The Combo Club

[GonePlaid]

So, to be serious for a moment*, AFA the Kasino extension, or the newly found pair, it's very interesting to know they exist. If I had/could afford them, they'd just be more big stuff in my house that wouldn't get used or gigged through. Fun to think/joke about but extremely unlikely to happen even if the Prize Patrol did show up.

That beautiful pair that just came up are prolly being offered 'cos the owner is using something smaller-like a Rumble200c/Rocket 115-or going to FOH through some sort of preamp thing-y. As much fun as it would be to have them, unless I was playing some large, LOUD halls, they're better off going to someone who could-and would-actually use them. And be able to move them. That said, I'll still drool over the thoughts of them.

Even in my own case, I rarely take the R200c any more for space and weight-14.5# difference-considerations. If the R100 will cover whatever venue we're playing, it's my amp of choice. If for some reason, and after much tweaking, I can't quite get the tone I want, that's "OK" since-at the risk of bursting a bubble or two-nobody really pays attention to the bass player(not counting Sir Paul, Geddy, Suzi Quattro, or Sting) unless they screw up. IMO.


*and don't call me Shirley

 

[iagtrplyr]

So, to be serious for a moment*, AFA the Kasino extension, or the newly found pair, it's very interesting to know they exist. If I had/could afford them, they'd just be more big stuff in my house that wouldn't get used or gigged through. Fun to think/joke about but extremely unlikely to happen even if the Prize Patrol did show up.

That beautiful pair that just came up are prolly being offered 'cos the owner is using something smaller-like a Rumble200c/Rocket 115-or going to FOH through some sort of preamp thing-y. As much fun as it would be to have them, unless I was playing some large, LOUD halls, they're better off going to someone who could-and would-actually use them. And be able to move them. That said, I'll still drool over the thoughts of them.

Even in my own case, I rarely take the R200c any more for space and weight-14.5# difference-considerations. If the R100 will cover whatever venue we're playing, it's my amp of choice. If for some reason, and after much tweaking, I can't quite get the tone I want, that's "OK" since-at the risk of bursting a bubble or two-nobody really pays attention to the bass player(not counting Sir Paul, Geddy, Suzi Quattro, or Sting) unless they screw up. IMO.


*and don't call me Shirley

Soul Reflection, don’t bother gassing up the mobile home. RodRy, you don’t need to make your big batch of traveling chili, GP just assassinated Operation Kasino 2021.

GP, we know it’s a ridiculous idea we had, but our love and respect for you drew us together. Your club mates would love to see your Kasino finally paired up with a matching ext cab.

Sure, it’d be heavier than a circus elephant and stretch SR’s mobile home to bizarre dimensions, but dammit, we’d do it and ya wanna know why? Because we wanted a Bro Vacation to do something which reminds us that we’re the only animal on this planet who can do something this crazy and get away with it!

That’s okay though, I’ll blow up my backyard shed this coming week to replace the rush of crashing with RR in the top bunk.

And never worry about cost, the club will pick up the tab if you ever want a cab. G’Dog just about has his secret ray gun ready to go to market and he’s projecting billions of schmackeroons will be heading into the club’s treasury!

All you’ll ever need to worry about is where you’re gonna take us for some tasty shrimp...

Message received loud and clear.

 

[GonePlaid]

Soul Reflection, don’t bother gassing up the mobile home. RodRy, you don’t need to make your big batch of traveling chili, GP just assassinated Operation Kasino 2021.

GP, we know it’s a ridiculous idea we had, but our love and respect for you drew us together. Your club mates would love to see your Kasino finally paired up with a matching ext cab.

Sure, it’d be heavier than a circus elephant and stretch SR’s mobile home to bizarre dimensions, but dammit, we’d do it and ya wanna know why? Because we wanted a Bro Vacation to do something which reminds us that we’re the only animal on this planet who can do something this crazy and get away with it!

That’s okay though, I’ll blow up my backyard shed this coming week to replace the rush of crashing with RR in the top bunk.

And never worry about cost, the club will pick up the tab if you ever want a cab. G’Dog just about has his secret ray gun ready to go to market and he’s projecting billions of schmackeroons will be heading into the club’s treasury!

All you’ll ever need to worry about is where you’re gonna take us for some tasty shrimp...

Message received loud and clear.

Oh, believe me, when I first saw that extension cab last year(?), my little bass playing heart skipped a beat-or maybe a whole measure. My initial thought was "oh, crap, after all these years wishing I had one, NOW one shows up." Next, I thought, "OK, how far is the Cleveland area and how long to get there?" I printed out and saved that info. Then, as my pulse returned to almost normal, I was, like, "Wuttinnahell would I do with it?". If I need that much cojones* on a gig, I can daisy chain the 200c to the Kasino. Or a second 200c.(lighter and cheaper than going after the extension).
Would it be one helluva lotta fun to show up with the 2 at one of our larger venues? OMG, yes! 'Course I wouldn't be able to turn it up above 8(o'clock-7 is off). And it'd kill my back getting it up on the stage, but, YEAH!

