Yes, seems more......better?
They're also plastic, normal-ish pick shape, and come in different thicknesses & point shapes......
Been wanting to try them for some time, finally broke down & ordered their "starter kit"
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Yes, seems more......better?
They're also plastic, normal-ish pick shape, and come in different thicknesses & point shapes......
Been wanting to try them for some time, finally broke down & ordered their "starter kit"
Keep us posted on how they work out. I still haven’t been able to get comfortable holding a pic (as much arthritis as mental block) maybe these spring things would help.
I rented a Harley in Panama City Beach FL and took the Big Bend Scenic Highway. Just a Gorgeous ride along the Gulf.I know, the Gulf Coast, otherwise known as the Redneck Riviera. Laid back people and living, family friendly (generally), Grits in the morning--or any time, stunning white beaches, Southern hospitality. What's not to love?
Friday night chilling with TBird; compare with Yamaha reverse Precision
Both sounded great! But to my ears the Tbird sounded a bit more creamy and sat in the mix better. The Yammerhammer was a bit more crisp on the attack (maybe a bit faint on the E string) and came across to me as too far forward in the mix. Personally I like the way the Tbird fit that song. Now had you been playing “Blame It On Rio” I probably would have gone with the Yammy.
Nice playing BTW.
Makes me want to buy a round for the table! Cheers!
Yes. Thunderbird has more bass creamy power; I played with neck pickup full open, tone full closed; Yamaha too, tone 100% closed.
Both with pick, and these pedals:
Compressor - drive - shimmer; the only known overseas, probably is TC Eletronic Fluorescence shimmer.
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Wouldn't work for me. I've tried standard finger-picks to no avail. Pretty much exclusively use Dunlop Max-Grip (textured) 1.14 pics. I've developed a technique where I cup it when playing finger-style and get it in place for a pick attack. Very rarely drop a pick - a light but connected touch is key and the slight texture helps.
Ford Australia assembled the F series for a long while, about 73 through to mid 80s maybe 90.
By the end of 74 they switched from the US 6s to our local Falcon’s 250ci 6 and a local “Cleveland” 302 destroked from the Cleveland 351’s that we were now making (I think the Cleveland plant shut and we got the tooling?). Later local F100/150s could be optioned with the 351, of course the F250 had the 351 (but had started with the big US 6 to start with.
These are one of the few Fords I like
. They were fairly ubiquitous in Sydney as every Sydney Ambulance and Police Paddy wagon was a F100 in those times. After their service was done there was a strong second hand market for the Ambo units especially. For many subsequent years you’d see them getting around as house painters vans or even moreso as campers for those wanting to do a trip. The F150 F250 came back for a few years in the 2000s but imported from Sth America (I think Brazil?).GM Holden did assemble the C20 & C30 here in around 75-81 the square look model, with the big 4.9l 6. by the last couple of years the SBC 350 V8 was in them.
They didn’t do the C10, I assume because we had the Holden based One Tonner doing 1 tonne duties already.
Then in the early 2000s some GMC 2500 diesels landed here for NSW Ambulance. Similar time to the low volume Holden Suburban.
Now of course GM, Ram, Ford are all ‘remanufacturing’ the large Pickups here again. Rumour that a batch of Tahoes or maybe the GMC version will come on line in 2024.
Ford and GM Holden Should have just never stopped assembling them. Of course Detroit always had the final say so who knows what the reasons where?
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Don't know if any of you are into following the NAMM pictorials on the GP thread - personally as much as I look at them to see what is going on there... it all bores me to tears. For basses - nothing new, lots of exotic wood basses, lots of Fender clones, Ibanez clones, and strange versions of Fender clones etc. I attended only one 'trade show' (for bicycles) in the early '80s and it was enough to turn me off to ever attending another trade show. Every year I look at those who pictorally post their days at NAMM and every year I'm struck by the mediocracy of the event. As someone who has flirted with the industry - I know I will never plug-in to NAMM, even as a spectator. I can't imagine anything more boring or unnecessary. (for what I do)
We played "I will Survive" tonight(request). Does that make my Epi Embassy a 'discobass'?
Gaolee
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There is a woman shooting pool. I don't even like blondes usually. What were we supposed to be noticing?
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It was pretty cool in my 18 wheeler. Sittin' up high; great view.
The year I went, 80% was so what, 15% was cool, and 5% was great (from my perspective). I got some ideas from it, and met some huge influences (Leslie West and Mike Matthews (EHX, tubes, etc) and some other cool peeps. It’s worth going once if you get the chance, IMO. Had I gone into the tube amp business as I was considering at the time, I’d probably be there every year.
All that said, there’s not a lot exciting in new basses, I agree.
