Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[GwenOnBass]

Cool!

What I heard is: if you go to submarine school, you will at least come out qualified to repair air conditioning.

 

[GonePlaid]

Would love to see something like that, or the MGB GT, made today with 2021 components and engineering. The risk of getting it through marketing and finance is hitting that sweet spot between "looks fun but isn't" (Pontiac Fiero) and "license suspension" (Acura NSX).

Still want a P1800. Have this:

 

[SoulReflection]

Still want a P1800. Have this:
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How about a spanking, brand new, Gibson Mesa. Wouldn't that just rock your socks?

 

[GonePlaid]

How about a brand, spanking new Gibson Mesa. Wouldn't that just rock your socks?

I'd hafta 1) hear it, B) lift it, III) afford it.

 

[markwrob]

I'd hafta 1) hear it, B) lift it, III) afford it.

With today's modern tech, Gibson could offer antigrav for a modest upcharge.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Here are the only two neck profiles Warmoth offers. Standard or slim taper. Could be called cro mag club and toothpick...
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Ooh! Super Bass Construction!

There wasn’t a dishwasher when you house was built. There’s something positive to be said about staying true to tradition.

Yep! We don't need a dishwasher for just the two of us. Cue:

Different time, different mentality.

Still talking about Sears?

House problem today besides the dishwasher. The drain line for the kitchen sink clogs about every 4-5 yrs. Have to run about 25 ft of garden hose down the clean out to clear it. I think their is a T or Y in the line there since I can't get the hose to go any further. Might be where the washer drain hooks in.

Perhaps, it is the P trap (I suppose it could be a P Bass, too) under the slab?

Tree root? It would be nice to run a camera from the sink to the street.

We did that from the back of the house to about the middle of the front yard (where we found the blockage).

I'm kind of torn. There are rumors around town about people getting together for the 4th and playing some music. I've been chomping at the bits to get back in there since I haven't played since last 4th. Here's my dilemma: I have been a die hard Gallien Krueger man for a good number of years. I love the tone and sound. But RAG came out with a couple new models called the Legacy series. They are based off the old RB series except with modern electronics, higher power and less weight. I want one, don't know if I want just the head or the combo. I talked to Jason at GK and he said for the couple hundred more the combo was a better deal.

So what happens next? Yamaha/Ampeg came out with a brand new line of combos that look fantastic. They are half the weight of the old BA series combos more powerful, and with great new features like the overdrive Scrambler built in. Plus they're really priced to sell. I don't even need a new amp head or combo, but if nothing else I want to move ahead with the new GK Legacy head or combo. I think because I might do the Big R next year Carey might say yes to the GK Legacy head. And I would tend to agree with her because I have 3 pretty powerful speakers already. But dang the new Ampeg Rocket Bass looks good. And it was created by Yamaha. I suspect in the end GK will win out and I'll get the head because I'm an old dog who doesn't like new tricks and I like what I like. Here's the lineup:

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The more I think about it, the more the GK head makes the most sense. I already have a DNA DNS 112 with a 400 watt driver in it and that would make a nice pretty portable little monster. So GOF's is my reasoning sound?

No, it is not. It's an Ampeg. You know you want it even though you don't need it. It's an Ampeg. It's on almost every backline in pro music. It calls your name. All other brands wish they were Ampeg. Go to it. Resistance is futile.

For more info:
Ampeg Rocket Bass Combos

PS: I'm an Ampeg guy in case you didn't figure that out.

I've owned both Ampeg and Gallien-Krueger; my vote goes to GK.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Yep! We don't need a dishwasher for just the two of us. Cue:

Counter with this slowed down Bill Withers song. I like how the e-piano hovers over the melody.

We did that from the back of the house about the middle of the front yard (where we found the blockage).

It’s amazing what can find it’s way into drainage pipes. Sometimes joints break.

 

[beans-on-toast]

What I heard is: if you go to submarine school, you will at least come out qualified to repair air conditioning.

I’ve heard about submarine races but I don’t think that it has anything to do with boats.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Counter with this slowed down Bill Withers song. I like how the e-piano hovers over the melody.




It’s amazing what can find it’s way into drainage pipes. Sometimes joints break.

Mud, roots, etc. We dug a BIG hole in the front yard and replaced both the storm and sanitary lines.

 

[beans-on-toast]

How about a spanking, brand new, Gibson Mesa..

If disco was popular they could call the amps Giboogie. Gibesa sounds like a Polish sausage. Mesason would have worked if a Japanese company bought Mesa.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Mud, roots, etc. We dug a BIG hole in the front yard and replaced both the storm and sanitary lines.

Sounds like clay pipes.

 

[GwenOnBass]

If disco was popular they could call the amps Giboogie. Gibesa sounds like a Polish sausage. Mesason would have worked if a Japanese company bought Mesa.

"GibAbout" was blackballed.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Sounds like clay pipes.

Yes, that's what they were, and a century old.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I wonder if Gibbonson will ever introduce a Henry J tribute instrument?

Now that I think about that a bit more, probably not, given it took PRS to introduce a McCarty model.

 

[Black Out Jazz]

One time I was in Atlanta airport and saw these twins walking next to me. I said are you Kim and Kelley (Deal sisters)? They laughed and said yeah we are. I can't find the selfie with them. Another time I was in the first row of Priority seats coming from Dallas and the whole 1st class was long hairs having a big time. I said you guys are a band, who are you? They said we're Kansas, man! I can't find that pic either. Dammit.

 

[markwrob]

One time I was in Atlanta airport and saw these twins walking next to me. I said are you Kim and Kelley (Deal sisters)? They laughed and said yeah we are. I can't find the selfie with them. Another time I was in the first row of Priority seats coming from Dallas and the whole 1st class was long hairs having a big time. I said you guys are a band, who are you? They said we're Kansas, man! I can't find that pic either. Dammit.

Well at least your wet ware search function is still returning good data!

 

[Black Out Jazz]

Well at least your wet ware search function is still returning good data!

Yeah except CRS syndrome is blocking the path to the right photo directory!

 

[gtmalone]

The guy who ran Sears and K-Mart into the ground did it for the assets, primarily the real estate. He didn't give a cwap the retail business. The last sentence in the Wikipedia listing for his career pretty much sums him up:

"In January 2019, a group of Sears' creditors hoping to persuade a federal judge to force Sears to liquidate alleged that [Eddie] Lampert had orchestrated a "multiyear and multifaceted scheme" to strip away the company's assets and benefit from its decline."

That's spot on. It was pretty obvious from the beginning of his adventures. It's a shame. At least Stanley Black and Decker seems to be taking pretty good care of the Craftsman brand. Almost all of my hand tools and power tools are Craftsman.

 

[Jeff Scott]

One time I was in Atlanta airport and saw these twins walking next to me. I said are you Kim and Kelley (Deal sisters)? They laughed and said yeah we are. I can't find the selfie with them. Another time I was in the first row of Priority seats coming from Dallas and the whole 1st class was long hairs having a big time. I said you guys are a band, who are you? They said we're Kansas, man! I can't find that pic either. Dammit.

Pics or it didn'..........

Tis a beach getting old, isn't it?

 

[Black Out Jazz]

Pics or it didn'..........

Tis a beach getting old, isn't it?

sucks!