Also a white nut. Gibsons have that. Epiphones, as far as I know, have black ones. Easily replaced, of course, but this looks like a stock photo.
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Thunderbird Club
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You know, sometimes not thinking can help. Think of all the famous people who do that all the time. Well, what I mean is maybe try not to think and focus on it and see if it doesn't just start coming to you naturally. At times we can think about some activities and it actually interfere to some extent. (Like a certain uncorking of liquid in a crowded restroom.) It's rock...so muting is something for fancy-pants music anyway.
I'm waiting for that too, I'm halfway through the third season of Arrested Development now. We were quarantined out here for almost a year so I got HBO and Netflix and started watching all the stuff I had missed. I started with Curb Your Enthusiasm, went to The Sopranos, Breaking Bad on and on. TV has certainly changed since The Honeymooners.
I remember the first time I heard stereo, my friend's father had a nice console with headphones and my friend played 'Whole Lotta Love' for me when it was fairly new with the headphones, the swishing around sound in the middle made me dizzy.
I'm waiting for that too, I'm halfway through the third season of Arrested Development now. We were quarantined out here for almost a year so I got HBO and Netflix and started watching all the stuff I had missed. I started with Curb Your Enthusiasm, went to The Sopranos, Breaking Bad on and on. TV has certainly changed since The Honeymooners.
My first record player was so crappy I thought the lead break in It's all Over Now- Stones- on 12 x 5 stayed on the 1.
I still have a few at home, had a lot of mono albums growing up, they were a buck cheaper and I didn't have a stereo, Cream, Beatles, Stones etc. I bought a decent mono version of Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited about 5 years ago for about 50 bucks because it's got a different mix (more bottom and drums) that all subsequent releases whether LP, CD, mono or stereo, I know because I was looking for that sound I remember from when i was a kid and researched it.
That show still makes me laugh out loud,
just seeing Jackie Gleason makes me laugh, he was one of the funniest people alive, those shows were recorded live too.
When I hear my first stereo copy of Revolver I though something was wrong with the record.
It seemed all the stuffings was pulled out going to stereo.
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- Jun 30, 2010
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When I hear my first stereo copy of Revolver I though something was wrong with the record.
It seemed all the stuffings was pulled out going to stereo.
I can't recall Revolver, but I did buy a mono copy of Sgt Peppers (as it was more affordable at that moment) which sadly I no longer have. I later bought the stereo version and it was a bit of a letdown even if I didn't completely understand why. I mean, "stereo" was the future=better. Remember "quad"? - I bought a quad version of Weather Reports' Mysterious Traveler 1974 LP but didn't have a quad system. I still have it. Quad? like Beta and many other systems that didn't make the cut.
I'm still have some kind of lingering cold or respiratory thing (not Covid apparently), but used the NR today at church. Felt so foggy in the head I really wasn't enjoying playing like I hoped. Anyway...
QC:
I can find no flaws on the bass so far. One lower corner edge for about 2-3" is a tad not as smooth as elsewhere, but could be underlying grain or not enough buffing. I'll have to look in better light when I'm more interested. Regardless, it makes no difference to me. Frets are all in great shape and finished well. I need to polish them to make them shiny, but thats it. Fretboard looks great. Paint looks flawless everywhere thus far, with the possible exception of the edge mentioned above. Tuners work perfectly. I did lower the action via the bridge a little last night and did notice the front screw would not move either way. The back two did so with no problem. Possibly something is in a bind. I'll take the bridge off one day and see what's going on.
Sound:
It had D'Add steels. I've never used them so I have no idea how they are supposed to sound. At home OK. In a mix the bass sounded tame kind of indistinct. I don't want something aggressive, and that was certainly not a concern today. The nuances you hear alone disappeared in a live setting. I intentionally did no EQing and just wanted to do all tweaking on the bass today. Strings? No doubt much of it. I put some Roto Ultramags (Alloy52) this afternoon. They are not brighter, but tend to have more/punchy mids. Roto 66s are next which will have even more mids and be brighter. I think that might be the ideal string, but I enjoy trying different strings to find the best match, so I'm confident I'll get there. Even my '64 can sound very average without the right string.
As far as how it compares with the VPs, they are brighter and more punchy than the NR, at least in what I'm doing and in a mix. The NR has more lows possibly, but not the lows or mids of the '64. My '64 isn't what I would call aggressive, at least not with my settings. I would say the NR has the aggressive/punchy factor a little below the '76, but that's not likely accurate as I haven't tried the 66s on the NR yet. So this is very provisional.
