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#253,163
Miles_ONeal said:
You WANT this madhouse???

But ”rightfully ours”? I know some Indigenous people who want a word with you.
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dagrev said:
:laugh: I love it! You can have some of it back--now that we've ruined some of it!

Seriously, I for one am grateful for the British Empire. The world is indebted to and better off because of it, especially when you consider the many alternatives of history.
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Ok..ok... We'll just take NYC then... And a little bit of New Jersey!!
 
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I just realized that I've pretty much "de-GASsed" myself when it comes to amps. I have a pretty versatile set of cabs and amps, old but reliable enough with enough power and good tone. What does it mean then? The GAS has moved to the bass side even 'though I just had the new white VP and the non-reverse got a new lease of life with the VP pickups and it's not too long ago when I put together the Richard Sinclair-Lee Sklar hybrid "non-jazz" Jazz.
This said, I'm sure a silverhead Sunn Coliseum will appear in the local classifieds and here I go again...
 
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PhR75 said:
I just realized that I've pretty much "de-GASsed" myself when it comes to amps. I have a pretty versatile set of cabs and amps, old but reliable enough with enough power and good tone. What does it mean then? The GAS has moved to the bass side even 'though I just had the new white VP and the non-reverse got a new lease of life with the VP pickups and it's not too long ago when I put together the Richard Sinclair-Lee Sklar hybrid "non-jazz" Jazz.
This said, I'm sure a silverhead Sunn Coliseum will appear in the local classifieds and here I go again...
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Be thankful you don't GAS for one of these:
1963-Fender-Bassman-004.jpg around $3K playable in halfway decent shape.
 
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GBassNorth said:
LOL - I’ve been looking at those for years and it seems like every nice one I find is on the upper east coast somewhere. And no one will ship. There is one in the GC listings here in CA, they might ship or it might be a reasonable drive, but might be just the head, although it says it’s an 18”.
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Sold? Can’t find the listing on GC.
 
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Insane. Of course it's a full moon tonight. The SF police finally addressed the out-of-control anarchy that is my street in the Mission SF on the 4th of July. At 12:00am, they marched en-force spread out across the block in riot-gear down my street, right in front of our home. I clapped as they passed and was told to get inside. (!) Followed by a fleet of motorcycle cops. They are currently blocking off our street from traffic - but I can still hear fireworks in the adjacent hood to the north and west. Other than Jeff and possible someone else - you guys don't know what it's like living in the heart of a city. Maybe you did at one point - but I'll guess it's much worse now. (still hearing bombs as I type) Beth took Mona to a friend's place away from this epicenter - I stayed to guard the house from vandal's. People walking by saw me standing in front of our window and waved, like I enjoyed my neighborhood being turned into a war-zone. I hate f-ing social media as every loser walking by was filming the chaos. At one point I felt like walking outside and friendly-like asking where they were from? Burlingame?.. so how would you like if this went on on your block? You would like it? That's a lie - you'd hate it. But ya'know, I don't care to get shot, even though most of these tourist losers are harmless. (more fireworks to the west - the Mission "culture" on full display) Oh yah, 'out of the area' people - I can't wait to move from this "cultural" hell-hole.
 
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PhR75 said:
I just realized that I've pretty much "de-GASsed" myself when it comes to amps. I have a pretty versatile set of cabs and amps, old but reliable enough with enough power and good tone. What does it mean then? The GAS has moved to the bass side even 'though I just had the new white VP and the non-reverse got a new lease of life with the VP pickups and it's not too long ago when I put together the Richard Sinclair-Lee Sklar hybrid "non-jazz" Jazz.
This said, I'm sure a silverhead Sunn Coliseum will appear in the local classifieds and here I go again...
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As you know, amps can be had for a affordable cost... it's just getting it playable that costs $$$. (ask Chucky) With some amps, replacement parts are unavailable. With a bass, the neck (for me) would be of critical focus - with an amp... "works good" is not good enough.
 
