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Shortly before Count Basie died I got to see the band and him at Jesse Hall Auditorium (the administration building) at Mizzou, where I was a grad student at the time. Of course, the band sounded great. A couple of times he wheeled out on his little electric go-kart up to the piano, always grinning ...

The Star Trek TOS episode where the salt monster kills people by leaching all the sodium out of their bodies is relevant here. Yes, too much salt in a person's diet has well-documented detrimental effects. That said, there must be a balance. A person doesn't need much, but does need a small amount ...

Plate echo/reverb the greatest studio effect of all time? Hmmm. I don't know. I seem to prefer a sizeable chamber of hard glazed London Underground tiles with hard glazed sewer pipes for dispersion and standing wave suppression, a full range speaker on one end of the chamber, and a good microphone ...

admin wrote: Sun May 03, 2026 7:42 am Good one Gary. Your humour is appreciated. I expect you store them in your TARDIS, too.

Just don't let the Daleks find out: EXTERMINATE!!!

And Happy the Year is One-third Over! I hope everybody got a lot done these last four months. Oh - my favorite: my 4002 (yes, "2," not "1" or "3") of course!

Here you go: as close as it gets to the OEM Maximas:
https://optima-strings.com/shop/en/guit ... -12-string
Rounds, unfortunately, not flats, but still....

cheyenne wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 6:57 am Nice custom bass, but it really doesn't really scream "Geddy" does it?

Oh, yes it does!!!

My favorite color: blue
My favorite pickups: modern horseshoe and toaster, even if they are not humbucking - they work on this instrument
My favorite trim: checkerboard
My favorite neck position to get the hollow tone to compliment the treble pickup tone.
Too bad I live in a place where Rush will ...

No. I don't need them. I have the stock Klusons from when the guitar was built in 1981. Here's the deal: when you change a string, gently pull the excess tension out of it. Pick it up slightly at the bridge and the nut to equalize the tension over the saddles and nut. Always tune from below the note ...

My 10-piece party band, including a Chicago-style horn section, retired December 27, 2025. I had just gotten my 4002 when I was asked to join the band as their first bass player 33 years ago. Changes in bands, changes in careers, two failed marriages, a leave of absence of some years to raise my ...

I would just email RIC from their website and see what they say. Although, if you plan to switch infrequently enough to warrant these changes, why not sell the 12 and buy a 6?

This ^ Please don't convert a good 12-string. There is a good market for these guitars. The only reason I have my 360 ...

Filthyphil wrote: Tue Jan 06, 2026 7:50 am That's a lovely piece of kit!

Thanks.

My 10-piece party band, including a Chicago-style horn section, retired December 27, 2025. I had just gotten my 4002 when I was asked to join the band as their first bass player 33 years ago. Changes in bands, changes in careers, two failed marriages, a leave of absence of some years to raise my son ...

The earliest Rickenbacker 12-strings:
#1 - 360/12 OS - given to Suzie Arden, has the typical acoustic stringing instead of what we now know as Rickenbacker stringing.
#2 - 360/12 OS - given to George Harrison, and the rest is history.
#3 - 620/12 - owned by Mike Campbell, held by Tom Petty on the ...

When I play flats, I play DR Legend flats in 11's. They are similar to the old Gibson Sonomatics, and have much more tone and longevity than do the "popular" TI flats which I can't stand as having no character.