Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out

[eyeballkid]

I think he was offering YOU the handy!

 

[eyeballkid]

Ive had the same problems. A number of people of reverb hit me up with shipping requests and yada yada, talked all serious until I do all the research for prices and packaging and then ghosted. Smack talkers.

has anyone seen Lo-Pan with the new guitarist?

 

[Burnsy]

Do I have to make eye contact while I give you the handy?

Dude, I was offering YOU the handy! You got to learn some negotiation skills!

 

[Corey Y]

Dude, I was offering YOU the handy! You got to learn some negotiation skills!

I think he was offering YOU the handy!

Ohhhhhh, right. I guess I'm just a people pleaser.

 

[bassboysam]

My wife's car got totaled by a driver who ran a red light into traffic. We had to pay up all the bills at the time, in hopes that insurance would quickly pay up due to the OBVIOUS liability by the other driver, who had good insurance. Even though there were 3 witnesses, one of which was the driver in her oncoming lane who was stopped at the red light, and a police report finding her at fault...her insurance said they don't think she's liable and aren't paying up. So we have to go to arbitration, which will take another 3-6 months.

All of which is to say, I emptied out all my gear savings again and we're still going broke and I have two Duallies. So....

I honestly don't understand American insurance and healthcare systems.. the insurance company can overrule the police report? that's fvcking ridiculous.

Sorry to hear that Corey, hopefully it all gets taken care of.

 

[Blank_0101]

Kid at the camp out could roughly pet leela and not even receive a scolding nip. I try to gently pet sometimes and she bites lol. The kids two favorite toys were Leela and that handle of rum behind her she'd carry with her inside the "cabin".


Nothing much to add to the gear talk... Fuzz face and range master and pedal boards needed, and the parts to get the bass vi pimped out. Might sell all my full scales and get a second pickup added to the bronco.

 

[Muddslide]

Do I have to make eye contact while I give you the handy?

Ohhhhhh, right. I guess I'm just a people pleaser.

Of course "mutual handy" is the obvious choice that nobody has brought up yet. Where I came up, we called it "tennin'"

 

[Squanch72]

Of course "mutual handy" is the obvious choice that nobody has brought up yet. Where I came up, we called it "tennin'"

You grow up in Juvie Hall?

 

[Squanch72]

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Kid at the camp out could roughly pet leela and not even receive a scolding nip. I try to gently pet sometimes and she bites lol. The kids two favorite toys were Leela and that handle of rum behind her she'd carry with her inside the "cabin".


Nothing much to add to the gear talk... Fuzz face and range master and pedal boards needed, and the parts to get the bass vi pimped out. Might sell all my full scales and get a second pickup added to the bronco.

I had to dropped the ol lady off at her job at the kennel this morning and a lady was dropping off her dogs for day care. Two Australian Cattle Dogs, one blue and one red, both super fat and sweet.

 

[Muddslide]

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Kid at the camp out could roughly pet leela and not even receive a scolding nip. I try to gently pet sometimes and she bites lol. The kids two favorite toys were Leela and that handle of rum behind her she'd carry with her inside the "cabin".

Our new puppy Violet has got me totally wrapped around her paw. She is just the right mix of playful (without being obnoxious most of the time), independent (our other dog insists on being RIGHT ON TOP OF A HUMAN at all times) and sweetly affectionate. She will literally grab my face with both front paws and pull me in for a kiss. She doesn't use her tongue really, but just kind of bumps noses with me and gently puts my nose in her mouth. I know this doesn't sound doom, but it melts me.

Might sell all my full scales and get a second pickup added to the bronco.

Curious about what all guitars and basses you own. All I've seen is the Bronco, that Lyon tele-type and a Squier Strat and some acoustic (IIRC you were flipping or selling the Strat & acoustic...)

Sometimes I envision you with a massive fleet of basses.

Yeah! Stick a GZR in that Bronco!

PS-- Any of you guys dig Darkstar pickups? Not thinking about getting one, but a few years back they were all the rage. I remember seeing all kinds of basses routed for Darkstars. Now I hardly ever hear about them. Did they just jump the shark or did people decide they weren't that special?

 

[Muddslide]

I had to dropped the ol lady off at her job at the kennel this morning and a lady was dropping off her dogs for day care. Two Australian Cattle Dogs, one blue and one red, both super fat and sweet.

I just learned that our new pup is half Australian Cattle Dog (the other half Lab.) I didn't realize a Blue Heeler was the same thing as an Aussie Cattle Dog.

Invalid Link Removedhese are just pics I found online, but Violet looks pretty much identical to this puppy (but with more white on her chest and belly) :

And I figure when she's full grown she'll look something like this:

 

[mbelue]

@Corey Y
You looking to get rid of your mb800 too?

