Club Alleva-Coppolo (Part 13)

[Joelc73]

Siblings are finished and already shipped!

Both Surf Green... but Brian's nitro and mine's poly, plus They come from different painters.

They look great. I did that black (LG?) a lot too. Beautiful basses all around. The one in the front almost looks sonic blue (although I realize it isn't.)

 

[KJung]

+1 I'd take any of the three in a minute!

 

[tombowlus]

+1 I'd take any of the three in a minute!

Even a 4-string!?!?

 

[KJung]

Even a 4-string!?!?

Well..... It's really pretty though!

Also, yet another wonderful weekend gigging with the LM.... big, grindy, bright, and a pleasure on the shoulder and back. That LM still amazes me time and time again over the last almost 4 years of almost constant gigging with it. I do think I'm finally done with the wonderful Hi Beams though. The Lo Rider steels just bring a bit more of that '70's gank' to the tone, and the tighter tension fits with my evolving playing style (much less slap, much more digging in as the music that I'm playing and that people want to hear these days continues to change).

Still loving the Lo Rider Nickels on the LG (at least once they have broken in to get rid of the zing).

 

[Vic]

Still loving the Lo Rider Nickels on the LG (at least once they have broken in to get rid of the zing).

You should totally try flats on that bass. Seriously... but make sure you do it with a gig coming up you can use it in. The old school 60's alder/rw J tone does wonderful things in a mix with flats despite the fact that they sound the usual lame dead "at home".

 

[KJung]

You should totally try flats on that bass. Seriously... but make sure you do it with a gig coming up you can use it in. The old school 60's alder/rw J tone does wonderful things in a mix with flats despite the fact that they sound the usual lame dead "at home".

Zero interest in that... never been even near my personal tone goals.

 

[tombowlus]

Zero interest in that... never been even near my personal tone goals.

+1 I know that flats work well for lots of other players, but they just don't trip my trigger.

 

[Vic]

Zero interest in that... never been even near my personal tone goals.

You mean, kinda' like a P bass?

 

[Chef]

I agree with that, 98% of the time.

My personal two exceptions are:
DA Chromes on a Reverend 5L...dunno why that works, but it totally does...
Flats on a normal JJ never have worked for me, personally.
Flats on a P bass for a session if someone asks for it.

Y'all's mileage can and probably will vary

+1 I know that flats work well for lots of other players, but they just don't trip my trigger.

 

[Bernie Connors]

You mean, kinda' like a P bass?

ZING!

 

[Chef]

oh, snap!

(maybe jimmy will send it to him strung with flats:>o!.......)

You mean, kinda' like a P bass?

 

[Bernie Connors]

oh, snap!

(maybe jimmy will send it to him strung with flats:>o!.......)

That would be true comedy.

 

[KJung]

You mean, kinda' like a P bass?

A P Bass was the only Fender I ever owned back in the 80's. That's more of a 'going back home' sort of thing as another tone for some new playing contexts I'm exploring. I would never put flats on that either

 

[Vic]

oh, snap!

(maybe jimmy will send it to him strung with flats:>o!.......)

Good idea, wrong name.

 

[KJung]

oh, snap!

(maybe jimmy will send it to him strung with flats:>o!.......)

He'd have to send those flats to Carey Nordstrand for that to happen

 

[Vic]

A P Bass was the only Fender I ever owned back in the 80's. That's more of a 'going back home' sort of thing as another tone for some new playing contexts I'm exploring. I would never put flats on that either

blah blah blah blah blah... all I really hear is "never say never".

 

[Chef]

Ack!
tru-dat!

Good idea, wrong name.

 

[KJung]

Ack!
tru-dat!

 

[Vic]

He'd have to send those flats to Carey Nordstrand for that to happen

I'm going to take a collection to bribe Carey with...

 

[jonno1707]

How about ground wounds I personally never tried them but they are meant to bridge the gap?