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jingle_jangle wrote:

cjj wrote:IT'S HERE!!! IT'S HERE!!!

Now, I just have to wait for it to warm up...

Ah well, nearly 2 years waiting, what's another day or so...

Screw that. Put your coat on, wheel an amp outside, plug in and crank up!!!!

Well, mine is OUT OF THE BOX, but still COLD....warming up nicely.

No pics in this thread yet. You guys are just trying to spread the pain aren't you?

Of course!
How else can we have any fun waiting for our new guitars to warm up???

OK, OK, you want pictures? Everyone says that without pictures, it didn't happen.

So, here ya go:

I love to see these threads about forumites getting new Ricks!

Hmm, this is getting a bit confusing. This new thread about today being RRF New Bass Day, and my other thread about my new bass 23 Months.... Where to continue???

Oh what the heck, this one's starting to gain momentum and that one's up to 4 pages, who wants to plow through all that drivel anyway? Onward and upward!!!

OK, I'll admit it, I'm a Techno-Nerd. All this waiting for 24 hours ( or is it 48 hours?), just guessing as to whether or not it's safe to open "The Box" is silly when we can put Science and Technology to work here!

Let's see. OK. I know, I'll break out the Omega Thermocouple Meter and Probe and take some measurements! Us nerdy Engineers LOVE taking measurements.

So, into the cold "Music Room" we go..... Fire up the Thermocouple Probe (Guaranteed Calibrated Accuracy of 0.1 degree C, but I'm going to press the "F/C" button to read in "F" since we generally use that for more casual measurements over here in the states. If anyone needs 'em in C, let me know and I can point you to several conversion utilities...

OK now. The room is sitting at +47.3F. OK, let's see what the inside of the cardboard box says. Hmm, +48.4F. Close enough, I'm sure I won't hurt the finish on the case if I pull it out of the box...

Now comes the tricky part. How to get the temperature inside the case...

Well, the thermal mass of the case and the bass are such that there's virtually no way we can get a significant temperature change in the 1 to 2 seconds it'll take me to place the probe into the case...

Here goes...

WOW! That's NICE!!! Oops, I didn't really look at it, honest, lest my eyes burn a hole in that cold finish...

OK, let's see, what temperature is the inside of the case?

Yes, Yes, YES??????? [panting]

This is so cool that 5 of you have new basses this day. I expect Jon F and Ryan to check in too.

Jason - a TR Cii - how cool is that! Darker green would be a plus for me. Congrats!

And guys, we are all hungrily anticipating pictures to drool over. Can you say cabin fever??!!

Oops, sorry about that. My wife said that lunch was ready. Jeez, it's 2pm, no wonder I'm hungry!

OK, I can read the temp before I eat...

OK, the room was what +47.3? OK, the inside of the case is...

is...

+50.4!

Hey, that's only a temperature differential of 3.1 degrees F! Not enough to worry me too much!

Now for some lunch, I'm starving!

39 minutes until I get paroled... 15 minutes to drive home... 10 minutes to put belongings away, enjoy requisite beer and cigarette, I should be playing by 5:55 EST. Too bad my computer at home is on the fritz or I'd post pics and a sound sample.

CONGRATS JDOG!

Well, at least I know of TWO 4004Cii's that will be at SERF!

I'll wait to cogratulate everybody until after the pics are up... you know, the proof is in the... and all that!

fixed the cable!!! woo hoo!!!

Congrats, Jdog!