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Old 06-19-2010, 09:01 PM
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Question "secret sauce"??

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Ken, I'm not comfortable talking numbers on something I worked on 10-11 years ago. I have personal preferences for the tap tones I get from a bass top, combined with ideas about general thicknesses, but every instrument is going to be a bit different. I don't want to encourage someone to use my numbers as a rule, nor do I wish to totally give away the recipe for my "secret sauce".
"secret sauce"? Is it spicy or mild?
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Old 06-19-2010, 09:17 PM
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another great story Ken. I wasn't going to mention the tap tone, but since you brought it up---comparing the tap tone with some other basses, I am not expecting much out of this Romanian. If it's too disappointing, I may have to go down to the cellar for my own "secret sauce"
Moon Shine?
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Old 06-20-2010, 02:56 PM
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Exclamation yo..

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more hints- not found among college students

main indredient is round and is harvested in late summer

no matches used

two words, first one starts with an M, the other one starts with a W

Enough already. Keep on topic, please..

Ok, last reply on this.. M..... W...
Mouth Wash...
Subject closed..

Topic is re-graduation.
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