New Baby!

Sailor Steve · 07-23-10, 01:45 AM

Things are happening with my band again. Our new drummer seems to be working out. He's having some personal problems, but aren't we all?

Our lead guitarist had a processor die on him, so he replaced it only to find out his 25-year-old amp was going as well. So the other guitar player/singer and his wife pitched in and now they have matching Marshalls.

And me? I just got me a brand-new (well, actually it's six years old, but it looks like it's hardly been played at all) Ibanez SR-505 Bartolini-pickuped active EQed 5-string. Not only is the thing a dream to play, but the sound is amazing! There are so many possible tonal variations that it's almost like having a built-in effects processor! It may be months before I figure out what sounds I want to use on what songs.

And she looks good too! Just ignore that ugly guy she's with. Some girls have no taste.

CCIP · 07-23-10, 03:22 AM

Great instrument you snagged there. Good to hear you're enjoying playing with the band too. May the new stuff serve you well at gigs

jumpy · 07-23-10, 03:30 AM

oooh, very nice

I always did like to see the grain of the wood in a guitar, a natural finish is both pleasing to the eye and finger-tips.
Mine's an old westone 4 string, fretless with split mid and an extra bridge pickup (a seymore-something or other). It's a passive doodad, so sometimes the brightness is difficult to bring out (especially with flatwound strings), but it has a lovely warm tone to it.
It was second hand when I bought it but it's a lovely solid instrument.

I should really play it more often.

Flaxpants · 07-23-10, 03:55 AM

She's a beauty Steve..... nice long neck and slender body with lovely curves. Used to own an Ibanez myself, albeit the 6 string variety, and I had loads of great years with that guitar.
What sort of tunes are you banging out then?

HunterICX · 07-23-10, 04:02 AM

Nice one Steve

HunterICX

Jimbuna · 07-23-10, 05:57 AM

She looks really cool Steve

Of course, anything would when being compared to you

Lionclaw · 07-23-10, 05:59 AM

That's a nice looking bass.

Sailor Steve · 07-23-10, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

Mine's an old westone 4 string, fretless with split mid and an extra bridge pickup (a seymore-something or other). It's a passive doodad, so sometimes the brightness is difficult to bring out (especially with flatwound strings), but it has a lovely warm tone to it.
It was second hand when I bought it but it's a lovely solid instrument.

Awesome! Pics?

Quote:

I should really play it more often.

Yes you should. Guitars are like women - the more attention you pay to them the happier they are.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flaxpants

What sort of tunes are you banging out then?

Folk-Rock-Country-Metal-Blues. Five of our 70+ originals are on our MySpace page, link in my sig.

Also video of one of our heavier gigs, with our old drummer:

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

What amp do you play through?

Behringer 1x15 combo amp, 300 watts. I'm looking at upgrading to another Behringer, the 550-watt head with a couple of external speaker cabinets. That's in the future though. For some unknown reason I seem to be broke right now...

Oberon · 07-23-10, 01:40 PM

Awesome looking strings there Steve

Jimbuna · 07-23-10, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Awesome looking strings there Steve

Yep, he should be able to row a lot faster with that large oar

jumpy · 07-26-10, 05:16 PM

No pics yet steve, internet ain't got none that look exactly like mine either. Not sure my phone camera is up to the job, so in the mean time there's some awesome double bass 6:45

EDIT:

ok rather than use crappy phone, a little bit more searching produced this: http://www.servimg.com/image_preview...=43&u=14916313 (on the right hehe) now, imagine it with a no frets, a second pickup near the bridge and another dial where the jack plug socket is.
The guy who owns the one in the picture is a lucky sob - mine's not quite as lustrous as that

07-23-10, 01:45 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	New Baby! Things are happening with my band again. Our new drummer seems to be working out. He's having some personal problems, but aren't we all? Our lead guitarist had a processor die on him, so he replaced it only to find out his 25-year-old amp was going as well. So the other guitar player/singer and his wife pitched in and now they have matching Marshalls. And me? I just got me a brand-new (well, actually it's six years old, but it looks like it's hardly been played at all) Ibanez SR-505 Bartolini-pickuped active EQed 5-string. Not only is the thing a dream to play, but the sound is amazing! There are so many possible tonal variations that it's almost like having a built-in effects processor! It may be months before I figure out what sounds I want to use on what songs. And she looks good too! Just ignore that ugly guy she's with. Some girls have no taste. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-23-10, 03:22 AM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Great instrument you snagged there. Good to hear you're enjoying playing with the band too. May the new stuff serve you well at gigs __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

07-23-10, 03:30 AM	#3
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	oooh, very nice I always did like to see the grain of the wood in a guitar, a natural finish is both pleasing to the eye and finger-tips. Mine's an old westone 4 string, fretless with split mid and an extra bridge pickup (a seymore-something or other). It's a passive doodad, so sometimes the brightness is difficult to bring out (especially with flatwound strings), but it has a lovely warm tone to it. It was second hand when I bought it but it's a lovely solid instrument. I should really play it more often. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

07-23-10, 04:02 AM	#5
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Nice one Steve HunterICX __________________

07-23-10, 05:57 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	She looks really cool Steve Of course, anything would when being compared to you __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-23-10, 03:55 AM	#4
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	She's a beauty Steve..... nice long neck and slender body with lovely curves. Used to own an Ibanez myself, albeit the 6 string variety, and I had loads of great years with that guitar. What sort of tunes are you banging out then?

07-23-10, 05:59 AM	#7
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That's a nice looking bass.

07-23-10, 01:40 PM	#9
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Awesome looking strings there Steve

07-26-10, 05:16 PM	#11
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	No pics yet steve, internet ain't got none that look exactly like mine either. Not sure my phone camera is up to the job, so in the mean time there's some awesome double bass 6:45 EDIT: ok rather than use crappy phone, a little bit more searching produced this: http://www.servimg.com/image_preview...=43&u=14916313 (on the right hehe) now, imagine it with a no frets, a second pickup near the bridge and another dial where the jack plug socket is. The guy who owns the one in the picture is a lucky sob - mine's not quite as lustrous as that __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life Last edited by jumpy; 07-26-10 at 05:50 PM.