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#26,821
Gaolee said:
Actually, my Apple disdain comes with a bit of cause. Back in about 1992, I bought the first computer I ever owned. It was a Windows 3.1 machine because it was $1500 and a Mac that did the same things cost $3000 or so at the time. That computer was a war horse and didn't miss a beat. It worked until the internet came along and I went back to school and had to have connectivity for classwork. In the mean time, I was working at a company that had Macs. One of the owners was a Mac guy, with the whole devotion to the Mac thing, in spite of the fact that none of the scheduling or estimating software we needed to use would run on a Mac. Then along came Macbooks. Project manager/estimator types, like me, got those so we would always have the ability to get stuff done on jobsites and the like. That Macbook crashed at least three times a day. I'm not exaggerating at all. I would go home to the elderly, by computer standards, Windows machine, and it would work fine. When I replaced it, I got another Windows machine, since it was about half the price of a comparable Apple. And the replacement, with Windows 95 if I remember right, worked without a hitch. All the software just worked, loaded easily, and was bulletproof. And then at work, I fought with Macs all day, wasted time with them, and ended up acutely frustrated. I was working more than full time, had a small boy at home, and was getting a degree at night. Dinking around with a Mac wasn't on my list of things that I wanted to do.

So, I don't have any love for Apple or Macs. I'm the one in a bazillion people Macs just flat out crash on and don't work. Plus, they cost a lot more. I'll keep pounding on this Dell until it dies. Then I'll get another one. I don't even buy them new. I get them refurbished.

Now turn that crap down and get offa my lawn!
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I am almost the exact opposite. No I dont work with the stuff but any time I am working on something not Apple it freezes and breaks. I would prefer to see any pc land on the ground from the top of the Sears Tower.

There was once a tv commercial in which a guy is sitting at his desk at home. He lovingly wraps his arms around the monitor, stands up picking up the "computer", then throws the whole thing out the window from the second story. At the time we owned a pos Gateway amd it didnt matter what I did I could mot get that stupid piece of C&$p do do amything it should. It was at that very moment that I discovered it didn't matter (to me) if I spent twice as much on a computer as long as it did what it was supposed to I didnt care the cost so as to keep my blood pressure in check. Ever sense then I have been a Mac fanboy. I can now ise a pc but really prefer my mac. Yes my phone is a iPhone 6 also. :D
 
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#26,825
rodv66 said:
Anyone try the Dunlop heavy core strings? They are supposedly made for drop tuning and I use standard D on my birds. Not sure if they are worth a try or not. I use d'Addario heavy gauge right now for drop tuning.
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Rod - sorry, can't help you, you're on the wrong forum. This is the personal computing forum where we discuss all things Mac and windows related. You might want to jump on over to the Talkbass Thunderbird forum Thunderbird Club
I suspect someone there can help you. ;)


:woot: OMG - I think I have a circular reference in my programming!
 
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Drestakil said:
My first computer was the TI 99-4A. It's stored away somewhere, in a pole barn I have out in the country I think. Nothing like programming in BASIC on a 16K machine.
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I took a similar path on a 16K machine but mine was a TRS-80 Model III. I still have it along with its tape drive and dot matrix printer and all the manuals. :cool:
 
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Larry V said:
I took a similar path on a 16K machine but mine was a TRS-80 Model III. I still have it along with its tape drive and dot matrix printer and all the manuals. :cool:
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We had one of those Model IIIs! One time my brother was writing a long program and my mother came along and asked, "What's this red button?" and proceeded to press it. That was that reset button on the keyboard.
 
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#26,834
rodv66 said:
Anyone try the Dunlop heavy core strings? They are supposedly made for drop tuning and I use standard D on my birds. Not sure if they are worth a try or not. I use d'Addario heavy gauge right now for drop tuning.
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I've been using them for the past three years on my gig basses, an Epi TB IV with a Tone Monster preamp and an 88 Charvel 4B with an EMG PJ set and BTS preamp. My problem was that heavy fudge strings tuned down to drop C were like rubber bands and i needed more stiffness in the string. I found the Heavy Cores on bassstringsonline.com and have them a try. They were exactly what I was looking for in feel, plus they sound good and last a long while. I get 3-4 months out of them before they're too used up to keep playing. The sparkle on the high end is gone after a few weeks like it is with every string I've ever used, but they stay usable for quite a long time when I do my part and keep them wiped down after use.
 
