Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

It's a rubber nose for sure, '70 or '71, Bill says he may sell it....60K, it's utterly perfect, even has a carpeted garage stall. Sexy Beast of a car!

Trade the '64.

 

[Gaolee]

Such a nice evening that I’ll cherish forever. You all are such great friends.

Apparently taken before the milf tried to pick up Miles. But (very hot) daughter intervened to make sure her mom didn’t get into trouble.

I love this club.

Dayum! Not getting there means missing all the fun.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Such a nice evening that I’ll cherish forever. You all are such great friends.

Apparently taken before the milf tried to pick up Miles. But (very hot) daughter intervened to make sure her mom didn’t get into trouble.

I love this club.

Her eyes weren’t on me. I was just the gateway bassist.

 

[GonePlaid]

My Camaro will have a carburetor with a manual choke and a manual transmission. Very effective as anti-theft devices.

 

[Stealth57]

Someone say cajun?

 

[Stealth57]

Here is a 2010 Custom Shop in white. $300 and very local to me. I know nothing about these other than they have guitar pickups. The PG looks like the Bicentennial colors.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Ok you bunch of enabling hobgoblins, I’m in the market for a used bass combo amp in the sub $1000 bracket.

Ideally it would be full valve but realistically a hybrid or even SS is ok. Weight isn’t an issue, It won’t be moved much, more or less will be a permanent fixture in the family room so I don’t have to always go to the bass room to noodle (I can do that now that I’m the only person in the house). My personal preference is 12” speakers (2 or more) and between 300 and 600 watts. I lean towards the deep, smooth creamy end of the sound spectrum. The room it will be in is large 20’ x 30’ with a 20’ high ceiling and hard surfaces everywhere (stone floor, no rug or carpet, wood plantation shutters, no curtains, leather sofas and chairs.

So, any suggestions?

do you really need that much power? why a combo?

 

[GBassNorth]

do you really need that much power? why a combo?

I have a tendency to play relatively loud, not bedroom levels at all, more along the lines of small stage and small club levels.
IME in a SS combo with a 12” speaker that equates to something in the neighborhood of 300watts. More is always nice to have, less can be problematic. If I were to go with separate components I might be able to drop down to 150watts with the right cabinet. But I have yet to find a 150watt or less SS combo that doesn’t sound like crap. 300watts and up seems to be the magic number in SS combos for a good sound at volume.

As an example, the Markbass 300watt 12” mini combo would do what I want and I love the sound of it. By comparison, the Fender 100watt 12” Rumble sounds like a toy.

I was leaning towards a combo because this will be in my family room, not a practice room. So I’m going for clean lines, not a cluttered appearance with knobs and switches and cables all over the place. Again, the Markbass mini fits the bill perfectly, compact, neat, clean look, plenty of power.

 

[dagrev]

This Falcon sure trips my trigger!

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I like my Ford 4 Wheel Drive, almost convertible, twin turbo 4 dr Mustang with a huge carpeted trunk.

 

[dagrev]

‘76 still had round headlights, right?

Somebody say '76?

 

[dagrev]

My heart jumped when I saw this.
Thoughts going to you and Grady's loved ones from way up here in Montreal and hope all is well under the circumstances. I'm glad you posted those 2 pics, that first one is just beautiful and that is the one I will remember him by.

Peace, Donnie.

Thanks so much for the kind words Mike, and often asking how he was doing.

 

[dagrev]

Ok you bunch of enabling hobgoblins, I’m in the market for a used bass combo amp in the sub $1000 bracket.

Ideally it would be full valve but realistically a hybrid or even SS is ok. Weight isn’t an issue, It won’t be moved much, more or less will be a permanent fixture in the family room so I don’t have to always go to the bass room to noodle (I can do that now that I’m the only person in the house). My personal preference is 12” speakers (2 or more) and between 300 and 600 watts. I lean towards the deep, smooth creamy end of the sound spectrum. The room it will be in is large 20’ x 30’ with a 20’ high ceiling and hard surfaces everywhere (stone floor, no rug or carpet, wood plantation shutters, no curtains, leather sofas and chairs.

So, any suggestions?

Given your parameters and goals, I would certainly consider and try to find an Ashdown to try. They have a 115 and a 210. I didn't look at the fregs specs, but suspect both would be nice and warm for SS. There are no doubt other good options, that that came to mind first. But I have never played an Ashdown combo. The heads are as warm or more so than any SS I've played. Along the lines of an old Peaveys but warmer I'd say.
Ashdown Studio 15 1x15" 300-watt Bass Combo Amp

More speakers is always better for a bigger sound to my ears.

 

[dagrev]

Ahh-Yeee!

 

[WillyW]

Ok you bunch of enabling hobgoblins, I’m in the market for a used bass combo amp in the sub $1000 bracket.

Ideally it would be full valve but realistically a hybrid or even SS is ok. Weight isn’t an issue, It won’t be moved much, more or less will be a permanent fixture in the family room so I don’t have to always go to the bass room to noodle (I can do that now that I’m the only person in the house). My personal preference is 12” speakers (2 or more) and between 300 and 600 watts. I lean towards the deep, smooth creamy end of the sound spectrum. The room it will be in is large 20’ x 30’ with a 20’ high ceiling and hard surfaces everywhere (stone floor, no rug or carpet, wood plantation shutters, no curtains, leather sofas and chairs.

