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It's a DiPinto Galaxie 4 in an apparently new and awesome orange finish that I've now got a serious case of GAS for.
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You'd better move quick, I think the overseas Galaxies are now out of production and the new MIA ones are $$$.
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May 21, 2016 21:24
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Pokey Araya posted:4 pickup switches, master volume, master tone? Hell yeah! Great album! Me and everyone in my circle of friends in high school worshipped Man Or Astroman. Particularly the Project Infinity LP. We drove up to LA 4 or 5 times to watch their gigs. They were opening for Southern Culture On The Skids at The Palace in 1997, and many people in the crowd had no idea who MOA were. It seemed like their goal was to make the headliner look like poo poo, because they played such an amazing energetic set, that everyone went crazy, having no idea who they were, and when the headliners came on, they seemed so sedate and boring. Star Crunch (Brian Causey) was standing in the crowd by himself, watching them play, and we approached him and talked about the set. He was really cool and humble. He looks like such a dork, like an MIT student. But then he gets on stage and he's a loving rockstar, who's a god at playing guitar. Man Or Astroman? is the reason why I bought a vintage Mosrite. We learned tons of their songs on guitar. We knew some people that formed bands that were a total rip off of them. I wondered why Brian left the band. There were so many new wave surf bands in the underground during the 90's, but MOA were definitely the ones who had the potential to be as big as The Ventures were in the 60's, but it just didn't seem to happen. The few songs where he sings are loving great. Then he dissappeared, made his own label, and wrote the theme song to Jimmy Neutron. I really never payed attention to the band after Star Crunch left and was replaced by a clone version of him. They would open with this song, but picture it 10x louder, and all kinds of crazy poo poo going on stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKPlWS5B3xk
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May 25, 2016 05:12
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Schpyder posted:It's a DiPinto Galaxie 4 in an apparently new and awesome orange finish that I've now got a serious case of GAS for. Maybe it's the honeymoon period, but if the guitar had a vagina, i'd gently caress it. I've owned a dozen american made fenders and gibsons, but this guitar is the mutts nuts. Everything about it is awesome. The wide, flat fretboard, the smooth tremolo, the locking roller bridge, the pickups and switches, Chris DiPinto nailed it. The best sounding pickup combinations are the ones you can't get on other guitars, the very top and very bottom, and the two middle pickups. They sound great for clean, and heavy stuff, and aren't noisy. I've never had pickups this versatile. The body is big and comfortable, and you can just lean on it, and it supports you, like when you're doing a chunky girl missionary style. And for some reason, a lot of people who own this guitar, have several. That's a good sign. But yeah, mines orange. gently caress. I want to give it a nitro finish, then put 50 years of wear on it, and hand it down as a family heirloom. MeatRocket8 fucked around with this message at 05:33 on May 25, 2016 |
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May 25, 2016 05:28
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ChocNitty posted:Maybe it's the honeymoon period, but if the guitar had a vagina, i'd gently caress it. I guarantee there's at least one of these somewhere in the stupid music poo poo thread
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May 25, 2016 11:38
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Birdstuff, Coco and Star Crunch just toured, then released a new album. Good tour, although my wife had to get sick and leave halfway through. We're still married, and I'm still resentful.
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May 25, 2016 16:56
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 I swear this thing has a Mwaah knob, and it's turned way the gently caress up  Fast neck, ultra low action (thanks fretless!), great tonal range, and oh so pretty.
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May 26, 2016 02:18
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CaseFace McGee posted:
That bass is not pretty. That bass is loving  incarnate.
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May 26, 2016 02:34
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CaseFace McGee posted:
Stripey woods are the best woods.
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May 26, 2016 18:53
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CaseFace McGee posted:
I'm the exactly perfect amount of extra string wound onto each peghead for more headstock mass. 
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May 26, 2016 21:24
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1983 Peavey T-15 aka "The Mississippi Mustang". Twangy with some bite. 23.5" scale. Way fun. Even had the original case with the little amp built in.
