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Stoner/Doom Bassists Thread, Part 90: Maxed Out
- Thread starter Korladis
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Yeah eagle is the only model of their I don't hate.
Still not a B.C.Rich fan. When I think of shapes I want to hold against my body hard angles so he come to mind.
Ladies are ergonomic. I prefer my basses the same.
String question..
Fender American Standard jazz, GHS Boomers, DR Hi Beams, or D'Addario nickel wounds?
Fender American Standard jazz, GHS Boomers, DR Hi Beams, or D'Addario nickel wounds?
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Let the hating of me begin...
1966 Ampeg B-15N
Pristine condition, even came with the original dolly and vinyl cover.
It keeps blowing fuses, but my friend who works on amps is gonna take a look at it for me tomorrow, so it should be up and running soon.
The main reason to hate me...
$550 is what I paid for it.
1966 Ampeg B-15N
Pristine condition, even came with the original dolly and vinyl cover.
It keeps blowing fuses, but my friend who works on amps is gonna take a look at it for me tomorrow, so it should be up and running soon.
The main reason to hate me...
$550 is what I paid for it.
Is be all over that if I was a hair closerplus in a sucker for white
That white Ric is shexay. Don't you have an autumnglo, too?
Dat price...
You wanted something for the house....you bastard.
Crazy score.
Hi-Beams have a lot of top end grind. I like them on my vintage Rics that have lost some of the treble attack. For a warmer nickel sound I like nickel lo-riders, or R. Coccos on my Js. I never liked d'addario strings, I find them too stiff.
I hate everything GHS. Don't like the sound, feel and their quality sucks. Poor intonation, dead strings in new packs and they break easily.
Good gig tonight. Great live sound, especially for an outdoor venue. AD200 > 3620 was killer diller.
I haven't played a lot of strings, but I liked the helix Dean Markley strings. I've had them for about 7 months now. Still sounding good.
Of what you listed, I'm a DR fan. Never tried hi beams, though. In Sam's recommendation, I got loriders and liked them a lot. Only reason I tried the markleys, was the instant savings from bass strings online. It was $8 off. I should have bought two sets. Anyways, I need new strings. Thinking of just going web strings cause I'm still pretty money tight.
I hope you get the amp sorted. Great steal. Those babies are Motown thump machines. Tone city! Run a p bass through it. Sexy, sexy tone.
Never played a Ric, but if one had a jazz bass profile, I'd rock it. I like how rics look. They weren't on my radar when I had money. I also gas for a Fenderbird.yup you suck, sweet score!!!!!!!!
I do i have 2
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Thanks dudes, I'm pretty sure it'll be an easy/quick fix. Guy who I got it from had it in storage for 10+ years so it hadn't been used in over a decade.
I'm excited to see how it sounds (for more than a minute before the fuse blows).
I'm excited to see how it sounds (for more than a minute before the fuse blows).
probably a dumb cheap fix, good luck and enjoy. I like the thiele/rocker switch era just a little better but most like your version the best.
Here's the el cheapo Warlock...
...the color's more "smoker's teeth yellow" than "faded white/cream." It's in need of a setup, some new strings and cleaned pots. Maybe a new bridge, too. All that aside, the neck's not too shabby and it's featherlight. Not a bad way to waste $50.
Here's the rig from tonight's gig...
...the color's more "smoker's teeth yellow" than "faded white/cream." It's in need of a setup, some new strings and cleaned pots. Maybe a new bridge, too. All that aside, the neck's not too shabby and it's featherlight. Not a bad way to waste $50.
Here's the rig from tonight's gig...
Nice warlock! I believe that's an earlier one due to the headstock, could be wrong, though. I love mine, it currently needs a good setup, but once that's done it'll be good for another 5-10 years. I love the necks on those basses, they're so thin and easy to play. Great use of fifty bucks!
Was supposed to go out drinking with my old drummer tonight, spent about an hour at a local bar, he got a text from a lady friend and split. I can't blame the guy, but i had just hit that 5th beer zone where you just want to keep having fun. Now I'm home, wife is asleep and I'm having a beer on the porch with the cat. Kind of a bummer.
congrats on the warlock, high beams are great, but i took the off of my sb-2 due to concerns over fret preservation, ended up at the red lion tavern having drinks for my friend scott's birthday and i met the really nice and cool singer of 400 blows and talked to him for about 45 minutes about music and art, i got asked to play bass in a christian death style goth band, two of my friends got kicked out of the bar one for grabbing a bottle of vodka from behind the bar and drinking out of it and the other for an undisclosed reason, there were some invites for after hours stuff, but i can barely stay up past 10:30 nowadays, so i'm back here typing away after walking my dogs and trying to rehydrate
also if you play a 50 dollar bass into a 2000 dollar head you are my hero
also if you play a 50 dollar bass into a 2000 dollar head you are my hero
