I play fingers for a couple bars if I drop my pick.
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I put Hipshot Ultralights on mine. It makes a substantial difference. Of course then you have extra screw holes on the back of the peghead - that doesn't bother me.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.
390km.....that's like 50-60 miles?
That's what I have now. Most I've had in a little box is 18k or so, about 30k in a big box. Sometimes like 3k in the big 53
The new dedicated run I started recently tends to run 24k-28k, normally in a big box, but it goes across the mountain, through donner's pass, into NV - be nice to have a 13 for it!
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60/248...close enuff.Good guess! But it is more like 242miles, 400km is about 248 miles
BTW, "shorts". That's a new one-to me. 'round here they used to be called pups(imagine my confusion reading about 'pups'=pickups)or "wiggle-wagons". At least when hooked up.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![]()
Here they talk about dog trailers. You might see someone with a ‘truck and dog’. AFAIK it’s another trailer behind the truck unit that just follows you around (like your dog might). But I might have got that all wrong.BTW, "shorts". That's a new one-to me. 'round here they used to be called pups(imagine my confusion reading about 'pups'=pickups)or "wiggle-wagons". At least when hooked up.
We don't have that very much-at least in FL. I've seen pix of them "out west". There a few car haulers set up like that.Here they talk about dog trailers. You might see someone with a ‘truck and dog’. AFAIK it’s another trailer behind the truck unit that just follows you around (like your dog might). But I might have got that all wrong.
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BTW, "shorts". That's a new one-to me. 'round here they used to be called pups(imagine my confusion reading about 'pups'=pickups)or "wiggle-wagons". At least when hooked up.
Here they talk about dog trailers. You might see someone with a ‘truck and dog’. AFAIK it’s another trailer behind the truck unit that just follows you around (like your dog might). But I might have got that all wrong.
Truck and dog combinations — Our experts are ready to help..

He’s back!I play fingers for a couple bars if I drop my pick.
Great pickup. Gibson is listening. Although they move at a glacier like pace.For my fellow Canadians - Look what's now available at L&M online:View attachment 5263938
Just ordered a pair. Shipping is free.
I was surprised to find them at L&M. They weren't on the site last week.Great pickup. Gibson is listening. Although they move at a glacier like pace.
So this came home with me yesterday.
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Well, for two, neither of those is either of those.
Also NOT an SR-71 behind me...
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100%!!!Honestly I am weary of the disrespect for the pick....... even in jest. I use both pick and fingers, even been known to slap and pop on occasion. It's good to be versatile, I always let the music dictate my approach. View attachment 5263472
Playing a Thunderbird is what made me learn to play pick. It's an instrument that beacons that call
Now I'm primarily a pick player. And there is a pretty distinguished list of pick players
Me not being one of them of course!
For my fellow Canadians - Look what's now available at L&M online:View attachment 5263938
Just ordered a pair. Shipping is free.


More pick here, for the same reason.I went the other way, from mostly pick to mostly fingers, though that’s driven by the music we play.
Stop all this nonsense and move to the (generally) free Commonwealth of Kentucky. We're working on reducing income tax here now that our legislature is basically enforcing a balanced budget and checking spending. (The short version.) Kind of like real people and businesses have to do. Shall I leave the light on?
May be in my future in the next couple years also...