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May 27, 2016 01:12
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I'm going to be picking up a cheap Tele clone and I need some expert SA advice on which finish to go with. I've narrowed it down to either the classic Butterscotch + black pickguard combo, or Seafoam + mint pickguard. I've never been that crazy about Seafoam, but for some reason I really like the look of this:  But I keep going back and forth on it. What should I do goons.
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May 27, 2016 06:41
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Rosewood or maple? Personally I'd go with something like a modern transparent white w ith black or purple with anodized gold.
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May 27, 2016 06:42
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muike posted:Rosewood or maple? I like the look of maple with the butterscotch finish, and both look nice with seafoam. Sadly I'm just going with a cheap beater guitar and all of the color options are pretty boring - basically butterscotch, seafoam, tobacco burst, or cherry burst, so no purple + anodized gold combo  .
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May 27, 2016 06:51
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Cherry's cool on Teles but I'd go with seafoam cus I think butterscotch would drive me crazy after a while.
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May 27, 2016 06:53
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I like all things seafoam. For neck choice, you may want to think about sound more than looks. Teles are bright. Want it to be really bright? Maple. Want to tame that brightness down a bit? Rosewood.
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May 27, 2016 12:43
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Seafoam Fenders make me happy
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May 27, 2016 13:52
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Don't have a picture of it yet, but pulled the trigger on a EHX 720 looper. After being anti-loop pedal for ten years, I finally broke down and got one. The reverse and 1/2 speed functions are what sold me on it.
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May 27, 2016 14:50
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If you buy a Peavey, but you didn't buy it out of the back of a VW van in a parking lot, do you truly own it? After trying as hard as I could to find a combo amp that does everything the 6505+ 112 does without actually being the 6505+ 112 I gave in to my destiny.
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May 27, 2016 19:44
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ChocNitty posted:
This is amazing.
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May 28, 2016 00:08
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:If you buy a Peavey, but you didn't buy it out of the back of a VW van in a parking lot, do you truly own it? To this day, the 5150 I got from some dude in exchange for my old Vox is still the best thing that's ever passed by my studio when it came to balls-out Metalcore sounds.
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May 28, 2016 02:52
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:If you buy a Peavey, but you didn't buy it out of the back of a VW van in a parking lot, do you truly own it? Nice. I got my VTM 120 "off the back of a truck" in '89 and it's been my live head ever since. I love its "gain, or more gain" simplicity, and those dip-switches just warm my heart.
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May 28, 2016 23:44
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Decided to just go whole hog and bought a Crafted in Japan Geddy Lee Jazz Bass. Immediately dropped it off with my setup guy with a set of flatwounds.  Get it back Tuesday. Sold the Classic Vibe and not looking back.
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May 29, 2016 21:28
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Sockington posted:Decided to just go whole hog and bought a Crafted in Japan Geddy Lee Jazz Bass. What's the difference between this guy and a 'normal' Jazz Bass? Been thinking about upping my bass-playing skills and I always sort of played Jazz Basses (whenever available)
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May 30, 2016 00:18
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Wark Say posted:What's the difference between this guy and a 'normal' Jazz Bass? Been thinking about upping my bass-playing skills and I always sort of played Jazz Basses (whenever available) Slimmer, faster neck, different pickups, I believe it might use 70s spacing instead of 60s spacing, might use different pots for tone control. Nice grab, Sock. E: also comes stock with a Badass bridge.
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May 30, 2016 00:53
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Was that photo taken at a bank?
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May 30, 2016 02:08
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Allen Wren posted:Was that photo taken at a bank? Long & Mcquade. Just feels like a bank because you just leave all your money there  
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May 30, 2016 02:11
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Full Fathoms Five posted:I'm going to be picking up a cheap Tele clone and I need some expert SA advice on which finish to go with. I've narrowed it down to either the classic Butterscotch + black pickguard combo, or Seafoam + mint pickguard. Wait. How cheap? Cause if it's even close to $300, then the answer is Squier Classic Vibe.
