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#198,323
PillO said:
BS (or BSc) would be bachelor of science (in Canada). Engineers typically get a Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Applied Science (in Canada). I don't know that B Eng and B ASc are really different, however, M Eng and M ASc are different (in Canada); M Eng being a practical degree whereas M ASc is theoretical and intended to lead to a PhD.

Things may be (and probably are) different in USA.
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sounds british…
 
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#198,324
Larry V said:
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My buddy Chase is desperate for a youngish bass player. I'm sure anyone from 18-30'ish would work for them.

His band is managed by Brian Wheat and tours with Tesla on the regular and they are looking to take it even bigger in 2022. Their original bass player is married with a kid and does not want to be on the road so he quit the band and left his buddies in the lurch.

CHASE NEEDS A BASS PLAYER!

If you know of anyone that could possibly fit this bill, the band is located in the Saginaw/Bay City part of Michigan and they need help finding the right bass player.
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what’s the pay?…:roflmao:
 
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Larry V said:
I’m not sure if it’s a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or if it’s a Bachelor of Computer Sciences. He would know… I’m just paying for it. GO BLUE!
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All the computer ones confuse me. I recall computers garnering degrees in electrical engineering, computer science, applied math, and all kinds of others.
 
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PillO said:
My ties, although silk, are cheaper than my shirts also... But that is a function of also buying expensive shirts. Cheap dress shirts are a false economy and just don't look nearly as good. And all necessary to go with bespoke suits.
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Spot on.

I was fortunate in the latter years of my extended business travel, which was largely Asia region focused. I figured out early on that I could pack half as many shirts and ties as I really needed. I’d just connect with the concierge after check in and have him send up a custom tailor. I’d be measured and fitted for shirts in the morning and they’d have a half dozen of them at my room the following afternoon along with a nice assortment of designer silk ties. The kicker was the custom fitted shirts and silk ties ended up costing less than poorly fitting off the rack alternatives back home in the states.

Unfortunately, I didn’t find that to be a viable strategy in my European and Latin America region stints. When traveling to Russia, Turkey and the MidEast I would frequently pack extra Levi, Wrangler and designer jeans to give to associates there, apparently a hard to find or expensive item for them locally.
 
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#198,328
Border said:
Good evening Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers. Just dropping in to say hello and hoping some might share a bit of experience or advice with me. I have been playing my new NR and enjoying getting to know it. It seems to have more clank and zing than I am used to, but have been playing Ernie Ball Cobalt flats on my 2014, and GHS precision flats on a 5 string P, so figured I had been away from roundwounds too long. I thought perhaps the strings would settle down with time. Mentioned it to my instructor, and pointed out it seems worse in the upper frets. He looked it over and thought the neck needed adjustment, the fretboard was dry, and that the frets need leveled. I haven't had a proper set up done since picking it up in early January. I do keep the humidity fairly constant, and included a whole house humidifier when the furnace was replaced. He said call Gibson, or take it to a luthier friend of his to have the frets leveled.
I plan on getting some EB flats and having my luthier friend look it over, but wondered if any of you had seen this before on a new instrument. I have several basses, and never had a fret issue. Always imagined it was something that came up on older instruments. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Take care and stay well my friends.
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Frets on mine are level. How did he check them?
 
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GBassNorth said:
Spot on.

I was fortunate in the latter years of my extended business travel, which was largely Asia region focused. I figured out early on that I could pack half as many shirts and ties as I really needed. I’d just connect with the concierge after check in and have him send up a custom tailor. I’d be measured and fitted for shirts in the morning and they’d have a half dozen of them at my room the following afternoon along with a nice assortment of designer silk ties. The kicker was the custom fitted shirts and silk ties ended up costing less than poorly fitting off the rack alternatives back home in the states.

Unfortunately, I didn’t find that to be a viable strategy in my European and Latin America region stints. When traveling to Russia, Turkey and the MidEast I would frequently pack extra Levi, Wrangler and designer jeans to give to associates there, apparently a hard to find or expensive item for them locally.
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HK, maybe…..good luck finding that in Japan…
 
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MCF said:
Frets on mine are level. How did he check them?
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Fret leveling tool:
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Larry V said:
My 20 y/o could easily do it. He does it all; lead, rhythm, bass and vocals...

...problem is that he's a 3rd year engineering student at the University of Michigan and chasing a dream is cool and all but let's lock in the BS first. :)
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"Sabbatical!"(to "find" himself);)
 
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Larry V said:
View attachment 4587485

My buddy Chase is desperate for a youngish bass player. I'm sure anyone from 18-30'ish would work for them.

His band is managed by Brian Wheat and tours with Tesla on the regular and they are looking to take it even bigger in 2022. Their original bass player is married with a kid and does not want to be on the road so he quit the band and left his buddies in the lurch.

CHASE NEEDS A BASS PLAYER!

If you know of anyone that could possibly fit this bill, the band is located in the Saginaw/Bay City part of Michigan and they need help finding the right bass player.
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I guess they're not open to remote workers? Oh wait.
 
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Count Bassie said:
If just offer that booking up a relationship with a guitar shop or guitar tech would be a good thing, and further your education on the subject.
A trip to the bench isn't a bad idea just as procedure, but I'm wary of referrals because- and it's not a bad thing really- people tend to help their friends. You want to be sure your expenditure is meaningful.
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Yes. And that Thunderbird was Pleked before it left Gibson.
 
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