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#220,343
bobyoung53 said:
It's really good even though the mic is off until about the 11 minute mark, Whipping Post is outstanding, especially the ending, Dickie does a long solo in it, he has a very nice vibrato. There's another song on YouTube from this night too.
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Was Whipping Post the Freebird of its day?

From Whipping Post (song) - Wikipedia
In a 1974 concert in Helsinki, Finland, an audience member repeatedly disrupted a Frank Zappa performance by shouting a request for "Whipping Post." Zappa responded by playing a version of his song "Montana",[23] where he altered the lyrics with references to whipping posts.[22] (This incident was eventually captured on his You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 live album, released in 1988.) In 1981, Zappa's band learned "Whipping Post" and added it to their repertoire, since the band's new singer and keyboard player Bobby Martin knew the song and sang the lead vocals on it.[22]
 
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Gibson Victory said:
So….My recent purchase arrived today from the land of the "Rising Sun". Very Cool! Was worth the wait. A 04' I believe. Just drop dead Gorgeous! Came with a really nice Ritter gig bag, which is currently being aired out in the Mega Sun of the Eastern Slopes of the Cascades. Bought a real deal USA case here in the states for "Ivory". Doesn't this look just prettier than a "Puppy under a Red Wagon". Nice cream color now, excuse the basement lighting. Great neck, plays like a dream! I have two more coming in shortly, another from "Rising Sun" land, and one from even farther away. After all the deals go down I will formally apply for club membership. As always, best to all!View attachment 4800846
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Stiff competition...
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PillO said:
Was Whipping Post the Freebird of its day?

From Whipping Post (song) - Wikipedia
In a 1974 concert in Helsinki, Finland, an audience member repeatedly disrupted a Frank Zappa performance by shouting a request for "Whipping Post." Zappa responded by playing a version of his song "Montana",[23] where he altered the lyrics with references to whipping posts.[22] (This incident was eventually captured on his You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 live album, released in 1988.) In 1981, Zappa's band learned "Whipping Post" and added it to their repertoire, since the band's new singer and keyboard player Bobby Martin knew the song and sang the lead vocals on it.[22]
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I never thought so but that snippet you put in from Wiki kind of belies that. :laugh: It was played a lot but nowhere near the degree of 'Free Bird' or 'Stairway to Heaven'. I will still change to something else with those two come on, especially Stairway to Heaven, radio absolutely killed that one, but I'd give anything for radio like that to come back.
 
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GonePlaid said:
A) Unlikely I'll be getting a 2021-or any other new(to me, anyway)bass. (2).I'm very much a creature of habit*. Change and I don't get along.

* see: flipphone.
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I still have one of those phones with an analog keyboard that slides out. I finally gave in a few years ago though when my wife bought me a smart phone, I like it now.
 
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GonePlaid said:
I totally admit to being a drooling "Chicago" fanboy. I also got to see them 3 times before Kath's death. If one listens to tracks other than their hits, he's equally at home in jazz guitar and undistorted, sweet playing. He used one pedal: a wah-wah and got more sounds than a lotta modern players with a double wide board and all kinda digital effects.
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Yes, he was a very different player than Hendrix who was actually a blues/R&B player, that's why I don't get the comparison at all, Kath was basically a jazz player, at least to me. Hendrix played with the Isley Brothers, Don Covay, Little Richard, King Curtis, he even played with Joey Dee and The Starlighters. He started getting bluesy again on Electric Ladyland, it's sad he died because there's no telling what he would have done.

Jimi Hendrix, Before He Was Famous

 
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GBassNorth said:
All pots are 500K ohm and tone caps are usually .047 (except on the Goth where it's .068, and except on my Goth where it's .022).
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This is interesting. I take it the .068 in the Goth leads to a darker tone? And the .022 in yours makes it quite a bit brighter? Does this have an affect when the tone is set to 10? I am very new to this! With a baby on the way and selling my collection down to a single bass (my most sentimental Tbird, despite playing my old American Standard P more) I actually like the idea of making her a bit brighter and more versatile.
 
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