I have one of these(Ibanez Artcore AGB200)that I like a lot-when I'm not playing my Thunderbird. Mine is the violin burst finish. About $550.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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I know.
I haven't seen my SO in a week.
I checked everywhere, all the car trunks, our luggage, the pit in the cellar........just can't put my finger on where I left her!
Has your brother been to my house?
I know.
I haven't seen my SO in a week.
I checked everywhere, all the car trunks, our luggage, the pit in the cellar........just can't put my finger on where I left her!
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I know nothing.
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When I saw It's A Beautiful Day on April 14. 1973, they refused to play it.
But that was okay, as the opening band blew them away, anyway.
IABD were never quite the same after Linda LaFlamme left ca. 1970, IMHO. And White Bird came from a very unhappy songwriting space, apparently. I saw them on NYE in 1971, it was a very good show. But different strokes, as always. For whatever reason, only a few Prog bands ever really resonated with me, and most were pretty short lived infatuations.
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Would Gertrude Jekyll have driven one?
It really does make a difference in playing some songs. The intonation has to be set up right for a short scale to stay in tune up the neck. I like my Hofner 500/1. It’s different though, not perfect but I can work around it. It turns heads. Being light is a huge bonus for the back and posture.
I know.
I haven't seen my SO in a week.
I checked everywhere, all the car trunks, our luggage, the pit in the cellar........just can't put my finger on where I left her!
Maybe look behind the drawer.
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It's a good day - might even say beautiful? or does that make Wednesday a prog Wednesday - it's a good day what begins with Tom Lehrer. He always reminds me of a bass teacher friend, when I recall I gave him my book of Toh Lehrer "words & music".
More than once gave consideration to an Epiphone EB-0. Near as I can tell from TB, the Epi mudbucker is a real sidewinder. A DiMarzio Model One is arguably an upgrade or sidegrade, depending on which thread you read... Another line of thought aired here at TB is the mudbuckers were only slinging mud because of the limitations of the equipment. All I know for sure is the SG body shape is rockin', same as the Thunderbird. Love me some Gibsons. In theory. Personal experience leaves me up short on any useful observations.
Going to the horse pistol this afternoon to have my leg examined. Had barely closed my Tuesday when I learned I got dinged with a stupidly small bill for the surgery cancellation. Today was the day I was to have the joint fusion surgery.
It's my ring that was the first priority of the day as I heard back from the jeweler. Looks like my ring goes in the mail to Denver today or Thursday. It'll travel first to Glastonbury Tor and on to Italy. Would have preferred being with, but my passport is making its way through the bureaucracy.
More than once gave consideration to an Epiphone EB-0. Near as I can tell from TB, the Epi mudbucker is a real sidewinder. A DiMarzio Model One is arguably an upgrade or sidegrade, depending on which thread you read... Another line of thought aired here at TB is the mudbuckers were only slinging mud because of the limitations of the equipment. All I know for sure is the SG body shape is rockin', same as the Thunderbird. Love me some Gibsons. In theory. Personal experience leaves me up short on any useful observations.
Going to the horse pistol this afternoon to have my leg examined. Had barely closed my Tuesday when I learned I got dinged with a stupidly small bill for the surgery cancellation. Today was the day I was to have the joint fusion surgery.
It's my ring that was the first priority of the day as I heard back from the jeweler. Looks like my ring goes in the mail to Denver today or Thursday. It'll travel first to Glastonbury Tor and on to Italy. Would have preferred being with, but my passport is making its way through the bureaucracy.
How well do you really know your bass and amp?
No bass is perfect when you are recording. You look at the track envelope and you see that note levels can vary. Something that many might not notice when playing. It isn’t just about how the string is hit, although that can vary. It’s about the bass itself. when mixing, level differences can be corrected with compression but it can be better in terms of work to not have to surgically resort to this. It takes time. At the same time, natural compression is in an amp’s signal chain.
An experienced player who knows their bass is able to compensate as they play. I think that this comes from playing the same instrument for many years as some good studio players do. It’s amazing to see visually in the tracks what some players can achieve. This goes beyond the ability to play but is also about feel the notes and have on the fly control.
I’ve been playing for many years and never seem to fail to learn new things to improve on technique.
No bass is perfect when you are recording. You look at the track envelope and you see that note levels can vary. Something that many might not notice when playing. It isn’t just about how the string is hit, although that can vary. It’s about the bass itself. when mixing, level differences can be corrected with compression but it can be better in terms of work to not have to surgically resort to this. It takes time. At the same time, natural compression is in an amp’s signal chain.
