I do not own any Canadian bass gear but have been eyeing Dingwall offerings! I do own an old school pair of Yorkville Elite, 15" passive tops that are 4 ohms, they are by far the best tops I have ever owned!
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All things Canadian for Basses?
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Lol no I’ve been to all three and have friends in Wisconsin and Boston. Halifax is very similar to Boston. Different, sure, but both are incredibly different from landlocked Wisconsin. Inland cities have colder winters and hotter summers than coastal cities, especially if said inland city typically is in the way of the polar vortex for a week or so.
We typically experience the exact same weather patterns as Boston, normally a day later. I didn’t say we have the exact same climate though. There is a difference. But it’s basically the same, especially compared to Madison.
Both Halifax and Boston see more snow than Madison - Halifax gets about 5-10” more per year than Boston. That’s like one or two additional snow days.
I don’t know the old fashioned temperature metrics very well, but there’s about an annual average of 5 degrees Celsius difference between Boston and Halifax, and both cities can experience that same temperature swing between sunrise and lunchtime on any given day during the spring or fall. It’s not real significant - if it’s hot there today, it’s hot here tomorrow, and if it’s cold there today, it’s cold here tomorrow. 5 degrees difference when it’s 25-30 degrees Celsius out isn’t much. It’s hot. 5 degrees difference when it’s at the freezing point can be the difference between stepping outside in a sports jacket for a quick walk down the block or bundling up in a parka and a toque, depending on the wind.
Climate encompasses all of those things. Seasonal average temperatures and humidity, snowfall, rainfall, wind.
Compared to what? Where are you from? How many hours in February did you spend in Halifax? Or is your source the news in Ontario?
If you are mentioning Laskin and Manzer, you can't leave out Sergei de Jonge and his daughter both of whom are in the same echelon.
Laskin's inlay work is amazing.
Anyway, all these guys trace their lineage back to Larrivè.
Yes I know Joshia, very nice person and great builder. Dad too of course. My best friend took Sergei’s guitar building course close to twenty years ago.
My wife did this. Her dad was born in Canada, and yes, it does take a lot of legwork (and waiting). We lived in Montreal from 2018-2019 and planned on staying, but we moved back to the US due to circumstances beyond our control. We may move back one day, but no plans right now.Congratulations! and bravo to the warm welcome from the Canadian commenters on the first page! (I’m catching up, and hope that continues.)
It seems that as of the end of last year, those of us with ancestors born in Canada can claim citizenship. While I imagine it still takes a lot of leg work, I want to at least claim citizenship and look into relocating.
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It has been a while, but Thunder Bay made a very good impression … a few years ago
All are discussed in the Manzer video I posted.
Thunder Bay is a nice town (five hours east of me) and it's the nearest Dim Sum in the region! (albeit just one place, and only on weekends)....It has been a while, but Thunder Bay made a very good impression … a few years ago
But they get the same horrific -40 winters that we do, and with even more Ice Rain...
Yes, and I’m wed to a woman born and raised on the island of Maui
she did at least go to college on the US side of Lake Erie, and has visited my native Wisconsin in winter, so she has at least had a taste. She did ask what I thought of BC the other night 
I can’t say I really miss the winters of my youth in the Great Lakes region 
but I also can’t say I would miss the summers of my adulthood in the West 
You missed my wife's favourite: Doug And The Slugs.
Doug has been with the slugs for a while now. (sorry Mrs. iqi616)
Ignorance is curable and the brain does its best to heal itself.. Such a slow process!
I missed Glass Tiger and Saga, too. So, I guess this is the first sign of my impending decline, since Saga is a favourite.
The bass line to 'Wind him up' is so cool.
The Weekend!
Brian Adams
Alanis Morrisette
KD Lang
Sarah McLaughlin
Teenage Head
Dayglo Abortions
Alannah Myles
Gowan
Spin Doctors
Platinum Blond
Colin James!
July Black
K-OS
A Tribe called Quest
Brian Adams
Alanis Morrisette
KD Lang
Sarah McLaughlin
Teenage Head
Dayglo Abortions
Alannah Myles
Gowan
Spin Doctors
Platinum Blond
Colin James!
July Black
K-OS
A Tribe called Quest
I forgot about these loons. "Too drunk to @#$%"
Lives on one of the islands south of Kingston, ON (Wolfe)
The members primarily live in Prince Edward County, ON. Same gated community that Gord Downey lived in.
Wow, I appreciated all the band suggestions! So many I had forgotten about. Fun.
Seconding Death From Above, and NoMeansNo a hundred times.
I didn't yet see Lowest of the Low, and especially Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.
If you ever find a headless bass from the Amazing company, they are great. I regret giving up mine. Sadly a completely ungoogleable company name.
I love love love my Traynor YBA-1, I'll never play another amp.
Seconding Death From Above, and NoMeansNo a hundred times.
I didn't yet see Lowest of the Low, and especially Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.
If you ever find a headless bass from the Amazing company, they are great. I regret giving up mine. Sadly a completely ungoogleable company name.
I love love love my Traynor YBA-1, I'll never play another amp.
Who also supplied the theme song for the distinctly Canadian “Kids In The Hall”.
Greetings from the North,
The sound of the Thunderbird on the "Kids In The Hall" theme just gave the intro visuals an urgency that just Rocks.
Toronto felt like that then...
Rezdog
The sound of the Thunderbird on the "Kids In The Hall" theme just gave the intro visuals an urgency that just Rocks.
Toronto felt like that then...
Rezdog
Protest the Hero is another Canadian band to check out.