So, any suggestions?

anything is a combo if you don't move it

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[Chucky Stiletti]

I have a tendency to play relatively loud, not bedroom levels at all, more along the lines of small stage and small club levels.
IME in a SS combo with a 12” speaker that equates to something in the neighborhood of 300watts. More is always nice to have, less can be problematic. If I were to go with separate components I might be able to drop down to 150watts with the right cabinet. But I have yet to find a 150watt or less SS combo that doesn’t sound like crap. 300watts and up seems to be the magic number in SS combos for a good sound at volume.

As an example, the Markbass 300watt 12” mini combo would do what I want and I love the sound of it. By comparison, the Fender 100watt 12” Rumble sounds like a toy.

I was leaning towards a combo because this will be in my family room, not a practice room. So I’m going for clean lines, not a cluttered appearance with knobs and switches and cables all over the place. Again, the Markbass mini fits the bill perfectly, compact, neat, clean look, plenty of power.

sounds like you pretty much made it up your mind, can’t go wrong with that combo, didn’t mention Class D as an option…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Given your parameters and goals, I would certainly consider and try to find an Ashdown to try. They have a 115 and a 210. I didn't look at the fregs specs, but suspect both would be nice and warm for SS. There are no doubt other good options, that that came to mind first. But I have never played an Ashdown combo. The heads are as warm or more so than any SS I've played. Alone the lines of an old Peavey.
Ashdown Studio 15 1x15" 300-watt Bass Combo Amp

great choice, the Spyder 550 is a great option as a true hybrid as well….
my living (away from man cave) room setup, no messy clutter…plenty of “deep, smooth, creamy” from 300 all tube Watts into 4 x 8” drivers…
under 1k (used of course) for everything…..

 

[Ringhammer]

I have a tendency to play relatively loud, not bedroom levels at all, more along the lines of small stage and small club levels.
IME in a SS combo with a 12” speaker that equates to something in the neighborhood of 300watts. More is always nice to have, less can be problematic. If I were to go with separate components I might be able to drop down to 150watts with the right cabinet. But I have yet to find a 150watt or less SS combo that doesn’t sound like crap. 300watts and up seems to be the magic number in SS combos for a good sound at volume.

As an example, the Markbass 300watt 12” mini combo would do what I want and I love the sound of it. By comparison, the Fender 100watt 12” Rumble sounds like a toy.

I was leaning towards a combo because this will be in my family room, not a practice room. So I’m going for clean lines, not a cluttered appearance with knobs and switches and cables all over the place. Again, the Markbass mini fits the bill perfectly, compact, neat, clean look, plenty of power.

I have a bunch of amps. My favorite for around the house is either my PF20T and 112HLF, but not necessarily loud(I have a PF50T and 115LF at the studio for recording which is a sweet rich and deep combo and great DI). I recently got an Ampeg RB-112, and at 100w it is really impressive, sounds very good in my garage space where not everything sounds great. It’s very lightweight, I know you don’t care, but now you know. You may want to consider the RB210, which I think will go 250w on its own and if you add an 8 ohm cab to the extension speaker out, will get you to 500w. Clean lines, top control panel. I really like my 112 a lot more that I expected to.

 

[dagrev]

Given your parameters and goals, I would certainly consider and try to find an Ashdown to try. They have a 115 and a 210. I didn't look at the fregs specs, but suspect both would be nice and warm for SS. There are no doubt other good options, that that came to mind first. But I have never played an Ashdown combo. The heads are as warm or more so than any SS I've played. Along the lines of an old Peaveys but warmer I'd say.
Ashdown Studio 15 1x15" 300-watt Bass Combo Amp

More speakers is always better for a bigger sound to my ears.

Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-210 2x10" 500-watt Bass Combo Amp
I will say I played one of these at a church once and it sounded really nice. Being SS I had to turn the treble back as it could do what I think of as super clear almost glassy sound. Rolling back the tone made it nice and warmed it up. I'm not a much on SS (at least the one's I've played--excepting Ashdown and old Peavey), and was impressed how it sounded. I could use it, which says a lot. I will say it seems Ampegs have more lows. I'm about 1:00 with my Ampeg tube head and when I use the Ashdown RM 300 the bass goes to 3:00 for the same heft. With the Ashdown you can always hit the Sub harmonic button and it will sound even bigger.

 

[dagrev]

great choice, the Spyder 550 is a great option as a true hybrid as well….
my living (away from man cave) room setup, no messy clutter…plenty of “deep, smooth, creamy” from 300 all tube Watts into 4 x 8” drivers…
under 1k (used of course) for everything…..
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Indeed!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I have a bunch of amps. My favorite for around the house is either my PF20T and 112HLF, but not necessarily loud(I have a PF50T and 115LF at the studio for recording which is a sweet rich and deep combo and great DI). I recently got an Ampeg RB-112, and at 100w it is really impressive, sounds very good in my garage space where not everything sounds great. It’s very lightweight, I know you don’t care, but now you know. You may want to consider the RB210, which I think will go 250w on its own and if you add an 8 ohm cab to the extension speaker out, will get you to 500w. Clean lines, top control panel. I really like my 112 a lot more that I expected to.

a keyboardist we auditioned last night showed up with a 200 Watt Rumble….man that thing was LOUD…..