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Exoctica? pah! gimme a p bass


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2 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

I saw Mr Goggle with his sig model on the Slack Mattress re-union tour a few years back when they played Devizes Corn Exchange. The Gaylord sounded absolutely thunderous through Tony's vintage Acoustic rig - heft for days and bags of growl. When he hit the E 12th fret harmonic at the end of Hollywood Hooker a crack appeared in the floor of the venue that went right out the front door, across the square and up the front of WH Smiths.
 

Yes. There was a time when Goggle wasn't seen anywhere without a Gaylord. I think it worked a lot better than his short lived Fender sig model. For some reason it never really caught on.

 

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28 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

Just in case - A bass string is rather like an old fashioned washing line... in as much as it's usually secured at both ends, otherwise it would be uselessly saggy... very unlike a modern tumble dryer - which is nothing like a bass string.

Hope this helps.

Aaah, my dear misguided friend! *shakes head, smiling in a patronising manner*

We were discussing the ubiquitousness of the precision bass - my analogy, or analogy if you will, was drawing an interesting comparison between the world of motor-vehicles & bass guitars - subjects that are very dear to many BCers hearts.

I had hoped to spark an interesting bass/car discussion that could have led to enlightening & light-hearted interaction.

Instead, I was met with your washing line silliness.

Ricky, I feel that you've let yourself down, you've let Rickenbacker owners down, you've let BassChat down, and most of all, you've let me down. :(

 :on_the_quiet:    ;)

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3 minutes ago, Teebs said:

Aaah, my dear misguided friend! *shakes head, smiling in a patronising manner*

We were discussing the ubiquitousness of the precision bass - my analogy, or analogy if you will, was drawing an interesting comparison between the world of motor-vehicles & bass guitars - subjects that are very dear to many BCers hearts.

I had hoped to spark an interesting bass/car discussion that could have led to enlightening & light-hearted interaction.

Instead, I was met with your washing line silliness.

Ricky, I feel that you've let yourself down, you've let Rickenbacker owners down, you've let BassChat down, and most of all, you've let me down. :(

 :on_the_quiet:    ;)

You're like the Bristol City FC of bass players. 😁

(or some other rubbish football team, as I know nowt about football)

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8 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

I refuse to be drawn further into your crazy world, robot. 🤖

Awww! :(

Its not tin foil, it's my new skin. I am a robot, I have interfaced with my spectrum. Behold! 🤖

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18 minutes ago, drTStingray said:

I can't help feeling that those people who tell you they prefer a Precision to erotica any day are being disingenuous - or maybe a bit old!! 😂

I like that Tony Goggle signature one 👍

Freudian slip? 😁

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And now, the previously-quoted meme in its full, unexpurgated glory:

Captain: What happen ? 
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb. 
Operator: We get signal. 
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on. 
Captain: It's you !! 
CATS: How are you gentlemen !!
CATS: All your base are belong to us. 
CATS: You are on the way to destruction. 
Captain: What you say !!
CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time.
CATS: Ha ha ha ha … 
Operator: Captain !!
Captain: Take off every 'ZIG'!! 
Captain: You know what you doing.
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For great justice.

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2 hours ago, Rich said:

Yes. There was a time when Goggle wasn't seen anywhere without a Gaylord. I think it worked a lot better than his short lived Fender sig model. For some reason it never really caught on.

I had a Fender Goggle back in the day. Hung nicely on the strap; fast neck; the deep belly cut was particularly comfortable. The problem was that whichever way you switched the pick-ups they were always out of phase with each other; also, the cap values were wildly inappropriate. As a result, the output was about 75% less than a stock P.  In the end I traded it for a re-fin George Formby Strat and never regretted it.

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6 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

Personally, I'd buy a ZIG bass (base?) every time.

You know who else used to sport a Zig bass? Bernie Sanders, when he was backing Joan Baez in '65. He was one of Ralph Zig's first endorsees.

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Sanders: Zig bass? That f**ker would sustain for days. Vote for me.

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15 minutes ago, Happy Jack said:

a nightclub where they show pornography.

I went to one of those in Wuppertal a long time ago - it was more a dive bar, I had a nasty dose of flu & the woman behind the bar was practically sha...ng the only other customer. After about one drink, I left, thus proving that shnaps does not act as a universal cure...........

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