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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
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Thunderbird Club
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Oh, behave.Not like it's a bad thing
That goes without saying!
Regarding my UPS post, I wanted to briefly elaborate on the log jam scenarios. You might be thinking "Why not scamper up the ramp another few feet, and gently toss the backed-up packages over the "dam".... instead of prying the first one free with a length of pipe?". Well... that takes more time. And they want quick efficiency.
Problem is - trying to pry free a long narrow box wedged against a railing by 1-2 dozen boxes behind it - is not going to be without some sort of stress to the package or contents within. Especially if they want you to hurry, and you're using a pipe or crowbar. Their logic was - remove the stuck object - and the resulting avalanche of boxes is more efficient, clock-wise.
Some folks get normal sized boxes with punctures or munched a bit. Explain that? That was most likely collateral damage. Perhaps your box was pressed up against the first one, and in trying to free that one, yours took a glancing poke as well. It isn't like you carefully changing a flat on the roadside. It's like a NASCAR pit crew changing a wheel during a race.
Anyway... hope this sheds some light on why (UPS) packages come slightly ravaged. I have no beef with the company. My home route drivers have always been top notch. I know they aren't accountable for packages that are beaten, poked, or pushed in.
Problem is - trying to pry free a long narrow box wedged against a railing by 1-2 dozen boxes behind it - is not going to be without some sort of stress to the package or contents within. Especially if they want you to hurry, and you're using a pipe or crowbar. Their logic was - remove the stuck object - and the resulting avalanche of boxes is more efficient, clock-wise.
Some folks get normal sized boxes with punctures or munched a bit. Explain that? That was most likely collateral damage. Perhaps your box was pressed up against the first one, and in trying to free that one, yours took a glancing poke as well. It isn't like you carefully changing a flat on the roadside. It's like a NASCAR pit crew changing a wheel during a race.
Anyway... hope this sheds some light on why (UPS) packages come slightly ravaged. I have no beef with the company. My home route drivers have always been top notch. I know they aren't accountable for packages that are beaten, poked, or pushed in.
My brother had a Triumph chopper when I was a kid. I love the aesthetics of that era.
Looks pretty durable even without the coating, the pick guard was damaged as much as the logo. Now how do they stand up to being in the hot sun for a week or the cold freezer for a week. Seriously, I ask because it’s feasible you could be shipping these things across the desert or the frozen tundra in a non air conditioned or non heated UPS box truck.
BTW - I’m looking so forward to getting my new truss rod cover!
Some great American muscle there, including that AMC thingy.
Beat me … to it.
Taint bad at all says some.Not like it's a bad thing
My immediate thought on the clothes was Miami Vice.
Hopefully not intentional. We got a dog in El Paso when I was 10 because someone tossed a paper grocery sack with newborn pups into tumbleweeds beside a dirt road in the desert 100 yards behind our house late in the morning on July 4th. Thankfully we found them just a few minutes later. I named the one we kept Chile Pepper because she was hot stuff.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
SF clubs have a PA and usually a sound person, but not always (have a sound person). Only played one gig with a 'house' bass cab. (18" Carvin) I liked it so much I bought a used one - it's my rehearsal space cab.
Good idea. I can bake and freeze. Not sure if I can freezebake, but....More home science experiments! I do have a temperature/humidity Remote sensor/logger. The software is super clunky, but it works.Looks pretty durable even without the coating, the pick guard was damaged as much as the logo. Now how do they stand up to being in the hot sun for a week or the cold freezer for a week. Seriously, I ask because it’s feasible you could be shipping these things across the desert or the frozen tundra in a non air conditioned or non heated UPS box truck.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,211
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Some fun with my Mike Lull T4
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,211
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Excellent! Your GK/SWR rig? Great finger tone.
Yes, just straight into the amp, nothing too fancy at this point.
To all my American friends:
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day!
…Land of the free, home of the brave, and headquarters for Gibson! What more could one ask for.
