[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17387454]Cheap, no-name knock-offs.[/QUOTE]

Uh, no it doesn't.

Aftermarket means anything that you can buy to outfit something with. If you get an old car with a cassette player and you want to put a CD player in it, that's an aftermarket part. If you have a new Jazz bass and you want to put a BAII bridge on it, the BAII is aftermarket. There are definitely cheap aftermarket parts, but aftermarket =/= cheap.

Aftermarket is literally that: after the market. The market being the main venue from which you make your original purchase, the after market being all of the components, accessories, etc. which can be purchased AFTER in order to customize/repair/whatever the original acquisition.

[QUOTE=Mr. Pickle;17387403]MN. **** a butt.

I'll be going to Chiggy Town sometime this year to see the Pixies.[/QUOTE]

dude im in MN all the time

like 50% of my high school population went to college either in madison or the twin cities

where you at there?

im from wisconsin btw im up here right now

[quote=BenJammin;17387466]Uh, no it doesn't.

Aftermarket means anything that you can buy to outfit something with. If you get an old car with a cassette player and you want to put a CD player in it, that's an aftermarket part. If you have a new Jazz bass and you want to put a BAII bridge on it, the BAII is aftermarket. There are definitely cheap aftermarket parts, but aftermarket =/= cheap.

Aftermarket is literally that: after the market. The market being the main venue from which you make your original purchase, the after market being all of the components, accessories, etc. which can be purchased AFTER in order to customize/repair/whatever the original acquisition.[/quote]

You're absolutely right.

I was just thinking in the narrow terms of what parts I'm going to put on it.


I don't really want a fretless, but I don't trust my fretting skills enough to try a fretted bass. Maybe I'll see a need for this fretless more than I will my other.

[quote=Raayl;17387494]dude im in MN all the time

like 50% of my high school population went to college either in madison or the twin cities

where you at there?

im from wisconsin btw im up here right now[/quote]

I used to go to WI on a regular basis on the weekends. I'm probably a 45 minute drive (west) away from the University of MN. I live by Chaska and Chanhassen, which were apparently voted two of the best places to live in the U.S. at some point, or another.

sweet man we should definitely hang out sometime

maybe blaze you feel me homie hellz yea

ya dooooo.; out of an apple or something. then eat the apple. cause apples r good 4 u.

LoL!!!!!

Hey guys, time for a brainstorm to help me out okay?

In a few weeks I'll be uploading some songs for download, and they're going to be in either a .zip or a .rar

It seems to me like most people archive in .rar for download these days, I don't know much about it, so I'd like to know which would be a better option. The key point for me is for the archive to be openable by the largest possible number of people so it isn't inconvenient.

I'd zip it, as it's the most widely usable of the two. Most people can open rars, but not necessarily anyone. You want to be accessible to the greatest number of people.

[QUOTE=gaslight;17391364]Hey guys, time for a brainstorm to help me out okay?

In a few weeks I'll be uploading some songs for download, and they're going to be in either a .zip or a .rar

It seems to me like most people archive in .rar for download these days, I don't know much about it, so I'd like to know which would be a better option. The key point for me is for the archive to be openable by the largest possible number of people so it isn't inconvenient.[/QUOTE]

With your key point in mind, zip file is better since most people at least have winzip on their computer, even if they don't know what it does. If you use a rar file you'll have to explain where to go download it and how it even works and by that point most people who don't already know how to use it lose interest.

Cheers for the input.

Upload to where? Everyone who does torrents has winrar, or they're retarded, so idk.

Box.net most likely so I can view the download counts

Thank **** that week is over. I can't deal with any more tweakers hitting me up for cash atm.

Sup Cas?

Not much. Waiting to get tired, noodling on guitar until I do.

[quote=gaslight;17393704]Not much. Waiting to get tired, noodling on guitar until I do.[/quote]

Fun stuff. Was it you that had the PRS?

My guitarist brought his PRS McCarty to practice the other day. Nobody in the band know that he owned anything other than his Fender Strat and Fender Deville amp.

That PRS played like butter, even though the action and intonation were in dire need of an adjustment. I know that, if I ever buy another guitar, I'm going with a PRS for sure. Them guitars are so secksy.

Oh wow, the Smokeburst one?

PRS are just, yeah, sexy. I've got an SE EG in the S/S/S pick-up configuration. I'm probably going to have the bridge and pick-ups and all that replaced one day when I have the money but I got it for a steal ($500 for it down from $1000) so I'm stoked with it any day of the week.

I would like a proper guitar amp to play it through though, maybe a tiny little Vox tube dealie.

[quote=gaslight;17393780]Oh wow, the Smokeburst one?