*"cojones"-excellent Spanish word meaning...um,...er, cojones.

 

[SoulReflection]

Now after thinking about it, SR, do I have to share the top bunk with RR? I mean, he's probably a great guy and he does own an Allen Mouse bass with a D4 combo, but I dunno...

Well, if you are having second thoughts, you two can flip a coin and the loser gets a tent outside...how's that?

 

[GonePlaid]

Well, if you are having second thoughts, you two can flip a coin and the loser gets a tent outside...how's that?

Nah, SR, ya just need one of these. Plenty o' room/separation.

 

[WestyBassBob]

Well put, WBB! You sound like a guy who's ready to turn it loose with some ROCK! I dug out a few old CDs that I'd made 20-30 years ago and one of them was a bunch of British heavy metal favorites; Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, UFO. I kinda have moved on playing-wise, but dang it felt good listening to all those again. My wife mentioned that she hasn't heard me sing that much in a long time. I told her I've been busy preparing my voice to sound like the Oz. It did too!

Ozzy is a great example of how having a unique voice can be better than a good voice.

I don’t know what it is about the Brits but they really know how to rock. It’s telling that the stereotypical rock star has a British accent right?

 

[G-Dog]

Ozzy is a great example of how having a unique voice can be better than a good voice. ... ...

I've always thought of Dylan as the poster child for uniqueness of voice over pleasant voices. Of course, the stories and imagery in his songs didn't hurt.​

... ... I don’t know what it is about the Brits but they really know how to rock. It’s telling that the stereotypical rock star has a British accent right?

It's about the Brits appreciating the U.S. rock 'n rollers more than, or longer than, the U.S. did! When The Beatles, on their first U.S. tour, were asked about their musical influences they named Chuck Berry and other black performers, including the girl groups. But the interviewers looked perplexed, like they didn't recognize the names! John then said something like, "Do you not know your own musical heritage?" What a slap in the face, eh?

While The Beatles concentrated more on American rock 'n roll, other British acts, like The Stones, and especially Clapton, et. al., concentrated on the American blues. And, for socio-economic reasons, that repackaging sold very well!

As Forrest Gump says, "And that's all I got to say about that."
.​

 

[GwenOnBass]

I've always thought of Dylan as the poster child for uniqueness of voice over pleasant voices. Of course, the stories and imagery in his songs didn't hurt.​

It's about the Brits appreciating the U.S. rock 'n rollers before the U.S. did! When The Beatles, on their first U.S. tour, were asked about their musical influences they named Chuck Berry and other black performers, including the girl groups. But the interviewers looked perplexed, like they didn't recognize the names! John then said something like, "Do you not know your own musical heritage?" What a slap in the face, eh?

While The Beatles concentrated more on American rock 'n roll, other British acts, like The Stones, and especially Clapton, et. al., concentrated on the American blues. And, for socio-economic reasons, that repackaging sold very well!

As Forrest Gump says, "And that's all I got to say about that."
.​

And Jimi plugged into Jack Bruce's amp and commenced with Killing Floor

 

[iagtrplyr]

Nah, SR, ya just need one of these. Plenty o' room/separation.
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I claim the booth/dinette in case I wake up in the middle of the night and need a snack!

 

[SoulReflection]

I claim the booth/dinette in case I wake up in the middle of the night and need a snack!

Sorry, I run a tight ship. That area is mine .

 

[iagtrplyr]

I've always thought of Dylan as the poster child for uniqueness of voice over pleasant voices. Of course, the stories and imagery in his songs didn't hurt.​

It's about the Brits appreciating the U.S. rock 'n rollers more than, or longer than, the U.S. did! When The Beatles, on their first U.S. tour, were asked about their musical influences they named Chuck Berry and other black performers, including the girl groups. But the interviewers looked perplexed, like they didn't recognize the names! John then said something like, "Do you not know your own musical heritage?" What a slap in the face, eh?

While The Beatles concentrated more on American rock 'n roll, other British acts, like The Stones, and especially Clapton, et. al., concentrated on the American blues. And, for socio-economic reasons, that repackaging sold very well!

As Forrest Gump says, "And that's all I got to say about that."
.​

And very well-said at that, G'Doggie. the blues were nearly invisible except to those who knew the history, as you said until the British Invasion occurred, and I think that's why a young chap like myself and millions of others gravitated towards British music before our own, with possible exception to the Beach Boys' California sound. I grew up on British hard rock and metal and then read about groups like Grand Funk in magazines in the early seventies wondering who they were.

