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Misereatur:
--- Quote from: Chad K. on 11 Oct 2007, 13:13 ---I recently bought a Behringer 4210 combo for my bass. I had been wanting to downsize for some time, but never dreamed I'd buy a Behringer. It was a surprisingly nice sounding amp for almost no money.
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So did it stop working yet? Give it a few days.
--- Quote from: Phaedra on 12 Oct 2007, 06:42 ---I have to admit I'm a bit nervous about hitting a store and trying their models out. Seeing as I'm a noob, and that this will be obvious to anyone that looks at me (I can hold a guitar, and maybe play the first 10 seconds of a Smashing Pumpkins song, but that's the limit of my knowledge) I'm worried about the reactions the shopkeepers might have. Namely that they'll hassle me to buy something lame or something out of my price range.
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Don't be. Fuck music shop workers. Seriously.
Also
--- Quote from: Phaedra on 12 Oct 2007, 06:42 ---I didn't even know bassists used picks!
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That's because we don't.
imapiratearg:
--- Quote from: KimJongSick on 12 Oct 2007, 06:56 ---I bought a brand new Gibson Faded SG Special exactly one month ago. The headstock broke today. She is one month old and already dead.
The moral of the story is WHAT THE FUCK THAT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN GUYS
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Oh dear...I'm...I don't know what to say...I'm sorry, man...
Chad K.:
The bad news- you broke your guitar. The good news- Gibson-style headstocks are easier to repair than any other because of their "paddle" shape, provided you saved the pieces, and the thing just cracked through, instead of being smashed to smithereens. If that's the case, you can generally do the fix at home, or most repair shops will do it for about $100 without a refinish. It's basically just a glue job with some clamps. This is all provided the crack is in the head stock, and not where the headstock meets the neck joint. If it is, it's still reapairable, but they have dig out channels and inlay some strips of wood to reinforce the headstock, which can be a little pricier.
Many, many Gibsons snap at the headstock because of the angle at which they are set. Many, many Gibsons are repaired after the break and never have problems again. Just type in "Gibson SG headstock crack" in google and you'll see tons of them.
Chad K.:
--- Quote from: Misereatur on 12 Oct 2007, 09:46 ---
--- Quote from: Chad K. on 11 Oct 2007, 13:13 ---I recently bought a Behringer 4210 combo for my bass. I had been wanting to downsize for some time, but never dreamed I'd buy a Behringer. It was a surprisingly nice sounding amp for almost no money.
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So did it stop working yet? Give it a few days.
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Actually, by "recently" I mean about a year and a half ago- and its running strong as can be. The speakers sucked, and I took it to a shop to have it professionally braced, but other than that it's fine. I've played with several other bassists who use the stand alone head that's in my model and they love love it. Sound guys and the engineer on my last recording loved the balanced DI, although I usually ask to be mic'd as well, and in smaller clubs I have enough power to get over the band and audience. While they're not the most consistent company in the world, they can occasionally make a good product, and this is one.
--- Quote from: Phaedra on 12 Oct 2007, 06:42 ---I didn't even know bassists used picks!
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That's because we don't.
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I am personally not a fan of the pick at all, but i wouldn't tell anyone they are doing something improper by using one. In bands like Shiner and the Jesus Lizard, the attack that is created with a pick works for the sound they're going for. If you are experienced, however, you can get that same sound with your fingers just by altering your hand position and how hard you play. The real drawback to a pick is that you give up a lot of the versatility that playing with your fingers provides.
Misereatur:
I actually agree with you on the pick thing. That was just a personal joke.
As for amps, I might be buying a little Mark Bass amp soon and getting rid of my Fender amp. About time, too.
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