Thunderbird Club

[PhR75]

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!

As it happens, I just bought the two latest Voivod albums today on my way to work. The work is playing bass in a summer theatre and today it was two shows. It was about 30 degrees (Celsius) and the bass of choice is of course this:

But back to Voivod. They always had a great overdriven bass sound and the (relatively) new bassist Rocky is no exception. He plays a Ripper.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Day early, but Thank You!

Looked at my calendar wrong. I mean, pre-emptive salutation! Yer welcome, anyway!

 

[PillO]

You should talk!

Get ready!!

 

[PillO]

Start working on getting the passport now and you might get it in time for the same gig in a year or two.

Did the US passport office outsource to the Canadian passport office??

I am thankful for having two passports; that is passports issued by two different countries.

 

[TBird1958]

Thursday it is....................
For any that might have changed their mind on Saturday evening @ 5:00PM we'll be here: Crow's Nest Santa Cruz | Fresh Seafood & Live Entertainment (crowsnest-santacruz.com)

That's for before dinner socializing.
Sunday we'll play bass guitars - contact me if you would like to attend.

One that's not going....

 

[GonePlaid]

Seen that clip before, it really shows Trujillos skill level as a guitarist, shame you can’t even hear his talent as a bass player.


Nope. I moved from the Nederland/Caribou Ranch area to San Jose very shortly after the encounter. Witness Relocation Program???


Exactly. Their music does absolutely nothing for me.

Almost from the get-go: bottomless.

 

[GonePlaid]

Wait a minute... Is that what White Stripes did???

Yup. Don't like them either.

 

[GonePlaid]

I was under the impression that only northern Florida (the panhandle) is the south. The rest being Cuba.

Don't forget Haiti. Plus the 6th borough of NYC.

 

[PhR75]

That's a risk when using a dirt pedal designed for guitar. A lot will suck out the low end. The key for bass is having a blend knob, to blend in your clean signal. Or use one that's specifically designed for bass. But to each their own.

Digitech Bad Monkey works well with the bass. Dirt cheap too.
Hardwire CM-2 Tube Overdrive is very similar but might work a tad better even. Absolutely no low end loss.
Jacques Tube Blower is another winner.

Nothing beats two amps of course (one clean, one dirty) but it's not always possible.

 

[PillO]

Digitech Bad Monkey works well with the bass. Dirt cheap too.
Hardwire CM-2 Tube Overdrive is very similar but might work a tad better even. Absolutely no low end loss.
Jacques Tube Blower is another winner.

Nothing beats two amps of course (one clean, one dirty) but it's not always possible.

Not even a casual mention of the GED2112, DI 2112, or YYZ?

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[GonePlaid]

In '14 I rented a Harley and rode the Big Bend Scenic Highway in the FL Panhandle. Bliss.

I ran it in ~'88. In this:

 

[PhR75]

Not even a casual mention of the GED2112, DI 2112, or YYZ?

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I haven't really tried those. And I wanted to mention guitar overdrive pedals that work for bass too.

 

[GonePlaid]

Why would you delete the faux wood?

I had one of these in high school and college:

It was even that color, which was called "Gray Gold." You can't make this stuff up.

Ever hear anything that sounds "Gray Gold"?

 

[PhR75]

RE: Canada and overdriven bass sounds.
Another unique band Canada should be proud of.


As far as I know John Wright used a solid state Marshall head for the bass.

 

[GonePlaid]

Start working on getting the passport now and you might get it in time for the same gig in a year or two.

Since I have no need or interest to actually leave FL, I think I'll pass.

 

[PillO]

Yup. Don't like them either.

But but but... Meg White is nearly as talented as Lars...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

If you mean why I run my MBD into it, it's for tone. I find the MBD tightens up the signal and adds a little extra grit.

no, I mean B-15 aren't very loud..

 

[bobyoung53]

Keef's book was plenty of druggie stories for me. Then I made the mistake of reading Chrissie Hynde's book. I had thought she was there for so many things like Sid's last night alive that it must be really engaging. I was disappointed as the first half of the book was about drawing unicorns in high school and all the parts that I wanted to know about, she was too drunk and stoned to remember. Huge disappointment.

Keef's "Life"? I thought that was a great book, I felt like I knew him after reading it. I had a general idea on how it might be anyway because he's such an engaging person. If I had to meet any huge star in this world I would want it to be him, I'm not starstruck and think meeting most of them would be boring and uncomfortable for me but Keith looks like he'd be cool to hang out with, never mind doing a few Chuck Berry tunes.
I've read a lot of rock & roll books and have read my share of druggy rock & roll books but do get sick of them. Keef's was probably the best autobiography of any rock star I've read, he seems like he'd be just a normal person in real life.

 

[BklynKen]

I ran it in ~'88. In this:
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Funny that's probably the sharpest photo of yours we've seen.

 

[BklynKen]

no, I mean B-15 aren't very loud..

In this room it's plenty loud.