Lakland Owners Group #63

[MarkusBass]

I don't know him personally, but based on his posts on this forum I am concerned that Marcus may not be gloomy enough to play Cure covers.

Yeah...I can do them, but I giggle inside.

 

[lowendmafia]

Yeah...I can do them, but I giggle inside.

I have a TATTOO based around a Cure song... well, and the Stray Cats!

 

[MarkusBass]

I dunno, I heard that his tongue's like poison, so swollen it fills up your mouth.

LOL! I can dish it out

 

[MarkusBass]

I have a TATTOO based around a Cure song... well, and the Stray Cats!

Do show! If legal on TalkBass.

 

[BigDBass]

I have a TATTOO based around a Cure song... well, and the Stray Cats!

Don't you pretty much have a tattoo for everything?

 

[MarkusBass]

Haha... the next lyric in this song is almost too disturbing to post here. The Cure is one of my all time favorite bands, but I tend to prefer their more bubblgum songs. "Love Cats" is an all time favorite.

Ah...I like the darker stuff believe it or not.

 

[lowendmafia]

Don't you pretty much have a tattoo for everything?

I have a few...

 

[Johnny Alien]

Ah...I like the darker stuff believe it or not.

I agree. Disintegration is easily my favorite album closely followed by Pornography.

 

[Texan]

The Cure is one of the great underated bands of all time.

I remember a parody commercial on MTV in the late 80's early 90's when the "976" talklines were at their peak, where Robert Smith, or a look a like (don't remember which) did the commercial saying "I'm Roberts Smith, call me, let's be depressed together"...hey, it's funny to me!

I wonder if Simon Gallup has ever tried a Lakie...

 

[Black Bart]

I don't know him personally, but based on his posts on this forum I am concerned that Marcus may not be gloomy enough to play Cure covers.

I'm sure he's up to snuff and if not I can give him a few pointers

Yeah...I can do them, but I giggle inside.

Yeah, we'll have to work on that, no school girl antics in gloom man

I agree. Disintegration is easily my favorite album closely followed by Pornography.

Pornography > Disintegration IMO.
To me Pornography was the culmination of the trilogy that started with Three Imaginary Boys then Seventeen Seconds. Now where did I put those import cassettes?

 

[Mrfstop]

LOL! I'm kind scared to ever put that one up...I keep picturing the front door opening at Walmart during Christmas Eve sales and people being trampled

Yea there would be guys on that one like flies on fresh _ _ _ _

 

[Mrfstop]

Ah...I like the darker stuff believe it or not.

NIN

 

[MarkusBass]

I agree. Disintegration is easily my favorite album closely followed by Pornography.

Good ones for sure!

The Cure is one of the great underated bands of all time.

Word.

Yeah, we'll have to work on that, no school girl antics in gloom man

I hide it with a pissed off look! I'm that good

Yea there would be guys on that one like flies on fresh _ _ _ _

NIN

Gross! Although...strangely...I am no craving beef tartare.

 

[Johnny Alien]

To me Pornography was the culmination of the trilogy that started with Three Imaginary Boys then Seventeen Seconds. Now where did I put those import cassettes?

Pornography was actually a beginning of the trilogy...Pornography, Disintegration, Bloodflowers

I just like the songwriting a bit more on Disintegration. Last Dance is a near perfect song.

 

[Black Bart]

Pornography was actually a beginning of the trilogy...Pornography, Disintegration, Bloodflowers

I just like the songwriting a bit more on Disintegration. Last Dance is a near perfect song.

The "trilogy" I'm talking about is not in the classic sense, I'm talking about the early years before commercialization - not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[GregC]

Thanks! I don't know about the strings...I'll try and find out. Shoot me that thread!

Here ya go: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/new-pawn-shop-bass-vi-947469/
As far as gauges go, naturally the heavier they are, the "bassier" they sound (not that less bassy is necessarily a bad thing). But the Fenders can only accomodate strings up to a certain gauge. I imagine the Decade V1 has limits, too, it's just a matter of physics with the bridge and the nut.
As for string type, some of the Bass VI vets seem to prefer LaBella flats.

 

[Black Bart]

Here ya go: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/new-pawn-shop-bass-vi-947469/
As far as gauges go, naturally the heavier they are, the "bassier" they sound (not that less bassy is necessarily a bad thing). But the Fenders can only accomodate strings up to a certain gauge. I imagine the Decade V1 has limits, too, it's just a matter of physics with the bridge and the nut.
As for string type, some of the Bass VI vets seem to prefer LaBella flats.

I was thinking about the string gauges as well after looking at the bridge on the Lakland with guitar-type saddles.

 

[MarkusBass]

Here ya go: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/new-pawn-shop-bass-vi-947469/
As far as gauges go, naturally the heavier they are, the "bassier" they sound (not that less bassy is necessarily a bad thing). But the Fenders can only accomodate strings up to a certain gauge. I imagine the Decade V1 has limits, too, it's just a matter of physics with the bridge and the nut.
As for string type, some of the Bass VI vets seem to prefer LaBella flats.

Thanks! That is exactly the string set I was thinking about!

 

[saltymonkey]

Do you happen to know what strings are on it, including the gauges? I've been reading the thread on the new Fender Bass VI, and there's a lot of discussion about gauges and how they affect the tone.

The strings are 95-25.

 

[saltymonkey]

Leo sent me a couple of extra sets due to a delay in finishing my VI. They are GHS made Fender Bass VI 95-25.