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Thunderbird Club

#223,481
MCF said:
Me too.
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The overarching thing about Scott and Dusty (contemporaries) is not only their gift (their beautiful, expressive voices) but also their ability to perform on such a high level expressing authenticity/genuineness of the lyrics. They both honed their skill as performers and the 2 vids I posted of Scott singing "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and My Ship is Coming In", and Dusty singing most all of her many hits are prime examples of that. When your face is full screen and you broadcast authentic tenderness and emotion with you eyes, your expressions and hand gestures - that is what "performance" means. Actors/actresses have that skill - but when a gifted musician equals their musical talent with a superior performance - that's entertainment.

 
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RedVee said:
Never heard of either being used to brew beer. Our locals must be boring, generally only see malt/barley, hops, water, yeast. Not that I’ve studied the ingredients on beer cans.

EG. One of my favourites Coopers Pale Ale - but I started on it due to “no additives no preservatives”.

The choice of brewing raw materials includes malted barley, hops, water and yeast. The premium grade malted barley is grown and malted in South Australia in accordance with Coopers' stringent specification. Australian grown Pride of Ringwood hops are used to provide the hop bitterness.
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Real beer is malted barley, hops, water, and yeast according to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. But I do like some IPAs and Porters that have been adulterated with tropical fruit, coffee, and other interesting flavours. But to get your ABV up to spec, malt/malted barley should be used, not rice, corn syrup, or other cheap sugars.
 
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New pedal day!

My first purchase from Thomann. No tax or duty. It arrived in five days via UPS Express. Pro tip. Alert your credit card company of the overseas purchase so it doesn’t get declined initially. With a strong dollar, good prices can be had right now from British and European sellers.

It’s a Blue 360 AIAB from One Control. Designed by famed pedal Guru Björn Juhl. It is supposed to emulate the ACC pre amp. I wanted to play around with the effects loop of the Subway Channel of the two channel Mesa TT800. $108.00. This pedal has a true bypass so when it’s off, I go back to the Subway Channel pre amp. I don’t know how close it gets to the 360 sound, but it does produce a more vintage solid state amp tone than the Subway channel can. Fun stuff. Three amps in one. Now I’m really curious about Ken’s rb800 pre pedal from Master Effects.

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MCF said:
New pedal day!

My first purchase from Thomann. No tax or duty. It arrived in five days via UPS Express. Pro tip. Alert your credit card company of the overseas purchase so it doesn’t get declined initially. With a strong dollar, good prices can be had right now from British and European sellers.

It’s a Blue 360 AIAB from One Control. Designed by famed pedal Guru Björn Juhl. It is supposed to emulate the ACC pre amp. I wanted to play around with the effects loop of the Subway Channel of the two channel Mesa TT800. $108.00. This pedal has a true bypass so when it’s off, I go back to the Subway Channel pre amp. I don’t know how close it gets to the 360 sound, but it does produce a more vintage solid state amp tone than the Subway channel can. Fun stuff. Three amps in one. Now I’m really curious about Ken’s rb800 pre pedal from Master Effects.

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Interesting interface of your Mesa cab wheels on a wire stand - I elevate all my cabs on home-made padded pedestals. I think if it were me I'd take the wheels off and insert a dense foam pad on the wire platform. It may help isolate the cab better.
 
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JIO said:
Interesting interface of your Mesa cab wheels on a wire stand - I elevate all my cabs on home-made padded pedestals. I think if it were me I'd take the wheels off and insert a dense foam pad on the wire platform. It may help isolate the cab better.
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I’ve thought of doing that. Just haven’t got around to trying it. That stand is professional grade and is good for like 500 ponds or more.
 
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GBassNorth said:
:)What a great club this is (and you’re one of the best by the way).
Very few places on Talkbass offer such timely and in-depth technical support for questions raised (pics, measurements, supplier leads… great post!) I’ve been in other clubs on TB where you ask a technical question and wait days for a legitimate helpful response (if you even get it).
Kudos to you Kara! :thumbsup:
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Thanks :)


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MCF said:
Don’t mean to offend anyone, but Ugh.
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PillO said:
Agree. Might as well drink Bud or Coors...

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PillO said:
Real beer is malted barley, hops, water, and yeast according to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516. But I do like some IPAs and Porters that have been adulterated with tropical fruit, coffee, and other interesting flavours. But to get your ABV up to spec, malt/malted barley should be used, not rice, corn syrup, or other cheap sugars.
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"Real beer"?






...okay :thumbsup:

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RedVee said:
Never heard of either being used to brew beer. Our locals must be boring, generally only see malt/barley, hops, water, yeast. Not that I’ve studied the ingredients on beer cans.

EG. One of my favourites Coopers Pale Ale - but I started on it due to “no additives no preservatives”.

The choice of brewing raw materials includes malted barley, hops, water and yeast. The premium grade malted barley is grown and malted in South Australia in accordance with Coopers' stringent specification. Australian grown Pride of Ringwood hops are used to provide the hop bitterness.
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For most lagers and ales that is all you need. Though, the malted barley is typically one type for the sugar content and a specialty one for flavor and color. Yeast influences flavor more than you might think. Belgian ale yeast provides that distinctive clove hint you find in Lefe and other similar brews. Now, adding some toasted oatmeal to a stout recipe really seals the deal.
 
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