competition, Kirby Shaw looked at our rhythm section (with me on bass, of course) and said "You guys should be playing somewhere for money". It was college so we played together every day and it was one of the best groups of musicians I have ever played with.
  4. Mark Laiminger

    Great Photos of your Favorite Bassists

    Yes. I have that one plus several others including other members of Weather Report and also of Al DiMeola.
  5. Mark Laiminger

    Great Photos of your Favorite Bassists

    I took this one at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Summer 1977. Al DiMeola opened for Weather Report.
  6. Mark Laiminger

    Adding straplocks to an ABG

    Thanks! Have never liked that look but I'll give it a try. Mark
  7. Mark Laiminger

    Adding straplocks to an ABG

    Well, that's one of the reasons for a strap lock. :-)
  8. Mark Laiminger

    Adding straplocks to an ABG

    Hello. I have a new to me Spector Timbre ABG that came without any strap buttons (well, the output jack is also a button but I don't really like that idea). I really don't want to drill into the neck or body of the bass if I don't have to. I use Schaller locks on my electrics and will be...
  9. Mark Laiminger

    New Spector Acoustic Bass Guitar

    Thanks for the case info. The supplied bag has some padding but not as much as I would like. The bass came with black nylon tapewound strings. I replaced them with Phosphor Bronze D'Addarios, EPBB170, Regular Light (.045, .065, .080, .100). They are much louder than the tapewounds and seem...
  10. Mark Laiminger

    New Spector Acoustic Bass Guitar

    Hello. Received my new to me Timbre bass yesterday. First ABG, so far, so good. First step was a new battery in the preamp, next will be a new set of strings. Has anyone found a case or more substantial gig bag for the Timbre? Also, has anyone added strap buttons? I don't really like the...
  11. Mark Laiminger

    I want to learn songs the old fashioned way.

    We tried to avoid scratching the record when we lowered the needle into the groove, over and over and over again. Then we got a cassette deck, made a cassette copy of the record and played it over and over and over again until the tape wore out. Also, we walked three miles to school in six...