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Thunderbird Club
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One of the things I love about Motown, Muscle Shoals and Stax was you could hear the bass so well and it was so musical. With the Staple Singers, it was the dominate/driving force in most songs.
I remember the first time I put some headphones on and really heard what Peter was playing. I was aaaaaamazed.
People are saying that Neil Young is the only recording artist left that doesn't use autotune.
I think he just didn't wanna play what we were playing, but as I said, he coulda just told us that up front.
We had nine deer in the front yard a while ago. I mean poop machines.
IDK if he directed what she should play, or if she played lines that he would be able to play live.
That's a good one. Maybe weird, but my favorite is Dancing Queen. Also has an eerie feel to it. Well sung and produced.
The band was my drummer friend’s idea. Then he quit because he doesn’t want to gig anymore. I’m doing my best to keep it rolling because almost every tune has a fun bass line!
We’ve also decided to branch out beyond Motown/Stax, so we’re doing stuff like Ophelia and Oh What a Night. I’m going to suggest Saturday in the Park.
It is weird, it has eerie haunted quality to it, the keyboards are excellent in that tune. I just listened to Dancing Queen too, I don't know if they played their own stuff in the studio but whoever did were very good players.
Dancing Queen and Mama Mia are a blast to play and sing! Never tried SOS…
Yup, love that stuff. My ear was glued to the radio so much when I was a kid it doesn't take me much to really learn them properly. I could fake my way through a lot of that stuff now.
A hardcore version of SOS would be kinda cool.
In the same time signature as the original though.
SIT/'64 update. I used the '64 again today with the Power Wounds. Loved them just as much as before in a live setting. Sounded great with fingers or pick, both pickups or just the neck. I don't see ever buying the expensive Infelds ever again, and I thought I would never do a string choice change on that bass. Oddly enough, those two strings sound very similar on that bass.
Never really had much experience with pedals and power supplies. Thinking of a pedal that the power supply is 9VDC-18VDC, 40mA max. I have some power supplies that are over 40mA. Will one of those work since they will supply that (and more if it were needed), or must it be matched with a 40mA supply?
It is not a "happy" song, thus the haunting quality. Great harmonies, excellent arrangement.
When I first saw the set list I didn’t recognize some tunes, but they were all familiar when I heard them.
Some are easy, but Ain’t No Mountain High Enough took some work and that bass run in “oh What a Night” is a bïtch!
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Thanks! HNY! I can't recall if I ever demo'd one (it would have been an original) so I can't say. All I know is they are heavy! It's sorta counterintuitive being 'clear'... but solid plastic gets heavy!
He played with the early version on his computer album Trans. But yeah, he may be one of the few who flat refuses to use it.People are saying that Neil Young is the only recording artist left that doesn't use autotune.
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