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May 31, 2016 00:21
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Warcabbit posted:Wait. How cheap? Cause if it's even close to $300, then the answer is Squier Classic Vibe. Can confirm
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May 31, 2016 00:47
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I had to sell my tele, that might be a nice cheaper replacement. Gotta do anything to them to make them a good playing, good sounding instrument, or are they good out the factory door?
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May 31, 2016 01:28
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Agreed posted:I had to sell my tele, that might be a nice cheaper replacement. Gotta do anything to them to make them a good playing, good sounding instrument, or are they good out the factory door? The input jack on mine was a bit loose, but that was about it. They did just recently increase the price a bit, but it's still a good deal.
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May 31, 2016 04:43
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I got tired of trying to figure out how I was going to turn this suitcase I found a few years back into a pedalboard and case, bought some loving boards and strapped all my poo poo to them. Now I've got boards and room to grow (read: buy more pedals and strap them to the boards as well.) (I have fewer effects than I used to because I had to sell a bunch of them to make rent early last year in an employment gap. Now I can buy DIFFERENT ones!) (also yes I know they come with velcro but for real I hate having pedals with velcro on them, the tape inevitably gets weird and gummy at the edges and all this hair sticks to it, it's the worst. With enough zip ties, you can secure anything!) e: also also yeah I know I can make better use of the space by turning the mistress sideways, I just wanted to get everything in place tonight, I'll gently caress with it more later. hexwren fucked around with this message at 07:14 on May 31, 2016 |
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May 31, 2016 06:51
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Agreed posted:I had to sell my tele, that might be a nice cheaper replacement. Gotta do anything to them to make them a good playing, good sounding instrument, or are they good out the factory door? In picking them up in shops, I have found a few that have really bad erupted fret ends. Thats one of those things that is a pain to file down at home. I had a friend buy one reasoning he could just keep the guitar in a moist place and it would fix itself, but it didn't. That's about the only flaw I would leave a squier in a shop for though. Its also not an 'all squiers' issue so you're going to find a lot with the fret ends in great shape.
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May 31, 2016 13:31
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Got an Eastman VB605 over the weekend. It is my first all carved bass and I love it. Asking price was 7k but I was able to get it for cost at 5200. 
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May 31, 2016 21:39
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rio posted:Got an Eastman VB605 over the weekend. It is my first all carved bass and I love it. Asking price was 7k but I was able to get it for cost at 5200. Holy poo poo, a full carved bass at $5k is a crazy good deal. Are you going to install a pickup on it? My cheap awful frankenbass sounds way better than it should with a Fishman Full Circle direct into my amp. Congrats on the purchase! I bought an expensive custom electric bass because a good upright like that is not within reach for a while.
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May 31, 2016 21:55
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That's a beautiful bass!
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May 31, 2016 22:20
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rio posted:Got an Eastman VB605 over the weekend. It is my first all carved bass and I love it. Asking price was 7k but I was able to get it for cost at 5200. HOLY loving poo poo. Nice bass!
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May 31, 2016 22:34
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Thanks! I am in love with it. CaseFace McGee posted:Holy poo poo, a full carved bass at $5k is a crazy good deal. Are you going to install a pickup on it? My cheap awful frankenbass sounds way better than it should with a Fishman Full Circle direct into my amp. Yeah, I have some Spirocores that are coming tomorrow so when I change the strings I'll put in the pickup. I've been using a David Gage Realist since 2001 and while I am curious how other pickups sound, well if it ain't broke don't fix it. I had tried an Underwood, a Fishman (the one that has two elements that go on the top of the bridge) and another brand which I have forgotten but it clamped on the side of the bridge. The Realist goes underneath the bass side foot of the bridge and is the best and most natural sound I have heard, and with the bow there is no volume spike. I'm psyched to hear this bass through an amp.
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Jun 1, 2016 00:16
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A good friend of mine has a carved bass with a Realist, it is quite nice. It is probably the only other pickup I would consider using on my upright.
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tbh I'd be terrified letting something that nice even come near a brick wall, let alone lean up against it.
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