The Combo Club

[Haroldo]

Got an egg sized bump front top of my head like a dehorned rhino..and my right arm cant pick up a bass yet cause its all bandaged loll..when I head but a door I really do it in style..got a doc appt in 4 hours too..how you all doing..me...well yet to be seen loll..at least no concussion just dented the back door with my head the other day loll

I am glad you are still with us. Heal quickly.

 

[Giffro]

Thanks! Actually it works very well as a go-to gig rig.
I just got an old Peavey 1820 cab that I'll be cutting down to a simple 1x18 (weight and all. I've got a separate 210 to pile along with). That's for the reggae gigs, and will get a cut-down, reinstalled grill with the aluminum trim.
The Crate... I'll probably leave it as-is, really looking for a second one...

SACRILEGE lolll
Keep ya mits off mine Count lolllll

 

[iagtrplyr]

Got an egg sized bump front top of my head like a dehorned rhino..and my right arm cant pick up a bass yet cause its all bandaged loll..when I head but a door I really do it in style..got a doc appt in 4 hours too..how you all doing..me...well yet to be seen loll..at least no concussion just dented the back door with my head the other day loll

Well there goes my top secret mission I was about to send you on: fly around the world checking out how hard doors are in each continent. I guess we can check off Australia, huh? When you’re feeling up to it let me know. Until then, please take care of your bean and tell your basses you’ll be playing them soon!

 

[Giffro]

Thanks Haroldo and CC Crew..just left with a slight headache but hey i gotta see the doc in about 3 hours and he's gonna shoot me with a flu shot..that usually gives me a headache anyway loll Thanks all for your concern..I'm glad I wasnt in a band called The Doors as i'd be the head-butt of everyones jokes lol

 

[GonePlaid]

Thanks Haroldo and CC Crew..just left with a slight headache but hey i gotta see the doc in about 3 hours and he's gonna shoot me with a flu shot..that usually gives me a headache anyway loll Thanks all for your concern..I'm glad I wasnt in a band called The Doors as i'd be the head-butt of everyones jokes lol

Nah, yer safe. They didn't use a bass player.

 

[Giffro]

Nah, yer safe. They didn't use a bass player.

Ray did the bass bits didnt he?

 

[Giffro]

See we ol chaps know...err we use our heads errr

 

[GonePlaid]

Ray did the bass bits didnt he?

Yup. He used one o' these:

I have one of these:

Much better sound. Kinda rare. After posting, I found 3 demos online. One thing they fail to mention is that it only plays the highest pitch fingered. For example, if you're holding an E with your little finger and play a B with your thumb, only the B will sound, so no 5ths. Devo uses one in the "Whip It" video, but that is not the sound it makes.

 

[iagtrplyr]

Nah, yer safe. They didn't use a bass player.

Brilliant, GP. Just brilliant!

Thanks Haroldo and CC Crew..just left with a slight headache but hey i gotta see the doc in about 3 hours and he's gonna shoot me with a flu shot..that usually gives me a headache anyway loll Thanks all for your concern..I'm glad I wasnt in a band called The Doors as i'd be the head-butt of everyones jokes lol

Yeah, you’re okay!

 

[Giffro]

Brilliant, GP. Just brilliant!



Yeah, you’re okay!

Yep thanks Mike and other concerned Combo users...wacked the livin' daylights outta my door and my head but Im a hard headed bass player ive been told by guitarists but of course I took no notice and just turned up to 11 anyway loll Gotta lil egg front top of the ol bean which i'll show the doc in 3 hours...he's seen my eggs before errr but i'm sure he'll give me the all clear..thanks all for your concern..back in the land of bass players and combo amps lol Giff.

 

[Count Bassie]

Ray did the bass bits didnt he?

Don't recall the guy's name who played a Fender Precision on their recordings.

And I promise to stay away from your 1820... I just live in a house with unfriendly terrain for big cabs.

Glad your head is good!

 

[Giffro]

Don't recall the guy's name who played a Fender Precision on their recordings.

And I promise to stay away from your 1820... I just live in a house with unfriendly terrain for big cabs.

Glad your head is good!

