The Combo Club

[SoulReflection]

I’m really enjoying the conversation Chupa and SR, thanks. It’s like I’m a ghost or something haunting both of you, finding out what you really think.

I’m giving up the 15” combo because I’m running out of room in the house for amps. I know, heresy! They’re getting spread out all over as it is!

I’m seriously looking for a head for the Ampeg 210 cab, though I really don’t need that either because my plan is to run it exclusively with the Stage 800. So do I really need an amp? Not really.

That leads me back to basses. A new bass wouldn’t be bad except for the fact I hardly have time, even now, to okay the two I have. Then there’s setup time and before you know it, I’ve talked myself out of that. I’m a dud, I know it.

I am very interested in the hydroxychloroquine you guys suggested for arthritis. Thanks a bunch, I’m gonna look into it. Anything to help with the constant dull pain would be nice. That and stop typing everything on my phone!

I was thinking about a new can of of Fast Fret...

What??? hydroxychloroquine??? I hope you are referring to Glucosamine. You don't need heart problems .

No problem with our conversation...we a just talking behind your back...

 

[GwenOnBass]

Glucosamine chondroitin, and tumeric, and any host of additional herbal remedies has use here for joints the arthritis hasn't reached. And my fingers are arthritis-free. None of which means I'm playing 16th note death metal root thrashing at 180 bpm. I can played tied whole notes pretty well!

 

[GonePlaid]

+1 on the glucosamine chondroitin tablets. I started taking them for hip/back pain while sleeping. Also changed the pillow so I don't know if they helped with that. But, I was also having some thumb pain on my fretting hand which went away. Either they helped or I found a better hand position while playing. I will find out when my current supply runs out and I don't take them for a while.

Hmm. I was taking a Glucosamine(plus) supplement for awhile and stopped. I think I'll re-start.

 

[GonePlaid]

I’m really enjoying the conversation Chupa and SR, thanks. It’s like I’m a ghost or something haunting both of you, finding out what you really think.

I’m giving up the 15” combo because I’m running out of room in the house for amps. I know, heresy! They’re getting spread out all over as it is!

I’m seriously looking for a head for the Ampeg 210 cab, though I really don’t need that either because my plan is to run it exclusively with the Stage 800. So do I really need an amp? Not really.

That leads me back to basses. A new bass wouldn’t be bad except for the fact I hardly have time, even now, to okay the two I have. Then there’s setup time and before you know it, I’ve talked myself out of that. I’m a dud, I know it.

I am very interested in the hydroxychloroquine you guys suggested for arthritis. Thanks a bunch, I’m gonna look into it. Anything to help with the constant dull pain would be nice. That and stop typing everything on my phone!

I was thinking about a new can of of Fast Fret...

Remember: running out of a ___ head into a R200c efx return lets it function as a powered cab plus being a stand alone amp. A twofer!

 

[iagtrplyr]

What??? hydroxychloroquine??? I hope you are referring to Glucosamine. You don't need heart problems .

No problem with our conversation...we a just talking behind your back...

Nah, just a little Corvus-19 humor. Very little. Hey, Bub, I’m a teacher...being talked about is second nature to me!

 

[GwenOnBass]

I've a soft spot for 15 inch combos. There truly is nothing like playing in front of two 1x15s in full flight.

 

[RodRy]

Thanks, yes, the Hofner 185 Artist Bass is from 1964 and I had it for years, think I got it in 1976 or 77. The previous owner had defretted it the ”Jaco way”. It was also covered with red vinyl, that I for some unknown reason ripped off.. regret it now. Other than that it is original. Don’t use it much any more.

Welcome Mvf! Greetings to our new friend in Finland!

 

[RodRy]

When my Chowny CHB-1 arrived in the summer of 18, the paperwork gave a completion date of June 20. The name Solstice Eve feels right given the bass is a sapphire burst. The name did not come to me immediately. I always called the Stingray "My Bass" or "My Ray". And My Ray and I made quite a racket with that stinking heavy Peavey TNT and nasty extension 1x15 cab. Playing the Dean Markley Super Rounds after finally giving up on Rotos, we were beginning to draw friendly crowds. Greatest drummer. Ever. Taught himself The Black Page.

Yes My Ray has a lot of history. Didn't feel right as I began to call My Ray "My Old Bass". And "My New Bass" became less and less new. That is when I settled into "My Ray" and "Solstice Eve".

Feeling like I'm getting some pretty good tones out of Solstice Eve. Of course these are bedroom tones because that's the only place anyone can go for the moment.

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What I find is good tone really is in the fingers and I can certainly hear that through any of these amps. That I mostly play the BA-108v2 Plus is because it's right there by my elbow because it is on top of the PJB Cab 27, with room for the Elf on top. Aux In from my phone for metronome or iReal Pro and it's practice time.

Nice write-up on the history of your basses. That history of My Ray is part of why I think it should be proudly displayed! Also glad you're getting tones you like out of Solstice Eve.

