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the Shockwave Surfer

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Feb 8, 1994, 12:06:58 PM2/8/94
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ObHack:I bought a bass guitar cheap recently, but don't have the bucks
for an amp. Solution: I opened up a defunct walkman, and soldered twoe
leads to the back of the record head. Then wired a patch cord to the
leads, and put on the headphones....Vio-f*ck$ng-la!! Cheap Rockman! I've
done this with working walkmans before, and that allows you to play along
with a tape! Too easy & cheap...


Mr. Bassman

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Feb 8, 1994, 2:14:49 PM2/8/94
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ObAnotherBassHack:

Yo ! Dude ! I became well known for my bass-playing abilities, hence
the silly name. I used to be a session musician in England, before I came to
Germany. Anyhow, I used to have this massive bass amp, but it was not easy to
cart around. Simple hack to amplify my bass *without electricity* - you need
your bass, and a large wardrobe. Stand next to said wardrobe, shove the
back-end of your bass against it, and hold it there. Viola ! Instant
sound-box ! I never played the viola, though. Wardrobes aren't too portable
either, so you may use any large wooden surface (table, cupboard, head, etc).


ObAlternative:

I bought a new, smaller, louder amp...

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Maksim B. Tsvetovatyy

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Feb 9, 1994, 11:50:11 AM2/9/94
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|>
|> ObAnotherBassHack:
|>
|> Yo ! Dude ! I became well known for my bass-playing abilities, hence
|> the silly name. I used to be a session musician in England, before I came to
|> Germany. Anyhow, I used to have this massive bass amp, but it was not easy to
|> cart around. Simple hack to amplify my bass *without electricity* - you need
|> your bass, and a large wardrobe. Stand next to said wardrobe, shove the
|> back-end of your bass against it, and hold it there. Viola ! Instant
|> sound-box ! I never played the viola, though. Wardrobes aren't too portable
|> either, so you may use any large wooden surface (table, cupboard, head, etc).

ObBassHackNot!:
Play acoustic bass (yo got yo strings, and yo wardrobe all in one). And if
you still wanna use yo wardrobe, make sure it's empty.

ObPhysicsBassHack:
Creating an acoustic bass small enough to carry around but loud enought to
play gigs (I'm still working on the project using my AutoCad, but it uses simple
laws of physix to create resonance in a relatively small volume)

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Dark...@pacific.com

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Feb 10, 1994, 4:24:57 AM2/10/94
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In article <CKyv7...@news.cis.umn.edu>, tsve...@hecto.cs.umn.edu (Maksim B. Tsvetovatyy) says:
>
>|>
>|> ObAnotherBassHack:
>|>
>|> Yo ! Dude ! I became well known for my bass-playing abilities, hence
>|> the silly name. I used to be a session musician in England, before I came to
>|> Germany. Anyhow, I used to have this massive bass amp, but it was not easy to
>|> cart around. Simple hack to amplify my bass *without electricity* - you need
>|> your bass, and a large wardrobe. Stand next to said wardrobe, shove the
>|> back-end of your bass against it, and hold it there. Viola ! Instant
>|> sound-box ! I never played the viola, though. Wardrobes aren't too portable
>|> either, so you may use any large wooden surface (table, cupboard, head, etc).

>ObPhysicsBassHack:


> Creating an acoustic bass small enough to carry around but loud enought to
>play gigs (I'm still working on the project using my AutoCad, but it uses simple
>laws of physix to create resonance in a relatively small volume)
>

Obhack: Getting a "A" due to a email letter from the vice-president to my Prof.

ObnotquitaHack: Getting away with it.

OK so it is not the greatest, but I'm still a cherry....

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