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I think he has well and truly crossed the frontier between "music" and "noise". Sounds like a cross between the static between stations on your radio and someone being beaten to death with an iphone.

mfb wrote:I'm amazed it's still there after all this time.

Is it???

Well, the link still works....

I'm surprised the RIC legal SWAT team hasn't closed this down.

Like Geddy was suffering from underexposure as it was....

If it's the one I'm thinking of $1800 is pretty fair for an 89 JG ...last years Vintage Guitar Price Guide says $2200-$3200...plus a silver Vintage case makes it an even better deal (I didn't know that an S8 would fit in a silver case!)....make sure the action is low and that there's no neck bow......

Just a quick note here to remind everyone that the "deluxe" versions of the 4001/4003 are RIC basses as Zeus intended them and these lesser "S" models are blaspheming abominations. Or something. No No No! Saint Paul the Great but Inconsistent, Saint John the Shredding Entwhistle...

Some links for the last post - sorry the clips are poor quality: Radio Birdman circa 1977: "Aloha Steve and Dano": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul8x9EAQLUI The Ventures meet the Ramones The Angels circa 1978: "Take a Long Line": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SprbGBbP1lU Two st...

Brett, you are spot-on. The Saints were performing and recording before the Pistols, but just after the Ramones. Aussie punk was pretty much a cult genre, with the Saints as by far the most recognisable name overseas. The other big name locally was Radio Birdman, also a pre-UK punk band, who were gi...

I've seen the mute screws come loose and fall out of some basses ... :cry: When I was but a lad, the combination of my punk downstroke-only pick action and hand placement resulted in the progressive loosening of the bass-side mute screw on my 4000, particularly during very energetic numbers, necess...

Jake, If you are up to lugging something chunky, a used Meas-Boogie Mark I, II or III would be an interesting proposition. You can switch from headroom galore to major-league gain, and you will never be "underpowered". Bullet proof quality too, but you may need to hire a team of roadies. A...

A friend of mine had one of these in the '80s. Interesting construction and "craftsmanship". I'm not sure that Eko had worked out that a 12-string neck would be put under more tension than a 6-string.

This is definitely one to tune down a half step, or a full step, or a tritone....

I always assumed it was similar to a Bass VI, which IIRC was traditionally strung .025-.095, but that low E does not look like .095. Agree!!! The most common of the "baritone' style 6 string basses are Danelectros (and their Jerry Jones analogues), followed by the Fender VI. The 4005/6 is a lo...

I'm glad you liked it! They started out as a bluegrass AC/DC cover band - hence the name "Hayseed Dixie". Their version of "You Shook Me All Night Long" is unbelievable. They have now covered Green Day, The Scissor Sisters, Aerosmith and Motorhead amongst others. They may be a on...

I'm not sure what constitutes psychedelia. "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Lucy in the Sky", "I am the Walrus", "Happiness is a Warm Gun" and huge chunks of "Freak Out" by Frank Zappa probably qualify, but I'm lost after that. Some critics have stated that ...

I found the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpNfPP3FKRA

Hi Darren, I live right next door (so to speak) in Wahroonga. I am back in the area I grew up in following 5 years in the inner west of Sydney and eleven overseas (Japan and the UK). It hasn't really changed that much since I was about 12. A couple of my best mates (and old bandmates) were at Norman...