PRS are just, yeah, sexy. I've got an SE EG in the S/S/S pick-up configuration. I'm probably going to have the bridge and pick-ups and all that replaced one day when I have the money but I got it for a steal ($500 for it down from $1000) so I'm stoked with it any day of the week.

I would like a proper guitar amp to play it through though, maybe a tiny little Vox tube dealie.[/quote]

His is the cherry sunburst. Gorgeous guitars.

How do you like the S/S/S setup? After playing Fender, I've kind of been put off by the combo. I think the S/S/H combo (H in bridge position) is decently versatile, but H/H is by far my favorite now.

I like Vox amps. I've considered grabbing a little Vox combo from time to time.

I dunno about the S/S/S hey. It's got a 5 way pick-up selector, but only 2 of the positions are free of hum so I want to get that seen to. If I can have them all usable without hum, then I'll take stock of the situation afresh.

Yeah that's all I want hey, a tiny little combo, one speaker, but a really really nice one.

[quote=gaslight;17394008]I dunno about the S/S/S hey. It's got a 5 way pick-up selector, but only 2 of the positions are free of hum so I want to get that seen to. If I can have them all usable without hum, then I'll take stock of the situation afresh.

Yeah that's all I want hey, a tiny little combo, one speaker, but a really really nice one.[/quote]

It's pretty common to get a lot of hum with singles, especially when solo'd. That's what I've always hated about every Fender I've ever played.

one humbucker in bridge position. job done.

Shield it.

[QUOTE=Mr. Pickle;17394927]Shield it.[/QUOTE]

This.

[quote=Mr. Pickle;17394927]Shield it.[/quote]

Not this.

[quote=fatbandit;17394787]one humbucker in bridge position. job done.[/quote]

This.

Both of those things.

I think having one of them reverse wound might do it too.

Sup playa playas!

Not much man. This place has been pretty dead.

I'm picking up the mounting bracket and wiring harness for my car today. Yay. Now I will have AUX input capabilities in my car stereo...FINALLY.

[img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5171wbk-VyL._SS500_.jpg[/img]

Sexy DVD player/touch screen....I'm excited.

I traded my audio interface to Raayl for his old Brice 6 fretless. :o

[quote=BenJammin;17396399]I traded my audio interface to Raayl for his old Brice 6 fretless. :o[/quote]

Nice. I love my Brice FL. It's such a comfortable neck profile and versatile tone.

Man, just listened to the At the Drive In album Relationship Of Command for the first time in years. Forgot how bloody good it was.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17396310]I'm picking up the mounting bracket and wiring harness for my car today. Yay. Now I will have AUX input capabilities in my car stereo...FINALLY.


Sexy DVD player/touch screen....I'm excited.[/QUOTE]

DVDs will come in useful when driving.

[quote=karmapavementplan;17396534]DVDs will come in useful when driving.[/quote]

Yeah they will - they'll keep my girl quiet and occupied on long trips.

Ah, I hadn't thought of that.

I retract my smart-arse wankerishness.

Have a nice day!

[quote=karmapavementplan;17396546]Ah, I hadn't thought of that.

I retract my smart-arse wankerishness.

Have a nice day![/quote]

It's ok, I hadn't considered the kinds of movies she could put on and the power she'd have over everything A/V in the car.

[quote=possible scenario....]
Me: What is that? Are you watching "WHen Harry Met Sally Again"?
Her: Yes! Wanna watch it with me?
Me: But honey, it's the fifth time we've seen it this week...

or, alternate ending:
Me: **stabs her in the chest and pushes her out door on highway.[/quote]

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17396558]It's ok, I hadn't considered the kinds of movies she could put on and the power she'd have over everything A/V in the car.[/QUOTE]

Lie to her and say it's broken, then just use it to view prawn and masturbate in traffic jams.

[quote=karmapavementplan;17396563]Lie to her and say it's broken, then just use it to view prawn and masturbate in traffic jams.[/quote]

I do that already on my Zune.

In other news, my girl and I are thinking about starting a new genre of pr0n - Pr0nOperaphy. It's basically the same as all pr0n where you take a movie title, change it a bit to make it dirty, except we'll use operas.

All of our "actors" will have to be trained opera singers as well.

[QUOTE=FunkMetalBass;17396587]I do that already on my Zune.

In other news, my girl and I are thinking about starting a new genre of pr0n - Pr0nOperaphy. It's basically the same as all pr0n where you take a movie title, change it a bit to make it dirty, except we'll use operas.

All of our "actors" will have to be trained opera singers as well.[/QUOTE]

Already been done, old bean. Saw a song where some girl was blowing 4 guys and each guy she blew had a different pitch.