Had to Google to find out but on later Doors recordings was a bass player called Jerry Scheff..I presume he may be the one in question? I bet GP knows lol
Anyway guys and gals gotta go see the doc...laters all.

 

[JPDsma]

I remember the recent interview with Manzerick in which he had done the intro line for Riders On The Storm and when Jerry Scheff came into the studio he played it saying, essentially, ‘its really easy’. And, per Ray, Jeff said, ‘yah, but not on the bass....’

 

[iagtrplyr]

Hi guys, checking back in with a Markbass, and an Epi Viola.

Very nice, gsg. It’s an interesting combination. I used it myself along with the NY cab ext. I had a Viola for a time but we could never strike up a proper relationship and she left town in the arms of another. Best of luck with your rig though!

 

[iagtrplyr]

I remember the recent interview with Manzerick in which he had done the intro line for Riders On The Storm and when Jerry Scheff came into the studio he played it saying, essentially, ‘its really easy’. And, per Ray, Jeff said, ‘yah, but not on the bass....’

There also a really interesting YT video with Ray at the Rhodes telling stories. He explained the Rider on the Storm saga and how, for him on keys it was a relatively opening, but for Shiff on bass it was much more intricate.

I myself have battled that beast and to me it comes down to a whole lotta patting one’s head while rubbing the tummy. Open notes and the such, but fun once you get the hang of it.

 

[GonePlaid]

Had to Google to find out but on later Doors recordings was a bass player called Jerry Scheff..I presume he may be the one in question? I bet GP knows lol
Anyway guys and gals gotta go see the doc...laters all.

Well, waddaya know. Father of Jason Scheff, longtime bassist for Chicago.
In their early days, when people were going crazy over The Doors, I was in the minority(as usual)not liking them or their lack of a bass player. I'm aware they had bassists double the key bass line on recordings, but with the money they made, they coulda had a full-time bass player(end rant)

 

[GonePlaid]

There also a really interesting YT video with Ray at the Rhodes telling stories. He explained the Rider on the Storm saga and how, for him on keys it was a relatively opening, but for Shiff on bass it was much more intricate.

I myself have battled that beast and to me it comes down to a whole lotta patting one’s head while rubbing the tummy. Open notes and the such, but fun once you get the hang of it.

Being a[mediocre at best]keyboard player, it would be relatively easy played left hand on a keyboard-depending somewhat on what key yer playing it.

 

[Giffro]

Very nice, gsg. It’s an interesting combination. I used it myself along with the NY cab ext. I had a Viola for a time but we could never strike up a proper relationship and she left town in the arms of another. Best of luck with your rig though!

BYE BYE VI,
BYE BYE HAPPINESS,
HELLO LONELINESS,
I THINK I'M-A GONNA CRY-YY

 

[Giffro]

My wife said after I sang that to her...Don't give up ya day job Giff..I said I aint got one, I'm retired, but she said I can always get a job as a salesman cause she heard that i'm really good at knocking on doors, but to use my knuckles not my knucklehead loll She is a funny girl my wife...must be Nottingham humour loll

 

[GwenOnBass]

It is here where the tale of my Chowny CHB-1 sapphire burst semi-hollowbody opened in time from purchase to manufacture to my Very Own Space. Up until that blessed arrival there is only my Stingray. The naming thing never really felt important, what with just one bass. It was always My Bass, or sometimes, My Ray. But yeah, My Bass became its name.

With the new arrival, My Bass started to become My Old Bass until My New Bass felt a bit wrong. Couldn't properly be considered New any more. This is how a search for a name came about. When I recalled the shipping materials included a date of manufacture, the name was clear: Solstice Eve.

Who dun you think forgot Solstice Eve's birthday? [bag of shame ]

It is Solstice Eve who reminds me <ahem> as I realize I need to adjust the truss rod. Needs a bit of relief. It's my bedtime but ...

Truss rod cover comes off, guess which wrench will work and nail that on first try. Creak! Hasn't been moved since it was set up to ship. About an eighth of a turn, and I turn in.

Up today, coffee in hand. Solstice Eve has had all night to settle. Coffee barely brewed, another Creak! and I can feel that's right. Feels better.

Resume coffee.

Have a day!