Thunderbird Club

[Christine]

Do we need a Doc Marten club?

I'm a fan too, worn them most of my life, just the standard cherry red, I'm a bit of a traditionalist

 

[DerekW]

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds - CNN.com

[Soapbox] The ONLY thing that really matters for weight loss is expending more calories than you take in. In short, calorie counting works. Also, as you lose the excess weight, other health parameters move into normal ranges.

If following any of the numerous diet trends helps with losing weight, great. But in the end, the only thing that matters is calories in vs. calories out. [/Soapbox]

In the rawest sense, and for most people that is basically it. But without getting into long discussions, there are people that have metabolic issues, and metabolic damage from overeating for years, or from overdieting.

But for probably 90% or more, paying attention to what goes in your mouth is the solution. And go to the gym... weights, not cardio.

 

[veebass]

As a born Aussie - Vegemite is wonderful, Marmite is crap

Just to show there is not unanimous love of Vegemite among Australians, I can't stand it and Marmite is even worse.

 

[kat888]

I was wondering if any of you use fuzz or overdrive/distortion pedals and if so which ones . Im considering getting a Big muff as theres a couple of songs we do that could use it . Just now Im using the second channel on my amp with the footswitch but its not great . Ive heard good things about the Darkglass kit but its pretty expensive and no stockists near where I live so I dont fancy buying blind sort of thing .

Over on the FX forum you'll find people with 3 or 4 different dirt pedals.
Your pedal choices from mild to high gain drive?

I had a DHA (UK) valve pedal which didn't quite get me there (and was superfluous as soon as I had the valve head anyway). The Darkglass demos I've heard strike me as 'fizzy' sounding.

 

[TBird1958]

Just to show there is not unanimous love of Vegemite among Australians, I can't stand it and Marmite is even worse.

Being a virgin (yes there are some things I haven't tried!) to both Marmite and Vegemite can we get an explanation of the ingredients/process used to create these culinary delights from some of the Commonwealth members here.

 

[marko57]

I was wondering if any of you use fuzz or overdrive/distortion pedals and if so which ones . Im considering getting a Big muff as theres a couple of songs we do that could use it . Just now Im using the second channel on my amp with the footswitch but its not great . Ive heard good things about the Darkglass kit but its pretty expensive and no stockists near where I live so I dont fancy buying blind sort of thing .

I bought a Big Muff Bass Fuzz a couple years ago because we cover a couple Motorhead songs but I couldn't find a sound I was happy with using it and ended up selling it.

 

[marko57]

I'm in!

I'm in as well!

 

[marko57]

Being a virgin (yes there are some things I haven't tried!) to both Marmite and Vegemite can we get an explanation of the ingredients/process used to create these culinary delights from some of the Commonwealth members here.

From Wikipedia: Vegemite is salty, slightly bitter, malty, and rich in umami – a glutamate similar in flavour to beef bouillon.

Those of you who are familiar with it, is that accurate? Might as well try haggis while you're at it!

 

[Christine]

From Wikipedia: Vegemite is salty, slightly bitter, malty, and rich in umami – a glutamate similar in flavour to beef bouillon.

Those of you who are familiar with it, is that accurate? Might as well try haggis while you're at it!

Probably close, it's one of those things you either love or hate, I love it spread very thinly on toast, thick fresh bread toast with warm butter

 

[kat888]

Being a virgin (yes there are some things I haven't tried!) to both Marmite and Vegemite can we get an explanation of the ingredients/process used to create these culinary delights from some of the Commonwealth members here.

They were originally a by product of the brewing process I believe and are technically 'yeast extracts'. Ingredients include yeast, sugar, salt and various components of the vitamin B complex.

The flavour is intense umami, not dissimilar to a strong miso. Also you only really need a smear, not slathered on like peanut butter. I don't mind Vegemite but prefer Marmite. British Marmite is an entirely different beast and I actively dislike it. I believe the two Marmites diverged during WWII when supplies to NZ were halted and a local version was formulated. Unintended consequences and all that hey?

The other thing we used to have when I was knee high to a grasshopper, was Maltexo - a syrupy malt extract in jars, again a by product of brewing.

 

[kat888]

From Wikipedia: Vegemite is salty, slightly bitter, malty, and rich in umami – a glutamate similar in flavour to beef bouillon.

Those of you who are familiar with it, is that accurate? Might as well try haggis while you're at it!

More or less.

Haggis is nice. It's JUST a sausage. You don't eat the stomach casing (well we Orcadians don't - cannae speak for the Gaelic barbarians). Supermarket haggis often comes in a plastic casing anyway. People eat liver all the time. Don't think about the lungs ... and it's just meat which would otherwise be wasted. Should inly be eaten occasionally mind - it's not exactly diet food.

