The Combo Club

[GwenOnBass]

Bought it on sale brand new for I think $299. They also made just the head with the same specs. If I could find one of those for sale used somewhere I would grab it for a spare. I've had it repaired a couple of times. Mostly loose/broken solder connections from years of abuse. I would throw it in the back of the band trailer after a gig, go to pull it out for the next rehearsal and find it upside down on the floor. Just replaced the original speaker a few months ago. If Carvin was still in business, I would have gotten a PS10 replacement. I'm using an Eminence BP102 instead. It's 100 watts by itself and 150 watts with another 8ohm cab. I used to set it atop a custom made, front loaded 18" cab and that's what I gigged with for years until I ended up in a band with two Marshall half stacks. Not quite enough juice to go heads up with those guys. That's why I got this:

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Looks like Eden to me

 

[GwenOnBass]

The reason I take my Squier as backup is that I was playing the tapes equipped AGB 200 on a concert band gig. One of the clarinetists knocked a music stand into the bass. Didn't harm the bass, but cut the nylon(?)tape on the G string to where the bass was unplayable-no matter where I fingered the string, it said 'thud'. No pitch, just thud. I take the Squier and(usually)leave it in the van[buried]. If something should happen to whatever bass I'm playing, I can get the backup in 5 minutes or less. Less time than it would take to change a string, assuming I had extras of 3 different types and 2 different lengths with me. That ain't happ'nin'.

Yet to break a string so is there a TB club for players who lost a string on a gig? There's that video of Stevie Ray Vaughn losing a string on stage (that like everybody has seen but okay here's the link)

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so yeah roadies.

Most of the mishaps My Ray has seen involve a headstock and cymbals in tight spaces. There's one nick never certain how that one happened but it may be connected to that night I took a step to the stage from behind my amp and went down like a very colourful metaphor. Bled on the bass for a bit but we had a great night. Didn't break a string, tho.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yet to break a string so is there a TB club for players who lost a string on a gig? There's that video of Stevie Ray Vaughn losing a string on stage (that like everybody has seen but okay here's the link)

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so yeah roadies.

Most of the mishaps My Ray has seen involve a headstock and cymbals in tight spaces. There's one nick never certain how that one happened but it may be connected to that night I took a step to the stage from behind my amp and went down like a very colourful metaphor. Bled on the bass for a bit but we had a great night. Didn't break a string, tho.

Been playing bass since 67. The 'unraveling' is the only string disaster(?)-ever.

 

[Flamingo21]

There's that video of Stevie Ray Vaughn losing a string on stage (that like everybody has seen but okay here's the link)

I've not seen it, so thanks.

 

[ghostinthemach]

Sunday night Birthday party. Rockits at Laguna Woods Clubhouse 3.
The 70 y.o. blonde bombshell birthday girl looked (and acted) closer to 45.

 

[Giffro]

Sunday night Birthday party. Rockits at Laguna Woods Clubhouse 3.
The 70 y.o. blonde bombshell birthday girl looked (and acted) closer to 45.
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Forgive my ignorance of Fender basses Ghosty but what model is that one with 3 lipstick type pups? The only Fender bass I owned was back late 60's early 70's when I was younger about 20y.o. and I was dopier than all-get-out; I had a brand new Precision for a few years and hated it because I knew nothing back then about setups and the strings were a mile off the fretboard and unplayable as such. I traded it in for a Ric I think loll Years later I regretted my haste and ignorance of bass guitar setups..I learnt real quick after that mistake. These days and 50 wiser years later I would love a Precision again but couldnt afford the divorce proceedings.
EDIT: ps...havent got a pic of that young 70 y.o. gal have ya lolll

 

[mbell75]

Forgive my ignorance of Fender basses Ghosty but what model is that one with 3 lipstick type pups? The only Fender bass I owned was back late 60's early 70's when I was younger about 20y.o. and I was dopier than all-get-out; I had a brand new Precision for a few years and hated it because I knew nothing back then about setups and the strings were a mile off the fretboard and unplayable as such. I traded it in for a Ric I think loll Years later I regretted my haste and ignorance of bass guitar setups..I learnt real quick after that mistake. These days and 50 wiser years later I would love a Precision again but couldnt afford the divorce proceedings.
EDIT: ps...havent got a pic of that young 70 y.o. gal have ya lolll

Thats a Fender Rascal. I owned one for a day

 

[Count Bassie]

Sunday night Birthday party. Rockits at Laguna Woods Clubhouse 3.
The 70 y.o. blonde bombshell birthday girl looked (and acted) closer to 45.
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I totally dig that bass.

 

[ghostinthemach]

what model is that one with 3 lipstick type pups?

It’s a Fender Player Series Rascal bass. A fairly rare model designed by a Fender Custom Shop craftsman wanting to re-create a vintage ‘pawnshop find’ composed of classic components (pickups from a Dan Electro & bridge from a Guild).
It was subsequently mass-produced in a limited run in Mexico and is more famous for widely divergent reviews than anything else. I’m loving mine. It just works well with the Rumble Stage 800 and the retro look and sound of the Rockits. Works great with the Fump mute, as well.

