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#279,942
Engle said:
My daughter brought home a different kind of bass instrument today. An English Euphonium:
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My friend Reid who now lives in Madison Wisconsin plays a Euphonium. It's a cool instrument. He also plays a tuba.
 
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dagrev said:
To the rest of the world.... you are most welcome!
This is funny and interesting to watch while playing your vintage or non-vintage Thunderbird.


For the record, there isn't much sausage in the gravy in the actual video, and sweet tea doesn't have to be like syrup. Most know how to balance it well.

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I love B&G - have only had it once since moving to CA at a joint up north off the hw driving back from Portland a couple years ago. Wasn't as good as B&G from the mid-west/south.
 
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saltymonkey said:
Hey Scott @godofthunder59, do you know what the other available finishes are going to be? Thanks.[/QUfor.

And I'd like to get my hands on the gig bag, I hate this will it or won't it fit a VP bit. I don't need a nuclear proof bag, just a get from home to the gig bag in the safety of our SUV, especially for a bass I paid $400 for.
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dagrev said:
Ran across an old list of songs we were doing years ago. Interesting to think back about enjoying playing those songs. Looks like we were beginning to add original material to the lineup at that point. Really a snapshot of what was going on early 80s.

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:thumbsup: I'll have to combine TSC & BG lists to see how many songs we're currently playing. My friend Cork who played in bands in the '60s in SF said they knew over 100 songs! I asked him when they rehearsed and he said "rehearsed?" - they would get to the gig early and learn a couple new songs before starting. It was a different scene back then - he played every day of the week and twice on the weekends.
 
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JIO said:
I love B&G - have only had it once since moving to CA at a joint up north off the hw driving back from Portland a couple years ago. Wasn't as good as B&G from the mid-west/south.
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Visit this way and you can have a place to stay and some B&G in the morning. Won't be served in bed, however. You'll have to get your jammies on and get to the table. :smug:
 
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JIO said:
:thumbsup: I'll have to combine TSC & BG lists to see how many songs we're currently playing. My friend Cork who played in bands in the '60s in SF said they knew over 100 songs! I asked him when they rehearsed and he said "rehearsed?" - they would get to the gig early and learn a couple new songs before starting. It was a different scene back then - he played every day of the week and twice on the weekends.
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We obviously didn't play all of them at gigs, and it was nice to change things up a little. I'm guessing that list was compiled when first started getting gigs so we knew what to draw from. I wish I had a later list or even some set lists.

Yeah, years ago if you played regularly you could go to jams and pick things up pretty quick, especially if you had heard it before. I remember I used to fill in some for a friend's cousin's band or just got jam with them. They were a little older and did completely different music than we did. More late 60s music. Stones, Clapton, etc. It was fun.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
A green, Inverness I think and ember red.
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I see Sam Ash (Never bought there) has advertised a Silver Mist that looks green for same price?

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dagrev said:
I avoid if at all possible and not so much to do with quality. They dump so many counterfeit items you wonder when you buy a name brand if it's even the real name brand or not.
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If it says "Made in China" on it, then chances are it's not counterfeit. If it's counterfeit, then it will say it was made somewhere else like those AliExpress instruments that they never show a picture of the headstock in the ad.
 
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JJR58 said:
I’ve personally never had a single rust issue in all the years I’ve been using them.
Except once, and was not a result of the strings, but when my alien sweat was in full bloom, that was many moons ago.
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If you don't destroy them, they are nearly impossible to destroy.

[edit] I have never had a problem with them rusting.
 
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Gaolee said:
If it says "Made in China" on it, then chances are it's not counterfeit. If it's counterfeit, then it will say it was made somewhere else like those AliExpress instruments that they never show a picture of the headstock in the ad.
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Yes, definitely. There are a number of sites that offer things at a really low price. If you get the item, it will be a knockoff of the name brand you though you were getting. Sometimes you will know quickly and other times not, unless you have something to compare it with. Faking things has become an art form in predominately one country, but not exclusively, and at times they are great at it. At times it's just the packaging that is a little off and the product is often impossible to visually tell the difference.
 
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