Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

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.

Love that Geo!

 

[TBird1958]

Has anyone here tried a Rex Brown thunderbird?

I have seen some owners post about it on the FB group - very favorable, especially the pickups.

 

[bobyoung53]

Been learning guitar and ukulele with a pick as a way to get used to pick again. I tried again in my Gibson and my Challenge using a pick and it felt much more comfortable. probably an odd approach but it seems to be working for me so far
:crossed fingers:

I play along with either YouTube or SiriusXM. I played along with Machine Head a couple of times today, with a Ric it's really easy to pick up when you're playing sloppy.....I picked it up quite a bit today.

 

[bobyoung53]

I have seen some owners post about it on the FB group - very favorable, especially the pickups.

Beautiful basses, they're active, that might be interesting on a T Bird

 

[MCF]

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

I’m assuming he got real busy. Like I did and went underground recently. Him logging in this week was huge. I’m expecting he’s ok and will be back with us when he can.

 

[TBird1958]

Beautiful basses, they're active, that might be interesting on a T Bird

I love having one active bass in my collection, there are certainly occasions (i.e. boomy stages) where it really shines, I'm always glad I have it.

 

[MCF]

Another new song from my alter ego. Tom Heslin sang it, some of you here might know him. A singer and a bass player from Chicago, a great guy. He also wrote the vocal melody. I played the guitars, basses (a T-Bird!) and multitracked the CS-5.

Very nice! Congratulations on a great song!

 

[bobyoung53]

I love having one active bass in my collection, there are certainly occasions (i.e. boomy stages) where it really shines, I'm always glad I have it.

It's nice to be able to dial in your sound from your bass, gives you some distance from the amp. What kind of preamp do you have, two-three band? That's a nice looking bass too.

 

[bobyoung53]

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.

That's a hard one to pick out, I don't think it's a P bass though, I would guess a hollow body two pickup bass. It doesn't sound like a Jazz either, didn't Herbie play a Jazz quite a bit? He's a great player.

 

[bobyoung53]

Another new song from my alter ego. Tom Heslin sang it, some of you here might know him. A singer and a bass player from Chicago, a great guy. He also wrote the vocal melody. I played the guitars, basses (a T-Bird!) and multitracked the CS-5.

Very nice tune.

 

[RedVee]

Ok. So now I’m curious. Is the Boss’s Esquire/Tele hybrid a pine body? If so, I need to rethink where I stand re Pine. Other than Neil’s Old black, Bruce’s Tele is the best sounding guitar on the planet.

I just had a google around. Swamp Ash with a big hole under the pickguard from being fitted with 4 pickups originally when owned by a recording studio

Bruce Springsteen's Favorite Guitar: The Story Behind One-of-a-Kind Ax

 

[JIO]

Never. Second generation born and raised. California is a beautiful state. Much as I’ve wanted to leave for New Zealand, Scotland or Canada, we’re staying put. I have a nice place in the mountains and will soon be selling the place in the city. The Zombies will never find us here.

I'm with you Marshall - CA is paradise on earth, but understandably so - paradise has a price. I'm originally from the mid-west, but I can't imagine where I'd go if not here. For all its "issues" - there are aspects of CA that are unparalleled. Life is a struggle in general, and living in such a place requires concessions of one sort or another - it's a given. In some ways all the restrictions/high CoL etc are good because otherwise everyone and their cousin would move here. For me, it's not "pulling the ladder up" - I just feel lucky I took the initiative to move here in 1990 at a time (after the last big earthquake in '89) when people were leaving en-mass. It looked like a dim forecast then, but I was willing to work hard and make CA my home. 33yrs later - CA is my home and I support it 100%.

 

[JIO]

That's a hard one to pick out, I don't think it's a P bass though, I would guess a hollow body two pickup bass. It doesn't sound like a Jazz either, didn't Herbie play a Jazz quite a bit? He's a great player.

I think it was a hollow-body also. Yes - HF was a J player. In those days, at least for most artists - there just wasn't archival record-keeping of those details. It sounds like him, but I've read that Scott didn't know/remember. You'd think having HF on your recording would be memorable, but Scott was a very serious, introverted artist and functional details were mostly lost on him. I only know this because I'm reading a book about him - very interesting.

 

[Gaolee]

Curious how many people are "liking" my "INSAAAAAAAANE" comment just for the sake of it or how many actually know the Crazy Eddie commercials. I know @JJR58 knows them well.

I remember Crazy Eddie.

 

[JIO]

It's nice to be able to dial in your sound from your bass, gives you some distance from the amp. What kind of preamp do you have, two-three band? That's a nice looking bass too.

Last night at our BG show - I set all settings on my Ashdown 550 amp (flat) at 12:00. I ended up pegging the V/V/T on my J, and on a couple songs pulled up the series/parallel pot for a bass goose. A bit less definition than I like overall, but it was a dinner-club/bar scenario and I was trying to help keep our total output 'respectful' of that. But in general, once my amp is set - I don't touch it. I do all V & T manipulation from the bass and push the amp settings so I have wiggle-room on my bass controls. I never (personally) understood the 'no tone control' on a bass, but TETO - it's a big world and everyone has there own unique take on it.

 

[Gaolee]

I love having one active bass in my collection, there are certainly occasions (i.e. boomy stages) where it really shines, I'm always glad I have it.

Plus it looks the part. Being shallow is a virtue.

 

[JIO]

Plus it looks the part. Being shallow is a virtue.

Yellow Moons, Pink Hearts, Green Sparkle!

 

[Gaolee]

I'm with you Marshall - CA is paradise on earth, but understandably so - paradise has a price. I'm originally from the mid-west, but I can't imagine where I'd go if not here. For all its "issues" - there are aspects of CA that are unparalleled. Life is a struggle in general, and living in such a place requires concessions of one sort or another - it's a given. In some ways all the restrictions/CoL etc are good because otherwise everyone and their cousin would move here. For me, it's not "pulling the ladder up" - I just feel lucky I took the initiative to move here in 1990 at a time (after the last big earthquake in '89) when people were leaving en-mass. It looked like a dim forecast then, but I was willing to work hard and make CA my home. 33yrs later - CA is my home and I support it 100%.

The boy is doing his thin in LA and seems unlikely to leave any time soon. His wife is developing professional connections there, so they may be permanent Californians.

 

[MCF]

I just had a google around. Swamp Ash with a big hole under the pickguard from being fitted with 4 pickups originally when owned by a recording studio

Bruce Springsteen's Favorite Guitar: The Story Behind One-of-a-Kind Ax

Geoff! It truly is an iconic guitar. I get goosebumps listening to this:

 

[bobyoung53]

Last night at our BG show - I set all settings on my Ashdown 550 amp (flat) at 12:00. I ended up pegging the V/V/T on my J, and on a couple songs pulled up the series/parallel pot for a bass goose. A bit less definition than I like overall, but it was a dinner-club/bar scenario and I was trying to help keep our total output 'respectful' of that. But in general, once my amp is set - I don't touch it. I do all V & T manipulation from the bass and push the amp settings so I have wiggle-room on my bass controls. I never (personally) understood the 'no tone control' on a bass, but TETO - it's a big world and everyone has there own unique take on it.

I rarely touch my amp either which is why I like double pickup basses. I also keep the volumes down a little on the bass. I start out flat but adjust the tones for the room on my amp, but nothing wild, I'll usually boost the bass and treble a little and keep the mids flat, bright switch on. With a Jazz I usually have the neck a little louder than the bridge, in fact that's how I set them with most basses, with Rics I set both at about the same volume but that can change too.