ubit Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: Alice Cooper's bassist uses an Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird live. I'm sure he's in a position to buy any bass he wants. That's it. I'm getting one. The gas monster has been aroused once again. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, SteveXFR said: Looks like he's caught his fingers in the strings, though. Is the Gibson version just as painful to play..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Looks like he's caught his fingers in the strings, though. Is the Gibson version just as painful to play..? It's not rock and roll if you're not in pain playing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I have an Epiphone jumbo acoustic, FT140, MIJ. The serial number slip makes it between 1970 and 75. Bolt on neck(!) Plays really well and is very loud. The tuners are three-in-a-strip, but still work perfectly after about half a century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: I have an Epiphone jumbo acoustic, FT140, MIJ. The serial number slip makes it between 1970 and 75. Bolt on neck(!) Plays really well and is very loud. The tuners are three-in-a-strip, but still work perfectly after about half a century. I have one of these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 This should settle it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, ubit said: This should settle it! I prefer the one on the right, the one on the left is an anti English tw@t!.... Just like most on the left these days! Edited August 26, 2021 by pst62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, pst62 said: I prefer the one on the right, the one on the left is an anti English tw@t!.... Just like most on the left these days! Mel Gibsons hatred of the English comes from his father who is a very right wing conservative Catholic. Let's be honest though, most of the world (including most of the British) hate the English. They just refuse to let all that colonising and stealing of historical artifacts go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, SteveXFR said: They just refuse to let all that colonising and stealing of historical artifacts go. I have never been happy with the way Britain is always portrayed as the bad one. Every country that could back then, would try to make an empire and expand her borders. France, Germany, Portugal to name but a few. It was just that Britain was pretty good at it and also brought civilisation to these countries. Yes there was exploitation but you show me one country that doesn't have skeletons in her cupboard. And I'm a Scot by the way. Edited August 26, 2021 by ubit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 8 hours ago, ubit said: This should settle it! Very accurate. Note that the one on teh left isn't looking where he's shooting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I don't hate the English, they're just w... I don't hate Gibson either, I just like Epiphone better right now. Sly attempt to get things back on topic... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 hours ago, ubit said: I have never been happy with the way Britain is always portrayed as the bad one. Every country that could back then, would try to make an empire and expand her borders. France, Germany, Portugal to name but a few. It was just that Britain was pretty good at it and also brought civilisation to these countries. Yes there was exploitation but you show me one country that doesn't have skeletons in her cupboard. And I'm a Scot by the way. That's true, they were all at it. Difference is most other countries who did it have changed their name since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
such Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Most other countries don't have a PM who says we should do it again, and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 This discussion about Gibson/Epiphone has gone all wrong and its all Mel Gibsons fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 48 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: This discussion about Gibson/Epiphone has gone all wrong and its all Mel Gibsons fault. Agree, it was about guitars & basses til he showed his curly mop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 12 hours ago, ubit said: This should settle it! I think we should all cheer up a bit. Times are already tough enough. Ok. The guy on the right looks like "half-Mel". Like the guy in the video below apparently looks like "half-Slash" (from 3:28). Enjoy 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 26/08/2021 at 12:02, such said: Most other countries don't have a PM who says we should do it again, and more. Are you talking about Blair? That was a few PM's ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Can someone rename this the political beaching thread? Discussion about the benefits of two brands of bass guitar are just a distant memory. Edited August 28, 2021 by SteveXFR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I was surprised to find that Epiphone made double basses too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Epiphone started in the late 1800's so I guess it makes sense they'd have made a double bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I'm assuming the DBs would have been somewhat before the Gibson era.. Shame they don't do a cheapo Epi double bass these days ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 DBs are one of the reasons Gibson bought Epiphone in the first place. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 I'll try playing the double bass once I've mastered the single bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 56 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: I'll try playing the double bass once I've mastered the single bass May we tempt sir with the Violone in D - five or six strings, but with frets. And not too many of them neither. "The preferred contrabass instrument of the Viennese Classical era" ie. good for Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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