Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Take that

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I won't even!

 

[PhR75]

Felix played bass on that tune on Goodbye Cream, actually I'm not sure if he used his own bass or Jack's, but I assume his own, I think that was when the band was breaking up and Felix (Edit, Jack) had either already left or was not available that day so he played that tune with them, he played Mellotron and keys for some of their tunes too and produced their last two or three albums, Felix was something, very talented guy.

Felix played on "What A Bringdown" which was a studiotrack, not on "I'm So Glad" which was recorded live in '68.
Jack played keyboards on it so Felix played the bass (and produced).
Of course Jack played a lot of keyboards on other Cream songs too but for some reason Felix handled the bass on that. A Ginger Baker composition and my fav of his Cream songs. In fact the whole studio portion of "Goodbye" is my fav Cream product even 'though Jack had probably better songs than "Doing That Scrapyard Thing". It's a fun tune 'though.

 

[DJ Bebop]

White Bird Wednesday... still a thing for us ?

Definitely

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[PhR75]

This is off the 1st Wilco recording that Nels played on. Never hear Wilco before this recording. Couldn't imagine what they sounded like w/o Nels.

You have not heard "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"? It's brilliant, one of their best and first to feature Glenn Kotche on drums.

I saw Trower at Madison Square Garden with Wishbone Ash and also opening for Jethro Tull at Shae Stadium both around '76

Trower band also had Rustee Allen on bass for a while ('77-'78), Dewar did vocal duties only. Rustee had played with Bill Lordan in Sly & The Family Stone.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You have not heard "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"? It's brilliant, one of their best and first to feature Glenn Kotche on drums.



Trower band also had Rustee Allen on bass for a while ('77-'78), Dewar did vocal duties only. Rustee had played with Bill Lordan in Sly & The Family Stone.

love Lordan on this…..delish tone from that Aria as well…..

 

[PhR75]

love Lordan on this…..delish tone from that Aria as well…..

Yeah, he is brilliant. The first Trower track I ever heard was "Too Rolling Stoned" from "Live" (1975) and Lordan's ride cymbal work just kills. Nothing wrong with Reg Isadore's playing on first two albums but Lordan was the perfect drummer for that band.

 

[Engle]

BG teaser from a recent night at The Baltic Kiss in Point Richmond -

Nice! And a bit of video production!

 

[Engle]

finally tuned it up and plugged it in….if it’s the factory setup, bravo!…..had forgotten how articulate Arteks can sound if properly eq’d…..MASSIVE low end…..unlike on my IV the tuners keep good tune and are pretty smooth….wants a wider strap if the (mild) neckdive would be an issue….never really bothered me…
heck of a lot bass for the money….
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Articulate is a good thing. Sometimes those pickups are available for cheap.

 

[Russhhh]

Last weekend’s gig in Yelm, WA. Rip through Have A Drink On Me followed by a hard downshift to Tennessee Whiskey. This Saturday at JPs Barroom in Renton. (Instagram @paydayrich)

 

[DJ Bebop]

Yeah, he is brilliant. The first Trower track I ever heard was "Too Rolling Stoned" from "Live" (1975) and Lordan's ride cymbal work just kills. Nothing wrong with Reg Isadore's playing on first two albums but Lordan was the perfect drummer for that band.

I remember hearing this, it was the first release from his first solo album. When I heard it, I thought Ii was an unreleast Hendrix track, as a lot of that was going on back them...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Maybe the menu changed slightly since the 80s. I was at A&M frequently in the 80s working on a project and the folks I was with always ended up with a chunk of cheddar on the butcher paper along with all the meat

I never even look at the menu, just the meats and sides! I'll try to remember to look next time.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I'm the same, but sometimes I find myself digging-in for a specific song. And yes - letting the amp do the work.. totally. I read an insight by Sting, who said he likes having to play harder to push through/behind the amp. As in, his settings are under-voiced so that his articulation has to 'push' the output above the amp. I get that and I go both directions - either soft articulation/upper gain amp, or the reverse. Depends on the song.

That about sums up where I'm (trying to be) at these days.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

How long has Jeff been playing the Becktone and arsh0l3?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

BG teaser from a recent night at The Baltic Kiss in Point Richmond -

Does Cherie get hit on at shows? What about the rest of y'all?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

you play with your feet ?

You don't?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Same here re my feelings about Nels. I’ve explored his other material and enjoy it. But somehow, I always return to his solo in this:

Transcendent! A great solo integrated very well with the song.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That's odd. I was replying to Miles' new pedal.

But your pedals look great too, Jeff!

Ha! More valentines to exchange.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

We're not Pokemon, V.

Dream on, Angelizard.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Update on the string change:
I brought my NR with the new GHS Bass Boomers on it to practice on monday. They did sound better than the stock strings, but I'm still missing the full-on aggressive mid-thrust I'm used to from my P with the Curtis Novak PB-90 (that pickup is gold). It does sound great, but there is quite a bit of mid scoop and boomy lows going on, so it's not really cutting through. Yeah, I know, the bird is not a P at all, but after my pre-buy research, I felt assured it would be fuller sounding and more mid-forward than this. It's no disaster, not at all, but I did switch back to my P mid-practice and had much more fun.

So: is the pickup position the main problem, as was suggested earlier, or could I get closer to what I want with a more mid-focused pickup? I was thinking about reaching out to Curtis Novak to hear if he can make a pickup that sounds close to the PB-90, but in a TB housing. On the other hand, I'll gladly save the few hundred bucks and work with what I have if a pickup swap is futile.

Have you played with pickup height?

 

[JJR58]

Ha! More valentines to exchange.

Hey, that's between Donnie and me.