10 days til BGU NE Jam IV...

[tommytubetone]

But tommy, if you fly there won't your arms be too tired to play?

That's what the audience is hoping.

 

[Crossroads]

It's almost time to drag a suitcase out of the closet.

Well if you're finally coming out of the closet Tommy, you might as well bring a suitcase.

 

[tommytubetone]

Well if you're finally coming out of the closet Tommy, you might as well bring a suitcase.

Maybe using drag and out of the closet in the same sentence was a bad decision on my part.

 

[Crossroads]

Maybe using drag and coming out of the closet in the same sentence was a bad decision on my part.

We still love ya buddy and I am sure the Skunk will have something soft, pink and fuzzy for you to slip into.

 

[tommytubetone]

We still love ya buddy and I am sure the Skunk will have something soft and pink for you to slip into.

LOL!!!!! Yep, this is shaping up to be a typical BGU event. I like it!

 

[Crossroads]

Hudson Falls NY.

Where men are men, and the sheep are currently booking last minute plane reservations.

 

[tommytubetone]

We still love ya buddy and I am sure the Skunk will have something soft, pink and fuzzy for you to slip into.

Apparently he's picking you up. Go through his stuff please. You're the last line of defense against NY State becoming pinkified.

 

[david moon]

Jalapeno and David Moon together?
Tom, you have your work cut out for you. You must realize you're dealing with two recovering bass players!

Recovering? Not giving up anything, just expanding.

 

[david moon]

I don't know if this is appropriate in this thread so please move or delete it if it shouldn't be here.

I figure most people going to the jam are reading this thread so I'd ask if anybody would be interested enough in this for me to bring it to the jam in NY.

It is for sale pretty cheap. I inherited it from a guitar collecting buddy who passed away in 2014 and I've not had a use for it.

It is a Galveston 12 string bass (four courses of 3 strings each a la the Cheap Trick bass player).

This isn't the actual bass, I got this picture from Reverb, but it looks just like this. I tried to take pictures but none of the pictures were as good as this one

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How cheap? I'm getting mixed messages about build quality from online reviews. Case?

 

[Jalapeno]

How cheap? I'm getting mixed messages about build quality from online reviews. Case?

Pretty cheap. I think the original price new was in the order of $299 some 20 years ago. No case, the estate mailed it to me in a lightly padded gig bag which will stay with it. The build seems ok although I haven't done a thorough inspection. It came to me needing a set up which it still needs. I plugged it in to see if it worked when I got it and it did but I put it back in the bag and haven't used it at all. 12 string bass is kind of a specialty sound which isn't my cup of tea. I think it should live with someone who can appreciate it more than I.

I'm driving to NY so I can easily bring it if you have any interest.

Eric

 

[Jalapeno]

Jalapeno and David Moon together?
Tom, you have your work cut out for you. You must realize you're dealing with two recovering bass players!

Well I can only respond to that with a cartoon.

 

[david moon]

Worlds Greatest- I would settle for that. I'd pay more than a dollar.

I would be in good company (in no particular order):
McCartney
Duck Dunne
Sting
James Jamerson
Jack Bruce
Jaco
Carole Kaye
Geddy Lee
Flea
Entwistle
J P Jones
Roger Waters
Chris Squire
Vic Wooten
Billy Sheehan
Bill Wyman
Gene Simmons

OK I used this article for some of the names, but a lot I had never heard of.

 

[tommytubetone]

@kestrou What are you up to this weekend?

 

[PapaBear]

@kestrou What are you up to this weekend?

He’s probably still got some young hottie nursing him back to health

 

[Jalapeno]

Two days to go! I'll be leaving tomorrow morning early and hope to arrive in plenty of time to play in the open jam tomorrow evening.

Eric

 

[david moon]

I don't know if this is appropriate in this thread so please move or delete it if it shouldn't be here.

I figure most people going to the jam are reading this thread so I'd ask if anybody would be interested enough in this for me to bring it to the jam in NY.

It is for sale pretty cheap. I inherited it from a guitar collecting buddy who passed away in 2014 and I've not had a use for it.

It is a Galveston 12 string bass (four courses of 3 strings each a la the Cheap Trick bass player).

This isn't the actual bass, I got this picture from Reverb, but it looks just like this. I tried to take pictures but none of the pictures were as good as this one

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I tried it out at the jam. The extras strings really didn't do anything for me in terms of "this is a really cool different sound". The only way to play all three strings at a time is with the tip of your finger "flat" on the board, not using just the tip. The way the body is shaped, if you play sitting down without a strap, it slides to the right off your leg.

 

[Jalapeno]

Yes it does require a strap. Thanks for taking a look. It is definitely a bass only for someone who needs that kind of thing or a collector. It does play much easier when you plug it in than you'd think, but it does require a different technique for sure.

Eric