 

[Giffro]

It’s a Fender Player Series Rascal bass. A fairly rare model designed by a Fender Custom Shop craftsman wanting to re-create a vintage ‘pawnshop find’ composed of classic components (pickups from a Dan Electro $ bridge from a Guild).
It was subsequently mass-produced in a limited run in Mexico and is more famous for widely divergent reviews than anything else. I’m loving mine. It just works well with the Rumble Stage 800 and the retro look and sound of the Rockits. Works great with the Fump mute, as well.View attachment 3430041View attachment 3430043

Thanks Ghosty...I live and learn every day of my life still...even at 68 lolll
EDIT: Although Im a tad confused as to what a Fump is loll..I had an ex-wife who was a frump...is that similar lol

 

[mbell75]

It’s a Fender Player Series Rascal bass. A fairly rare model designed by a Fender Custom Shop craftsman wanting to re-create a vintage ‘pawnshop find’ composed of classic components (pickups from a Dan Electro & bridge from a Guild).
It was subsequently mass-produced in a limited run in Mexico and is more famous for widely divergent reviews than anything else. I’m loving mine. It just works well with the Rumble Stage 800 and the retro look and sound of the Rockits. Works great with the Fump mute, as well.View attachment 3430041View attachment 3430043

Sorry for my earlier post but you are correct. These are the same Duncan pickups from the more current Danelectro basses, not the old school Dans.

 

[JakobT]

Thanks Ghosty...I live and learn every day of my life still...even at 68 lolll
EDIT: Although Im a tad confused as to what a Fump is loll..I had an ex-wife who was a frump...is that similar lol

That’s the mute that’s clipped over the strings near the bridge. It’s official name is the Fump, and it’s made by GruvGear.

 

[Giffro]

That’s the mute that’s clipped over the strings near the bridge. It’s official name is the Fump, and it’s made by GruvGear.

Ohh those things..Thanks Jakob..yes I know what you mean now..are they effective I presume for stopping things like Ghosty notes and other audio issues associated with string vibration problems...fill me in more on their use please Jakob...it must be the way I play because ive never had any audio issues requiring use of any products like those. I must take more notice of how I play...i must mute with my playing hand not my picking hand loll All these years later and its amazing how i've managed to get by without some of this latest technology I didnt even knew I needed lolll
Either way a mute would have been handy for my ex wife..now please explain...i like to live and learn every day Jakob loll

 

[GwenOnBass]

Been playing bass since 67. The 'unraveling' is the only string disaster(?)-ever.

"The Unraveling" will be the featured Saturday midnight show at the Combo Club all-night laundromat and bijou, with special guests weekly. Tell them Double Naught Spy sent you to claim your free draft beer.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I've not seen it, so thanks.

Tommy Shannon is so spot on, so what is that there, looks like two 4x10s of some make.

 

[JakobT]

Ohh those things..Thanks Jakob..yes I know what you mean now..are they effective I presume for stopping things like Ghosty notes and other audio issues associated with string vibration problems...fill me in more on their use please Jakob...it must be the way I play because ive never had any audio issues requiring use of any products like those. I must take more notice of how I play...i must mute with my playing hand not my picking hand loll All these years later and its amazing how i've managed to get by without some of this latest technology I didnt even knew I needed lolll
Either way a mute would have been handy for my ex wife..now please explain...i like to live and learn every day Jakob loll

I don’t use it myself, but I believe it’s intended to achieve old-school muted bass tone in the same way that foam under the strings work, but in a device that’s easier to attach and remove.

 

[G-Dog]

"The Unraveling" will be the featured Saturday midnight show at the Combo Club all-night laundromat and bijou, with special guests weekly. Tell them Double Naught Spy sent you to claim your free draft beer.

Make sure you say Double Naught Spy, 'cause this Triple Naught Spy ain't payin' for nobody else's beer!!

[Edit: I apologise for this rudeness. Just had a very trying day with family. Gotta love 'em 'cause, apparently, even I'm not licensed to kill 'em. Grrrrr....... Mmmmm ... ... uhhh ...

I take it back. M! All the popcorn, cokes, hot dogs and beer they want!! Put it on my tab! I love you guys & gals! (sniff)
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[ghostinthemach]

I don’t use it myself, but I believe it’s intended to achieve old-school muted bass tone in the same way that foam under the strings work, but in a device that’s easier to attach and remove.

Correct-amundo. It goes on and off fast enough to change on the fly between songs and doesn’t effect intonation. Win-win in mute function.

 

[Giffro]

I don’t use it myself, but I believe it’s intended to achieve old-school muted bass tone in the same way that foam under the strings work, but in a device that’s easier to attach and remove.

Okie Doke Jakob thanks for explaining their use. I seem to dampen with my left playing hand all the time and muting a basses sound is something ive never bothered with...just grab her, play her the best way ya can and love every minute of it...the only extra thing I need to use is a pick...learnt that way from an early age and too late to finger style it now cause this ol doggy couldnt be bothered learning new tricks loll Sounds like a handy invention though for those players who like to mute. I could see it being effective if I was playing with a walking bass style 12 bar ol 50's song for example etc.

 

[audiorep2]

Small but mighty.