The Combo Club

[Doctor Intrepid]

You all are funny when it comes to temperature. Where I live it is winter 6 months of the year. Right now it is -12 c or 10.4 F.

 

[GonePlaid]

You all are funny when it comes to temperature. Where I live it is winter 6 months of the year. Right now it is -12 c or 10.4 F.

Which is why I live here-and many Canadians come down ~November-ish('cept maybe not this year).

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

Which is why I live here-and many Canadians come down ~November-ish('cept maybe not this year).

Ah yes, the snowbirds. I think we talked about them last year too. Time flies even in a pandemic it seems.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I didn't know the title 'til I asked Prof. Google. And I don't have "The Real Book"*. I've known and played GDS for ~50 years. IDK if I've ever seen the sheet music.

* and I've never stayed at a Holiday Inn Express

Yep, that's what I have, 50 years of bass experience to catch up on!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

You all are funny when it comes to temperature. Where I live it is winter 6 months of the year. Right now it is -12 c or 10.4 F.

Where are you?

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

Where are you?

Fort McMurray Alberta.

 

[LoveJackBruce]

Which is why I live here-and many Canadians come down ~November-ish('cept maybe not this year).

Western North Carolina here, about 1700 feet up, rolling mountains, decent weather. If I still had my BMW instead of my Kia Soul I'd be more fun.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Western North Carolina here, about 1700 feet up, rolling mountains, decent weather. If I still had my BMW instead of my Kia Soul I'd be more fun.

Thank you for that reminder of how I miss my BMW M3.

 

[Passinwind]

Sixth edition people! Where are you?

Second or fifth are standard issue kit in what passes for my world. IIRC sixth edition also has no Zappa, ain't nobody got time fo dat. You haven't lived until you've seen somebody sight read Peaches En Regalia completely cold, including the horn parts, asking "did it really go that way?" here and there along the way.

 

[GonePlaid]

Fort McMurray Alberta.

Oilers or Flames?

 

[GwenOnBass]

Second or fifth are standard issue kit in what passes for my world. IIRC sixth edition also has no Zappa, ain't nobody got time fo dat. You haven't lived until you've seen somebody sight read Peaches En Regalia completely cold, including the horn parts, asking "did it really go that way?" here and there along the way.

Sixth Edition has Night Train, which even I can sightread

 

[Passinwind]

Sixth Edition has Night Train, which even I can sightread

Heh, always love hearing Ray Brown's take on that. One of my old bandmates did that one without ever playing the actual melody...what the what?

 

[GonePlaid]

Heh, always love hearing Ray Brown's take on that. One of my old bandmates did that one without ever playing the actual melody...what the what?

The big band bass part to "Harlem Nocturne" is, uhhh......interesting.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Ray Brown

:: smh ::

right there's what'll make me put my bass back under the bed out of despair

 

[Aaron Houts]

Just that ye may see just how a Phil Jones BG-400 combo stacks up against a real human being, there is this previously unpublished photo from my shoot.

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That's a full 350 watts driving four 5 inch Piranha speakers. Whatever that means. All the math guys in the world are hard pressed to explain why it works so bloody well. I don't know why it works so well. It's deep and it's loud. Deceptive that way, too, because the gain and volume pots are useful through their entire range.

I'm "back at it" in retirement. Took a normal music education as a child with piano and saxophone. Finished university and took a year at music school. And saw to a life, and a career, and here now fresh out of Ari Cap's Music Theory for the Bass Player 2020 cohort. Returning for the 21 cohort and anticipate my time spent during the Thing That's Going Around will have its fair returns.

I’ll bet that Phil Jones is awesome, Contessa. 350w into four 5s is crazy!
Do you think it could take a small drum kit?

I used to give out boxed sets of the DVD (remember those days?) of Firefly to friends and family. So far, I've had a number of "I wish I would have known about this when it was on TV!" and one, "meh, not as good as Star Wars."

To each their own.

As far as The Tick, I've seen two versions of the show. One cartoon, one live action. I understand a second live action version came out. I'm guessing that may be the one you mean?

SPOOOOOONNNN!

Yes!
The reason I brought up the Tick is because Alan Tudyk is the voice of Danger Boat in the live one.

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And just snagged this off Craigslist for $250. pretty solid score

Oh yeah!!!
That’s a deal!
How do you like it?

 

[Passinwind]

Ray Brown

:: smh ::

right there's what'll make me put my bass back under the bed out of despair

Nah, just steal one cool thing and call it good. Rinse and repeat as desired, but take your time.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I’ll bet that Phil Jones is awesome, Contessa. 350w into four 5s is crazy!
Do you think it could take a small drum kit?

Yes!
The reason I brought up the Tick is because Alan Tudyk is the voice of Danger Boat in the live one.

Oh yeah!!!
That’s a deal!
How do you like it?

The PJB BG-400 can totally hang with a drummer. That combo alone covers likely 70 percent of the local scene venues that aren't open. Adding the C4 extension ups the ante to 500 watts and that combo will handle any indoor venue that's not death metal loud, IMO.

The PJB combo really is it's own thing.

 

[LoveJackBruce]

Thank you for that reminder of how I miss my BMW M3.

Oh, I know. We had two 3 series and a Z4 back in the working days and an X3 and X5. I wasted too much $$$$$. Oh well...

 

[Doctor Intrepid]

Jets. I'm a Manitoba boy.

 

[Nuage420]

@Aaron Houts I love it, very full and punchy. for a clean rock tone it's fantastic.