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JIO said:
Insane. Of course it's a full moon tonight. The SF police finally addressed the out-of-control anarchy that is my street in the Mission SF on the 4th of July. At 12:00am, they marched en-force spread out across the block in riot-gear down my street, right in front of our home. I clapped as they passed and was told to get inside. (!) Followed by a fleet of motorcycle cops. They are currently blocking off our street from traffic - but I can still hear fireworks in the adjacent hood to the north and west. Other than Jeff and possible someone else - you guys don't know what it's like living in the heart of a city. Maybe you did at one point - but I'll guess it's much worse now. (still hearing bombs as I type) Beth took Mona to a friend's place away from this epicenter - I stayed to guard the house from vandal's. People walking by saw me standing in front of our window and waved, like I enjoyed my neighborhood being turned into a war-zone. I hate f-ing social media as every loser walking by was filming the chaos. At one point I felt like walking outside and friendly-like asking where they were from? Burlingame?.. so how would you like if this went on on your block? You would like it? That's a lie - you'd hate it. But ya'know, I don't care to get shot, even though most of these tourist losers are harmless. (more fireworks to the west - the Mission "culture" on full display) Oh yah, 'out of the area' people - I can't wait to move from this "cultural" hell-hole.
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When my daughter lived in Spain, one flat was on an alley in a small park. Every night it was fireworks, scooter races, drug dealing, and constant noise. Found an effective deterrent was saving oil from frying fish and letting it ripen. Then we’d fill water balloons with it and fire them from the roof. :)
 
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Stealth57 said:
When my daughter lived in Spain, one flat was on an alley in a small park. Every night it was fireworks, scooter races, drug dealing, and constant noise. Found an effective deterrent was saving oil from frying fish and letting it ripen. Then we’d fill water balloons with it and fire them from the roof. :)
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In the Mission SF... guns would result ~ I have heard that the way to f-up someones car is to put a fish somewhere under the seat or somewhere similar. After being in there a while there's no way of getting that smell out. Better than putting a potato in the exhaust pipe... (more fireworks at 1:14 am)
 
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JIO said:
Insane. Of course it's a full moon tonight. The SF police finally addressed the out-of-control anarchy that is my street in the Mission SF on the 4th of July. At 12:00am, they marched en-force spread out across the block in riot-gear down my street, right in front of our home. I clapped as they passed and was told to get inside. (!) Followed by a fleet of motorcycle cops. They are currently blocking off our street from traffic - but I can still hear fireworks in the adjacent hood to the north and west. Other than Jeff and possible someone else - you guys don't know what it's like living in the heart of a city. Maybe you did at one point - but I'll guess it's much worse now. (still hearing bombs as I type) Beth took Mona to a friend's place away from this epicenter - I stayed to guard the house from vandal's. People walking by saw me standing in front of our window and waved, like I enjoyed my neighborhood being turned into a war-zone. I hate f-ing social media as every loser walking by was filming the chaos. At one point I felt like walking outside and friendly-like asking where they were from? Burlingame?.. so how would you like if this went on on your block? You would like it? That's a lie - you'd hate it. But ya'know, I don't care to get shot, even though most of these tourist losers are harmless. (more fireworks to the west - the Mission "culture" on full display) Oh yah, 'out of the area' people - I can't wait to move from this "cultural" hell-hole.
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With ya on all counts! Darn shame to see a city with so much to offer devolve into destructive chaos.

So, where would you move? Usually, once you get urban blood in your veins it’s hard to make a suburb transition.

Personally, one of my favorite areas of the Bay was always Sausalito. It’s close enough to the city you can still do the things you like, but far enough removed to be out of the chaos of downtown. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s quite the artsy place it used to be in the 1970’s. Pacifica is another nice place on the coast and just a quick jaunt over to Daily City.

Heading North of the Bay Area I really like Bodega Bay and it’s still pretty affordable, but quite a bit more rural than SF.

Heading south I’d take Carmel by the Sea or Carmel Highlands in a heartbeat and it still has the NorCal vibe going on.

Further South you start to get into the beginnings of the SoCal vibe, around Cambria and SLO. It’s a completely different world from NorCal.
 
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GBassNorth said:
With ya on all counts! Darn shame to see a city with so much to offer devolve into destructive chaos.

So, where would you move? Usually, once you get urban blood in your veins it’s hard to make a suburb transition.

Personally, one of my favorite areas of the Bay was always Sausalito. It’s close enough to the city you can still do the things you like, but far enough removed to be out of the chaos of downtown. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s quite the artsy place it used to be in the 1970’s. Pacifica is another nice place on the coast and just a quick jaunt over to Daily City.

Heading North of the Bay Area I really like Bodega Bay and it’s still pretty affordable, but quite a bit more rural than SF.

Heading south I’d take Carmel by the Sea or Carmel Highlands in a heartbeat and it still has the NorCal vibe going on.

Further South you start to get into the beginnings of the SoCal vibe, around Cambria and SLO. It’s a completely different world from NorCal.
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Beth was just taking about Sausalito. I also wouldn't be against Petaluma. I love being minutes away from the things I love - I just really do not like the Mission SF and Pacifica isn't affordable anymore. Many people (who don't live here) see it as this 'colourful' tourist destination, not unlike Chinatown or North Beach. Try living here. I like Bodega Bay also -
 
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