But you gots to be real confident when to say that to man-bun dude.
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Thunderbird Club
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If you like woods, which I do, Spector has some great finishes. The one you called “spalted” is actually Poplar Burl. It’s from their Euro Lux series. The darker one is 5A Flamed Walnut cap on a walnut body and one of only 12 made. I haven’t bought any Spector basses since Stewart Spector left the company so I can’t vouch for quality now but previously it was top notch.
Someone says "boss" to me, I'm lookin' behind me.
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Who knew girls can make for a "fairly decent" rhythm section. Anyone here any good?
Through the course of my band's history we've had a female drummer and I have to say she was tops, a total punk, she brought a lot of that attitude to everything we did and really proved to be a spark to us in our early years. Here's she's just driving the rest of us perfectly and giving me plenty of "space" to do my job correctly. She ended up moving to LA to be back near family, happily we're still good friends via FB.
The guitarist and I are in a Dad Jam/Jazz Band. Can’t Find My Way Home is one of the tunes in our rotation.
The response should be, "You're fired" or "Go get me ___."
I much prefer a transparent finish to painted. Not that paint doesn't look great, but there's something about seeing the grain that adds to a bass or guitar.
Not to worry, he may get better with a little more practice.
Yeah. Just needs some IRL experience.
Great job! Tight and everyone's instrument sounded great together. (Not always the case.) Your playing was great as always, and that funny looking PBass was simply fantastic sounding and should make many bassists cry that they don't sound that good. No smoke blowing. Even listened to it twice. What were you playing through? GK rig?
I like colored transparent finishes.....sometimes (like the "trans black" on my sr1200), if the wood pattern underneath is attractive.
Some basses I've seen with transparent/clear/natural finishes really should've been painted - they look like they were made with lumber from a building supply store
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'77 Bird, .73 Tortex pick, GK1001RBII and 2 4x10 GK cabs.
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
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I have to say my wife is the best! Early Bday present. I picked up another 2021 Nonreverse Thunderbird, this one in sparkling burgundy, man I love the color. Plays and sounds great, full setup and new Rotosounds later today. Here's a first look. Believe it or not I am not going to mod it.
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You're going to have to make an addition to house just for the basses!
Yes, I should have clarified. Most natural finishes don't create any tingles for me.I like colored transparent finishes.....sometimes (like the "trans black" on my sr1200), if the wood pattern underneath is attractive.
Some basses I've seen with transparent/clear/natural finishes really should've been painted - they look like they were made with lumber from a building supply store
Black does look great.
