Great pic..looks like Aussie Rules football to me lol
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Page 8 of the 1968 Fender catalog, including the Mustang Bass missing from the "artillery" photo above. My first bass was a red Mustang like this, except it had a white "racing" stripe, new in 1971. My first really good guitar was a used 1965 Duo-Sonic II, like the middle one shown, except in white (with bad buckle rash on the back). My first guitar friend had a Musicmaster, like the one on the right, except in red.
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Page 8 of the 1968 Fender catalog, including the Mustang Bass missing from the "artillery" photo above. My first bass was a red Mustang like this, except it had a white "racing" stripe, new in 1971. My first really good guitar was a used 1965 Duo-Sonic II, like the middle one shown, except in white (with bad buckle rash on the back). My first guitar friend had a Musicmaster, like the one on the right, except in red.
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Page 14 of the 1968 Fender catalog, including the Wildwood Coronado II Bass also missing from the "artillery" photo above. Oh, how I lusted after these beautiful guitars! Dye was injected into living trees for the unique wildwood colors! A few years ago I finally got a brand new (non-wildwood) Modern Player Coronado II 6-string in vintage sunburst, to which I added a Bigsby tremolo. But I'd still love to have one, or two, of everything in this photo.
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Page 14 of the 1968 Fender catalog, including the Wildwood Coronado II Bass also missing from the "artillery" photo above. Oh, how I lusted after these beautiful guitars! Dye was injected into living trees for the unique wildwood colors! A few years ago I finally got a brand new (non-wildwood) Modern Player Coronado II 6-string in vintage sunburst, to which I added a Bigsby tremolo. But I'd still love to have one, or two, of everything in this photo.
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Excerpt from page 37 of the 1968 Fender catalog featuring the much maligned new solid state amps of the day, including the Fender Solid-State Bassman Amp, great-great-...-great-great-grandaddy to the Rumble line, and the Solid-State Deluxe Reverb Amp. The Bassman had "An undistorted 100 RMS of power utilizing three extremely heavy-duty special design 12" speakers, this combination enables the bassist to obtain very high volume with his lowest notes."
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Excerpt from page 37 of the 1968 Fender catalog featuring the much maligned new solid state amps of the day, including the Fender Solid-State Bassman Amp, great-great-...-great-great-grandaddy to the Rumble line, and the Solid-State Deluxe Reverb Amp. The Bassman had "An undistorted 100 RMS of power utilizing three extremely heavy-duty special design 12" speakers, this combination enables the bassist to obtain very high volume with his lowest notes."
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It's an J and MM pickup configuration, with coil split to also do J+J.Is that a J+JJ?
I sure hope they turn off the boob tube for the show!
This is Australia. Football is a religion. Nothing gets in the way of football. The projector behind us was turned off, but there were half a dozen other screens showing the game, and competing for our attention!
and rightly so. Forrest White lost his job as plant manager over them. He refused to build them! Said they weren't fit to wear the Fender name. White was forced to resign. CBS built them anyway, and they were horrid. And they failed. And there was no way to repair them at the dealers, so back to the factory they came. In droves.
A Review Of Forrest White's "Fender - The Inside Story"
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Lolll..tell me something I don't know about Aussie Rules footy. I'm a croweater and have played a heap of footy club gigs here in Adelaide over my 50 years playing bass and the last thing at a footy club gig they want is to take any notice of a band or dance loll. All my rellies are Vics though. Box Hill, Vermont etc etc.
In footy, is the goal judge still wearing the white linen suit and the white Panama hat?
Unfortunately not. That fashion has gone the same way as the skin tight shorts the players used to wear.In footy, is the goal judge still wearing the white linen suit and the white Panama hat?
I may have just become the first person to post a picture of Warwick Capper on Talkbass... oh dear, what have I done!
The thing I remember most about Ozzie footy clubs was that the beer was cheap & cold!
Listened to my daughter's boyfriend's band last night in a little bar and grill, he's a very talented drummer. The bass player had an Ampeg 8x10 stack and was running his sound from the stage. It was a classic case of overkill. All I could think was, wow a Rumble 500 or Stage 800 combo would be perfect even for the volume the drummer and 2 guitar players were pushing out. I kept hearing, "If it's too loud, you're too old" in my head. Made it through 2 1/2 sets before letting my ears run me out. They are young and will learn.
I'm only in my mid30s, but feel same, man.
It may not be "too loud" but be too loud for the room-either individually or as a group. Particularly if the band is controlling levels from the stage. Have a trusted friend listen and let them know.
Yep. That was me (on guitar) about 20 years ago. If he’s a discerning musician, you’re right, eventually he will learn. Admirable you held up 2 1/2 sets
I love my 800 head, sounds great with the 2 210s and I agree that the few improvements they made really does take it to a new level. Haven't yet decided what to do with the 500 head but it's also a sweet amp.
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
For what little you could get for it, it's always good to have a backup.
Went to a music festival here in Pittsburgh last night. Of the 6 bands that I saw, 4 had Fender bass amps. Three Rumble 500C and one Bassman!
