Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

The RAE is obviously not ensuring Cuban Spanish, in FL or Cuba.
There were some Spanish Palace Guards staying at the hotel we worked in that told us they could understand us in Ingles better than they could understand the Miami/Cuban version of Espanol.(I don't have the 'wiggly thing' for the N on my keyboard)

I don't know Spanish but what I learned from Fred Sanford. But I know a number of people who do and Spanish is not the same everywhere. A guy visiting from Spain had a hard time figuring out Mexican spanish. Said it was almost like a different language. True or not, I have no clue. Another friend from Cuba said that Spanish is even different on one end of the island than the other. Oddly enough Burma has about 140 dialects, most of which can't be understood by others. Many understand "Burmese," but not all. Our church has helped several families from Burma come to the states and helped many more adjust to the States, and for the longest time we couldn't figure out why many of them never interacted with each other. We thought it was a tribal thing where they just didn't like each other, There is some of that, but more often than not they were from different tribes and just couldn't communicate well. How such a "small" place could have so many languages and dialects is astounding.

 

[Stealth57]

I don't know Spanish, but what I learned from Fred Sanford. But I know a number of people who do and Spanish is not the same everywhere. A guy visiting from Spain had a hard time figuring out Mexican spanish. Said it was almost like a different language. True or not, I have no clue. Another friend from Cuba said that Spanish is even different on one end of the island than the other. Oddly enough Burma has about 140 dialects, most of which can't be understood by others. Many understand "Burmese," but not all. Our church has helped several families from Burma come to the states and helped many more adjust to the States, and for the longest time we couldn't figure out why many of them never interacted with each other. We thought it was a tribal thing where they just didn't like each other, There is some of that, but more often than not they were from different tribes and just couldn't communicate well. How such a "small" place could have so many languages and dialects is astounding.

Not uncommon in Asia. India has the same issues right next door...19,500 languages and dialects. Fortunately, English is common in the major cities or I'd be SOL.

 

[GonePlaid]

I don't know Spanish, but what I learned from Fred Sanford. But I know a number of people who do and Spanish is not the same everywhere. A guy visiting from Spain had a hard time figuring out Mexican spanish. Said it was almost like a different language. True or not, I have no clue. Another friend from Cuba said that Spanish is even different on one end of the island than the other. Oddly enough Burma has about 140 dialects, most of which can't be understood by others. Many understand "Burmese," but not all. Our church has helped several families from Burma come to the states and helped many more adjust to the States, and for the longest time we couldn't figure out why many of them never interacted with each other. We thought it was a tribal thing where they just didn't like each other, There is some of that, but more often than not they were from different tribes and just couldn't communicate well. How such a "small" place could have so many languages and dialects is astounding.

No interstate highways?

 

[Gaolee]

Not everyone. Don't have one, don't need one. I think I've said before, if someone wanted to give me a pre-CBS Fender (especially a 50s bird), I wouldn't object, but that's more because of history and perhaps value (depends on the bass).

I would love to have a '57 or so Precision with a V neck. As it is, I have a Precision that's pretty well pounded and like it well enough to keep it, but it sure doesn't get played that much any more.

 

[dagrev]

No interstate highways?

No doubt some of it. Still a pretty tribal country. Meaning each tends to keep to themselves. Which also means there's likely no Thunderbirds there.

 

[bobyoung53]

A working knowledge of any of the romance languages gives a huge advantage in learning any other romance language.

I think there is going to come a time and not so far from now when Americans should really learn Spanish.

 

[dagrev]

I would love to have a '57 or so Precision with a V neck. As it is, I have a Precision that's pretty well pounded and like it well enough to keep it, but it sure doesn't get played that much any more.

Love my '58. Refin body only. And my one bass lesson.

 

[PhR75]

I don't know. Maybe Miles can help narrow it down. I would guess '75 or so.

Could it be from the Rossington-Collins Band era? 1975 would definitely not make it as a gift from Cliff as Cliff was not in AC/DC then (but in Bandit IIRC) and the Cliff photo is from 1978.

