Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Bass player with his back to the audience. What's that about?

Wardrobe malfunction. Couldn't get his fly situated. Only logical reason I can think of.

 

[Stealth57]

watching Stanley Cup?

Ya think?

 

[bobyoung53]

Something I've always meant to post but forgot, I feel bad when I see someone methodically liking posts ten or fifteen pages back.

 

[dagrev]

…And the results are in! Surprisingly not as drastic a difference in tone across the board as I thought there would be.
Here’s the comparative ranking and notes I made along the way…

In order of Darkest to Brightest Birds I have in my flock:
- 2013 Gibson Anniversary Tbird (much deeper than the VP, more creamy with less definition than the NR)
- 2010 Epiphone Goth (slightly deeper than the NR, the cap job added top end)
- 2021 Gibson Non Reverse (warmer and fuller sound than the VP, creamy G and D strings vs VP)
- 2015 Gibson Tbird (very close to the NR in sound, a tad less bottom end, noticeably less volume)
- 2017 Epiphone VP (tight notes, compressed sounding, more defined than the others but not as rich)

Fun test, a couple of surprises, required a lot of going back and forth to confirm the differences, plucking location made a big difference so all data was gathered plucking 6” from the bridge regardless of pickup location. Two of the basses (NR & VP) are completely strung with the same strings so I was able to go beyond the A string only test to separate those two basses. Only remembered to snap a photo on the last test…
2015 vs 2021 NR
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Cool! Bass geek stuff at it's best!

 

[JIO]

The John English song is the "girl from the midwest goes to try and make it big in Hollywood" story often told. It funny that she's from Omaha! Kansas is usually the arktypical midwestern location to be from - like Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz". (see how I tied that up neatly!)

 

[dagrev]

Ok, there has been enough that I now feel compelled to say something. I have a couple of his albums and saw him live back in the mid-80s ('83 maybe?). He has a number of good songs; I would describe his genre as garage rock (3 chord, simple songs).

[Neil Young rant]

But he annoys me every time he opens his mouth these days. I find him to be a self-righteous blowhard. As well, he is an abject hypocrite. Writing 3 chord songs gives you no expertise in politics, economics, law, and social problems. He could do the world a favour by shutting his mouth every time he feels the urge to utter anything other than bad poetry set to music.

For someone who was anti-establishment in the 60s, he has drifted a very long way from his roots (but fails to recognize this).

And he is no longer a Canadian. He hasn't lived in Canada nearly as long as I have been alive. Borrowing a phrase from Anthony Bourdain, he is just another annoying California celebutard; he rates right up there with the Kardashians.

[/Neil Young rant]

Just an observation: You could benefit from more clear, definite opinions so you can state with less equivocation.

I take it you don't have any NY t-shirts?

 

[JIO]

My mom was born in Shelton and I was in a tornado in Cozad. That’s my Nebraska experience besides driving the length on 80.

Which is a real snoozer.

 

[dagrev]

Having a little TT action at my place.
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I've seen that guy someplace.

 

[Stealth57]

Which is a real snoozer.

Had a book of all the things you can do on I80. There weren’t too many in NE.

 

[JIO]

Had a book of all the things you can do on I80. There weren’t too many in NE.

"Things to do on 180" through Nebraska ... get gas, get coffee, get through the state asap.

 

[dagrev]

 

[bobyoung53]

They were a great band.

 

[bobyoung53]

Just and observation: You could benefit from more clear, definite opinions so you can state with less equivocation.

I take it you don't have any NY t-shirts?

I thought he was very succinct and to the point.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That's the blood in the Babicz veins.

For the record, I have nothing against Babicz. I'm just messing with Marshall. Some of the Babicz fans in the FB group are over the top…

The guitarist in an old band of mine used to introduce his wife to people as his first wife.

i sometimes introduce Sharon as my first wife, current wife, girlfriend, lover, etc.

 

[dagrev]

No Thunderbird action, just a great song.

 

[bobyoung53]

"Things to do on 180" through Nebraska ... get gas, get coffee, get through the state asap.

I've never been in Nebraska.

 

[bobyoung53]

No Thunderbird action, just a great song.

That's one band I regret not seeing in their prime, I saw them years later but not the same.

 

[dagrev]

That's one band I regret not seeing in their prime, I saw them years later but not the same.

A friend of mine got to see them at least 10 times when he was in Pharm School in Georgia, mostly with Duane still playing. Would have loved to just get one show in.

 

[GonePlaid]

I have been contemplating ditching the smart phone in favour of a flip phone. Privacy rather than curmudgeon concerns... Mostly.

Except for my 'blindingly clear' pics, I'm happy(?) with my 'flipper'.

 

[GonePlaid]

Wardrobe malfunction. Couldn't get his fly situated. Only logical reason I can think of.

Doing a "Jim Morrison"?