Now don't go getting on that, "good tone really is in the fingers," nonsense that all the pros, first-call session players, and top-rated instructors try to sell us. If I believed that, I'd have no reason to keep my 9 basses, now would I? Or my amp, or cabinets. Honestly, it's positively anti-capitalist. Just because people know all 17 intermediate methods, and agree with bass players who have logged millions of combined hours of playing, they think tone is theirs to command. Next you'll tell me that the moon is not made of a nice Wensleydale.

 

[SoulReflection]

I've a soft spot for 15 inch combos. There truly is nothing like playing in front of two 1x15s in full flight.

It's been too many years since I have done that as part of a live band...50 years and counting but, still hopeful.

 

[RodRy]

+1 on the glucosamine chondroitin tablets. I started taking them for hip/back pain while sleeping. Also changed the pillow so I don't know if they helped with that. But, I was also having some thumb pain on my fretting hand which went away. Either they helped or I found a better hand position while playing. I will find out when my current supply runs out and I don't take them for a while.

Yep, it's hard to do any personal scientific study on the effects of any given supplement, but I can say that before I started taking this stuff, I had constant hip and toe joint pain. Six months later, the pain was much reduced, and after a year, neither joint was hurting at all. I did not make any other life changes I can think of that would have had anything to do with these joints, so I have to assume that the glucosamine chondroitin was what did the trick.

Other folks have said it does not help them. But for me, 20 years mostly pain free have made me a believer. Cue the Monkees music...

 

[RodRy]

I am very interested in the hydroxychloroquine you guys suggested for arthritis. Thanks a bunch, I’m gonna look into it.

I can also suggest several good whiskies! If the pain does not go away, at least you won't care about it so much!

 

[RodRy]

Glucosamine chondroitin, and tumeric, and any host of additional herbal remedies has use here for joints the arthritis hasn't reached. And my fingers are arthritis-free. None of which means I'm playing 16th note death metal root thrashing at 180 bpm. I can played tied whole notes pretty well!

I find that I have no interest in discovering if I'm able to play 16th note death metal root thrashing at 180 bpm. When I start thinking of it, I'm confronted by one question: Why?

 

[RodRy]

It's been too many years since I have done that as part of a live band...50 years and counting but, still hopeful.

You two are making me thoughtful. I played through a Sunn 2x15 cabinet very early on in my noise-making career. It was... I must conclude I was doing something wrong.

I gave it back to the guitarist when I purchased my Hartke 7000 and Carvin 1x18 cabinet. That was my main set-up for nearly all my rock-band days. I added a Hartke 410 Transporter cabinet near the end, and the combination was thunderous.

 

[SoulReflection]

I find that I have no interest in discovering if I'm able to play 16th note death metal root thrashing at 180 bpm. When I start thinking of it, I'm confronted by one question: Why?

I've only been on this forum for a few years but, I often wondered why my preferences and opinions differed from many of the other members here. So, I became interested in discovering the types of music that some of these members played. Now, I know why...

 

[GwenOnBass]

It's been too many years since I have done that as part of a live band...50 years and counting but, still hopeful.

Also true for me as well. Put My Ray under the bed while I saw to the needs of my life lived. Thick and thin, My Ray stayed with me until time was ripe enough to study again. And strictly studying now ... it was a couple years ago now when I decided to dip into the "scene" again. Show up at the weekly open mikes. Open mike organizer says I'm starting a blues band, interest you?

Yes, I said

and this is precisely when the arthritis damage in both knees became too great to bear. Moved (again) [boring stuff, new place] both knees replaced at the same time and pretty good to go now. Except for the osteoarthritis claimed my right subtalar joint too

Working my bass every day! And ain't no live music to be seen .... so hanging out here playing tritones over whole note scales ... for some reason I dunno

 

[SoulReflection]

You two are making me thoughtful. I played through a Sunn 2x15 cabinet very early on in my noise-making career. It was... I must conclude I was doing something wrong.

I gave it back to the guitarist when I purchased my Hartke 7000 and Carvin 1x18 cabinet. That was my main set-up for nearly all my rock-band days. I added a Hartke 410 Transporter cabinet near the end, and the combination was thunderous.

I have to ask, what type of music were you playing through the Sunn 2x15 cabinet and what was the amp?

 

[RodRy]

I've only been on this forum for a few years but, I often wondered why my preferences and opinions differed from many of the other members here. So, I became interested in discovering the types of music that some of these members played. Now, I know why...

What types of music have you played?

 

[SoulReflection]

What types of music have you played?

60's Soul, R&B, Blues...you?

 

[RodRy]

I have to ask, what type of music were you playing through the Sunn 2x15 cabinet and what was the amp?

Type of music? I'd classify it as hard rock. Led Zep, Ozzy, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, those sorts of bands. I do not recall what the amp was. It may also have been a Sunn? Since it was not mine, I paid little attention to the specifics. I have a vague memory of it being in the 100 W range. I did make sure to protect it from beers and damage. That I'm quite sure of.

 

[SoulReflection]

Type of music? I'd classify it as hard rock. Led Zep, Ozzy, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, those sorts of bands. I do not recall what the amp was. It may also have been a Sunn? Since it was not mine, I paid little attention to the specifics. I have a vague memory of it being in the 100 W range. I did make sure to protect it from beers and damage. That I'm quite sure of.

OK, now I understand. You did need something different from a Sunn.