Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

You know you're in trouble when you can't play Takin Care of Business

 

[dagrev]

I have a quiet day at home this Tuesday, had to take Latifa to the Vet for an echocardiogram early which left me with some time to myself. I went ahead and soldered in a new .047 oil filled cap, added some new strap pins and changed the RotoSounds out for these Nickel Rounds from SIT. Love, love, love how they sound with the bass!

Pretty much together and sorted - what great bass this one is!

Cat Tax.

I hope Latifa got good results, and if not, at least a solid plan to help going forward.
Congrats on the SITs. I've not tried the Fusions, but do love the their Power Wounds. Bright for NPS. I have them on the '64 and '62 Jazz. I need to try the Fusions and their flats which GP really likes.

 

[dagrev]

Those of you who use overdrive, what do you run, and where in your chain? That includes running distortion pedals as overdrives (the ones that you reasonably can)... A couple guys in another club are huge fans of running an MBD2 as an overdrive.

I love my Genzler 4 On The Floor, which has four slightly different flavors. It's first in the signal chain, just before my trusty Phase 90, to the tuner, to the head with the BBE Sonic stomp in the loop. I don't always use a little grit, but love it either way. I don't presume that's the best order, but works fine for me.

 

[D.M.N.]

I have a quiet day at home this Tuesday, had to take Latifa to the Vet for an echocardiogram early which left me with some time to myself. I went ahead and soldered in a new .047 oil filled cap, added some new strap pins and changed the RotoSounds out for these Nickel Rounds from SIT. Love, love, love how they sound with the bass!

Pretty much together and sorted - what great bass this one is!

Cat Tax.

I must have missed the NBD post for the BaCH! Lull pickup? Which series is the BaCH?

 

[GonePlaid]

yep….
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too bad you ain’t coming….there will be a few V-4Bs to putz around with…

I sure wish amps still came with the auxiliary plug in.

 

[GonePlaid]

I buy Epiphone polish and put a Gibson sticker on it.

Now, that's funny!

 

[GonePlaid]

I'd prolly confuse the crap outta most guitarists on "Takin' Care". I sing it in A. C's too high for me. If they kicked it off in C, it'd be one helluva long intro 'cos I ain't about to bust my old vocal cords.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'd prolly confuse the crap outta most guitarists on "Takin' Care". I sing it in A. C's too high for me. If they kicked it off in C, it'd be one helluva long intro 'cos I ain't about to bust my old vocal cords.

we got a guy who sings Born on the Bayou in C instead of E…works surprisingly well with the low open E for run ups….

 

[GonePlaid]

we got a guy who sings Born on the Bayou in C instead of E…works surprisingly well with the low open E for run ups….

When I was working 6 nights/week, I had more range, both up and down, but these days I'm not playing even 6 nights a month and my vocal range(and other things)have shrunk.

 

[BklynKen]

When I was working 6 nights/week, I had more range, both up and down, but these days I'm not playing even 6 nights a month and my vocal range(and other things)have shrunk.

Sing to the cat. Or your beer.

 

[Gaolee]

I buy Epiphone polish and put a Gibson sticker on it.

Funny about that. I put a Squier logo on everything.

 

[WillyW]

Funny about that. I put a Squier logo on everything.

I had gotten a cool squirrel geetar off craigslist and some dooshnozzle removed the squier logo, so I had a new one made.

 

[dagrev]

I sure wish amps still came with the auxiliary plug in.

Yes! My old Ampeg 3Pros did. Handy.

 

[GonePlaid]

Sing to the cat. Or your beer.

Nah. No pay, no sing.

 

[Engle]

I love my Genzler 4 On The Floor, which has four slightly different flavors. It's first in the signal chain, just before my trusty Phase 90, to the tuner, to the head with the BBE Sonic stomp in the loop. I don't always use a little grit, but love it either way. I don't presume that's the best order, but works fine for me.

+1 for the 4 on the floor. I'm finding it easy to dial in exactly what I need. It's second in the chain after the B9 pedal, but I never use both at the same time.

 

[dagrev]

Nah. No pay, no sing.

Weird. That's different for me. I get paid to not sing.

 

[dagrev]

+1 for the 4 on the floor. I'm finding it easy to dial in exactly what I need. It's second in the chain after the B9 pedal, but I never use both at the same time.

I kept intending to ask how you were getting long with it. I love mine and can't imagine being without it. I like that you don't have to get into breakup to get a sound. But when pushed it sounds good and not fake like so many peddles seem to sound. I almost always use the SVT (gear 3), but split the rest of the time between G1 (B15) and G4 (Acoustic). Just depends on the bass I'm using. It's one of those "always on" peddles for me.

 

[TBird1958]

I must have missed the NBD post for the BaCH! Lull pickup? Which series is the BaCH?

I got the Bird earlier this year and it sat for awhile before I took it on as a project, getting the pickup wasn't easy and I doubt there will be any more unless I buy a Lull bass with them installed in it.

 

[Bassistcool]

Wait. You unsoldered it before you measured it, right?

Yes, both soldered and unsoldered. Makes no difference.

 

[Engle]

I kept intending to ask how you were getting long with it. I love mine and can't imagine being without it. I like that you don't have to get into breakup to get a sound. But when pushed it sounds good and not fake like so many peddles seem to sound. I almost always use the SVT (gear 3), but split the rest of the time between G1 (B15) and G4 (Acoustic). Just depends on the bass I'm using. It's one of those "always on" peddles for me.

I don't use pedals a lot. In a rock situation, I usually have the gain set so that I get dirt when I dig in.
In my R&B band I need a "fuzz" sound for the bass break in "Oh What a Night" and in DJB we have a tune that calls for cranking up the intensity in a few sections.
In both cases, the 4 on the Floor is a definite improvement over the Big Muff it replaced.
I need to put felt washer under the knobs though - sometime I move them when I hit the switch.