 

[Gaolee]

I was wondering if any of you use fuzz or overdrive/distortion pedals and if so which ones . Im considering getting a Big muff as theres a couple of songs we do that could use it . Just now Im using the second channel on my amp with the footswitch but its not great . Ive heard good things about the Darkglass kit but its pretty expensive and no stockists near where I live so I dont fancy buying blind sort of thing .

I will occasionally use an Electro Harmonix Deluxe Bass Muff pedal. It's got plenty of adjustment to find what you want. The Acoustic 360 preamp head has its own fuzz circuit, and that's outstanding, in a 1969 kind of way. I don't schlep that amp around near as much as another one that's got a "growl" circuit I don't like as much. And finally, the ToneHammer preamp pedal has a mild distortion circuit that I very rarely use. The Bass Muff gets the work on the rare occasions I want fuzz. Thing is that fuzz, like just about everything else bass related, is important to us but when you are playing for an audience, they hardly know the difference. If it does its part in the mix, it's good, and the specifics aren't near as important. The average person in the audience thinks we play guitar anyway. It's just a bigger guitar and they probably don't even notice the number of strings.

 

[Gaolee]

More or less.

Haggis is nice. It's JUST a sausage. You don't eat the stomach casing (well we Orcadians don't - cannae speak for the Gaelic barbarians). Supermarket haggis often comes in a plastic casing anyway. People eat liver all the time. Don't think about the lungs ... and it's just meat which would otherwise be wasted. Should inly be eaten occasionally mind - it's not exactly diet food.

Gaelic barbarians? Ah, now I know where my ancestors probably came from before they landed in Appalachia. Whew! I was worried about that. Good thing is that when the end comes, it's people like me that will eat just about anything in a pinch who will survive. But don't make me eat Vegemite unless it's a serious pinch.

 

[marko57]

More or less.

Haggis is nice. It's JUST a sausage. You don't eat the stomach casing (well we Orcadians don't - cannae speak for the Gaelic barbarians). Supermarket haggis often comes in a plastic casing anyway. People eat liver all the time. Don't think about the lungs ... and it's just meat which would otherwise be wasted. Should inly be eaten occasionally mind - it's not exactly diet food.

I have to put the whole lungs/stomach thing out my mind when I eat it. If you can find a happy place with that, then you're mostly just tasting the seasoning and oats. Least that's what I tell myself. At one of our pipeband after parade party/cookouts, they grilled some haggis and it was actually good. The grill effect gave it a whole new flavor dimension, still, not something I eagerly go after!

 

[kat888]

I have to put the whole lungs/stomach thing out my mind when I eat it. If you can find a happy place with that, then you're mostly just tasting the seasoning and oats. Least that's what I tell myself. At one of our pipeband after parade party/cookouts, they grilled some haggis and it was actually good. The grill effect gave it a whole new flavor dimension, still, not something I eagerly go after!

Vegetarian haggis is nice too. Oats without the unmentionables.

 

[veebass]

I will occasionally use an Electro Harmonix Deluxe Bass Muff pedal. It's got plenty of adjustment to find what you want. The Acoustic 360 preamp head has its own fuzz circuit, and that's outstanding, in a 1969 kind of way. I don't schlep that amp around near as much as another one that's got a "growl" circuit I don't like as much. And finally, the ToneHammer preamp pedal has a mild distortion circuit that I very rarely use. The Bass Muff gets the work on the rare occasions I want fuzz. Thing is that fuzz, like just about everything else bass related, is important to us but when you are playing for an audience, they hardly know the difference. If it does its part in the mix, it's good, and the specifics aren't near as important. The average person in the audience thinks we play guitar anyway. It's just a bigger guitar and they probably don't even notice the number of strings.

I use one of those EHX pedals all the time for the noise gate and the filters.

 

[veebass]

Being a virgin (yes there are some things I haven't tried!) to both Marmite and Vegemite can we get an explanation of the ingredients/process used to create these culinary delights from some of the Commonwealth members here.

Seems to have been covered above.
I would recommend you maintain your virginity, at least in this case. I wish I had. The things mothers do to their children.

 

[marko57]

Vegetarian haggis is nice too. Oats without the unmentionables.

As long as it's not the canned version!

 

[kat888]

@marko57

Love the pipes. Green Hills of Tyrol is my favourite.

 

[Count Bassie]

A very cool Greco, bet it's a 7ender killer.

[USED] Greco Les Paul type Bass, Made in Japan Electric Bass (j100001) | eBay

Sweet...