I think my bass came today, my wife says there's a big box a'waiting for me when I get there.

Heck. Yeah.

scott wrote:I got a Rusty Box on the way. Dying to get it. Other than that, nothing.I'm in the same boat.

pwalshj wrote:I got that Ampeg heavy stud. Wowsa. If this thing sounds half as good amplified as it does unplugged I'll shit a Vanagon.i've always wondered about those things.

i played an ampeg stud bass. plywood. crap.

Wasn't my bass, was a pedal.

Who sent me the pedal again?

I got that Ampeg heavy stud. Wowsa. If this thing sounds half as good amplified as it does unplugged I'll shit a Vanagon.

that damned fly wrote:pwalshj wrote:I got that Ampeg heavy stud. Wowsa. If this thing sounds half as good amplified as it does unplugged I'll shit a Vanagon.i've always wondered about those things.i played an ampeg stud bass. plywood. crap.

I'll tells ya, Fly. It's loud and comfy as all git out. I heard these were made in the Matsumoku factory and it sure seems like it.

pwalshj wrote:that damned fly wrote:pwalshj wrote:I got that Ampeg heavy stud. Wowsa. If this thing sounds half as good amplified as it does unplugged I'll shit a Vanagon.i've always wondered about those things.i played an ampeg stud bass. plywood. crap.I'll tells ya, Fly. It's loud and comfy as all git out. I heard these were made in the Matsumoku factory and it sure seems like it.maybe i played a lemon. it was one of those tele bass lookin' ones. it was a long time ago, but the body wood was obviously ply. you could see it. transparent red finish.

Apparently I have a couple grand in dental bills coming.

Teeth suck.

honeyisfunny wrote:Polaris used to use one of those N4s... good band with bad guitar!

Their first guitarist (name I forget) played a Charvel if I remember correctly - probably the best use of two horrible pointy-type guitars evah!

I ordered almost $200 worth of Jazzmaster hardware to finish this:



I'm ditching the bridge and trem pictured.

I also have like 25 aluminum boxes, 25 big bypass switches and 300 pots and 500 caps on their way, but that's pretty fucking boring.

dontfeartheringo wrote:I am told that a bunch of the boutique manufacturers are hurting right now because the smaller music stores are getting mashed by Guitar Center. No one who doesn't have an army of Chinese Labor at their beck and call wants to deal with the Big Box retailers because of the volume of product required and the whole time-to-market thing.

It might be because I'm new to the game, but buisiness is booming for me... I don't really do anything GC would ever carry though.