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Thunderbird Club
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Let's just hope none of us have a reservation come due too soon...
Yes you got that right. Squamish is about halfway to Whistler. When there you can't miss the Chief:We stopped doing a full Turkey, but there are various other cuts available these days. So we grab one of those, basically half a turkey. It got to being only me basically that are the dark meat and the leftovers.
Friday, we had an electrician in for his part in some repairs we had done. Anyway, he mentioned Canada for some reason and was wearing a Whistler cap. So I asked him about it. He said he has a house there, about halfway between Whistler and Vancouver. I think he said Squamish ?
I don’t recall hearing of that place before.
His recommendation was that Air Canada does Sydney - Vancouver non stop, 13 hours. Qantas is only allowed the direct route during snow season as all the Aussie skiers take the numbers to excess of Air Canada’s capacity.
He seemed a good bloke, I hope he is a good electrician.
Stawamus Chief - Wikipedia
If you decide to come for a visit, we can also take a little trip down to Seattle
Like any of us are getting in anyway.
I went to new schools, where I didn’t know anyone, a lot as a kid. Sounds like the same deal. I wouldn’t know a soul if I got in.
…and I rarely play with a pick…
I think the least I've had with the current job was like 300-400 lbs. In the back trailer of a pair of shorts. The front was pretty maxed out at a bit over 18k. Shoulda just put it all in one 53
It was a short lived experiment - the original machine heads are coming off the Orville. Cool looking as they are, I don't need that extra pound on my headstock!
The bass came with Hipshot Lic Ultralights that have their matte grey finish on the posts, and a Dtuner that has a nickel finish post. I need a bass with a Dtuner for upcoming gigs, so I may need to spring for 3 USA tuners.
I love the GB350s! I bought a 3&3 set from the TB classifieds and used them for my gold Casady. I'll probably buy another L&R to make a set for my black Casady. I just need the 3D printer to make bushings to fit them in the 1/2" holes.
The Supertone bridge that came on the Orville might also go on the black Casady.
I was just going to type exactly the same thing...
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The Dutch hair metal band Valentine doing a mimed performance in the chart show "Countdown"
And there's a reason why most of you guys probably never heard of them, they were the textbook version of a Johnny-come-lately band. This footage is from 1992, so hair metal already had gone extinct by then.
And there's a reason why most of you guys probably never heard of them, they were the textbook version of a Johnny-come-lately band. This footage is from 1992, so hair metal already had gone extinct by then.
Nah, that'd make too much sense.I think the least I've had with the current job was like 300-400 lbs. In the back trailer of a pair of shorts. The front was pretty maxed out at a bit over 18k. Shoulda just put it all in one 53
I wish my pick skills were better.
About 580 lbs.390km.....that's like 50-60 miles?
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Nice score, there are several members here with Pro 5ers, if you would like a club number please just let me know
Tried out an Epiphone 4-String 60’s new Thunderbird bass yesterday. A lot to like - but two things that took it off of my potential bass-upgrade candidate list. I really liked the playability, sound and component quality. The two things I didn’t like were:
Relatively less important; No bevel where picking arm drapes over body.
More important; Neck Dive, Stood with neck maybe 30/40 degrees above horizontal, hands off and neck went to 30-40 degrees below horizontal. Not sure whether my strap & flannel shirt were too slick and allowed this to happen. I felt bad about the neck dive, and a little about the lack of the body bevel - because otherwise I liked the bass as much or more than the others that I played.
Relatively less important; No bevel where picking arm drapes over body.
More important; Neck Dive, Stood with neck maybe 30/40 degrees above horizontal, hands off and neck went to 30-40 degrees below horizontal. Not sure whether my strap & flannel shirt were too slick and allowed this to happen. I felt bad about the neck dive, and a little about the lack of the body bevel - because otherwise I liked the bass as much or more than the others that I played.
Thanks. And yes please, I’ll take a number.Nice score, there are several members here with Pro 5ers, if you would like a club number please just let me know
A leather suede backed strap is the easiest way to combat dive. And some players don’t experience it. That might be do to acromion shape. Anyway, they are great Thunderbirds.
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It does have a rather large headstock, mine doesn't trouble me, but it depends on the person and preference for where a bass hangs on you is going to make a difference.
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