Google says English is now the world’s “Lingua Franca”.
No point except that the concept is out there in the wild. I’m sure my French ancestors would be annoyed.
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Google says English is now the world’s “Lingua Franca”.
No point except that the concept is out there in the wild. I’m sure my French ancestors would be annoyed.
I forgot your get around the globe like David Attenborough.
- Mar 13, 2008
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That's pretty cool.
I assume they work with all the other critters y'all have that'll kill ya.
But does he go to the tops of the trees like Sir David?I forgot your get around the globe like David Attenborough.
Well, it has become the international language of business. And commercial air travel.
Yeah, they have plenty of stuff. Some non lethal stuff too
we used to have one in central FL remember?
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what were you powering those boxes with?..It's Thursday my dudes!
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
At the time of the photo a 1001RB2, which was way too much amp, I could never really "open it" up, it wanted to be loud and I really didn't ever have the chance to get it even to 50% of volume.
pretty nice strings...got Labellas on my fretless P but thinking of replacing with an old used set of those..
Yep. And it was in south Dade County b4 that.
I have DTFs on my '09 Epi Eb-0.
It's the potential for suddenly finding the ground that bothers me most...
Last night at rehearsal was one of those nights where everything seemed to sound “better” than normal. On Tuesday night I brought my recently refreshed 2013 Gibson EB (EB4 v1 maybe?). New white paint and a set of Gibson vintage reissues from a 2021 NR.
It sounded ok Tuesday night. But last night with no changes to the rig or anything, it really sounded fantastic! It’s a really fun bass to play, lightweight, low action with no buzz, and a great tone. Currently has an older worn in set of Ken Smith Rock Masters 45-105.
Funny how things can change from night to night in the same room.
I may move to the KS Metal Master 50-105. One thing I’ll definitely be doing is putting a thumbrest in between the two pickups to get my right hand hitting the strings a little further away from the bridge. This bass sounds great when I’m hitting the strings in between the pickups. I just need an anchor/reference/landing point there.
I have managed to figure out a way to add the thumbrest without putting any screw holes in the body, but just one through the pickguard, and having the other side notched and resting on the pickup ring. It will require a lot of filing and shaping (and patience).
I did something similar with my white Epi VP:
In this case I utilized the screw holes for the rings and put dummy screw heads in the normal spots, glued in with superglue. I can remove the thumbrest and there will be no evidence it was ever there.
Making on for the EB will be trickier, as I have two rings and a PG to compensate for. It’ll be more like how I have on my Jazz and P-basses:
In both cases the only screw(s) that actually go into the body are going through the pickguard, so I can remove the thumbrest, put the original PG back on and it looks like nothing was there.
Clearly a thumbrest is a huge crutch for me.
It sounded ok Tuesday night. But last night with no changes to the rig or anything, it really sounded fantastic! It’s a really fun bass to play, lightweight, low action with no buzz, and a great tone. Currently has an older worn in set of Ken Smith Rock Masters 45-105.
Funny how things can change from night to night in the same room.
I may move to the KS Metal Master 50-105. One thing I’ll definitely be doing is putting a thumbrest in between the two pickups to get my right hand hitting the strings a little further away from the bridge. This bass sounds great when I’m hitting the strings in between the pickups. I just need an anchor/reference/landing point there.
I have managed to figure out a way to add the thumbrest without putting any screw holes in the body, but just one through the pickguard, and having the other side notched and resting on the pickup ring. It will require a lot of filing and shaping (and patience).
I did something similar with my white Epi VP:
In this case I utilized the screw holes for the rings and put dummy screw heads in the normal spots, glued in with superglue. I can remove the thumbrest and there will be no evidence it was ever there.
Making on for the EB will be trickier, as I have two rings and a PG to compensate for. It’ll be more like how I have on my Jazz and P-basses:
In both cases the only screw(s) that actually go into the body are going through the pickguard, so I can remove the thumbrest, put the original PG back on and it looks like nothing was there.
Clearly a thumbrest is a huge crutch for me.
Given what his daughter thinks, he may well swing in them. Who knows? Don't discount anything.
