Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

belly cuts are sooo sexy…
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nice pics!

 

[GonePlaid]

I saw the trailer on TV the other day. Perfect B movie horror flick for late on a Saturday night, with some popcorn and coke, when everybody is slap happy and just about anything absurdly silly seems hysterical. Right up there with Sharknado, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and The Milpitas Monster. Basically Dr Demento in video format.

??? I thought "Killer Tomatoes" was a documentary.

 

[Anemic_SluG]

I saw the trailer on TV the other day. Perfect B movie horror flick for late on a Saturday night, with some popcorn and coke, when everybody is slap happy and just about anything absurdly silly seems hysterical. Right up there with Sharknado, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and The Milpitas Monster. Basically Dr Demento in video format.

Oh hell no. You referenced the Milpitas Monster. So funny that’s my home town and we used to watch and laugh about it, because the garbage dump was literally at the edge of town. Plus that it started as a high school project made it so cult cool.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

??? I thought "Killer Tomatoes" was a documentary.

Episode 15 of The Nightshade Chronicles

 

[GBassNorth]

Oh hell no. You referenced the Milpitas Monster. So funny that’s my home town and we used to watch and laugh about it, because the garbage dump was literally at the edge of town. Plus that it started as a high school project made it so cult cool.

LOL - it’s a B side cult classic that doesn’t get nearly enough air time. I lived in San Jose when it came out, so relatively close to home for me as well. A few years later I moved to Cincinnati where the alt pop cult song was The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati.

I introduced my daughter, when she was about 13 years old, to the concept of Saturday Night Frights. We’d wait until midnight, then pop some popcorn grab a coke and slap on a B cult flick. The 50 foot Woman, The Blob, Killer Tomatoes… The Milpitas Monster was one of her favorites.

 

[PaleAngel_90]

Tonight’s rig

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Ampeg and P-bass?

 

[Engle]

I need to find a luthier around here I can trust to do that to a bass.

Shaping wood with these is a joy:
Japanese Milled-Tooth Files - Lee Valley Tools

 

[Stealth57]

Ampeg and P-bass?

Yes, with a spare Ampeg head hiding behind the Fender. The bass was loaded with round wounds as was obvious when the bassist soloed.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yes, with a spare Ampeg head hiding behind the Fender. The bass was loaded with round wounds as was obvious when the bassist soloed.

always a winning combo….what band?…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

SS Tues…..

 

[dagrev]

??? I thought "Killer Tomatoes" was a documentary.

That was Blazing Saddles on how the West was won.

 

[Gaolee]

B500k is linear taper
I think mine are a500k, though




Or, as not unusually, I've got them backwards.....

From a deposition transcript:

Q: Do you have any medical or neurological conditions?
A: I have dyslexia.
Q: Do you have corrective lenses for that?
A: ....?

 

[Gaolee]

Thoughts? Looks right.

Alpha B500K Linear Taper 18mm Long Shaft Guitar Potentiometer Full Size Pot 500K | eBay

Looks right to me. I have never been too concerned about the brand of the pots. As long as they work, I don't care all that much. The shaft length is best too long than too short. You can always shim it with washers so long as there's still enough room in the cavity to fit the cover over it without grounding out. I'm also a hillbilly and a CroMagnon, so keep that in mind when thinking about any advice from me.

 

[Gaolee]

New amp day for me. Picked up a Mesa buster! 200. Was kinda keeping my eye out for one for the last year or so. Found it local. Got it for a good price.

A guy I know has one, I went to one of his shows a while back and him and another bass player both used his and they both sounded excellent. Made me want to give one a try.

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The mega stack is growing taller.

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Gut shots. Looks untouched. I blew it out and cleaned jacks and pots. A few pots were crackling, all quiet now.

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Your 370 with white Tolex makes me want to recover my 360 stack with white Tolex, Larry Graham style.

 

[Stealth57]

always a winning combo….what band?…
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Marshall Tucker

 

[Gaolee]

I have a blister on my right middle finger. I haven't been playing the upright much lately, but I got called to be a fill in on that bass last night. So, I played it for three hours, unplugged, which sure was fun. Thing about the upright is that it is hard to hear when you are playing it. They can hear you down the hall, but you don't know exactly what they are hearing, and intonation is a pretty big deal. Apparently it wasn't too embarrassing. Maybe everyone there was tone deaf or really nice. But it sure was fun. Both of my forearms are a little tired this morning from it, too, but it feels really good. It's a nice surprise to find out I can actually do that on the fly like I did.

 

[stlrocker]

Your 370 with white Tolex makes me want to recover my 360 stack with white Tolex, Larry Graham style.

Do it!

 

[GonePlaid]

From a deposition transcript:

Q: Do you have any medical or neurological conditions?
A: I have dyslexia.
Q: Do you have corrective lenses for that?
A: ....?

A: Yes, and I can 'see' you're an idiot.

 

[dagrev]

I have a blister on my right middle finger. I haven't been playing the upright much lately, but I got called to be a fill in on that bass last night. So, I played it for three hours, unplugged, which sure was fun. Thing about the upright is that it is hard to hear when you are playing it. They can hear you down the hall, but you don't know exactly what they are hearing, and intonation is a pretty big deal. Apparently it wasn't too embarrassing. Maybe everyone there was tone deaf or really nice. But it sure was fun. Both of my forearms are a little tired this morning from it, too, but it feels really good. It's a nice surprise to find out I can actually do that on the fly like I did.

Hearing was odd the few times I've played one (poorly). It's like playing behind your amp and takes a little getting used to--or did for me.

 

[GBassNorth]

SS Tues…..
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Chucky - hats off to you! If I opened that amp up and saw that rats nest of bare wires laying over bare wires I’d have an OCD heart attack!

Probably all in a days work for you, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen that many bare wires laying that close to that many other bare wires. Just look at that silver can cap and resistor…

…one little bump or a bit of poking or prodding could easily bring the leads in contact.

On the bright side, the pic sure would make a cool jigsaw puzzle for a tech head!