Now I’m hungry. Ok, minds out of the gutter. Dibs in Palestine is grape molasses mixed with tahini and used as a dip for bread. It’s dibs because there is no P sound in arabic. Right up there with baklava for a food addiction.
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Thunderbird Club
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- Jun 30, 2010
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This is true - most cars look more or less the same today. (more than ever) Most likely has to do with computer modeling and the never ending attempt to 'one-up' the completion... while looking more-or-less the same. Think Tucker, Edsel, Pacer, Ugo...
non- conformity is not going to succeed in auto-world other than power source/delivery. (hopefully)
LOL - if you’re not the bass player and this is all it takes to dis you, then you’ve got some mighty thin skin.
Creative sound absorbing solution for the practice room, but acoustic foam might be cheaper.
OK, how many of you tried to find contact info to send your bass player credentials?
I didn't see it either.
Can my wife see these posts?
When cars were art on wheels.I remember Skyliners, you used to see them around here and there, I could tell you the year, kind and model of just about every car I saw when I was a kid, after about 1955 that is. I lost interest sometime during the 70's. Thunderbirds were my favorite when I was young though. Lincolns too. The owner of a mill in my town was a car collector and alternated driving a '55 silver Continental Mark II and about a 1932 V-16 Cadillac to his mill everyday, the thing was huge. This was during the late 60's. The Cadillac was a green convertible.
Something like this:
What a cool place.
That's what that's for..... Way to cover for Chuck's rehearsal place pics.Creative sound absorbing solution for the practice room, but acoustic foam might be cheaper.
Yes, I miss the times when cars changed a little every year, usually just a modification to the grille and taillights, in between bigger body style changes. I was like a little expert on ‘55-‘73 American cars mostly because my father had “Motors” car repair manuals and at the beginning of each section there was the grille identification page which showed a detailed photo of each grille, noting the year and model that it belonged to. I knew the difference between a 68, 69,70 Dodge Charger or a 70, - 74 Challenger just by the subtle differences in the grilles.
[Windy] So I went to a jam last night, and our fledgeling band did three tunes. It was the singer's birthday and she runs this particular jam on Wednesday nights, so in the spirit of support, and because we love her, there we went.
We were just ok, I sent out a few warts... A three song debut is just not fair. Humility is good for the soul.
Anyway my CP Thunderbird was the max. It felt great to play, and the sound is to be coveted, for sure. Warm, big, and hefty, with a forward presence in the mids, as we're all aware.
The local most revered and talked about jazz bass player was there, I first met Joe through some gear swaps/deals we did over a stretch of a couple years. I think we meet via Craigslist. I didn't see him play in person for years, but I eventually found that the praise is well deserved. Anyway he walked up after our gypped set and was enthusiastic about my 'Bird. He'd never played one before, he's always been intrigued by the design and was highly impressed with it. He asked if he could check it out and he sat with it for a few minutes, remarking how nice it felt to play. He seemed to be having a nice time with it.
I played some more as the night went on, somewhat redeeming myself for my previous middling performance... That bass is honestly a killer axe. Very glad to be able to play it. There were complimentary remarks through the night about it, and I had to agree.
Oh yeah, there was a small amp that night, an almost diminutive Epifani thing, a Piccolo or Staccato? Had a big volume knob right in the middle of the front panel... It was sitting on a 1x12 Euphonic Audio cab. Phat, clean and punchy. I have always gravitated to a clean tone. I do like dirt, heavy fuzz, and chorusey sounds, but clean, darkish and punchy have always been at my core. That was an interesting amp, and probably weighed all of 12 lbs...
We were just ok, I sent out a few warts... A three song debut is just not fair. Humility is good for the soul.
Anyway my CP Thunderbird was the max. It felt great to play, and the sound is to be coveted, for sure. Warm, big, and hefty, with a forward presence in the mids, as we're all aware.
The local most revered and talked about jazz bass player was there, I first met Joe through some gear swaps/deals we did over a stretch of a couple years. I think we meet via Craigslist. I didn't see him play in person for years, but I eventually found that the praise is well deserved. Anyway he walked up after our gypped set and was enthusiastic about my 'Bird. He'd never played one before, he's always been intrigued by the design and was highly impressed with it. He asked if he could check it out and he sat with it for a few minutes, remarking how nice it felt to play. He seemed to be having a nice time with it.
I played some more as the night went on, somewhat redeeming myself for my previous middling performance... That bass is honestly a killer axe. Very glad to be able to play it. There were complimentary remarks through the night about it, and I had to agree.
Oh yeah, there was a small amp that night, an almost diminutive Epifani thing, a Piccolo or Staccato? Had a big volume knob right in the middle of the front panel... It was sitting on a 1x12 Euphonic Audio cab. Phat, clean and punchy. I have always gravitated to a clean tone. I do like dirt, heavy fuzz, and chorusey sounds, but clean, darkish and punchy have always been at my core. That was an interesting amp, and probably weighed all of 12 lbs...
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Getting to play or just jam is good!
As for the other bass player. I hope you told him there's no point getting attached to the Thunderbird since you can't play Jazz on them. He's wasting his time even thinking about them.
Yep. The good old days with respect to cars. And you could actually work on them--unlike the blasted things today.
In case anyone's interested(not mine, N/A): Epiphone Jack Casady Bass Faded Pelham Blue with gig bag | eBay
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That's a beauty. That or good would be my color...
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Assuming you meant gold, there was a coupla those also mentioned.
Epiphone Jack Casady Bass Metallic Gold | eBay or
EPIPHONE Jack Casady Bass electric bass #18073 | eBay
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