Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

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.

I moved here in 1990 with my new wife. She was from Lexington Kentucky. She freaked out at how hard it was to get our heels dug in and it ended our relationship. She moved to Texas to live with her older sister in Houston. CA is not for those unwilling to dream, and willing to work hard to make that CA dream come true. For sure it's different today - but I'm guessing there are still hard working dreamers out there who understand what CA offers and are currently struggling to make it their reality.

 

[JIO]

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.

As is the case with most bass players. I am the opposite, favoring the B pu - always have. My 1 pu basses have the pu (single or HB) located centrally - my preferred sweet-spot. More 'on-board' adjustment (without being complicated) for me is much preferred to fussing with amp setting.

 

[Thumper]

Markbass amp, all flat with low-mid slightly goosed, both PUPs at 10, tone wide open into TC Sparks driving SushiBox pedals.

 

[RedVee]

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.

What’s a bass goose?

 

[Stealth57]

What’s a bass goose?

Similar to a Canada Goose but with a lower pitch honk.

 

[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

this goes out to you Geoff. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seem him live since 1974. I challenge anyone to fine a better sign than this c

 

[JIO]

What’s a bass goose?

Similar to a Canada Goose but with a lower pitch honk.

good one "goosing" something is like raising/increasing whatever "it" is. So goosing the bass would be increasing bass output. Maybe that's not a common slang-term there. There's also "goosing the pedal" (increasing downward pressure on a car accelerator) and of course the juvenile "goose"... which you'll need to look up.

 

[bobyoung53]

As is the case with most bass players. I am the opposite, favoring the B pu - always have been. My 1 pu basses have the pu (single or HB) located centrally - my preferred sweet-spot. More 'on-board' adjustment (without being complicated) for me is much preferred to fussing with amp setting.

I played a P bass for about twenty years as my main bass, I still like them but they all have a J bridge pickup, I even added an extra volume control on my TF fretless.

 

[JIO]

I played a P bass for about twenty years as my main bass, I still like them but they all have a J bridge pickup, I even added an extra volume control on my TF fretless.

I only got my 1st P-bass (and a most special P-bass it is) about 9yrs ago. I love my '66 P on an equal level as my early '60s T-bird's (since '74), and all the awesome basses I'm fortunate/blessed to own/play.

 

[bobyoung53]

I only got my 1st P-bass (and a most special P-bass it is) about 9yrs ago. I love my '66 P on an equal level as my '64 T-bird II, and all the awesome basses I'm fortunate/blessed to own/play.

I got my first in 1970 . I bought it because of this cover, except of course it was a Jazz, I didn't know the difference, he had an EB-0 pickup in it which is where he got that big sound.

 

[JIO]

I got my first in 1970 . I bought it because of this cover, except of course it was a Jazz, I didn't know the difference, he had an EB-0 pickup in it which is where he got that big sound.

It was a thing then - many players "goosed" their bass presence by modding their Fender P's & J's with a Gibson EB-0 neck-hugger/mud-bucker. Rick Laid of the Mahavishnu Orchestra also.

I can't find a pic of RL playing his P-bass w/added mud-bucker, but interestingly enough considering current topics here - he also played a Dan Armstrong/Ampeg clear-lucite bass. He used Ampeg SVT's and Acoustic 360's. (...but not at the same time!) The Mahavishnu Orchestra were the cutting-edge of jazz-rock music then. (born of Miles) They only made 4 recordings, the last coming out many years later. (a 'lost' studio version of the 3rd live LP + added songs by the other three band members) Everyone who followed them then heard about a 4th LP but due to internal issues - it was not released until decades later after someone 'found' the tapes in the Columbia vaults collecting dust. It's quite remarkable as the live performance of "Between Nothingness and Eternity" (last of 3 Lp's released in the '70s) is exact - they were scary tight players playing crazy sophisticated music.

There has never been a band to come close to equalling them to this day.

 

[Engle]

But I think the Simmons and Brown are 1.5 at the nut. No? And if the noise turns out to happen about a Reverse with the NR hardware, I’ll be shocked if they don’t keep the 1.5 nut for the Reverse. But that being said, I’ve adapted to every neck on all my TBirds. It makes no difference to me. YMMV.

I have poor technique, with my thumb hanging over the neck, so I gravitate towards the ones with the skinny necks, but yeah.

 

[dagrev]

Looks like a very quiet cab.

Kind of cutting edge at the time. Wind powered.

 

[dagrev]

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

Good, at least he knows he's well missed. Possibly told the logical truth to someone up North and he's been banished to some Canadian Gulag for reeducation purposes so he won't think for himself.

 

[dagrev]

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.

Can't he just grow a bunch of (medical) weed around such things and no one will care?

 

[dagrev]

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

Just stopped posting. Checked in once to say he was really busy with life (I think was the wording), and that was it. Unfortunately.

 

[dagrev]

I was being over the top. Club rule.

Over the top is somewhat difficult to distinguish from normal here.

 

[bobyoung53]

It was a thing then - many players "goosed" their bass presence by modding their Fender P's & J's with a Gibson EB-0 neck-hugger/mud-bucker. Rick Laid of the Mahavishnu Orchestra also.

I can't find a pic of RL playing his P-bass w/added mud-bucker, but interestingly enough considering current topics here - he also played a Dan Armstrong/Ampeg clear-lucite bass. He used Ampeg SVT's and Acoustic 360's. (...but not at the same time!) The Mahavishnu Orchestra were the cutting-edge of jazz-rock music then. (born of Miles) They only made 4 recordings, the last coming out many years later. (a 'lost' studio version of the 3rd live LP + added songs by the other three band members) Everyone who followed them then heard about a 4th LP but due to internal issues - it was not released until decades later after someone 'found' the tapes in the Columbia vaults collecting dust. It's quite remarkable as the live performance of "Between Nothingness and Eternity" (last of 3 Lp's released in the '70s) is exact - they were scary tight players playing crazy sophisticated music.

There has never been a band to come close to equalling them to this day.

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RL, I had to look that one up. I traded a mid 70's Tele bass for a late 60's P bass that had an EB-0 pickup at the neck with a rosewood fretless neck on it in 1977, the owner wanted the pickup back so I gave it to him. I had to learn how to play a fretless in a hurry, it was my only bass.

Coincidence, I was just watching a Steppenwolf video of 'Monster' and both Kay and th bassist had Dan Armstrong plexiglass basses and guitars.

 

[dagrev]

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.

Great, as always.

 

[dagrev]

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.

But apparently Calis version of Ranger Gord can.