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#238,884
JJR58 said:
The next move will be exactly that.
If someone still has their light on for me.
Don’t be surprised when you hear me knockin.

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love the first section of that tune…Wyman plays so simple but so in the pocket…. then it turns into a free for all at twice the speed :laugh:
only the Stones can pull stunts like that…
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
love the first section of that tune…Wyman plays so simple but so in the pocket…. then it turns into a free for all at twice the speed :laugh:
only the Stones can pull stunts like that…
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The first part of that free for all is one of the best songs Traffic never played and the second part one of the best Santana never played. Sheer genius.
 
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#238,887
GBassNorth said:
Apparently Gibson Gold Mist Poly (poly was used as the term for metallic back in the day) and Fender Shoreline Gold are the exact same color. In looking at pictures of the two colors I noticed that Shoreline Gold looked almost Silver in some photos and close to Fire Mist Gold in other photos. Digging deeper I found that vintage builds that used Shoreline Gold with a clear top coat have in fact turned more Gold in color over the years as the clear topcoat turned amber with age, thus approaching Fire mist gold in color.

Recall, the wife was the one that selected Gold Mist Poly as the finish for the new VP NR, but I don’t know if she was looking at aged examples or new stuff. So I’ve decided to get a rattle can of Shoreline Gold to use on a test piece of mahogany to see if it’s still the color she wants. I do like Fire Mist Gold but feel it might be too gold for chrome hardware.
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I have “The Bass Book” by Tony Bacon and there is a Fender in the cover in what I think is Shoreline Gold.

photo from google search

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I'm noticing a white noise/hiss with my used RM 300 Evo ii. It's not loud, but is noticeable if nothing is going on. Not enough of a problem I want to take it back to GC, but I don't know if this is an indication of something going bad or not. I've used it in two locations in the house with different cabs and it's the same. I guess I noticed it because my tube heads are dead silent. It does it if muted or if the headphone button is pushed, bypassing the speaker. Nothing to worry about, common or a concern? I'll take it to rehearsal tonight and see how it does there.
 
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#238,894
GBassNorth said:
I’ve always been kinda partial to rat fur on cabs. No more difficult than tolex (unless you have a cat) to keep fresh looking. Besides, the used ones are almost always cheaper than their tolex counter parts (probably because nobody likes the stuff). In the days of smoke filled bars they did get a bit odoriferous.

If I were making a cab I wouldn’t use tolex or rat fur, I’d consider using the truck bed liner stuff (Rhino liner?), it’s hard as nails. I used to have a Stingray SUB bass with a similar finish, it was indestructible.
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I wonder if you can get the tolex that Peavey used in the 70's? That stuff is really tough.
 
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