Bass, Steelers, and the Weekend
Yes, that’s a snapshot of my Second Life avatar playing bass while flying over a Japanese garden. So what? There’s so much bass in my first life that I needed to create a second one just to handle it all.
I was searching for a bass with a Pittsburgh Steelers paint job as the correct prelude to this Sunday’s Pittsburgh/New England game, but there just wasn’t one available on the Internet. And I don’t have the money or inclination to produce one myself or have it done. I’ve got no qualms drilling into a perfectly good new bass to install a MIDI pickup or have a little wood carved out for a new active pickup. There may even be a replacement graphite neck on the Stingray soon - I’ve always liked the sound, but I’m having issues with the neck moving, and the truss rod has nearly been tweaked to its limit. But a new paint job just doesn’t sound that appealing. The others are matters of function, not form.
Oh, well. Enjoy the weekend, and try to avoid contacting me around 4pm this Sunday. I’ll probably be yelling a lot.
December 7th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Go STEELERS! Someone needs to knock off the Patriots. Since the Colts couldn’t get it done, I can’t think of a better team than the Steelers.
December 7th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I dunno…. that neck looks *awfully* wide… are you sure you didn’t get a Chapman Stick by mistake?
December 7th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Jim, I agree wholeheartedly. It will be a good game, and I expect a solid effort from both teams.
HG, that’s a Steinberger (oversized, apparently). And yes, I did look for the Stick.
December 9th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Do you think what’s-his-face is sweating his guarantee yet? The single biggest obstacle to the Steelers’ success today has got to be that guy’s mouth. Well, let’s say second-biggest, after Tom Brady’s stunning good looks and magnetic inability to smile even a little bit.
December 9th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
By the way, that last comment was posted about ten seconds before Moss’s all-alone 60 yard TD catch. Separate note for the coaches and players of Pittsburgh: you may, MAY, want to consider covering Moss a priority over quick-reacting to the Patriots’ worthless running game.
December 9th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
It wasn’t a smart move. Any of them.
Eh, there’s still a season going on, and this team has come from behind to win in the playoffs before.