Kingofpain678
Returned from the dead
but the spelling between the two is different!
it COULDNT possibly be the same guy
wait until cantthinkofaname puts a "VP" at the bottom of one of his posts lol
but the spelling between the two is different!
it COULDNT possibly be the same guy
wait until cantthinkofaname puts a "VP" at the bottom of one of his posts lol
Chili
Site Moderator
I've never even heard of silicon rubber strings before. What is that stuff?? Well, besides silicon and rubber....
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
can any of you search geniuses see if VP spells talcum with an O?but the spelling between the two is different!
it COULDNT possibly be the same guy
wait until cantthinkofaname puts a "VP" at the bottom of one of his posts lol
Chili
Site Moderator
I've looked into this already and am not convinced they are the same person. I would suppose there is a way to use a proxy without it showing up as a proxy... but from what I can gather, they are in different parts of the US.
lpdeluxe
The Precision Bass Guy
I've never heard of them either, but Fender puts them on their dogbone bass http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/DeArmond-Ashbory-Bass?sku=510832. The stuff is like weed-whacker string. I did some research on it a few years ago when I was looking at buying a De Armond bass, but eventually I came to my senses.
Talcum powder is suggested to reduce the sticky feel. Apparently there's still a problem with the G string breaking frequently.
There are sound clips out there that make the instrument sound a lot like an upright, but I finally concluded I was too old a dog for any new tricks.
Kingofpain678
Returned from the dead
ugh.......
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
In separate mental institutions, corresponding by smuggled-in cell phones and posting from the nuthouse computer room.
Purge
Traitorous Usurper
Victory Pete
Banned
Hi everybody
I hope this isnt a problem and I apologize if anyone is offended. By the way I dont know "cantthinkofname". But that little Bass was first produced by Guild here in RI, I worked on many. I always considered them to be kind of cheesey. They are weird to play with no frets, They have a piezo element under the bridge. They do have the most smooth deep Bass sounds I have ever heard.
Thanks
VP
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cantthinkofname
Active member
talcom powder also reduces squeeks on strings (other than rubber)when plucking, fast fret works also, and of course talcom powder (it also helps if you have nickel allergy)
as for the Ashbory Bass according to Fender 'its unique ability to invoke a wide variety of tones is due in large part to its unique string design. Special silicone rubber strings allow for a versatile tonal palette, from growling upright tones to the punch of a standard electric bass. Note: Optimal performance is achieved when the player's hands are lightly dusted in talcum powder.'
as for the Ashbory Bass according to Fender 'its unique ability to invoke a wide variety of tones is due in large part to its unique string design. Special silicone rubber strings allow for a versatile tonal palette, from growling upright tones to the punch of a standard electric bass. Note: Optimal performance is achieved when the player's hands are lightly dusted in talcum powder.'
Chili
Site Moderator
lpdeluxe
The Precision Bass Guy
That might be true. I'd have to see on in person...but I gotta be careful, I'm afraid it'd be too cute and I'd want one.
getuhgrip
Bring Back Transfat!
News flash! I was being playful given the brevity (comedy) of this thread. I must be slippin'.
lbanks
Banned
I had one for a day. A bit too weird for me.
muttley600
Banned
No it wasn't.
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cantthinkofname
Active member
yes actually it was, here is just a little info
"All were made at the now closed Guild factory in Westerly, Rhode Island. ... From the first prototype to the Guild models to the present DeArmond offering"........ continue reading at http://www.largesound.com/ashboryfaq/general/
& more info at http://web.archive.org/web/20030811130840/www.ashelec.demon.co.uk/ashbory/
"All were made at the now closed Guild factory in Westerly, Rhode Island. ... From the first prototype to the Guild models to the present DeArmond offering"........ continue reading at http://www.largesound.com/ashboryfaq/general/
& more info at http://web.archive.org/web/20030811130840/www.ashelec.demon.co.uk/ashbory/
lpdeluxe
The Precision Bass Guy
It was invented in UK by Alun Ashworth-Jones and Nigel Thornbory, and they manufactured the early ones. The early ones had a more fanciful shape than the current "dog bones." Guild picked it up; then Fender bought Guild. Along the way Fender introduced a low-end Guild clone line and named it De Armond, after the one-time pickup maker, which I assume Fender had acquired the rights to. At this point the only surviving model is the Ash[worth-Jones][Thorn]bory bass.
I think it was Hartley Peavey who said that, in the musical instrument business, companies come and go, but trade names live on forever.
muttley600
Banned
yes actually it was, here is just a little info
"All were made at the now closed Guild factory in Westerly, Rhode Island. ... From the first prototype to the Guild models to the present DeArmond offering"........ continue reading at http://www.largesound.com/ashboryfaq/general/
& more info at http://web.archive.org/web/20030811130840/www.ashelec.demon.co.uk/ashbory/
I don't know why I'm responding to a cock like you but those bass's were first produced here in the UK right near where I grew up. Designed by a very good friend of mine who sadly died last year. He used to work as a lifeguard on the beaches I grew up surfing on and he and the luthier Nigel Thornbory who built the originals are partly responsible for the fact that I now build guitars. I was around when they designed them, around when they built them and around when they sold the licence.
Now go fuck your self you moronic troll..
muttley600
Banned
TeyshaBlue
It's the smell..
Excellent. That was a pwn of mass destruction.