Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

Our keyboard player was out of town (SWSX or whatever is going on in Austin just now) so there was plenty of room to spread out and play as a four piece in the rehearsal room last night. This bass just sounds so ^&%$#*( good! The Trace Elliott/SWR/Thunderbird = perfect!
Ears are ringing a little this AM.

is that how you show up to rehearsal? there ought to be a law….

 

[bobyoung53]

Yeah, take Freud for example. If ever there was a dude that was "off," he fit the bill. Not sure how many categories he fit in the DSM, but more than they average person that's for sure. Unmistakably the last dude on earth to label another human as not being "right."

Not really, it's been the style since the late 60's to bash Freud, seems to be something to do with the Electra Complex and P envy but in fact many of his theories still stand up today. I suggest 'Studies on Hysteria', 1895, for your first read .

 

[GonePlaid]

Did some more testing with the Boss LS-2 clean blending. I had the MXR OD in the B loop and put a low pass filter to the A loop so when engaged the lpf cut the frequenzies above circa 600hz (from the clean signal only). Without the LPF it sounds fine but I find that with a not-so-heavy overdrive the clean blended tone is too overpowering and the whole mix sounds a little bit artificial. With the LPF it sounds more like the OD itself (hey, that could be a BÖC title) but with the low end intact.
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Three different sound clips with all pickup variations. On all of them first OD only , then OD with the clean blended and then OD with the LPF'd clean blended.

Interesting what happens with a click or two.

 

[bobyoung53]

You'd have to go a long way to out-fudge their stage theatrics...

Carmine is one of my all time favorite drummers plus he's a great stick twirler.

 

[bobyoung53]

It's so exaggerated it's funny - but then consider how much you'd have to rehearse to perform like that while killing it musically and funny turns to respect and admiration for those skills as a true performer. John Bonham credited Carmine Appice as his biggest influence. High praise that...

Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert were (for me) the best hard rock rhythm section going. I'm pretty sure this is Carmine on lead vocals too, him and Tim used to trade off. drum sound could be better though.

This tune always blew me away.

 

[GonePlaid]

Not really, it's been the style since the late 60's to bash Freud, seems to be something to do with the Electra Complex and P envy but in fact many of his theories still stand up today. I suggest 'Studies on Hysteria', 1895, for your first read .

 

[bobyoung53]

I just found a picture of my 2018 LE Thunderbird with Mike Lull pickups. Dig that 1950s wallpaper and floor When he passed away a few years ago we sold the house and you wouldn't even recognize it now.

 

[bobyoung53]

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I like that. I will say one thing though, he couldn't cure himself of his cigar addiction and it eventually killed him.

 

[JIO]

is that how you show up to rehearsal? there ought to be a law….

That V's caszh wear...

 

[JIO]

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very clever

 

[JIO]

Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert were (for me) the best hard rock rhythm section going. I'm pretty sure this is Carmine on lead vocals too, him and Tim used to trade off. drum sound could be better though.

This tune always blew me away.

I agree 100% - no 'posing' in their performance, they covered all the bases. When anyone can play like that while also belting out vocals like that - that is a total performer.

 

[dagrev]

Not really, it's been the style since the late 60's to bash Freud, seems to be something to do with the Electra Complex and P envy but in fact many of his theories still stand up today. I suggest 'Studies on Hysteria', 1895, for your first read .

Yeah, that might had a little something to do with it. Don't know about the style of it, but reading him and about him would make most people not leave a loved one with him. Some of his theories may still stand with some (and not so much with others), but the dude was off. Not being a hard science as Thunderbirdology, some theories are tricky to prove/falsify and generally not accepted by all. But here there is 100% consensus that Thunderbirds are beneficial to human flourishing. No competing and contrary schools of thought there.

 

[dagrev]

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It's always the element of truth that makes for great humor.

 

[dagrev]

Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert were (for me) the best hard rock rhythm section going. I'm pretty sure this is Carmine on lead vocals too, him and Tim used to trade off. drum sound could be better though.

This tune always blew me away.

What about this do you like--other than everything?

 

[bobyoung53]

I agree 100% - no 'posing' in their performance, they covered all the bases. When anyone can play like that while also belting out vocals like that - that is a total performer.

I bought that LP a few years ago, IIRC it was only released in Japan.

 

[Count Bassie]

where do you take them for servicing? Boston?

A guy in Glocester RI. 20 minutes west, rt 6 to rt 101, a mile or two before the CT line. Honest Mike's Amp Repair, lol. Really nice guy, good knowledge and work.

 

[Count Bassie]

Chuck and Robin still running it?

Not sure, been a few years now, COVID nixed a lot...

 

[bobyoung53]

Yeah, that might had a little something to do with it. Don't know about the style of it, but reading him and about him would make most people not leave a loved one with him. Some of his theories may still stand with some (and not so much with others)

Most of his stuff is not a simple read, in fact I've read some of his books three times but I've never read anything anywhere to suggest that he was mentally unbalanced.

 

[bobyoung53]

What about this do you like--other than everything?

Everything.

 

[BklynKen]

@PillO This made me think of you.