Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

I had a bound and blocked '66 J neck on P bass years ago with lollipop tuners.

Those are nice too - CBS again, adding "bling factor" to their guitars and basses in an attempt to boost sales then. It's funny that Leo didn't introduce blocked fb's sooner - he owned Caddy's so must have understood 'deluxe embelishment'. I like the look but early '66 is still my all-time favorite J.

 

[dagrev]

I think some early Tele's were made of pine? You can find pine guitar bodies on eBay and Reverb as well.

Yes, I think you are correct about some early Tele's.

 

[dagrev]

Banjo picks on all four fingers and your thumb!

I've never seen one use a pick on the ring finger or pinky, but no doubt someone has done it. It's not common, however. Just the thumb and first two. Unless you play "clawhammer" like Grandpa Jones" and Dixie Land, which is a different animal.

 

[dagrev]

Yes! Just checked and he was seen Thursday! That’s an excellent sign. He hasn’t posted since November.

That's good. Earlier this week last seen was Nov. I think I read that right.

 

[dagrev]

Hopefully the Forestry Service is a bit more lax in your area, but a friend of mine that has about 1000 acres in Santa Barbara county got a pretty strong warning and threats of hefty fines when he was doing some fallen tree clearing (for fire season). Apparently, in that county you aren’t allowed to fall any dead trees on your property (rural area, not subdivisions) and if they come down on their own you aren’t allowed to clear them. The forestry service has to be contacted first, then they have to determine if the tree should be downed or cleared (takes up to 6 months to get an answer), and they have to be the ones that do it, you get to pay the bill. So much for being concerned about wild fires.

No, I bet you aren't. Get out while you can!

 

[JIO]

I wanna know how you got it to hang horizontally like that.

They are so light, they nearly float... yah.., that's the ticket!

 

[dagrev]

I wondered if you’d notice.

I didn't look. Some people are weirdos.

 

[dagrev]

I have never seen one of those before.

The only two I ever saw in person were the two I had. Saw a larger 215 (I think that was right) online once.

 

[dagrev]

Overdrive still sitting on a trailer at another location here in town for yet another day.... Now Monday delivery. I was polite again today, but asked the guy if they could just have the post office pick up so I could get it in a reasonable time....

 

[MCF]

At least your balls are all pointed in the same direction.

Couldn’t resist.

The SVT should be warmed up now. Talk at you all later.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I need to re-learn finger style. I have been a pick player almost the entire time I have played bass. I learned slap/pop and finger playing early on, but like most things, if you don't use it, you lose it.

I got serious about relearning pick in part because Veronica kept talking about it igniting the Thunderbird (which made sense as soon as I seriously tried) and in part because I realized how many of my favorite bassists used picks, and how many songs wanted a pick for the original tone.
So now I’m mediocre with both!

 

[RedVee]

That would be at least three of us then.

Yeah, I PM’d him a couple of weeks ago

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I use to have two dark blue sparkle Jensen 115s. They were very thin for typical cabs, but built like tanks. Pretty punchy sounding. Sometimes I used on as a single cab (rare), but mostly used them as a bass cab on the guitar side and the other one as a guitar cab on my side. Not ideal for guitar, but made sure I could hear if the monitors or sound guy was off. Good speakers and never ever had a problem with them. I don't recall what flavor Jensen drivers were in them. No doubt still rocking someplace! (Not mine.)
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Looks like a very quiet cab.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Overdrive still sitting on a trailer at another location here in town for yet another day.... Now Monday delivery. I was polite again today, but asked the guy if they could just have the post office pick up so I could get it in a reasonable time....

Ouch. Now you’ve done it.

 

[MCF]

Hopefully the Forestry Service is a bit more lax in your area, but a friend of mine that has about 1000 acres in Santa Barbara county got a pretty strong warning and threats of hefty fines when he was doing some fallen tree clearing (for fire season). Apparently, in that county you aren’t allowed to fall any dead trees on your property (rural area, not subdivisions) and if they come down on their own you aren’t allowed to clear them. The forestry service has to be contacted first, then they have to determine if the tree should be downed or cleared (takes up to 6 months to get an answer), and they have to be the ones that do it, you get to pay the bill. So much for being concerned about wild fires.


Been there, done that! My best sounding Fender bass is a pine body. It’s heavier than you’d think. It has monstrous lows (Greco territory and then some) ok top end but not bright by any definition. It’s a reggae and dub king. I do have distant plans to duplicate it in a pine thunderbird body but that’s at least a year out from now.

Yeah. Same here in Kern/Ventura district. I’ve gotten to know the local guy and he’ll probably let me clear them. But it will be a while for approval.

 

[GBassNorth]

No, I bet you aren't. Get out while you can!

Dead serious. Fortunately he has a large plot of land and not many neighbors, so if he wanted to he could probably get away with clearing dead stuff with a bow saw, a chain saw might draw a bit of attention though. But if he does clear anything he would need to figure out what to do with it, a controlled burn permit during a drought is pretty dicey and just stacking it all up in a big pile gets pretty easy for the airplane and helicopter spotters to see. Yes, they have those for both conservation and tax compliance. Good luck trying to dig a drainage trench or putting in a swimming pool, pond or large patio, they see everything.

Getting outta here is the plan, just taking much longer than planned.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I've never seen one use a pick on the ring finger or pinky, but no doubt someone has done it. It's not common, however. Just the thumb and first two. Unless you play "clawhammer" like Grandpa Jones" and Dixie Land, which is a different animal.

I was being over the top. Club rule.

 

[Stealth57]

Yeah, I PM’d him a couple of weeks ago

Did you offer any sacrificial watermelons?

 

[JIO]

I got serious about relearning pick in part because Veronica kept talking about it igniting the Thunderbird (which made sense as soon as I seriously tried) and in part because I realized how many of my favorite bassists used picks, and how many songs wanted a pick for the original tone.
So now I’m mediocre with both!

I play 75% pick/palm-muting which has developed into my signature sound/tone. I say 'signature' because I don't hear a lot of players sounding like that, especially local live bands/bass-players. Definitely goes back to Carol Kaye and so many of those classic '60s songs bass parts.

This sounds like a P-bass from the tone or possibly a hollow-body, but I love it's presence in the mix and pick attack. It might be Herbie Flowers, but there's conjecture about exactly who the bass player was on that session according to Scott's reflection on this song.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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Yep. No doubt about it. I and I know one other person PMed maybe two months ago but never heard anything back. At one point he mentioned casually thinking of relocating to another part of the globe. Just hope all is well.

did anything happen? or, he just stopped posting?..