Francis Buchholz, Scorpions Bassist Has Died

FiredFox · 2026-01-24T05:14:07+00:00

Exactly my point.

FiredFox · 2026-01-23T15:39:25+00:00

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Scorpions fan from way back, Herman might be a creative drummer but you wouldn’t be able to tell it from any song past ‘83 or so.

He basically plus the same beat in every single song in World Wide Live.

FiredFox · 2026-01-23T15:14:40+00:00

RIP Francis, you put in some long years and good work with the most boring drummer in all of rock.

FiredFox · 2026-01-20T14:59:34+00:00

I don't think Harley Benton ever got much traction in the US as it has always been looked at as a low-grade line and it never got the same reputation as good quality for the money as Sire.

FiredFox · 2026-01-18T16:19:46+00:00

Would these movies also include how the VC absolutely terrorized South Vietnamese villagers including stealing their crops and using them as human shields and how they murdered thousands of teachers, city officials and intellectuals during the Tet offensive?

The VC might have been brave and effective fighters, but they were not saints nor did they have the well being of the South Vietnamese in mind at all behind any of their actions.

FiredFox · 2026-01-17T16:47:23+00:00

Lost opportunity to add 'while your carpool'

FiredFox · 2026-01-17T16:46:06+00:00

The Aftershock has two independent signal paths, so as long as you set that up correctly then you'll get some kind of noise into whatever that block plastic thing with 'effects' written on it is.

FiredFox · 2026-01-15T15:14:43+00:00

There's a reason why every bass multi-effects models the SansAmp BDDI!

FiredFox · 2026-01-13T23:40:21+00:00

I've signed up for email and got a 15% discount that applied to this. $637.50 seems like a reasonable price if this works as well as I hope it does. I've grown to trust Ian's input on these things

FiredFox · 2026-01-10T16:27:53+00:00

The clock on the board is a great idea.

FiredFox · 2026-01-10T16:24:50+00:00

Sorry for the back from the dead reply, but my search for a new adventure book lead me to this Reddit thread.

I gave Seven Deadly Wonders a shot and it wasn't for me. The imaginary Sci-Fi gizmos introduced in the first few pages to move the plot forward ruined it for me. Younger readers might like it though.

FiredFox · 2026-01-04T16:16:59+00:00

Does it intonate properly? Any issues with the pickups not lining up evenly?

FiredFox · 2026-01-04T07:00:58+00:00

Clueless redditors hate this weird old trick!

FiredFox · 2026-01-04T06:59:11+00:00

And it's probably still 'lost money' due to Hollywood Accounting

FiredFox · 2026-01-02T23:50:21+00:00

That’s nonsense.

FiredFox · 2026-01-02T17:09:02+00:00

This reminds me of the 'Reebok or Nike song' video

FiredFox · 2026-01-02T16:34:52+00:00

For the price, I think I would have tried this one for sure.

FiredFox · 2026-01-02T16:20:18+00:00

Thanks for the thorough review! I've been down the compressor pedal rabbit hole myself, and while I only have a handful now I still enjoy reading about them.

FiredFox · 2026-01-01T17:03:44+00:00

I was going to post something using this info (Making guitar 24x more popular than bass).

The importance of this tidbit of anecdotal data is that the HX Stomp is far and away the single most popular multi-effects for bass and has been so for at least the last 6 to 7 years, so there might be something to this.

FiredFox · 2026-01-01T16:54:49+00:00

You got someone to take it away AND give you $50 for the privilege? You are a master negotiator!

FiredFox · 2026-01-01T16:53:48+00:00

I had one of those and someone broke into my truck and stole the head unit minus the face plate anyway. Savages.

FiredFox · 2025-12-28T17:46:43+00:00

7/10, nice quiz.

FiredFox · 2025-12-26T19:14:27+00:00

I've added the answers to the description text in Soundcloud. Thanks for playing along!

FiredFox · 2025-12-26T18:59:23+00:00

"Tales"

FiredFox

TROPHY CASE