An experienced player who knows their bass is able to compensate as they play. I think that this comes from playing the same instrument for many years as some good studio players do. It’s amazing to see visually in the tracks what some players can achieve. This goes beyond the ability to play but is also about feel the notes and have on the fly control.
I’ve been playing for many years and never seem to fail to learn new things to improve on technique.
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It's a good day - might even say beautiful? or does that make Wednesday a prog Wednesday - it's a good day what begins with Tom Lehrer. He always reminds me of a bass teacher friend, when I recall I gave him my book of Toh Lehrer "words & music".
More than once gave consideration to an Epiphone EB-0. Near as I can tell from TB, the Epi mudbucker is a real sidewinder. A DiMarzio Model One is arguably an upgrade or sidegrade, depending on which thread you read... Another line of thought aired here at TB is the mudbuckers were only slinging mud because of the limitations of the equipment. All I know for sure is the SG body shape is rockin', same as the Thunderbird. Love me some Gibsons. In theory. Personal experience leaves me up short on any useful observations.
Going to the horse pistol this afternoon to have my leg examined. Had barely closed my Tuesday when I learned I got dinged with a stupidly small bill for the surgery cancellation. Today was the day I was to have the joint fusion surgery.
It's my ring that was the first priority of the day as I heard back from the jeweler. Looks like my ring goes in the mail to Denver today or Thursday. It'll travel first to Glastonbury Tor and on to Italy. Would have preferred being with, but my passport is making its way through the bureaucracy.
The ring makes a nice distraction. How do you properly determine the size through the etherweb with knuckles and all to contend with?
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Must ship my ring priority mail to Denver today in expectation of all going as planned (I know, bad idea). The virus may affect a lot of travel plans. The jewelers will have my ring so no problem sizing. It fits the same as it did when I had it commissioned five yeas ago. Or is it six? Five. For certain.
They left out Dr Demento, Dr. Hyde, Dr. Frankenstein, and Sir Lancelot (the boil doctor).
As a previous owner of a 66 EB-3(EB-0 with rarely used bridge pup)that I unwisely sold, the Mudbucker appellation had a lot to do with the limitations of the then available amps and the then in vogue fat bass sound-very little definition of pitch. Like almost anything, a little twiddling of knobs, both on the bass and especially on the amp, cures a lotta ills.It's a good day - might even say beautiful? or does that make Wednesday a prog Wednesday - it's a good day what begins with Tom Lehrer. He always reminds me of a bass teacher friend, when I recall I gave him my book of Toh Lehrer "words & music".
More than once gave consideration to an Epiphone EB-0. Near as I can tell from TB, the Epi mudbucker is a real sidewinder. A DiMarzio Model One is arguably an upgrade or sidegrade, depending on which thread you read... Another line of thought aired here at TB is the mudbuckers were only slinging mud because of the limitations of the equipment. All I know for sure is the SG body shape is rockin', same as the Thunderbird. Love me some Gibsons. In theory. Personal experience leaves me up short on any useful observations.
Going to the horse pistol this afternoon to have my leg examined. Had barely closed my Tuesday when I learned I got dinged with a stupidly small bill for the surgery cancellation. Today was the day I was to have the joint fusion surgery.
It's my ring that was the first priority of the day as I heard back from the jeweler. Looks like my ring goes in the mail to Denver today or Thursday. It'll travel first to Glastonbury Tor and on to Italy. Would have preferred being with, but my passport is making its way through the bureaucracy.
I've mentioned b4 that when I needed a SS, I couldn't find an EB-0(Gibby or Epi)in black/ebony*(I'm shallow) for a decent price-or at all. Thus I bought a Squire VM Jaguar SS. It's "OK", but it's not really 'me'. For a 7ender owner, the Squire is prolly the better choice.
B4 adding thumb rest
and after 
*what's the difference AFA guitar finishes?
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And also to understand the current crop of SG basses is pretty versatile.
I’ve seen those thumb rests, they look pretty nifty. I like that they can be mounted with drilling additional hole.
I prefer ebony over black although I’ve had them both. The black was a Fender with a thick polyester finish which I didn’t care much for.
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Zero Mod has a bunch of different ones 'in stock', mine was custom-at the time-but may be part of their catalog now.
My fabricating skills are minimal. Leave it to the pros.
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