PU height? I'll have to try various heights.
Playability: I does feel different than a Reverse, but is comfortable. The neck seems to hang more straight out and less angled up than Reverse's do. Not a problem, just an observation. Someone really short may find that to be not idea, possibly. The neck is noticeably larger. Not a problem for me. Feels more along the lines of a Pbass for reference. The neck is very comfortable. And the ergos, while different, are enjoyable. I never found myself "fighting" anything while playing or even thinking about something not being comfortable or not feeling right.
Adjusted the relief a bit today as well. I prefer them almost straight.
Initial conclusion: Love the bass! Looks great, feels great and I have no doubt I'll get the right strings to find a more idea tone. This happens with most basses I get so I'm not concerned. If I can get the '06 to a happy place, the NR will get there as well.
QC:
I can find no flaws on the bass so far. One lower corner edge for about 2-3" is a tad not as smooth as elsewhere, but could be underlying grain or not enough buffing. I'll have to look in better light when I'm more interested. Regardless, it makes no difference to me. Frets are all in great shape and finished well. I need to polish them to make them shiny, but thats it. Fretboard looks great. Paint looks flawless everywhere thus far, with the possible exception of the edge mentioned above. Tuners work perfectly. I did lower the action via the bridge a little last night and did notice the front screw would not move either way. The back two did so with no problem. Possibly something is in a bind. I'll take the bridge off one day and see what's going on.
Sound:
It had D'Add steels. I've never used them so I have no idea how they are supposed to sound. At home OK. In a mix the bass sounded tame kind of indistinct. I don't want something aggressive, and that was certainly not a concern today. The nuances you hear alone disappeared in a live setting. I intentionally did no EQing and just wanted to do all tweaking on the bass today. Strings? No doubt much of it. I put some Roto Ultramags (Alloy52) this afternoon. They are not brighter, but tend to have more/punchy mids. Roto 66s are next which will have even more mids and be brighter. I think that might be the ideal string, but I enjoy trying different strings to find the best match, so I'm confident I'll get there. Even my '64 can sound very average without the right string.
As far as how it compares with the VPs, they are brighter and more punchy than the NR, at least in what I'm doing and in a mix. The NR has more lows possibly, but not the lows or mids of the '64. My '64 isn't what I would call aggressive, at least not with my settings. I would say the NR has the aggressive/punchy factor a little below the '76, but that's not likely accurate as I haven't tried the 66s on the NR yet. So this is very provisional.
PU height? I'll have to try various heights.
Playability: I does feel different than a Reverse, but is comfortable. The neck seems to hang more straight out and less angled up than Reverse's do. Not a problem, just an observation. Someone really short may find that to be not idea, possibly. The neck is noticeably larger. Not a problem for me. Feels more along the lines of a Pbass for reference. The neck is very comfortable. And the ergos, while different, are enjoyable. I never found myself "fighting" anything while playing or even thinking about something not being comfortable or not feeling right.
Adjusted the relief a bit today as well. I prefer them almost straight.
Initial conclusion: Love the bass! Looks great, feels great and I have no doubt I'll get the right strings to find a more idea tone. This happens with most basses I get so I'm not concerned. If I can get the '06 to a happy place, the NR will get there as well.
Well just swam through 15 pages
Totally worth it, I got to see Donnie's red rocket!
Totally worth it, I got to see Donnie's red rocket!
Someone probably messed up on posting the photo. The price (without shipping) fits the description of the Epi Standard IV.
We’ve been slacking this weekend.Things fly fast here; dont enter thread for 4 days, and there are +/- 20 new pages
You're lucky.Things fly fast here; dont enter thread for 4 days, and there are +/- 20 new pages
I had a friend that had a Quad system. He would buy any album in Quad. It didn't make a difference, Led Zeppelin or Boston Pops. We even had a local Quad radio station back in the day, for a minute, KQIV FM. At the time, it played fusion jazz, like you Weather Report album 24/7.
Yeah the "stereo" process at the time was not what we know of stereo today. 4 tracks ping-ponged to a mono track, could be the whole rhythm section. Then 4 more tracks down to one, maybe all the vocals and a tambourine. Then the "stereo" mix, all the band on the left and all the vocals and tambourine on the right.
