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Was watching that thinking 'it sounds pretty big and angry for fingerstyle - when are you going to use a pick?'
Also would be interesting to know what strings were on.
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Was watching that thinking 'it sounds pretty big and angry for fingerstyle - when are you going to use a pick?'
Also would be interesting to know what strings were on.
It may be that the demo VP bass was extra specially set up, but I just went back and checked the nut in that video and it looks like the slots have been cut to the proper depth. Yet another thing to like.
^ yes, this ^
^ yes, this is the question. The Vintage has the looks down up... shiny!
Plus are the 760s the same as the Chinabuckers we can buy? Or a enhanced version?
On my 13th birthday my Dad took me to Musical Exchanges in Birmingham and bought me a Hohner Marlin Precision copy. I haven't looked back since
It remains to be seen, but doubt they are Chinabuckers at all.
Thanks.
No mention of Cherry, which I believe has been mentioned at times, as an available colour. I may have to rethink my colour choice, having just bought a fantastic white Greco TB IV.
The Sweetwater site only has them for pre order in White, Black and Burst. Similarly, the LA Music site, which clearly mentions Cherry in the heading, but has no supporting pic, goes on to mention them in White, Black and Burst. I am thinking maybe No Cherry.
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As for how the pickups compare to EY Chinabuckers, I'll have a better opinion when I actually get my hands on one of the new Epis and I can directly compare.
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On my 13th birthday my Dad took me to Musical Exchanges in Birmingham and bought me a Hohner Marlin Precision copy. I haven't looked back since
My parents were horrified when I started playing at 17 (I'd started 'cello at 11). Devil's music and all that.
I started with an instructor immediately after buying a bass. I have been a one finger player for most of that time. The teacher and I spent time one lesson discussing one finger vs. two. One finger can take you a long way as demonstrated by Geddy Lee. However, I took the time to learn to use two fingers, but I often revert to one finger. A pick; I don't feel that need yet. And like you - it is all for fun. My instructor has opined that I should get up and play at his weekly jam night. I understand his point (that I have sufficient skills) but I'm not there yet for my own purposes.
Started when you were young by my standards...
Its almost like some Epiphone folks were stalking this thread...
Started at 17, instead of getting myself killed or similar, I think. Memphis FSO, $110 US. My mom got it for me, in hopes I would avoid getting myself killed, or similar. It seems to have worked out.
Started at 17, instead of getting myself killed or similar, I think. Memphis FSO, $110 US. My mom got it for me, in hopes I would avoid getting myself killed, or similar. It seems to have worked out.
(It was my idea... just saying.
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Started around 10, saw a bass at the music store that I was taking guitar lessons at, thought it was so cool looking (Jay Turser, resembles a Warmoth G4) wanted to be different cause everyone I knew played guitar. Stopped taking lessons year or 2 later cause football practice was on the same days, and my teacher wasn't actually a bass player. Stopped playing completely during grade 9 because I was more dedicated to football. Picked them up again in December when I moved to the country.
From the comments under the video below, Wednesday is the day:
"Epiphone is launching this and a new Thunderbird Vintage on Wed tho I'm not sure when they'll actually be available in stores. But both basses sound fantastic! I did full product videos for both basses that are launching on their site Wed as well. So just for the time being they're unlisted here on my channel until they fully launch but since you subscribed to my channel I believe you can see those to check them out now if you want..."
PS - the Embassy sounds marvellous.
"Epiphone is launching this and a new Thunderbird Vintage on Wed tho I'm not sure when they'll actually be available in stores. But both basses sound fantastic! I did full product videos for both basses that are launching on their site Wed as well. So just for the time being they're unlisted here on my channel until they fully launch but since you subscribed to my channel I believe you can see those to check them out now if you want..."
PS - the Embassy sounds marvellous.
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My mother still thinks I should switch from bass to cello and play classical music. I'll learn anything, even now, but I have been way too set in my ways to do what my mother wants, even when I was a kid. She's in her 80s now, so you think she would give it a rest, but nope. She also thinks my son should join a symphony orchestra somewhere and be the trumpet player in an orchestra. That's not going to happen either. He'll be in town for a few days to visit, and then in Oregon next week to play with a funk band that tours quite a bit.
At least I never heard anything about devil's music. That probably would have sent me down an even more wayward path, because I would have had to find that kind of music. And play it, of course. Along with all the other dumb things I had to do, and still sometimes seem to need to do. There's probably some large number of IQ points floating around lost on account of a few of those dumb things.
I think most know this, but I repeat myself sometimes. Piano lessons starting when I was nine led to getting frustrated with the fact that it wasn't portable. That led to teaching myself to play guitar. Kinda. Then college where I discovered a million guitarists and all were better than me. So, I picked up a bass. It felt exactly right and made perfect sense to me. The bonus was that even if you were awful, somebody wanted you around because there were no bass players. Even fewer drummers, but that's for later. Fast forward a few years and I'm married, with kid, getting established in a career, and not playing. I would pick up the bass or guitar sometimes, or noodle around on the piano a bit, but nothing else. Then, when the kid was just about out of high school, a bunch of other parents of kids in his school's jazz band decided to start a rock and roll cover band. I dusted off the EB-2 and started playing again. That led to playing pretty much all the time, including playing plenty of upright bass. I had one of those earlier, but it ended up matchsticks from Dick the Cat, about 50 pages ago. And playing drums. It's a disease I'm happy to have. It was in remission for a while, but it has bloomed again.
But I still have a day job. I'll be keeping it, since I haven't found a rich uncle or gotten a lucrative contract. The chances of either of those is pretty small these days.
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Started at 13 on a new $40 MIJ (way before we used three letter designations) bass branded "Stadium" bought at Woolworths dept store. Later bought my '63 T-bird when I was 21 in '74 for (wait for it...) $150 w/OHSC. 
Those were the days...
Those were the days...
Rub it in why don't yaStarted at 13 on a new $40 MIJ (way before we used three letter designations) bass branded "Stadium" bought at Woolworths dept store. Later bought my '63 T-bird when I was 21 in '74 for (wait for it...) $150 w/OHSC.
Gaolee
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$150 was real money back then. And, a '63 'Bird was only 11 years old and probably just an old, outdated bass as far as the market was concerned.Started at 13 on a new $40 MIJ (way before we used three letter designations) bass branded "Stadium" bought at Woolworths dept store. Later bought my '63 T-bird when I was 21 in '74 for (wait for it...) $150 w/OHSC.