 

[iagtrplyr]

Sorry, I run a tight ship. That area is mine .

 

[iagtrplyr]

By all accounts the Quilter achieves a tube-y signal. Never seen nor heard one In Real Life ™

BTW, congrats on hitting the double zero!

 

[WestyBassBob]

I've always thought of Dylan as the poster child for uniqueness of voice over pleasant voices. Of course, the stories and imagery in his songs didn't hurt.​

It's about the Brits appreciating the U.S. rock 'n rollers more than, or longer than, the U.S. did! When The Beatles, on their first U.S. tour, were asked about their musical influences they named Chuck Berry and other black performers, including the girl groups. But the interviewers looked perplexed, like they didn't recognize the names! John then said something like, "Do you not know your own musical heritage?" What a slap in the face, eh?

While The Beatles concentrated more on American rock 'n roll, other British acts, like The Stones, and especially Clapton, et. al., concentrated on the American blues. And, for socio-economic reasons, that repackaging sold very well!

As Forrest Gump says, "And that's all I got to say about that."
.​

I think Dylan is an example of having great lyrics and songwriting ability overcoming dreadful singing ability. But IMHO no one does more to undermine their own music with bad singing than phish. But I digress.
Yes. All those great Brit rockers were trying to sound like American blues men and they ended up creating Led Zeppelin and Cream.
It seems to me that new music comes from people emulating other styles. Sort of like how Sting blatantly ripped off Bob Marley for So Lonely.

 

[G-Dog]

And very well-said at that, G'Doggie. the blues were nearly invisible except to those who knew the history, as you said until the British Invasion occurred, and I think that's why a young chap like myself and millions of others gravitated towards British music before our own, with possible exception to the Beach Boys' California sound. I grew up on British hard rock and metal and then read about groups like Grand Funk in magazines in the early seventies wondering who they were.

I was as guilty of overlooking our own musical heritage as anyone, although I put it in my adolescent rebellion phase. My dad liked to listen to, and watch on TV, country, gospel, bluegrass and C&W music. So, of course rock n' roll, especially the hugely popular British versions, were my obvious choice to rebel! My friends felt the same way.

But, very slowly, over the decades since the '60s, I've turned into my father! I now love old time country, gospel, bluegrass and C&W music, along with my Beatles and rock, and just a smattering of newer music.
.

 

[iagtrplyr]

I think Dylan is an example of having great lyrics and songwriting ability overcoming dreadful singing ability. But IMHO no one does more to undermine their own music with bad singing than phish. But I digress.
Yes. All those great Brit rockers were trying to sound like American blues men and they ended up creating Led Zeppelin and Cream.
It seems to me that new music comes from people emulating other styles. Sort of like how Sting blatantly ripped off Bob Marley for So Lonely.

Very good points, WBB. There's no doubt The Police were trying to hitch a ride to the new wave movement during the late seventies/early eighties with their reggae-tinged offerings. We loved it though.

I was listening to Tom Petty's (RIP) posthumous album, Angel Dream, which just came out on Amazon Music last week maybe, and there are songs where Tom paid Dylan outright tribute by sounding just like him, as he had done with previous Heartbreakers' songs. It's a terrific album, BTW, if you like his music.

 

[RodRy]

RR, you’re making giggle like a school girl and believe me, it’s really annoying!

Sir, if it was next summer and GP would guarantee he’d accept the shipment, Soul Reflection and I would pick you up in his truck in Kalamazoo, drive to NY, grab those beasts, haul ‘em down to FL to Casa Plaid, set it all up to listen to, AND then attend one of GP’s supper gigs so we can stuff the gig jar after eating fish and shrimp!

How’s that sound for an impromptu vacation that none of us will ever forget?

I'm on board!

 

[RodRy]

RR, just bring ear plugs. Fortunately for me, removing my hearing aids is all I need for peace and quiet.

I have ear plugs, and might be able to do better. Have some vacation timeshare stuff that we have not made good use of this year. I'll just stay inside, you guys can each have a bunk to yourselves in the parking lot!

Plus, I have a tiny combo that sounds great and has a battery side-kick!

 

[RodRy]

When I read SR's post, I could not help thinking of this great scene...

It came to mind for me too.

 

[RodRy]

Very good points, WBB. There's no doubt The Police were trying to hitch a ride to the new wave movement during the late seventies/early eighties with their reggae-tinged offerings. We loved it though.

I was listening to Tom Petty's (RIP) posthumous album, Angel Dream, which just came out on Amazon Music last week maybe, and there are songs where Tom paid Dylan outright tribute by sounding just like him, as he had done with previous Heartbreakers' songs. It's a terrific album, BTW, if you like his music.

Dang! Gotta put that album in my cart!

Just ordered Ani DiFranco's latest. Should arrive this week. Really looking forward to it.