 

[Squanch72]

I just learned that our new pup is half Australian Cattle Dog (the other half Lab.) I didn't realize a Blue Heeler was the same thing as an Aussie Cattle Dog.

Invalid Link Removedhese are just pics I found online, but Violet looks pretty much identical to this puppy (but with more white on her chest and belly) :

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And I figure when she's full grown she'll look something like this:

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We still have one of the pups from the second Cockeranian litter. The first litter came out looking like mini Cocker Spaniels but this litter took much more of the Pomeranian traits, so pretty small but tougher/bulkier then a Pom it looks like a micro yellow Labrador and I just can't see it getting rehomed. The Cocker is fixed so no more breeding those two. People were asking to buy her but I don't want to give her up LOL.

 

[dcarwin]

When you guys select a vinyl house, do you get to specify the paper for the jacket and sleeve? Sucks when you get a new LP and the sleeve is already ripped because the paper is so cheap, and you can tell that both the jacket and sleeve will destruct with any kind of handling.

 

[Corey Y]

I honestly don't understand American insurance and healthcare systems.. the insurance company can overrule the police report? that's fvcking ridiculous.

Sorry to hear that Corey, hopefully it all gets taken care of.

The way it typically works here with insurance is they deny whatever claim you make and force you to try super hard to get compensated, hoping that the inconvenience will make you give up. In this case it's someone else's insurance, our auto insurance is fine, but there's certain things they don't cover and quite honestly, the person who caused all the damage should be paying for EVERYTHING as it is. I'm sure how that works is our insurance company is hitting them up to cover their costs. We're just trying to get the other driver's insurance to cover our deductible, medical expenses and a maybe a little settlement for pain and suffering for all the bullsh*t of having to deal with all this. The crux of it all is them denying liability makes us send it to arbitration or sue them. We're doing the former, as it's free. Either way it's adding months and months to this whole process. I'm sure all that is on purpose. Even our insurance assumed they would pay out immediately. Their excuse was that since the driver was 80% through the intersection when the collision occurred, my wife should have 80% of the liability, after her deductible with OUR insurance, which makes no sense at all. She didn't run through a yellow light trying to make it, she ran through a stale red light at full speed, into 4 lanes of traffic and there was nowhere for anyone to swerve to avoid her, except onto a sidewalk, so everyone hit their brakes and my wife is the one that took the hit. The driver claimed she didn't think the light was red and never changed her story.

It'll get sorted out eventually, but in the meantime I don't want the expenses racking up interest on my credit card.

 

[bassboysam]

When you guys select a vinyl house, do you get to specify the paper for the jacket and sleeve? Sucks when you get a new LP and the sleeve is already ripped because the paper is so cheap, and you can tell that both the jacket and sleeve will destruct with any kind of handling.

a lot of places let you choose how you want to package your records. it's only about $50 more to upgrade from the stock paper.

 

[Muddslide]

a lot of places let you choose how you want to package your records. it's only about $50 more to upgrade from the stock paper.

I always hated the plastic inner sleeves...they are probably the best for protection but they always get bunched up and folded up all funky.

 

[The_Janitor]

The way it typically works here with insurance is they deny whatever claim you make and force you to try super hard to get compensated, hoping that the inconvenience will make you give up. In this case it's someone else's insurance, our auto insurance is fine, but there's certain things they don't cover and quite honestly, the person who caused all the damage should be paying for EVERYTHING as it is. I'm sure how that works is our insurance company is hitting them up to cover their costs. We're just trying to get the other driver's insurance to cover our deductible, medical expenses and a maybe a little settlement for pain and suffering for all the bullsh*t of having to deal with all this. The crux of it all is them denying liability makes us send it to arbitration or sue them. We're doing the former, as it's free. Either way it's adding months and months to this whole process. I'm sure all that is on purpose. Even our insurance assumed they would pay out immediately. Their excuse was that since the driver was 80% through the intersection when the collision occurred, my wife should have 80% of the liability, after her deductible with OUR insurance, which makes no sense at all. She didn't run through a yellow light trying to make it, she ran through a stale red light at full speed, into 4 lanes of traffic and there was nowhere for anyone to swerve to avoid her, except onto a sidewalk, so everyone hit their brakes and my wife is the one that took the hit. The driver claimed she didn't think the light was red and never changed her story.

It'll get sorted out eventually, but in the meantime I don't want the expenses racking up interest on my credit card.

That's shaging infuriating. I hope it all works out.

 

[The_Janitor]

I always hated the plastic inner sleeves...they are probably the best for protection but they always get bunched up and folded up all funky.

They can generate a lot of static electricity as well, which transfers to the vinyl and pulls in dust like a magnet. Worthless.

 

[Corey Y]

That's ****ing infuriating. I hope it all works out.

Thanks man, I'm sure it will work out eventually. It's just a waiting game at this point. That's my strong suit, it's much more emotionally taxing on my wife.