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#15,521
Oh man! I got a call at 1am* - my dealer has been invoiced, and my new bass should be there on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. That's just a smidge over 13 months from my original order date. Whew!

I say 1am because that's my current local time. I'm in Taiwan until late next Friday... so I won't get to pick it up until next Saturday. :(
 
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Selta said:
Oh man! I got a call at 1am* - my dealer has been invoiced, and my new bass should be there on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. That's just a smidge over 13 months from my original order date. Whew!

I say 1am because that's my current local time. I'm in Taiwan until late next Friday... so I won't get to pick it up until next Saturday. :(
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You doing some chi kung while you are in Taiwan? A nice new Dingwall waiting on you when you get home! Now isn't that cool! Last time I went to China I had to sell a bass when I got home because I stayed an extra 60 days!
 
#15,525
Selta said:
Oh man! I got a call at 1am* - my dealer has been invoiced, and my new bass should be there on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. That's just a smidge over 13 months from my original order date. Whew!

I say 1am because that's my current local time. I'm in Taiwan until late next Friday... so I won't get to pick it up until next Saturday. :(
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13 months ain't to shabby. Next one will be longer!!!! :0
 
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hey, gang--

wanted to thank y'all for the helpful info as i was pondering the purchase of a used super J--the oly white/morado board one on reverb. it landed here yesterday, so i've been doing the n.b.d. drill of wiping it down with gerlitz smudge-off, oiling the board, and replacing the batts. (gonna fit it with a detuner key on the e string, when the part arrives.) i can put up a pic, if you like. afaik, it was built in 2005. a cool oldie, played a lot but cared for well, with the finish wearing thin on the neck. i'm happy to have added it to my stable and look forward to adding my own mojo to it.

had another question along the way. the pre is wired for 18 v. can i run it on 9 v, with only one batt? i vaguely remember something about that, in my internet ramblings. the reason i'm asking is that i use the keith macmillan batt-o-meter to check my active basses before i take them to a gig, and it only works on 9 v systems.

actually, thought of another question. a super P of recent build was my gateway dingwall, and the neck finish appears to be different. the super P seems to be poly, but this vintage super J feels more like satin nitro, especially the way it's wearing thin on the neck. i might be wrong, though--anybody got something on that?
 
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Charlzm said:
Wow, 6 bands. Which one are you playing with?
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AB Nate said:
I'll take a guess at soscionic?


Edit: wouldn't you know I just found out there is also a viper room right here in cowtown..... neat.
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Yes indeed, with Socionic.

We were originally on a tour package at a venue that suddenly shuttered it's doors, so fortunately the folks at Viper were nice enough to add the package to another already booked night in order to save the date.

Hence the six bands and our 7:30 set time ;)
 
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Here's the old feller, new to me.


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Charlzm said:
Out of curiosity - what venue died?
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Loaded on Hollywood Blvd.

I actually had a handful of shows on the books there when I got a call out of the blue that the owners had closed it without warning for "remodeling"; a full two months worth of shows were suddenly without a venue.
 
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MDBass said:
Loaded on Hollywood Blvd.

I actually had a handful of shows on the books there when I got a call out of the blue that the owners had closed it without warning for "remodeling"; a full two months worth of shows were suddenly without a venue.
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Hadn't heard about that. Bummer. But I'm not gigging right now and I haven't been to see a local band in a while, so I'm not too surprised to discover I'm out of the loop.

Hollywood area is sucking these days. We've lost Loaded, House of Blues, Key Club and Avalon recently...
 
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Charlzm said:
Hadn't heard about that. Bummer. But I'm not gigging right now and I haven't been to see a local band in a while, so I'm not too surprised to discover I'm out of the loop.

Hollywood area is sucking these days. We've lost Loaded, House of Blues, Key Club and Avalon recently...
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The club scene is definitely tough here right now.

Key Club has actually been gone for years, but Avalon is still around :thumbsup:

New HoB location is rumored to be downtown, but I haven't heard anything definite.
 
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MDBass said:
The club scene is definitely tough here right now.

Key Club has actually been gone for years, but Avalon is still around :thumbsup:

New HoB location is rumored to be downtown, but I haven't heard anything definite.
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Avalon doesn't have really have rock bands any more - just DJs, hip-hop/rap and dance nights.
Yeah, Key Club has been gone for 4 years now. Still miss it because literally everyone I knew in a band played there at some point or other.

Sorry, we're hijacking the Dingwall thread talking about the sorry state of live music in the Hollywood area.

We now return you to our regularly scheduled Dingwall content.
 
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