 

[bobyoung53]

I don't know Spanish but what I learned from Fred Sanford. But I know a number of people who do and Spanish is not the same everywhere. A guy visiting from Spain had a hard time figuring out Mexican spanish. Said it was almost like a different language. True or not, I have no clue. Another friend from Cuba said that Spanish is even different on one end of the island than the other. Oddly enough Burma has about 140 dialects, most of which can't be understood by others. Many understand "Burmese," but not all. Our church has helped several families from Burma come to the states and helped many more adjust to the States, and for the longest time we couldn't figure out why many of them never interacted with each other. We thought it was a tribal thing where they just didn't like each other, There is some of that, but more often than not they were from different tribes and just couldn't communicate well. How such a "small" place could have so many languages and dialects is astounding.

Same with English, try understanding someone from deep Scotland or even Ireland sometime. I don't even follow certain British speakers especially politicians unless I really concentrate. Or being a yankee from Mass I sometimes don't always understand people from the deep south although it's more the accent than anything else.

 

[Stealth57]

Same with English, try understanding someone from deep Scotland or even Ireland sometime. I don't even follow certain British speakers especially politicians unless I really concentrate. Or being a yankee from Mass I sometimes don't always understand people from the deep south although it's more the accent than anything else.

I had a boss from Scotland that couldn't understand his own Scottish father-in-law...

 

[Gaolee]

First practice with the Epi TBird is in the books. Playing through my TE GP-12, 2x10 Avatar and 1x15 Ashdown cabinets, the bass really cut through the band. Of course it helps that I stand right in front of my rig (with ear plugs) but man, super clear and best of all, on the few occasions when I'd play around the 9-10th frets on the G string, I wouldn't lose the notes. I have a hard time hearing those on my other basses at times, don't know if it's a string or bass thing (or old ears).

Still playing on a 2" strap and yeah, there was neck dive if I took my hand off the neck, but I can deal with that for now.

I pretty much had all knobs at 10 unless we played a quieter song, at which time I'd roll off the tone and the bridge pickup a little.

Playing with fingers or pick (90%/10%), both sounded good. With the shape button on my TE pressed, the bottom end was a little too boomy, would make me self-conscious, but it did sound great. Will be good to get a few more practices under my belt with this bass, as I was noodling around with dials and settings and not 100% dialed into the playing. Overall? Liked it a lot.

I record all practices with a little external mic on my phone, placed about 5 feet from my cab and that's about it. I won't bore you with an original, so here's one of the covers we're doing. Bass starts at about 1:30 if you want to listen.

That sounds really good. Your band is good, too.

 

[JJR58]

Love my '58. Refin body only. And my one bass lesson.
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Would be a birth year bass for me.

 

[Gaolee]

I don't know. Never been to Spain. Or Oklahoma.

I have been to Oklahoma. Not Spain, though. It is a place I would like to go. I have been to Mexico. That doesn't quite count as Spain.

 

[JJR58]

Could it be from the Rossington-Collins Band era? 1975 would definitely not make it as a gift from Cliff as Cliff was not in AC/DC then (but in Bandit IIRC) and the Cliff photo is from 1978.

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Can anyone elaborate on the inlays in that Bird?

 

[Gaolee]

Cubanos speak too fast even for native Spanish speakers.

Colombians and Venezuelans talk faster than anybody on the planet. I speak some Spanish, not a lot, but I can kinda keep up with Mexicans. Colombians and Venezuelans talk faster than I can hear.

 

[bobyoung53]

I had a boss from Scotland that couldn't understand his own Scottish father-in-law...

There's a guy from Scotland here who said basically the same thing.

 

[bobyoung53]

Colombians and Venezuelans talk faster than anybody on the planet. I speak some Spanish, not a lot, but I can kinda keep up with Mexicans. Colombians and Venezuelans talk faster than I can hear.

Peruvians speak fast too.

 

[bobyoung53]

I have been to Oklahoma. Not Spain, though. It is a place I would like to go. I have been to Mexico. That doesn't quite count as Spain.

I like Mexico, would like to live there actually. The people are really nice and relaxed......well most of them.

 

[Stealth57]

Peruvians speak fast too.

I find a good phrase is demasiado rápido.

 

[lildrgn]

That sounds really good. Your band is good, too.

If you are up for it, come see our last show at the Sunset this Saturday. I will be debuting the Tbird, but will also play the bass that got me there, my L1K.

And thank you!