Oh. That pittance we get in trade for our abilities.
Perzackle. Cents, centavos, ha'pence, that sort of thing.
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Oh. That pittance we get in trade for our abilities.
Perzackle. Cents, centavos, ha'pence, that sort of thing.
.It's a Labour of LoveI get zilch....

I get zilch....
Didn't specify which abilities. High tech is what pays my bills and buys my gear.
Not to be too pedantic. But if you’re retired high tech is still paying the bills. You just don’t have to work anymore.Abilities? What are they? High tech used to pay my bills but now, I am retired. I don't need to buy new gear, just find some old codgers who want to have some fun.
But what will happen if the high-tech-bill-payer gets retired?Not to be too pedantic. But if you’re retired high tech is still paying the bills. You just don’t have to work anymore.

I've posted this in the stingray club... but I' dd like you all to enjoy this moment.
Before I went to the hospital for an eye-checkup....
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After the eye-checkup....
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Did I mention there's a music store nearby the hospital.
It's the Sterling by MusicMan StingRay Ray34PB in Neptune Blue Satin.
My photographic skills are not the best so I include the pic from the Sterling website.
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It is admittedly not a "real ray" but by instinct she is very close.
Hey @swink - nice comboI've posted this in the stingray club... but I' dd like you all to enjoy this moment.
Before I went to the hospital for an eye-checkup....
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After the eye-checkup....
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Did I mention there's a music store nearby the hospital.
It's the Sterling by MusicMan StingRay Ray34PB in Neptune Blue Satin.
My photographic skills are not the best so I include the pic from the Sterling website.
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It is admittedly not a "real ray" but by instinct she is very close.

That bass is living with me for more than 25 years, I should ask when did you have the opportunity to interbreed it with one of your basses ?Hey @swink - nice comboI should go to your ophthalmologist too
love that Neptune colour.
BTW - what's my bass doing in your apparemment and does it have a rosewood instead of a maple fretboard ?![]()
Ouff it's not the same - mine is a 2004That bass is living with me for more than 25 years, I should ask when did you have the opportunity to interbreed it with one of your basses ?
Manufactured November 15th, 1994
Model BASS 5-STR NATURAL VELVET ROSEWOOD

I've posted this in the stingray club... but I' dd like you all to enjoy this moment.
Before I went to the hospital for an eye-checkup....
View attachment 4452488
After the eye-checkup....
View attachment 4452489
Did I mention there's a music store nearby the hospital.
It's the Sterling by MusicMan StingRay Ray34PB in Neptune Blue Satin.
My photographic skills are not the best so I include the pic from the Sterling website.
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It is admittedly not a "real ray" but by instinct she is very close.
Not an upscale Ray, but real never the less.

I notice tuning hand dissonance as I switch between the 3+1 Stingray headstock and the 1+3 Acinonyx headstock![]()
Thems funny lookin bass strings...
Thems funny lookin bass strings...
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Just play the bottom four with an octave down box.
There are 12 string bass guitars. One is the Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) Gretsch bass that has four groups of three strings.
G6136B-TP12 Custom Shop Tom Petersson Signature White Falcon™ Bass 12-String with Cadillac Tailpiece, White Lacquer
Another tuning challenge.
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and an 8 string Super Swede Hagstrom for Rutger Gunnarsson of ABBA, IIRC. Maddskillz, that man.