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"It was the Thursday before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... except for a THUNDERBIRD! "
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Thunderbird Club
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"It was the Thursday before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... except for a THUNDERBIRD! "
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Dedicated to two ladies who have severely disappointed me these last couple of months. Promised me much and then never delivered on that promise.
Musically, the idea behind the song is based on how simple and memorable the riff of the Kinks' "you really got me" is, and so I made that riff even simpler. But as I was coming up with this song it began to take shape as a Doo-wop song, I embraced it.
As usual, I played everything myself. The bass is my self-made "Monster" bass.
Which has the pickup from a Fender Sting signature model bass and a set of very dead and thuddy sounding strings.
Dedicated to two ladies who have severely disappointed me these last couple of months. Promised me much and then never delivered on that promise.
Musically, the idea behind the song is based on how simple and memorable the riff of the Kinks' "you really got me" is, and so I made that riff even simpler. But as I was coming up with this song it began to take shape as a Doo-wop song, I embraced it.
As usual, I played everything myself. The bass is my self-made "Monster" bass.
Which has the pickup from a Fender Sting signature model bass and a set of very dead and thuddy sounding strings.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,589
- 221,970
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
pah-dump pah-cheee...
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,589
- 221,970
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Classic. And never to be forgotten.
Thanks, Sub. It's a '06 and the previous owner ordered the aluminum pickguard from a guy in Germany, who did a great job. The owner made the matching truss rod cover himself. I was so used to the typical Thunderbird look that I had the original back on it for a while. I put some black paper under the Bird cutout. To me it looked better than seeing the wood. I agree, the hipshot looks great on it and is a wonderful upgrade. I had a terrible time getting it to sound good to me (having had a '64 for decades), but the black nylon tapes are a great match, and the bonus is they look great. It plays/feels 98% as nice as my '64. Gibson did a great job on it.
Not helping with that image, Miles. Just saying....
That's actually really funny. At least I thought so. Well done!
When the overnight temperature in FL drops below 50F, the SPCA puts out this warning:
F is a pain to play on guitar.G, A, D, E, C, B7
(I have to cheat for F though, or switch to Uke for that song
It's stuff for musicians, not bass players.What are those letters anyway
I missed it too. I will raise a glass in your honor, and, darn it, I'll raise two glasses! Because I'm late, and that's uncool. I must make amends.Missed your B-day Miles (a day late and a dollar short) - hope it was a good one!
Happy Birthday Miles!
Cool. Boot delivery showed up!
