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The Combo Club

#9,821
swink said:
My B2 doesn't like the sound of that... It already has an inferiority complex, ((1)It's a combo, and now this happens, (2) it isn't loud enough to play with the big guys (3) For the purists, is the only reason to call it an Ampeg the stamp on its butt.) And after one day in this club, that it has seen as its new save haven, this happens.
I bet you're proud now, for hurting it's feelings. I think you've done a great job.:laugh:
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To be more specific, I don't/didn't like the sound of the 2 Ampegs I've had: mid 70's BlueLine SVT/810 and an early 2000's BA-112. No offense intended. If we all liked the same thing, it'd just be a fan club for(insert brand)
 
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#9,824
swink said:
My B2 doesn't like the sound of that... It already has an inferiority complex, ((1)It's a combo, and now this happens, (2) it isn't loud enough to play with the big guys (3) For the purists, is the only reason to call it an Ampeg the stamp on its butt.) And after one day in this club, that it has seen as its new save haven, this happens.
I bet you're proud now, for hurting it's feelings. I think you've done a great job.:laugh:
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Our club motto here is...G’Dog, what’s our motto? I dunno, something about how we don’t discriminate against any combo, all are welcome, BUT that doesn’t mean you might not hear an opinion or two along the way. To me, that’s what makes the CC so much fun!
 
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As previously stated, I'm quite happy with my Rumble collection(R40, R100, R200c, R112cab)but if I could only have one amp, it would be one of these. Yeah, I know it ain't a combo. And it's not the Kasino, either.
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#9,829
iagtrplyr said:
So sorry to be a big poo, but as you all know (or should know), unless it can be proven this SVT-on-steroids shown in thr picture is an actual “combo” amp, it’ll have to be arrested, charged, booked, and ultimately found guilty of impersonation.

Prison sentence? It goes to GP’s house to sit next to the Kasino.

That is all.
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I think the Kasino would take it out. That thing is like a movie monster, every time you think it's down, it comes back bigger and stronger than before!
 
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#9,831
iagtrplyr said:
Our club motto here is...G’Dog, what’s our motto? I dunno, something about how we don’t discriminate against any combo, all are welcome, BUT that doesn’t mean you might not hear an opinion or two along the way. To me, that’s what makes the CC so much fun!
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Uh, ... lettink me see. . . . Your Excellency designated our first CC motto just 2 years ago this month(!) as "100 by July" with a specified life of "the next 8 days".

Then there was an appreciation expressed for "the KNIT rule:
K is it Kind
N is it Necessary
I is it Informative
T is it True"​
But, this already belonged to another forum and was not officially designated as a CC motto.

That brings us to today, with no current officially designated CC motto. So, how about ...

BE the Combo!​
Combo On!​
Let's Get Rea-ady To Com-bo-o-o-o!​
Got Combo?​
A Day With a Combo is Like a Day Without a Backache!
Combo On Board!​
Combo: It's All You Need!​
My Other Amp is a Combo, Too!​
Combo! Combo! Combo!
My Honor Student Plays a Combo!​
I Don't Claim To Be a Genius, But I Do Play a Combo!​

Or we could just all put our right hands over our collective hearts and recite the Combo Club Creed, which I'm sure we all have memorized, right?

Or does anyone else have any ideas? :thumbsdown:
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The KNIT rule is a guiding principle for posts at a forum completely unrelated to bass, double or electric. I may be the only person to post at both TB and the other place. And very much doubting there are any other intersections between the two forums, I find it's a fair rule to observe anywhere. Unless I'm just telling a story, then hold on to your tort!
 
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GwenOnBass said:
The KNIT rule is a guiding principle for posts at a forum completely unrelated to bass, double or electric. I may be the only person to post at both TB and the other place. And very much doubting there are any other intersections between the two forums, I find it's a fair rule to observe anywhere. Unless I'm just telling a story, then hold on to your tort!
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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.-probably someone famous
 
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#9,836
G-Dog said:
Uh, ... lettink me see. . . . Your Excellency designated our first CC motto just 2 years ago this month(!) as "100 by July" with a specified life of "the next 8 days".

Then there was an appreciation expressed for "the KNIT rule:
K is it Kind
N is it Necessary
I is it Informative
T is it True"​
But, this already belonged to another forum and was not officially designated as a CC motto.

That brings us to today, with no current officially designated CC motto. So, how about ...

BE the Combo!​
Combo On!​
Let's Get Rea-ady To Com-bo-o-o-o!​
Got Combo?​
A Day With a Combo is Like a Day Without a Backache!
Combo On Board!​
Combo: It's All You Need!​
My Other Amp is a Combo, Too!​
Combo! Combo! Combo!
My Honor Student Plays a Combo!​
I Don't Claim To Be a Genius, But I Do Play a Combo!​

Or we could just all put our right hands over our collective hearts and recite the Combo Club Creed, which I'm sure we all have memorized, right?

Or does anyone else have any ideas? :thumbsdown:
.
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My personal motto for posting is the "the FUN Rule":
F is it Funny
U is it Unnecessary
N is it Not always Relevant

Seriously though, as being fairly new to playing bass, there is not a whole lot of technical expertise I can provide. I am on here for the ride, to absorb as much as I can, and enjoy the camaraderie of others who also love the bass and have been playing bass forever.
 
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#9,837
Polish Thunder said:
My personal motto for posting is the "the FUN Rule":
F is it Funny
U is it Unnecessary
N is it Not always Relevant

Seriously though, as being fairly new to playing bass, there is not a whole lot of technical expertise I can provide. I am on here for the ride, to absorb as much as I can, and enjoy the camaraderie of others who also love the bass and have been playing bass forever.
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A little-or a lot-of levity is appreciated these days. I, however, will remain steadfast in always being serious. And don't call me Shirley.
 
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#9,839
GwenOnBass said:
Oh music is totally FUN!

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We used to play(or attempt)a piece in rotating time sigs of 7/8 and 5/4. It was written as a bassoon feature. We have 2 'bassoonists', neither of which could play their part all that well, even after numerous rehearsals. It wasn't written in the string bass part, but I'd heard it enuff times I could 'fake' it better than they could read it. Please forgive a bit of boasting on my part but rehearsals had been stopped so many times to work on their part that some frustration crept in. One of the reasons we played(?) this thing is the title: Alligator Alley, which is the name of a road that runs from Ft. Lauderdale on Florida's east coast to Naples on the west, and, since we're in S.E. FL, it seemed-to the conductor, anyway-appropriate. Well, we made our way through it, sorta, in concert. The crowd was thoroughly unimpressed by the difficulty of the piece and I'm fairly certain applauded politely in appreciation that the damn thing was over.
 
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