The Combo Club

[SoulReflection]

If that's a criteria, I think I may be in...

Not that I'm invited to hang with the cool kids

Well, at present, you could be bald on top but you, at least need to have a long pony-tail or, at least, a stick one on--preferably grey or white. A beard helps. But, only if you really want to fit in. I don't...I am happy being a GOF.

 

[Recon1342]

You may know this already, but if not it is easy to get the synth sound for that song on your bass. Just run you bass through a compressor, fuzz and chorus. Good times.

You can also replicate it by letting off and muting right after you pluck.

 

[GandL_Bassman]

Nice!!! Really, thanks for your service- Dad and uncle served in Navy. I was merchant marine in early 80s. Saltwater runs in family, yet I find myself in the High Desert here in AZ

Thank you for your merchant marine service; i no doubt had something due to that as i was in USAF in Spain in early 80's...

 

[swink]

Guess, what's new.....

 

[GwenOnBass]

Yes that is a used Fender Rumble 100 for 150 clams I saw Friday at the brick & mortar. Absolutely, I do not need another amp.

 

[swink]

Yes that is a used Fender Rumble 100 for 150 clams I saw Friday at the brick & mortar. Absolutely, I do not need another amp.

You don't need it, but that doesn't mean you can't have it

 

[GwenOnBass]

The actual series of events that lead to the discovery of the R100 started with preparing to record my video for our Music Theory for the Bass Player cohort. In my futzing around, the nut to the jack on my bass worked free. I've no proper spanner to put this back together, and it's a rather bit of a pain with the jack knocking about inside a semi-hollowbody. An hour before the shop opens ...

Is a long time without a bass. Bass number 1 is in the same shop, awaiting parts, and bass number 3 is in the luthier's queue.

With no need to supervise the repair, I wander about. No used basses. Plenty of new Ibanez and Yamaha basses. Fours and fives. No short scales. There is a set of medium scale strings, and I am so totally set on strings right now. First thing I do when I find the R100 is lift it (of course) and I know this is a useful little amp. It's half the weight of my combo.

In my mind's eye I look to see how, or where I can fit a Rumble into this home studio

:: shakes head ::

A great amp to have, but not one I need right now.

Back with a bass repaired at no cost, I cut my video. Two combos clearly visible ... but no instrument cable seen as today's take is from the DI on the
Elf
because in two years I've never recorded with it until now

 

[SoulReflection]

Guess, what's new.....
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Looks like a very comfortable new chair...I like it! Nice looking RedHead, too.

 

[WestyBassBob]

Took a little trip to my brother in laws this weekend. The van was a bit full for the full rig so I grabbed this little combo instead. I understand why Carole Kaye liked guitar amps now. Maybe a bit underpowered for a real gig but perfect for playing along with an acoustic guitar. And the OD on this thing sounds better than my pedal!

 

[RodRy]

Looks like a very comfortable new chair...I like it! Nice looking RedHead, too.

I was thinking the same about the chair! It looks great.

Your combos are nice too!

 

[RodRy]

Took a little trip to my brother in laws this weekend. The van was a bit full for the full rig so I grabbed this little combo instead. I understand why Carole Kaye liked guitar amps now. Maybe a bit underpowered for a real gig but perfect for playing along with an acoustic guitar. And the OD on this thing sounds better than my pedal!

It's very cute!
I have a guitar amp that I've played bass through, and found that it's just not the sound I want. Not a correct tone for bass. Of course, that's only my experience, and if I want to grab a little amp for an acoustic jam, I know just what to do.

 

[GonePlaid]

I was thinking the same about the chair! It looks great.

Your combos are nice too!

I was noticing the Ray Brown book. Combos?

 

[WestyBassBob]

It's very cute!
I have a guitar amp that I've played bass through, and found that it's just not the sound I want. Not a correct tone for bass. Of course, that's only my experience, and if I want to grab a little amp for an acoustic jam, I know just what to do.
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Obviously each amp is different. I’m also going to assume that Carole Kaye wasn’t playing through a 10 watt-6”cheapie. I

 

[swink]

Looks like a very comfortable new chair...I like it! Nice looking RedHead, too.

I was thinking the same about the chair! It looks great.

Your combos are nice too!

The minute I posted the pic.... I saw that coming

I was noticing the Ray Brown book. Combos?

I should notice it more often

 

[GwenOnBass]

The first thing I saw was the SWR
and the chair
and the book on the music stand
in no particular order

but unable to see which is new

 

[Deenah]

I’ve had this since day one. 1997 played many little shows with it.

 

[GwenOnBass]

I’ve had this since day one. 1997 played many little shows with it.

That's a sweet combo!

 

[iagtrplyr]

I appreciate your candor and honesty. Overplaying is Over-rated .



Yup- FL’s the guy throwing all the extra butter patties into his fanny pack at Denny’s (just kidding, but a great visual!)

So untrue, Tele, because we don't have a Denny's in this part of the state! Now, if you're talking Village Inn...

 

[bhendrix]

I’ve had this since day one. 1997 played many little shows with it.

Had a WM15 for many years and it served me well! A bit "hi-fi" for my current tastes, but the SWR Workingmans series were (and still are) great combos!

 

[iagtrplyr]

Even though I like(d*) playing it, "Time is tight" is a bit challenging to keep going throughout the song.
We(I) do Midnight Hour-in A, my key-and I don't use any open strings. Also, dear old Mustang Sally, again in A. We do it a little brighter than the original. Seems to work gooder for the dancers. Now that I think(?)of it, most of the songs I sing we do in either G or A. 'Cept things that should be in G or A. Those wind up in C-or occasionally Db.
EDIT: I sing Old Time R&R(in G). As much as that song has been played, I'd never listened/paid attention to the bass line so I did what I thought would work(it seems to). This is it with a friend of the band singing it(in C, but same pattern). From ~6 years ago.

* the one guitarist's organ sim pedal died. We ain't working enuff-for enuff $-to replace it.

Great job to the guy who never listened to the song's bass line before! You had a lot more movement than the original recording did. If I remember, it was pretty much a four-on-the-floor, 1-4-5. Yours had some bounce to it, GP. To me, there's where your previous musical training really pays off, especially if you're not trying to copy the original. Anyway, wearing those nifty Hawaiian shirts pretty much rules you out of being a down-to-the-note tribute band unless it's dedicated to Jimmy Buffett.

BTW, Foggy Mountain Breakdown was excellent too! I'm too young for Wagon Wheel though...