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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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I used to work regularly with Blue Cheer founder Gary Lee Yoder, and have built custom gear for him for probably 25 years. His hearing has of course suffered.
 
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Dammit! I should have stayed out of the speaker discussion. I wound up looking around on the RevSound site again and it's got me thinking about selling my fancy (& overkill for me) MAS46 speaker and getting one of their small ones. I seem to only be playing at home now so I don't drive the MAS cab up to the SPL's where it's qualities come into play. It'd make more sense for me to be using a conventional 1x12 or maybe a 2x10. I can feel the GAS coming on again...
 
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BassmanPaul said:
My first amp was a VOX AC50 with the 18” Foundation cabinet. I’ve detested 18s ever since. :(
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Bag End 18, under 100# and it'll shake your boys :D

Passinwind said:
Been there and got the wet t-shirt, three times. And that was only Friday night.
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I didn't catch the whole conversation;been working since 7AM (now 10:30PM here). But you were in a wet T-shirt contest? Did you win?
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Engineers are always thinking about preventive maintenance....! :D

Actually I was thinking more about lack of PM, and so my rust buster favorite, PB Blaster, came to mind. While I'm typically not a believer in "miracle in a can" products, PB Blaster is one of the closest I've ever seen.
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BadExample said:
You have to try Kroil! 50/50 ATF/Acetone is almost as good though.

Kroil at DuckDuckGo

It's pink and smells like kerosene. KeRosene OIL = Kroil? I think the "oil" would be high detergent hydrastic or ATF.
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Maybe a little old faithful, B&B 3100...the jet/turbine engine gas path cleaner of choice on military flightlines everywhere. Of course I was always a fan of the walnut shell approach until the fine debris started clogging air cooling passages in blades and eroding compressor blade coatings! :thumbsup:
 
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Good morning GOF's. ROLL CALL!!! Everyone check fingers and toes, all there-- present and accounted for LOL....
Well my friends, today I'm 66. Odd, I sure don't feel like those old codgers I used to see when I was young. I think the boomer generation is going to redefine what getting older means. It doesn't mean high pants with suspenders and buttermilk anymore. But I guess we kind of changed a lot of things in our lifetime didn't we?

Wife Carey's making me homemade BBQ pork ribs with coleslaw and baked beans. She wants to bake a cake today but with just two of us here I feel like that's a lot of sugar to have hanging around for the rest of the week. I'm happy to be alive when I've lost so many friends through the years. I lost my kid brother when he was 53, that was hard. But today it's good to be alive! :thumbsup:
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Good morning GOF's. ROLL CALL!!! Everyone check fingers and toes, all there-- present and accounted for LOL....
Well my friends, today I'm 66. Odd, I sure don't feel like those old codgers I used to see when I was young. I think the boomer generation is going to redefine what getting older means. It doesn't mean high pants with suspenders and buttermilk anymore. But I guess we kind of changed a lot of things in our lifetime didn't we?

Wife Carey's making me homemade BBQ pork ribs with coleslaw and baked beans. She wants to bake a cake today but with just two of us here I feel like that's a lot of sugar to have hanging around for the rest of the week. I'm happy to be alive when I've lost so many friends through the years. I lost my kid brother when he was 53, that was hard. But today it's good to be alive! :thumbsup:
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In your honor:
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Wife Carey's making me homemade BBQ pork ribs with coleslaw and baked beans. She wants to bake a cake today but with just two of us here I feel like that's a lot of sugar to have hanging around for the rest of the week. :thumbsup:
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All the best on your birthday.

I don't know which is worse for you, greasy ribs or cake and icing. I suspect the ribs. Better BBQ'ing a tenderloin, there's a lot less fat.

You can go through a cake in a lot less time than a week, especially if you share it. :)

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Happy B-day Will! 66 ain't that old, 'cuz I'm only 8 months behind ya and I don't feel old.

Wait.
Yes I do. Just got done putting the gutters back up, and now I'm wiped out for the rest of the day.
Hope you have a happy day! Just make sure to pace yourself.
 
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TB Classifieds, CL, eBay, all the stores are boneyards for the old timers. Makes me feel sad and old at the same time. :laugh:
When I was young it was just a fact of life that if you wanted great sound you had to have a fridge onstage. Then somewhere in the 80's I discovered Peavey bass combos. Especially THE Combo. 300 watts and a 15" Black Widow. Weighed a ton for a small amp. But I put it in a flight case with wheels and it was easy to move around. Put the combo on the case for performance. Line into the PA for FOH and monitors and I was golden. Mostly been a small/light advocate since.

I still play out so for myself I enjoy the Class D and lightweight cabs I use.
 
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