Kool Thing was much more the Sonic Youth I knew and liked. That might have been the first song of theirs I heard.
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Kool Thing was much more the Sonic Youth I knew and liked. That might have been the first song of theirs I heard.
Nice! The fifty goes on top BTW.
My contribution. All the other black ones are up on the mountain:
For those who asked earlier, the BaCH is more sculpted than the Gibsons. Rounder edges and a more generous belly cut. My ‘21 NR is 8 1/2 lbs per Sweetwater. This Bach is lighter. My guesstimate (I don’t have an accurate scale, only my experience) is about 7 lbs, 10 to 12 twelve ounces. Very close to my ‘15 Reverse.
I’m sure the exquisite Karen has a lot to do with that opinion. She was one in a kind.
Hey hey, let’s sing one song for our ol’ Kentucky Home!
I grew up in Lexington and then moved to Los Angeles. Redondo Beach. I tried to turn them on to Bluegrass music, but I think they were a little freaked out by it, lol.
Gaolee
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Well, I went and did it. I bought a non-Thunderbird. It's an El Degas 4001 clone like Engle's. Via Engle, who practiced the kind of enabling skills we all aspire to around here. I haven't set it up, so the action is a little high and wonky, but I like it a lot. Pictures to follow, although if you have seen pictures of his red not-a-Ric, then you know exactly what this one looks like. Or any other fire-glo Ric. It's amazingly pristine for a 50 or so year old musical instrument. I suspect it spent a lot of time under a bed somewhere.
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And? They explored and pushed the envelope. One of about a dozen or so bands from that decade I really like. And still listen to.A lot of their stuff is noisy and microtonal (out of tune)
You truly are a great friend, Dave! Thank you so much for all your help!
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It's had Orville pickups (TB Plus chrome covers) and presently has EY Guitars, which are ok, but I guess I'm used to something a bit different. It's such a nice bass, I really want to play it out more often than I have.
Seymour Duncan says they'll be shipping some pickups for this fellow on Friday.
Rad!!! maybe bring this along with your beautiful self to the GTG?
He’ll get over it. He has already said as much. Although we haven’t met yet, he’s a great guy and glad it’s in the family. Which we all pretty much are.
Ah. But so cool! One day, I will have a Bicentennial.
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It's going to be a busy Summer for sure, we'll see what gets to go for a trip to Hollister this year.
The head and cab go together, Dual Showman cabs are huge but I put replacement thumb screws that hold it on top of the cab so I just leave it there, reissue didn't fit, I had to buy some old ones on eBay. Those cabs vibrate so much you need them. That head had what I think were the original GE 6L6GC's in it when I bought it, they worked but were microphonic, had a hang tag too, it's a mid 1967 drip edge with the last black face circuitry, it sounds good, the speakers aren't original and I never took the back off to see what's in it. It's a double 12" cab.
He does. The cheating jerk. I’m with Kim on that one.
So where in SoCal Rumble? @GBassNorth and I meet, and need to plan a day this summer. Perhaps you can join?
One good intro to Sonic Youth would be a concert like this one: .
The intro and outro are reminiscent of Metal Machine Music.
Kim played a Thunderbird off and on (in studio and live) throughout her time with the band, and Jim O'Rourke played her bird as well, as he sometimes does here.
The intro and outro are reminiscent of Metal Machine Music.
Kim played a Thunderbird off and on (in studio and live) throughout her time with the band, and Jim O'Rourke played her bird as well, as he sometimes does here.
I’m starting to get excited! You, Frank, Chucky, Rosa, Geo, Dave, and of course, my buddy Jeff. And whoever else can make it. @KaraQ? We need to double the turnout this rear. Anyone who is available that weekend really needs to make plans to attend. @Gaolee, @Nocturnal @Border, @Ringhammer @Pontiac Thrasher and anyone in Cali, Oregon. Washington, Nevada, Arizona, or anywhere else, I guarantee it will be a highlight of your year. Unless, of course if you get married or have a baby).It's going to be a busy Summer for sure, we'll see what gets to go for a trip to Hollister this year.
IMMusicRulz
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My apologies if there are already a lot of photos of Nikki Monninger of Silversun Pickups playing a Gibson Thunderbird bass. I love this band so much!
