Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

Electric or manual?

Ahem.

 

[PillO]

Waking up with your head on the pillow hearing the deep rumble of an aftershock and actually having the time to wonder if when it reaches the surface will it be a jolt or another quake. Was enough to get me to move to Maui. I guess I failed the test.

That is known as failing up...

 

[PillO]

I didn’t think the neighbors would appreciate an air compressor going off at 2am so I will continue later today.

That is very considerate of you...
What have you done with the real @WillyW ?

 

[WillyW]

That is very considerate of you...
What have you done with the real @WillyW ?

I did stop at 140am

 

[PillO]

Note: I’ve never been in a hurricane, so what am I doing, I’m considering moving to Hilton Head island, possibly an ignorant move on my part.

Better the terrifying danger you don't understand than the terrifying danger you are all to familiar with...

 

[GonePlaid]

Manual. It was my Mother's.

That’s kinda what I was assuming. Seems like if you’re a nervous nelly, which I’m not, you could just pack up your important stuff, batten down the hatches on the home and drive a couple hours inland for a couple day hotel stay. Then come back when it’s all passed.

BTDT.

 

[PillO]

Currently live in Texas so I can relate to the tornado thing (without the basement unfortunately) . Done the Hurricane, blizzard, whiteout and Tsunami warning thing too. Being in the epicenter of a 6.9shaker

Done blizzards. I was unimpressed; managed just fine. Managed deep freezes (below -40), no problem. Camped in the arctic (Resolute Bay, the same place Top Gear went to). Cold weather is easy if you are prepared/clothed for it.

Terrifying is the incoming missile alarm. First night in Saudi Arabia about 2am. Get into NBC suit and gas mask and just wait. Patriot missiles were 30-50% accurate (i.e. managed to shoot down 30-50% of incoming) and no idea if the warhead was chemical, biological, or high explosive. Worse was when we were in our division area; no more incoming missile alarms - it was just going to be a surprise. But there were two canaries named Nerve and Mustard...

 

[PillO]

FSO

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That a 7ender Dimension? The only 7ender I considered buying... Because it didn't sound like a 7ender, it sounded like it had humbuckers (because it did).

 

[PillO]

Nice gig.
Give us a list of basses, amps, cabs

And sound clips of each possible combination...
And make sure it is @JJR58 playing so that we can rib him about being a hack too.

 

[Stealth57]

That a 7ender Dimension? The only 7ender I considered buying... Because it didn't sound like a 7ender, it sounded like it had humbuckers (because it did).

@JIO special

 

[GBassNorth]

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Lookin like fun, wish I could have been there. Playing with your hand in a cast has gotta be a challenge. And love the red dress!
Some great looking basses and gear there (even a fridge in front of the fridge). And please somebody post a pic of Chuck with a smile. Happy travels everyone!

 

[Stealth57]

Lookin like fun, wish I could have been there. Playing with your hand in a cast has gotta be a challenge. And love the red dress!
Some great looking basses and gear there (even a fridge in front of the fridge). And please somebody post a pic of Chuck with a smile. Happy travels everyone!

Not a fridge. 4-10 + 15.

 

[Stealth57]

 

[Stealth57]

Chucky only smiles when playing this:

 

[KaraQ]

Linux sounds interesting, I'm going to look into it, I've heard of it before but always thought it was something exotic for computer experts but just looked it up, thanks.

I use Linux Mint, it's been super easy to work with.

And when I switched to a new PC, I was amazed at how much easier (than Windows) it was to transfer.

 

[BklynKen]

I use Linux Mint, it's been super easy to work with.

And when I switched to a new PC, I was amazed at how much easier (than Windows) it was to transfer.

I run Linux servers, but I think by far the best unix-like desktop OS is macOS.

 

[GBassNorth]

Chucky only smiles when playing this:

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That pic of Chuck with an ear to ear smile just made my day! Two handsome devils just lookin for fun. Keep the pics coming, those of us that couldn’t make it are really enjoying almost being there.

 

[Engle]

That thing sounds pretty close to the real deal for a copy, I couldn't tell by looking at it either at least from a distance. I like the sound of those Mesa heads.

I have had 2 gigs with it now where I have been talking to Ric owner afterward and they thought it was a real one. The headstock shape is slightly off, and I have an “El Degas Rocker” truss rod cover on it. Other than that it’s a faithful copy, down to the stereo wiring, the cap(that I disconnected) and the lifting bridge(that I put extra screws in).
I had some real Ric tuners that I put on it, so that also makes it look real. It also has a Ric mute, not that I use it.

The Mesa sounds great and it’s easy to dial in for the situation at hand.
I seem to be the only one in the Subway club that runs Ampeg cabs with a Mesa, but I think they pair up nicely. I had it on the 2 ohm setting to throttle down the wattage.

 

[Engle]

FSO

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Oh yeah!!! Wish I could have made it down!

 

[Stealth57]