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#26,835
Haji said:
I've been using them for the past three years on my gig basses, an Epi TB IV with a Tone Monster preamp and an 88 Charvel 4B with an EMG PJ set and BTS preamp. My problem was that heavy fudge strings tuned down to drop C were like rubber bands and i needed more stiffness in the string. I found the Heavy Cores on bassstringsonline.com and have them a try. They were exactly what I was looking for in feel, plus they sound good and last a long while. I get 3-4 months out of them before they're too used up to keep playing. The sparkle on the high end is gone after a few weeks like it is with every string I've ever used, but they stay usable for quite a long time when I do my part and keep them wiped down after use.
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And with the click of the post button Haji rips us out of the personal computing rabbit hole and delivers us back to Thunderbird heaven where all is warm and cozy. Thanks @Haji
 
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#26,836
Haji said:
I've been using them for the past three years on my gig basses, an Epi TB IV with a Tone Monster preamp and an 88 Charvel 4B with an EMG PJ set and BTS preamp. My problem was that heavy fudge strings tuned down to drop C were like rubber bands and i needed more stiffness in the string. I found the Heavy Cores on bassstringsonline.com and have them a try. They were exactly what I was looking for in feel, plus they sound good and last a long while. I get 3-4 months out of them before they're too used up to keep playing. The sparkle on the high end is gone after a few weeks like it is with every string I've ever used, but they stay usable for quite a long time when I do my part and keep them wiped down after use.
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What guage are they for drop c?

I have been using dean markley nickelsteel .050-.110 but with .115 instead of the .110, because I already had them. They get the job done. I have to soak them in DNA after a couple gigs just to keep them bright. The one thing I like about the top load bridge, I don't have to uncoil the ends to take them off, so I can swap strings real quick after soaking them, as they are already coiled to go right back on.

I just added a set of SIT powersteel that I won, also with a .115 instead of the .110. I noticed these strings to be really stiff. And a pain to get around the small tb pegs, but I have a feeling the stiffness is going to be a good thing.

Never tried the heavy cores.

BSO has heavy round core boomers on sale, but I am thinking the round core flexibility might counteract the heavy guage, and buzz a bit more on the low C. Another thing I don't like is the 95 instead of the 90, but heavy boomers are the closest I can get without having to mix and match or custom order. Why nobody makes a 115 90 70 50 set for drop c escapes me. All the pros order single guage bulk from what my tech friend told me (the source of the sets I had were leftovers from like Marilyn Manson or some other drop.tuned band, I forgot which, it was 7 years ago when the strings were given to me)
 
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#26,837
Haji said:
I've been using them for the past three years on my gig basses, an Epi TB IV with a Tone Monster preamp and an 88 Charvel 4B with an EMG PJ set and BTS preamp. My problem was that heavy fudge strings tuned down to drop C were like rubber bands and i needed more stiffness in the string. I found the Heavy Cores on bassstringsonline.com and have them a try. They were exactly what I was looking for in feel, plus they sound good and last a long while. I get 3-4 months out of them before they're too used up to keep playing. The sparkle on the high end is gone after a few weeks like it is with every string I've ever used, but they stay usable for quite a long time when I do my part and keep them wiped down after use.
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GBassNorth said:
And with the click of the post button Haji rips us out of the personal computing rabbit hole and delivers us back to Thunderbird heaven where all is warm and cozy. Thanks @Haji
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Does BassStringsOnline.com work better on a Mac or a PC? Which browser should be used?

Sorry, I'll show myself out now.
 
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PillO said:
Does BassStringsOnline.com work better on a Mac or a PC? Which browser should be used?

Sorry, I'll show myself out now.
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LOL

Actually, I considered buying a Mac but I heard about the horrible neck dive they have, not to mention the horrible ergonomics, how easy the headstock breaks and the one trick pony Thud sound they make. Then again I might have my facts all mixed up, I think I read it on the Thunderbird Computer forum.

Ok, I'll show myself out now too. Let's go get a drink!
 
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