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The Combo Club

I would love a number!

I wasn't quite prepared for how much stuff I would suddenly want to buy when I started playing. I've already got an Orange Kongpressor, and a Darkglass Alpha Omicron on my wishlist, and have realised I'll need to buy a car, because while I can, and have, carried my Orange Crush on my motorbike, I'm not sure I'd want to carry my bass on it as well...

I think I have a bit of hunting to do before I can join The Order of the Tort.
There’s a pic here somewhere (maybe G-Dog can find it?) of a guy who hauled his bass and Rumble 100 I believe on the back of his bike. Great pic!
 
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Yeah, I remember seeing a Rumble on a motorcycle a couple times. But, I found this Tweed TV Bassman on a bike first!
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Alas, I have no photos, but on multiple occasions I strapped a 100W 2x12 amp and a Hagstrom Model 1 guitar to my rack and sissy bar in Atlanta and hauled them anywhere from 10 to 40 miles, once in the rain wrapped in a waterproof tablecloth. Got stopped by a cop because he couldn't see my tail light; when we saw the tablecloth had come loose and was hanging down, he helped me secure it and sent me on my way.
 
Ok…I may have a Deep Purple Orange Crush Bass 50 pre-ordered for late January. :thumbsdown:

No, I…DO have the Glenn Hughes amp on order!!! :headphone:.

I was DOA when I realized it’s 12” with an effects loop. Sounds like a perfect “‘tween” amp- great for practice, and capable of doing DAW, and small gigs :bassist: like the Rumble 40, but different..:cool:

Oooh, nice! I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you've had a chance to get stuck into it!
 
I really do have to get over there thanks for the reminder @G-Dog !
Beatles talk on 60 minutes tonight!
Just got my Disney + streaming subscription in preparation for the new “Let It Be Movie” release/event! Can’t wait!

Me too, Michael. I don't have much time for Marvel and Star Wars stuff, but for the Beatles I ponied up for a subscription. Who knows, maybe The Mandalorian will turn out to be good... ;)
 
[ ... mumble ... grumble ... Rumble ... grump ... ] Hey, you kids! Git offa my lawn!! :rage:

Eh? What?? Yeah, I'm a GOF. What's it to ya? Or, ... well, ... at least, I was one ... oncet upon a time ... .... :bag:

Time was ... it started as a amp technician's thread, talkin' all tecnical, tubes 'n' wires 'n' stuff. But that was back in the olde days, before my time, an' beyond my expertise. By the time I came along it was just a bunch of crusty ol' cusses complainin' 'bout the aches & pains of gettin' olde, so I fit right in by then. :spit:

But it wasn't all grumpin' & complainin' all the time. No, sir, by cracky! In fact, there was a whole lotsa commiseratin' and encouragement goin' out to those who were havin' some really bad medical times. :) Heartfelt personal empathy was occasionally mixed with righteous indignation at certain situations. And, of course, the inevitable politics nearly closed it down more'n oncet. If you didn't see it, you can only imagine the grumpiness! :sour::blackeye::mad: But, fortunately, that was usually only temporary and oncet resulted in a move to the "Off Topic" forum, though some TB memberships didn't survive that move.

And, just between us grumps, there was quite a bit of appreciation and thankfulness for life in general and the great outdoors in particular goin' on there! Fond rememberances of giggin' 'n' livin' in days past. :cool: Some here will remember @alaskaleftybass in particular, a right jolly olde young'un, who would often "call roll" of the GOFs just to stir up the conversation and interject his own love and gratitude for music, his beautiful Alaskan home & work and his lovely wife (not necessarily in that order). Then one day we heard he had passed, ... suddenly, ... and without warning. :crying: Not so long after that, the thread was closed and it has now joined our other bittersweet memories.

So, YES, I say proudly. I was a grumpy olde f:spit:rt. An' if I sometimes seem to still be one, ... well, ... just chalk it up as a tribute to my fellow GOFs, ... wherever they may be now, ... they know who they are, ... and who we were ... ...

Mmmm, ... uh, ... Huh? Wazzat?!? Now, I'm not tellin' you kids again! Stay offa my lawn!! [ ... grump ... Rumble... grumble ... mumble ... ]
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Didn't realize they closed down the GOF thread. Huh, I used to go there to check out what was what. And yes, fond memories of @alaskaleftybass. He left us too soon.

Salute.
 
Me too, Michael. I don't have much time for Marvel and Star Wars stuff, but for the Beatles I ponied up for a subscription. Who knows, maybe The Mandalorian will turn out to be good... ;)


Yeah, Mike, seasons 1 & 2 are fully available now. I liked them pretty well and really enjoyed discussing them with my 16-year-old Star Wars fan grandson. They're shooting season 3 right now and will release one episode per week when done. I don't think it's a spoiler to say it's like the old cowboy westerns ... but, ... you know, ... with aliens, and laser guns, and stuff ...
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If you don’t have Disney + now go download the app to stream and there’s a special $1.99 for 1st month offer. $8 a month after that cancel anytime.
Some people are annoyed they have to pay Disney to see “Get Back.” I was jammin with some friends yesterday (Beatles tunes of course!) and we agreed how much would you have ponied up to buy the DVD? $100 easy for me. So $2 bucks for the first month and $8 after that a month is well worth it. I can cancel anytime I want. What’s the issue?

My kids like The Simpsons. Disney + has all those. My wife likes those Pixar movies. They have those. I like the Star Wars series and have not seen half of them so that will be cool to finally get to those (and maybe even watch the Madolorian) That Star Wars stuff was always done well.
But bottom line?
The Beatles!
I’m in!!!