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#140,101
Chucky Stiletti said:
have you tried any? If so which one would you recommend?
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I have used the vinegar vapor method, heat with various things wiped/sprayed on them (experimenting), some steel-wool/mild foam sanding pads to dull the chrome and knocking it with a cluster of keys but never tried the electrostatic method. It's best to have a throwaway cover or bridge as a test sample before going on to the ones you want to keep.
 
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#140,102
Border said:
Thanks much Nocturnal, I appreciate the suggestions. I believe I am in Peoria, near the Lake Pleasant area. Not far from an area called P83. Dinner at Abuelo's (sp?)..Near where the Mariners play spring ball. A great restaurant in a hopping area of town.
Thanks again, I hope to visit a couple of them before I leave.
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The Abuelo's in Chandler is awesome!! Love that place.

Sounds like you are on the NW side of town. I'm in the SE corner.
 
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Of possible intrest to my Thunderbird brothers a remix of my favorite JOHNNY SMOKE song. The entire album has been remixed and mastered, the original suffered from our own amateur production. The track features my '68 Thunderbird II through my '72 Marshall Major and a 1x15 Peavey Black Widow cabinet, miced with a AKG D112. The Major sounds a little sick on this track, pre amp tubes needed replacing but we decided that we like the really raunchy tone.
Listen to NOWHERE by JOHNNY SMOKE on #SoundCloud
 
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JIO said:
I have used the vinegar vapor method, heat with various things wiped/sprayed on them (experimenting), some steel-wool/mild foam sanding pads to dull the chrome and knocking it with a cluster of keys but never tried the electrostatic method. It's best to have a throwaway cover or bridge as a test sample before going on to the ones you want to keep.
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Nah. Ya wanna jump in feet first and ruin the one it took 5 months to find and that ya paid too much for shipping.:smug:
 
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Larry V said:
@JIO

Since you're the only one I can remember posting up about this bass manufacturer:

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:) Thanks for thinking of me Larry! I am a fan of that genre for a number of reasons. I started out on a solid-body bass made in Japan in '66. It wasn't a Teisco, but I remember them being on the wall when I chose my first bass. (a Stadium, also badged St. George) The thing about those '60s guitars/basses is that there were literally hundreds of different designs then. It was the boom-years for inventive catering to a huge market of young aspiring musicians. (like me!) I love studying them and have favorites, including a couple that I own. For anyone interested in them, I think you just have to be drawn to that particular design/look to begin with. Then you have to make sure it is sound and adjustable (neck straight mostly) as they can be set-up for playing and they sound surprisingly good. (new) Short-scale basses are becoming more popular today and these are mostly short-scale. They are really fun to play and transport more easily being smaller. Some will go for more than others as like anything there is a 'collectors' market, but some are affordable out there. I think it's best to be able to do work on it yourself as they will inevitably need a little work to get playable.

I think I've posted my '66 Teisco Del Rey here before - it's a bit of an anomaly as it's 30" scale but the bass is as long as a Jazz bass because of it's design. I don't recall having to do any work on it other than a general cleaning/spraying the pots - it was playable when I got it.
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The massive hs is nearly as long as my '64 II. I think the reason they did this is because they sold a baritone version with the same hs & (6) tuners which fill up the space above the A and D tuners on this bass.
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#140,108
Border said:
Hey Chuck, there were likely some there, but I do not recall them. There were a silly number of Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, and a great variety of others. Unfortunately I spent an entire day and realistically didn't see half of it. Picture is not much, but here are more Road Runners and Super Birds than I had ever seen in one place.
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I always loved the Superbirds and a few years ago, it would have been a bucket list car, but not any more. They are still cool, but I can't see how I would make good use of it; drive it maybe once or twice a month May to September.
 
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PillO said:
Well, now to understand that, I am going to have to play my Thunderbird in a plastic shower stall. But to make sure I get it right, water on or off?
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It would sound like a T-bird played in a plastic shower stall! :) Being hollow "Res-o-glas" the National could sound like that anywhere, but if you played it in a shower stall - it sounded like a T-bird. :wacky:
 
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Well, I haven't heard about the Epi NR VP in PB IG BMM Ebony and White from NAMM yet (but then everybody is being sworn to secrecy so there isn't much to hear.

But there is this:
Yorkville Sound - YBA100 Tube Bass Head - 100 Watts

100W Traynor tube head. 4 6L6s. L&M are showing a price of C$849 (which I think is about $50 US). That is one inexpensive head! (ahem)
 
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PillO said:
Well, I haven't heard about the Epi NR VP in PB IG BMM Ebony and White from NAMM yet (but then everybody is being sworn to secrecy so there isn't much to hear.

But there is this:
Yorkville Sound - YBA100 Tube Bass Head - 100 Watts

100W Traynor tube head. 4 6L6s. L&M are showing a price of C$849 (which I think is about $50 US). That is one inexpensive head! (ahem)
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I never tried the YBMs, but word is the current 200w head distorts rather quickly... Wonder how the 100w will behave ?
 
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Bassmike62 said:
Have u gigged with it yet ?
How 'she fares compared to Gibbies ?
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I've been using it as a backup and for some detuned material pretty regularly and really like it, the neck is bigger than any of my Gibsons and for me that means I play it a little less. Don't get me wrong, it's wonderful bass and def a keeper but it's not a Gibson, the neck on my '89 just kills and Lull pickups have a much different, fuller tone, the '76s are so unto themselves, the Epi is nowhere near them for playability or tone. It may sound like I don't care for it but that's not true, it's just different and I like that about it very much - Just as I like my Greco, Jackson, Orville and Lull.
 
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PillO said:
Well, I haven't heard about the Epi NR VP in PB IG BMM Ebony and White from NAMM yet (but then everybody is being sworn to secrecy so there isn't much to hear.

But there is this:
Yorkville Sound - YBA100 Tube Bass Head - 100 Watts

100W Traynor tube head. 4 6L6s. L&M are showing a price of C$849 (which I think is about $50 US). That is one inexpensive head! (ahem)
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If I was to order one, can I use your conversion method?:smug:
Looks pretty nice. And you could get ~ 4 of them for the price of that SVT they have listed.
 
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