Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

He did. If he played all the bass lines that he appeared to have played I think he could have been better regarded. You never hear of him being mentioned as a good bass player of the 60s 70s. Well I don’t anyway.

His/their singing was more 'important'. It just shows the "high regard" that bassists are held in.

 

[GonePlaid]

I have a small 25-30 watt Alamo Fury SS/(tube output) bass amp from the early 70's with a pilot light on the front panel but there's no light socket, it was glued on, haha! No fuse either, similar to this


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Form over function.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Unavailable tube compliment from Amazon for a Mesa 400 Plus head. I think the plain 400 used three pairs.

 

[bobyoung53]

He did. If he played all the bass lines that he appeared to have played I think he could have been better regarded. You never hear of him being mentioned as a good bass player of the 60s 70s. Well I don’t anyway.

I think he did play on the early records anyway, the playing is kind of amateurish but he got a very good tone. He got better I'm seen some live stuff by them that was pretty good, late 70's.

 

[JIO]

Right after I first got married in 2002, I stay out here for about 6 months and joined a band, the bass amp they had was a Teisco 100 watt tube guitar head going through a double 15" cab, it really sounded good. I wanted to buy it when I came back but he had gotten rid of it.

I think some form of Teisco is "back" (another company bought the brand) making new product.

 

[bobyoung53]

Can you imagine what it would cost to retube one of those since the war?

 

[JIO]

I have a small 25-30 watt Alamo Fury SS/(tube output) bass amp from the early 70's with a pilot light on the front panel but there's no light socket, it was glued on, haha! No fuse either, similar to this


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Like a 'dummy' light!

 

[Ringhammer]

They upgraded the PA/on-stage monitors which sounded awesome! For the very 1st time playing there over many years, I could actually hear our bg vocals.

A new PA at Winters?? I have double duty there next month (Feb 4th) both of my bands are playing on the same night. A better PA will make a huge difference!

Sounds like you had a great time, and for your birthday no less. I had my 50th there back in 2016, with my band and some other friends bands playing all night. Winters is a fun place and CJ and crew are great. That place is great for all of us players that just want a fun place to get out and play! I wish there were more venues like it around here.

 

[JIO]

I think he did play on the early records anyway, the playing is kind of amateurish but he got a very good tone. He got better I'm seen some live stuff by them that was pretty good, late 70's.

Love the BeeGee's. Then & today - one of my all-time favorite pop groups.

 

[bobyoung53]

Like a 'dummy' light!

Now that I think of it, I think it was actually the fuse cap that was glued on which is even worse.

 

[GonePlaid]

A new PA at Winters?? I have double duty there next month (Feb 4th) both of my bands are playing on the same night. A better PA will make a huge difference!

Sounds like you had a great time, and for your birthday no less. I had my 50th there back in 2016, with my band and some other friends bands playing all night. Winters is a fun place and CJ and crew are great. That place is great for all of us players that just want a fun place to okay. I wish there were more venues like it around here.

From the way y'all describe it, I wish there was one venue similar to it around here.

 

[MCF]

I think some form of Teisco is "back" (another company bought the brand) making new product.

They’re doing pedals.

 

[bobyoung53]

Love the BeeGee's. Then & today - one of my all-time favorite pop groups.

Oh yeah especially the 60's stuff, but I like it all. Love this song.

 

[Stealth57]

According to Winters, @JIO is a bad boy

 

[JIO]

A new PA at Winters?? I have double duty there next month (Feb 4th) both of my bands are playing on the same night. A better PA will make a huge difference!

Sounds like you had a great time, and for your birthday no less. I had my 50th there back in 2016, with my band and some other friends bands playing all night. Winters is a fun place and CJ and crew are great. That place is great for all of us players that just want a fun place to okay. I wish there were more venues like it around here.

You're going to love the new Mackie monitors - a world of difference! Love Winters' and totally because of CJ & crew. He & I bonded while doing much needed renovation on the exterior after they bought the real-estate during Covid. (initially only owning the biz) We're both avid cyclists - so this afternoon he rode into the tavern on his road-bike as in introduction/entrance, doing track-stands near the stage while Cherie & Mark played their set. (hey - he owns the joint!)

In my opinion - I've yet to encounter another place like Winters', where they respect and encourage local music. Yes, most definitely - I too wish there were more venues like this around here.

And I'll be there on Saturday Feb 4th to attend both of your bands. We're playing the next day (Sunday Feb 5th) at the newly re-opened Hotel Utah - 7-10pm.

 

[JIO]

According to Winters, @JIO is a bad boy

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When I got there to set up - the marque read "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIO", and a woman at the bar said - it's some Italian guy. I told them it was GEO and they said they needed to change it. I said, hey - don't bother, it's ok as it pronounces the same, but as dealing with "pronouns" today is risky... they changed it!

 

[BklynKen]

We had nine deer in the front yard a while ago. I mean poop machines.

Too bad you don't have any wombats around to add some variety with their cube-shaped poop.

 

[JIO]

He did. If he played all the bass lines that he appeared to have played I think he could have been better regarded. You never hear of him being mentioned as a good bass player of the 60s 70s. Well I don’t anyway.

There are bands then and now, where being signaled out as the bass player isn't part of the bands sound. Music where the bass is so seamlessly woven into the the mix that it's invisible, but if you would remove it - it would fall apart. There's a high skill to that sort of playing, and he and Bill Wyman (in the '60s) were masters of that.

Here's an example of a contemporary band where the bass is there - but nearly subliminal. Love this Oklahoma based band.

 

[RedVee]

I think he did play on the early records anyway, the playing is kind of amateurish but he got a very good tone. He got better I'm seen some live stuff by them that was pretty good, late 70's.

The Bee Gees were a five piece band when they left Aust to return to England. A couple of locals were in the band on drums and guitar I think.

I get the idea that Mo was the Ringo of the Bee Gees, sorta off centre from the others but ‘the glue’ to a certain extent. When they were broken up and making solo records the other brothers would call Mo in to help them. Evidently he used Rickenbackers early on because he was in awe of Sir Paul. Later John Lennon gave him one of his Gibson acoustics and he was a neighbour and drinking buddy of Ringo.

I’ve tried to learn a bit more about him as he died on my 51st birthday, which was a bit of a downer.
(Prince died on my wife’s birthday).

He played bass, keys, guitar (lead guitar on at least one BG song) and mellotron (sp?), And he can sing (after his silly voice intro).

https://youtube.com/shorts/tRiZvEAYxKg?feature=share

Edit: oops, 41st birthday

 

[RedVee]

There are bands then and now, where being signaled out as the bass player isn't part of the bands sound. Music where the bass is so seamlessly woven into the the mix that it's invisible, but if you would remove it - it would fall apart. There's a high skill to that sort of playing, and he and Bill Wyman (in the '60s) were masters of that.

Here's an example of a contemporary band where the bass is there - but nearly subliminal. Love this Oklahoma based band.

That was a nice song and clip. I’d never heard of them before this.