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#257,061
GBassNorth said:
LOL - no Bogarts at that outing!

Seriously, to a person, everyone there was so engaging to talk with. Topics were all over the board but never once, not even for a split second did I wish I was somewhere else. So many cool people, so little time!

Back to what Jeff and I were doing…
When I was in highschool, I used to work with my dad designing and making Southwest American Indian jewelry (sterling silver and turquoise mostly, sometimes red coral, obsidian, amber or Opal). Jeff has a most awesome turquoise ring similar to one of my designs from back in the late 1970’s. I was just admiring it. I only have one piece left of all the stuff I created, a sterling belt buckle and end tip…
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That's beautiful!
 
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GBassNorth said:
LOL - no Bogarts at that outing!

Seriously, to a person, everyone there was so engaging to talk with. Topics were all over the board but never once, not even for a split second did I wish I was somewhere else. So many cool people, so little time!

Back to what Jeff and I were doing…
When I was in highschool, I used to work with my dad designing and making Southwest American Indian jewelry (sterling silver and turquoise mostly, sometimes red coral, obsidian, amber or Opal). Jeff has a most awesome turquoise ring similar to one of my designs from back in the late 1970’s. I was just admiring it. I only have one piece left of all the stuff I created, a sterling belt buckle and end tip…
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Looks great! I used to have a silver Native American bracelet I used to wear when I was single and cool. I loved it, but have no idea where it is now. I think Native jewelry is nice looking. My wife doesn't care for it. Humm, maybe she knows what happened to my bracelet......
 
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I’ve never seen a 65 Tbird in person before. Eric was kind enough to let me trace it:
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#257,072
Stealth57 said:
@Chucky Stiletti oh mighty wizard of the amp, I plugged the Ampeg B-100r into the same Furman power conditioner as my other amps and it is dead silent. What’s it got that the others don’t?
Signed: Confused but happy
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from what I’m hearing probably polarity…have you checked other outlets including your neighbor’s? if no on the latter, can you blame them?…
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
from what I’m hearing probably polarity…have you checked other outlets including your neighbor’s? if no on the latter, can you blame them?…
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The polarity switch on my MM and Sunn 200S doesn't cure the static. The Ampeg has something in it's circuitry that cuts all that out. If I knew what, I might be able to put that on the line and cure the other 3 amps.
 
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Engle said:
I’ve never seen a 65 Tbird in person before. Eric was kind enough to let me trace it:
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Last year: Getting to play a '64 R and a Greco back to back was mind-blowing!
This year: Getting to play a '64 R and a 65 NR and a Greco back to back was even more awesomer. Never mind all the other awesomeness.
Fanned frets. No frets. Sunn Coliseum 300 through an Ampeg 2x15 folded horn - holy cow, it makes anything sound even better, no matter how good it sounds to begin with.
 
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Stealth57 said:
The polarity switch on my MM and Sunn 200S doesn't cure the static. The Ampeg has something in its circuitry that cuts all that out. If I knew what, I might be able to put that on the line and cure the other 3 amps.
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It’s cool that you like it. The Ampeg tone is special. And it’s impossible to duplicate with other amps. There are literally hundreds of post on TalkBass asking “how do I get an Ampeg tone with my ___________?” The correct answer is buy an Ampeg.
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Last year: Getting to play a '64 R and a Greco back to back was mind-blowing!
This year: Getting to play a '64 R and a 65 NR and a Greco back to back was even more awesomer. Never mind all the other awesomeness.
Fanned frets. No frets. Sunn Coliseum 300 through an Ampeg 2x15 folded horn - holy cow, it makes anything sound even better, no matter how good it sounds to begin with.
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I should mention how much I like George’s D-Bird. Of course the secret sauce is that he rewired it to make it sound so good. I so wish that more of them were made before they changed the body to the D-Rock design.
 
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