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#67,641
Nocturnal said:
Mine came from several things that all seemed to add up. I worked nights for over a decade so most of my life was "night life" by default. I have loved bats and vampires (the non-sparkly type) since I was a kid. A couple other things as well but this explains enough of it.
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Favorite vampire movie? I have a tie for favorite, and they're just about completely opposite of each other. Dracula with Gary Oldman because he's so talented as an actor. That guy is one of the few true thespians left in film, and it's a unique movie in look and scope. The other is Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, where Bela Lugosi's Dracula has a large part. It's AnC; those guys were hilarious and the comedy still works.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
Hmm..what to do...what to do...
I recently bought some 76 Gibson buckers and wondering where I should put them. My Bachbird has a pair of 63 Thunderbuckers, my Gibson, stock pickups. Should I put the 76's in the Gibson (for which I already secured a vintage chrome three point bridge, still looking for tuners) or swap the Thunderbuckers onto the Gibson and fit the 76's on to the Bachbird? Thoughts?
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Chrome that Gibby!
 
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#67,645
Haji said:
It's not Duk E. Orock?
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No, but I like that!

My Traynor yba 200-2 should be out of the shop. One tiny mod Jonathan suggested that we’re trying. Other than that, the tech said the amp is in great shape. Just had a wonky ribbon cable (you know, those things that don’t belong in amps in the first place!) and the tubes were biased way too hot. Hopefully, it’ll be a noticeable improvement
 
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dukeorock said:
No, but I like that!

My Traynor yba 200-2 should be out of the shop. One tiny mod Jonathan suggested that we’re trying. Other than that, the tech said the amp is in great shape. Just had a wonky ribbon cable (you know, those things that don’t belong in amps in the first place!) and the tubes were biased way too hot. Hopefully, it’ll be a noticeable improvement
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Really can't wait to hear how it turns out.
 
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DanGouge said:
I think shell pink would look spectacular on a 'bird. I think of it as very much a creature of mid-century modern design and I want to find a palette that works with that aesthetic.
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I could not agree more!
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Larry V said:
Not really, Mike... I've heard the other stuff and it doesn't do anything for me.

It's like bluegrass... heard lots of it growing up but I never bought a record or went to a show.
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That doesn't really contradict what I said though. The music that grabs ahold of you & makes you listen, has gotta rock. There's millions of people in the world that feel that way. It has nothing to do with age. I'm getting older at the exact same rate as you, and the more I do... the more different kinds of music I'm finding that I enjoy. I'd venture to guess that there are millions of people in the world that feel that way too. It ain't about right or wrong, or young or old... just different:)
 
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Dumb question for you all - what's the point of a kill switch? I step on the tuner or wireless to kill the signal. A kill switch doesn't let you unplug without making an awful noise. I can't think of anything I have ever played that required the bass cutting in an out like you could do with a kill switch.

So, I'm curious - what do kill switches get used for?
 
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Gaolee said:
Dumb question for you all - what's the point of a kill switch? I step on the tuner or wireless to kill the signal. A kill switch doesn't let you unplug without making an awful noise. I can't think of anything I have ever played that required the bass cutting in an out like you could do with a kill switch.

So, I'm curious - what do kill switches get used for?
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I use a tuner out so my signal doesn’t have to pass through it...I guess there’s one example. But yeah, I wouldn’t do a kill switch either
 
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The killswitch just lets you stop the signal leaving the bass. It does the same thing as the tuner mute trick does, just does it at the bass. For guys like Nikki Sixx who play sliiiiightly larger stages than I get to do, it's a way to turn off volume at the end of a song no matter where you are. Diff'rnt strokes and cat skinning and all that.
 
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Gaolee said:
Dumb question for you all - what's the point of a kill switch? I step on the tuner or wireless to kill the signal. A kill switch doesn't let you unplug without making an awful noise. I can't think of anything I have ever played that required the bass cutting in an out like you could do with a kill switch.

So, I'm curious - what do kill switches get used for?
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Think Tom Morello... but on bass :roflmao:
 
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