Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

I wouldn’t say cheaper there. But higher risk of fakes, unsurprisingly.

you’d be surprised how much counterfeit comes in through the CAN/US border…

 

[dagrev]

I found Veronica's '64 to sound fantastic at reasonable at home levels. It may just be that specific bass with the pickup it has in it. The one thing about a VP is that it's going to be fairly consistent with other VPs. A '64 may not be all that similar to other '64s. Manufacturing tolerances are a whole lot tighter now.

You are so right. I bet there is far less variation in tone in basses made today. Yet even to my ear, recored reviews no matter how well done, tend to sound like mine at home (thinner than live), but nothing like it or the old Epi live. Of course recordings are even less an accurate reflection of what a bass will sound like live than being in a house. Much of this obviously depends on what a person wants or seeks to hear in the first place. I like the a massive, thick sounding bass that seems to my poor ear can only happen in a big room. Someone smart can likely explain what going on, but to me the lows have room to spread out and enlarge.

 

[dagrev]

A lot (most?) of basses open up when loud.

As poorly mentioned above, I think there's something to the size of the room as well. At church I don't play very loud and the sound there is massive. Of course driving those power tubes would be even better.

 

[dagrev]

You're lucky, I haven't played in a real original band for probably twenty years, I miss it though, I've had some opportunities late;y but they're all back in the States. I've always had good ears too and can play on the fly, that's why I like jams.

Here's a (dark) blues jam from probably 5 or 6 years ago with a TF fretless and SVT. Can't be very adventurous with this stuff. Drummer was all over the place for some reason and he's usually really good.

Well, it's "Room With a View" Rudy Lauckner

it plays for me on YouTube


Oh well, no idea why it did that.

I was fortunate that the band I played with the longest in the 80s was interested in doing as much original music as possible. We covered a lot, but played what we wrote as well. I loved it when we played our music and people got into it as much as a cover. I miss not coming up with new material and would hope to be able to do that again.

 

[dagrev]

OK there it is.

I could listen to that for a long time.

 

[dagrev]

Here's a demo I did during the early 80's I believe, I had already left by the time it was finished though so I'm not in any of the pictures. Very commercial sound, I was not crazy about it. The name was Cheese

I like it! Has that 80s feel to it as many songs did, but most things today sound like today and not the 70s.

 

[dagrev]

One of you seems a little happier than the other...

JK - looks like someone doesn't like posed pictures.

The one that got the money maybe?

 

[dagrev]

Tele2K Mk II - will do
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I don't want to play that one. I want own it!

 

[dagrev]

I say this cause the neck pick up spacing is like the original Gibson spacing.

Only year the CP’s had that if I’m not mistaken.

Then it would sound really good.

 

[JIO]

I would love to see that in gold hardware...

Black accentuate's gold - ...and a gold Goth.., I like that dichotomy.

 

[JIO]

I don't want to play that one. I want own it!

It's already called for in my will!

 

[icefly]

Black accentuate's gold - ...and a gold Goth.., I like that dichotomy.

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Gold how many carats?

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

you’d be surprised how much counterfeit comes in through the CAN/US border…

Oh I have a very good idea of the amount of counterfeit Cubans are out there… it’s saddening, and disgusting knowing what’s actually in some of them

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

This cigar talk reminded me that I forgot to mention I picked up a new “artistic” hobby recently, TIG welding!

 

[JIO]

Gold how many carats?

Gold-leaf comes in a variety of versions, (Moon Gold - 22KTS, Pale Gold - 16 KTS, Lemon Gold - 18 KTS, White Gold - 13.25 KTS, French Pale Gold - 22 KTS, etc) each expressing a different KTS rating. There's also a cheaper version (Imitation Gold) which is made up of a mix of bronze, zinc and other minerals, and low in actual gold. Same with silver - mostly made of aluminum. I did that Goth body many years ago and don't recall the (Roman Gold?) leafs carrot rating, but it was probably in the neighborhood of 16-24 KTS.

 

[GonePlaid]

What kind of nonsense advice is this? Surely you can trust someone who stands to profit from your transaction... Don't we always take the seller (or the agent) at their word??

 

[GonePlaid]

OK there it is.

 

[GBassNorth]

And it's white. So, I could join the White Bird Wednesday crowd.

Forgot all about White Bird Wednesday, here’s the 1990 Greco…

 

[GonePlaid]

I was fortunate that the band I played with the longest in the 80s was interested in doing as much original music as possible. We covered a lot, but played what we wrote as well. I loved it when we played our music and people got into it as much as a cover. I miss not coming up with new material and would hope to be able to do that again.

I don't knock bands doing all originals. In fact a friend from TB plays in a group that does no covers. But in this area there's not much of a market for it. They mostly play for free. At our group's age(s), if we're gonna schlep our [stuff] (which includes PA and all our own gear), we're gonna get paid. And the people who book our band wanna hear "memories".

 

[GBassNorth]

you’d be surprised how much counterfeit comes in through the CAN/US border…

Ya mean like Neil Young?

ok I’ll go stand in a corner now.