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that_sustain
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Username: that_sustain

Post Number: 226
Registered: 8-2012
Posted on Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 5:24 am:   Edit Post

I traded my Distillate for a Fender Stu Hamm Urge, and a Gibson SG faded(2009). lt's been great talking with you all, even if most of it was derailed by car talk.

Anyhow..quit taking all the strings off at once on your basses. Would you do that so often if it were a Strad? Take care.
cozmik_cowboy
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Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 1539
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 8:14 am:   Edit Post

1) Why go? Not everyone here owns an Alembic yet/still.

2) The strings don't hold them together; taking them all off hurts nothing.

3) Car talk? I see a lot more beer & bikes!

4) Really? Would you trade an MV Augusta for a CB175 & a Cushman? A Brother Thelonius for a Bud & a Miller? :-)

Peter
edwin
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Username: edwin

Post Number: 1601
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, August 04, 2013 - 4:24 pm:   Edit Post

You'll be back.
5a_quilt_top
Intermediate Member
Username: 5a_quilt_top

Post Number: 160
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Monday, August 05, 2013 - 9:39 am:   Edit Post

Fender Stu Hamm Urge is a nice bass. I have a 4-string version in my stable and it's pretty cool.

Not quite an Alembic, but it'll do some things a little easier (P-Bass, J-Bass tones) than my Alembics.

Very comfortable to play and has intuitive and user-friendly controls.

I modded mine with the new Fender milled brass bridge. Provides a little more mass and improved the sustain.
that_sustain
Advanced Member
Username: that_sustain

Post Number: 227
Registered: 8-2012
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post

Folks..I am sorry..but I lied. There was no insane trade. I heard some things about indian rosewood..and became afraid.

About the strings...bend a piece of wood back and forth..it weakens. There is no debate.

A boobs derailment would be better than cars.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 3045
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 12:21 pm:   Edit Post

Well, one of the forum rules says no sexism, so cars would be a safer option.
that_sustain
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Username: that_sustain

Post Number: 230
Registered: 8-2012
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 1:40 pm:   Edit Post

I meant doobs. That was a typo.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 3046
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 1:56 pm:   Edit Post

Doobs berailment? Well, you're not talking about Doob's martingale inequality, that's for sure.

The martingale mention brings to my mind the grand opening of Jean Rouaud's Les champs d'honneur, "C'etait la loi des series en somme, martingale triste dont nous découvrions soudain le secret - un secret éventé depuis la nuit des temps mais à chaque fois recouvert et qui, brutalement révélé, martèle, nous laissait stupides, abrutis de chagrin." Gotta love those lush rhythms.

So there you have it, thread thoroughly derailed.
that_sustain
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Username: that_sustain

Post Number: 231
Registered: 8-2012
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 2:12 pm:   Edit Post

I did have a Fender with a full on Kubicki electronics setup that I was really fond of. The sound of the bass was compressed. Made it easy for slap, I thought.
5a_quilt_top
Intermediate Member
Username: 5a_quilt_top

Post Number: 161
Registered: 6-2012
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 2:21 pm:   Edit Post

It would appear that the thread was more or less derailed before it even started...

;-)

Nonetheless, I'd like to hear some more about the fear of Indian rosewood!
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 3047
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 2:44 pm:   Edit Post

Ah, the bass that got away ...
that_sustain
Advanced Member
Username: that_sustain

Post Number: 232
Registered: 8-2012
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 2:46 pm:   Edit Post

The whole top of my bass could be Indian Rosewood, for all I know.
that_sustain
Advanced Member
Username: that_sustain

Post Number: 233
Registered: 8-2012
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - 2:55 pm:   Edit Post

Got away? I gladly sold it to make a couple payments to my Uncle for the Distillate. I guess I could buy it back, and remove the frets. That'd be some bass right there. I do still need a fretless bass.

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