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The Combo Club

#6,741
GwenOnBass said:
My early days as a bass idiot (compared to the elder days of advanced bass idiots) saw only a world of Rotosounds. Everybody but everybody I know in the early 80s is using them. Settled in on DM Super Rounds as close to the tone but longer-lasting. Because these are the times when mac and cheese for Christmas dinner is more than merely imaginable.

Someone quipped if you gave a medieval peasant a full Taco Bell dinner, he'd probably die.

The memory of breaking in my fingers with Rotosounds when I took up my bass again lead me to the brilliant idea of coated strings. The 'Ray looks pretty rad in Pink DR Neons. Went to BBs once I started in with tapes on the semi-hollowbody. Like the look! Right now thinking of white tapes on the Ray.... except I just don't play the Ray that much with my semi-hollowbody addiction.
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I absolutely love my La Bella White Tapewounds! Shocked how great they sound. :thumbsup:
 
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#6,751
Giffro said:
Merry Christmas maggsy..I have a step-daughter in Chippenham..only see her when she flies to South Aust with her hubby on business and she catches up with her Yummy Mummy who I took away from her loll Have a good one all.
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Blimey! I’m in Warminster, just 18 miles down the A350 from Chippenham and my missus is from there! Small world eh?
Have watched The Queen here and now into Finding Dory on BBC1. Guess Christmas is already over down under?
 
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maggsybass said:
Blimey! I’m in Warminster, just 18 miles down the A350 from Chippenham and my missus is from there! Small world eh?
Have watched The Queen here and now into Finding Dory on BBC1. Guess Christmas is already over down under?
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Loll yep..its going on 3am Boxing day here. Certainly is a small world and getting smaller with bigger problems, but this is Christmas time and time to focus on the good in people and enjoy life. Have a great Holiday season all.
 
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maggsybass said:
Blimey! I’m in Warminster, just 18 miles down the A350 from Chippenham and my missus is from there! Small world eh?
Have watched The Queen here and now into Finding Dory on BBC1. Guess Christmas is already over down under?
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Great hearing from you, Mags. Merry Christmas! How’s the weather in Jolly Old England today? Here in the Midwest we’re experiencing weather reminiscent of 2-3 months ago. Sunny with no precipitation.

I listened to A Christmas Carol narrated by Tim Curry yesterday. It conjured up those images you see on television of London. Enjoy your evening and don’t forget to play some bass!
 
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iagtrplyr said:
Great hearing from you, Mags. Merry Christmas! How’s the weather in Jolly Old England today? Here in the Midwest we’re experiencing weather reminiscent of 2-3 months ago. Sunny with no precipitation.

I listened to A Christmas Carol narrated by Tim Curry yesterday. It conjured up those images you see on television of London. Enjoy your evening and don’t forget to play some bass!
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Quite mild here, 8 degrees, no sun though.
Talking of A Christmas Carol, we just had a brilliant adaptation on BBC TV by Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders (check both out if you can).
 
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Giffro said:
Loll yep..its going on 3am Boxing day here. Certainly is a small world and getting smaller with bigger problems, but this is Christmas time and time to focus on the good in people and enjoy life. Have a great Holiday season all.
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Just noticed the Ric In your avatar. I have a 4003 - but don’t gig it.
Got Eddie Jones’ autobiography for Christmas, looking forward to reading that.
If he was in charge I think we would have fewer world problems!
 

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#6,757
maggsybass said:
Just noticed the Ric In your avatar. I have a 4003 - but don’t gig it.
Got Eddie Jones’ autobiography for Christmas, looking forward to reading that.
If he was in charge I think we would have fewer world problems!
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Yep maggsy I love my 2015 Ric 4003 too..sounds great through my old Peavey rig but just as nice through my Rumble 500 Combo..ok kids..its 3.30am Boxing day..Charly and I are nodding in front of the telly so time for a more serious nod..lol..catch you all later..have a good Christmas everyone.
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GonePlaid said:
I tried rounds back in the mid 70s-early 80s a coupla times. I was working 6 nights a week then and had some pretty thick calluses on my fingers. Rounds tore them up and chewed on my frets too. Been a flats/tapes user since.[I did try D'Addario 1/2 rounds-they were "ok"(?)but didn't last very long]
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I love rounds on some of my basses, but I’ve sort of found tone nirvana with D’addario half-rounds on my AmStd P.
 
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