[Minneapolis/MN Thread] Midwestern Comradarie

[superbassman2000]

Can we change you from "Registered User" to GENIUS?

You are officially my favorite person on this forum.

But seriously, i am no stranger to heavy lifting-in college my rig was a bassoon sound b210b (110lb 210) with a 50 lb pre/power setup in a desktop rack because I was too cheap to buy a decent rack case. This was up in superior, wi where not many places we were playing had pa support. Coming to Minneapolis, where every place the band played had pa support, I didn't need a big huge rig (especially when the sound guys always put a rolls DI between my bass and monster rig, it didn't really make sense to strain my back over it all. I discovered the eminence bp102 10 inch speaker, and two of them gives me enough depth to hear myself sound how I want to hear and the audience will hear what they were hearing anyways, only now I provide the desk with a better DI.

 

[paparoof]

I've grown sick of moving my 2x15 cab in and out of my basement.

I need one more email from Leland and I'm placing my order for all the parts to build a fEARful 12/6 + 12sub stack.

Now if I can just get our guitarists to move them between the car and the stage, I'll be all set!

 

[Joshua]

Just a quick reminder that this is the gtg forum. Typically gear talk would go in a different forum...

 

[paparoof]

I need one more email from Leland and I'm placing my order for all the parts to build a fEARful 12/6 + 12sub stack.

...and I'll bring them to the next GTG!

There - now I'm compliant.

 

[Joshua]

 

[RelaxedRage]

I'm new to the twin cities so I figured I'd post on the forum since it applies to me. I'm new to bass-though not to string instruments-if anyone has any advice about bass or stuff to do in the twin cities.

 

[superbassman2000]

Welcome to the tc-my advice is to go to the gtg-you'll meet a lot of cool people.

 

[hdracer]

Hi and welcome.
There is a lot you can learn here on TB.
Subscribe to this thread to stay on top of when the next GTG will be.
There are a lot of great people that attend and more cool gear then you will ever see in any store.
Our winter GTG is usually after the holidays, late January early February when cabin fever starts to set in.

 

[aetheriac]

I've been lurking for a while... looking forward to the next gtg. Been playing for about two years in a hobby band.

 

[RelaxedRage]

I'm a complete noob to bass, what "the gtg?" Is it convention type of deal?

 

[carl h.]

Pretty much.

 

[ExaltBass]

I'm a complete noob to bass, what "the gtg?" Is it convention type of deal?

GTG = Get Together

There are some pics from last Fall starting around Post 108
and some from last winter starting at 399

 

[MickyZ]

Hi! I'm a sometime lurker here, but interested in meeting y'all at a GTG. I'm an old fart, playing bass since '73, but relatively new to the forum. I've subscribed to this thread, so I'll get the updates.

I've been in a few cover bands in the cities over the past decade plus, but usually as a guitarist. I'm not in a band, per se, at the moment, but interested in getting back into some band as a bassist. Turns out I PLAY guitar, but AM a bassist. I do, however, frequent an organization called Link Removed, which lets me stay fresh with the musical skills. You can see some of my work with them if you go to their video page and click on the links for a band called "Rivendell". Played that set last month. I'm currently playing guitar in another RCFD band doing Def Leppard tunes, playing this Saturday afternoon at Bunkers

Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting folks at the next GTG. Cheers!.

 

[paparoof]

Hi! I'm a sometime lurker here, but interested in meeting y'all at a GTG. I'm an old fart, playing bass since '73, but relatively new to the forum. I've subscribed to this thread, so I'll get the updates.

I've been in a few cover bands in the cities over the past decade plus, but usually as a guitarist. I'm not in a band, per se, at the moment, but interested in getting back into some band as a bassist. Turns out I PLAY guitar, but AM a bassist. I do, however, frequent an organization called Link Removed, which lets me stay fresh with the musical skills. You can see some of my work with them if you go to their video page and click on the links for a band called "Rivendell". Played that set last month. I'm currently playing guitar in another RCFD band doing Def Leppard tunes, playing this Saturday afternoon at Bunkers

Anyway, I'm looking forward to meeting folks at the next GTG. Cheers!.

Welcome Micky. Nice to meet you.

 

[hdracer]

I'm a complete noob to bass, what "the gtg?" Is it convention type of deal?

We just all meet up on a Sunday, set up all our gear we can bring.
Then we drink beer, BS about gear and fondle and mess with everyone else's gear.
Sort of like a bass swingers party!

 

[ExaltBass]

We just all meet up on a Sunday, set up all our gear we can bring.
Then we drink beer, BS about gear and fondle and mess with everyone else's gear.
Sort of like a bass swingers party!

Greg, you crack me up!

 

[RelaxedRage]

We just all meet up on a Sunday, set up all our gear we can bring.
Then we drink beer, BS about gear and fondle and mess with everyone else's gear.
Sort of like a bass swingers party!

Haha, your funny and I like your style.

I've been looking through the pages, but I can't find a time or place for the gtg. It probably doesn't help I'm sleep deprived but can someone help me out?

 

[JonnyAngle]

We don't have a time or date yet. We'll wait until after the holidays

 

[ExaltBass]

Haha, your funny and I like your style.

I've been looking through the pages, but I can't find a time or place for the gtg. It probably doesn't help I'm sleep deprived but can someone help me out?

I send out the location a week before the GTG via PM. Be sure to check back after New Year's... I'm guessing it will be in mid-late February, based up past winter GTGs.

 

[rickl289]

We do have mini-GTGs where some of us post gigs and invite us to hang out, drink beer, fondle gear, ...