That sounds like trigger finger. The trigger finger release is hardly even surgery. They just stretch out the ligament sheath the tendon runs through.
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Thunderbird Club
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My dad always told my backward brother "get over it, it's a right handed world".
That's quite supportive. Did he also own Gibson?
White CP. Those are getting hard to find and that looks like a good price.
Buy it.
BUY IT!
Yeah - bit weird to have not heard of the Cult. They were big in the 80s. Big enough to attract some mockery; any one remember Snow Removal Machine?Never heard The Cult before?
I agree though, I just listen to songs here & there, mostly their stuff from the 80s. Gotta kinda be in the mood for their vibe, I guess?
This is a more well-known song of theirs......
Every family has their dysfunctions...
My brother learned to play guitar right handed. He does a number of things right handed.
Sorry, that Tommy Johnston, with a t...
Cult street gang fights. The new reality TV. Have to be more interesting that idiots stuck someplace, but not as intellectually stimulating and informative as the Bachelorette.
(I have seen either. The commercials were more than enough.)
I like it! We've got to get leather hoodies with that and meet that Stealth in the streets to settle this once and for all.
I'm thinking that player could make a $75 used Hondo sound pretty good.SD Curlee performed flawlessly at practice today…..
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Glad it worked out. You seem to really dig that body shape. Need to try an Embassy one day.
There hasn't been good reality TV since The Simple Life with Paris and Nicole*
* I never actually watched it; I saw a promo for it once and could feel neurons committing suicide...
Considering buying yet another Thunderbird? Seems you need another Thunderbird about like everyone else here really does need another thunderbird. What's to consider?
Us lefties have to adjust. Because it is a right-handed world. But we're tough.
The only good reality TV show was the Beverly Hillbillies.
I am noticing (and I got feedback from friends in audience) that there seems to be a difference in output on my A string. E is strong and fat, and D and G are balanced with E, but I drop out of the mix on the A string (not just open A, so I don't believe it's an EQ issue) Recently purchased new non-reverse. Anyone notice similar or know of a tweak? Previous and current basses were mostly all P's that could be adjusted per-string more easily than this it appears, but that's why I am asking. I figure there must be an easy fix.
If others are noticing it, it's clearly not you being overly aware. If the audience notices, it's definitely happening and not in your head or subtle. Some basses are really prone to that. The A string is not normally where this happens and is not the whole string. Not many, but seems more common years ago. I have a new NR and the E is really dominant. But, how much so depends on the strings. I have less volume in a few places. It's not really noticeable except in a live setting with a lot going on.
A few options come to mind:
1. Try different strings. Some are more prone to this than others. Could likely be a bad string.
2. Return it if possible or contact Gibson for warranty if the above makes no difference.
3. Get a compressor. I used to use one all the time years ago because some notes were not well balanced. Doesn't have to be expensive.
4. Take it to where to got it it possible to see if they have any thoughts. But try different strings first so in any conversation you can say you tried that already.
Others may have some great ideas.
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To add insult to injury the fret work is lumpy and a bb-sized piece of Pelham Blue finish exited the chat on the headstock for no apparent reason. Near a peg so I don't believe it was user error on my part with an impact. I just noticed it one day out of nowhere. I bought it from Chuck Levins in MD, and they are generally great people so maybe I can work something out with them if I am unable to dial it in to my satisfaction. I think I got a Friday bass maybe, but was so excited by the the color, the sound, and the feel of it that I wasn't very careful in my assessment. After 90 minutes of playing three different Fenders and listening and feeling very closely, I tried this for 30 seconds and was hooked. "I'll take it!" Probably should have slowed down a touch.
Do have it looked at, if not returned. If not the string, it should not be doing that. Something is defective. If I could not resolve it I would return it or get them to fix it. You paid good money and it should sound right. Don't be satisfied with less. Everyone's NR here are really nice basses. Your's should be as well. Keep us posted.
This and my other "Spaceballs" jersey/sweater are from "Geeky Jerseys", a Canadian company(n.a.).[Pickering, On]I have a "Spaceballs-The Baseball Jersey" on order. Amongst other things it'll say "COMB THE DESERT" and "We Ain't Found $#@*!". The name on the back will be: COL. SANDURZ*. Number 87(year the movie was made). File pic:
*The ship commander. Played by George Wyner. Spelled like that to avoid 'problems' w/ KFC. Best line: "What's the matter, Col. Sandurz? Chicken?"
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