Thunderbird Club

[Klondike]

Wait, are you supposed to oil the fretboard?

To clean amd protect the wood? Yes.

 

[GBassNorth]

Wait, are you supposed to oil the fretboard?

Some people lick their fretboards to keep them hydrated. The tongue oil naturally occurring in your mouth can also be purchased in spray bottles for those that find licking their basses to be disgusting.

 

[GBassNorth]

'I'm not playing it because it's for sale.'

'Well if you don't want it, why did you buy it in the first place?'

Answering that question would require an admission that I'm not actually perfect, and that AIN'T gonna happen.

Just tell him - picking a bass is kinda like picking a partner, sometimes we just make mistakes.
That should create some interesting dynamics.

 

[Haji]

Unless you want a nuclear war type fight, don't bring up shoes and purses.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Some people lick their fretboards to keep them hydrated. The tongue oil naturally occurring in your mouth can also be purchased in spray bottles for those that find licking their basses to be disgusting.

I've seen some that come with tongue style applicators too. I guess the texture on a tongue helps get the oils in the grain of the wood.

 

[GBassNorth]

I've seen some that come with tongue style applicators too. I guess the texture on a tongue helps get the oils in the grain of the wood.

Yes, the old school method works best, God gave bass players a tongue for a reason (and it wasn't to sing). That said, I find that some fretboards are more tongue friendly than others. Rosewood and Ebony go down smooth with a slight nutty finish, Maple can be rather tart, and Wenge with its splinters is just plain dangerous if you go against the grain. Speaking of dangerous, don't ever use oral tongue oil application methods on a Travis Bean neck if it's been left outside on a cold winter day (been there, done that, not fun).

 

[imdkoz]

It is with regret that I must relinquish my club number of 498. I sold my white pro this afternoon and am now birdless. Maybe a Dingwall T-Bird will be in my future!!

 

[Drestakil]

It is with regret that I must relinquish my club number of 498. I sold my white pro this afternoon and am now birdless. Maybe a Dingwall T-Bird will be in my future!!

You're braver than I am. I had to run around the neighborhood in my birthday suit yelling, "Thunderbirds Rule!" to get in the club. I hate to think what's involved in getting out of it. It's easier to just keep my Epi Bird.

Edited: It wasn't a pretty sight.

 

[TBird1958]

It is with regret that I must relinquish my club number of 498. I sold my white pro this afternoon and am now birdless. Maybe a Dingwall T-Bird will be in my future!!

Sorry Koz, but you're a lifer. I'm not letting you out, 498 is yours.

 

[PillO]

Sorry Koz, but you're a lifer. I'm not letting you out, 498 is yours.

Thunderbird club is the Hotel California.

 

[imdkoz]

Sorry Koz, but you're a lifer. I'm not letting you out, 498 is yours.

Thank you!! 498 is mine!

 

[kat888]

Thunderbird club is the Hotel California.

More like the Hotel Washingtonia with a smidge of the Lost Boys.

 

[BklynKen]

Wait, are you supposed to oil the fretboard?

This is what I used. Dunlop Fretboard 65 Ultimate Lemon Oil

 

[TBird1958]

@kat888

Did I ever ask where the phrase "Him Indoors" came from?
It makes me smile every time I read it.

 

[BklynKen]

Aftermath.

 

[TBird1958]

You're braver than I am. I had to run around the neighborhood in my birthday suit yelling, "Thunderbirds Rule!" to get in the club. I hate to think what's involved in getting out of it. It's easier to just keep my Epi Bird.

Edited: It wasn't a pretty sight.

Youtube please!

 

[kat888]

@kat888

Did I ever ask where the phrase "Him Indoors" came from?
It makes me smile every time I read it.

It's British - London - slang, an inversion of 'er indoors, derived from the archaic assumption that women spend their lives at home in domestic servitude.

 

[Drestakil]

It's British - London - slang, an inversion of 'er indoors, derived from the archaic assumption that women spend their lives at home in domestic servitude.

If you're going to do an inversion, why not, "He who must be obeyed"? No?

 

[Gaolee]

Yeah, and see how much good it did for you with all those lessons - Totally killed playing the piano for you...

Truth is that if somebody had told me I should keep breathing back then, I would have held my breath and passed out, just to prove that I didn't have to.

Piano was a good place to start and a good foundation. It's hard to avoid thinking in terms of music theory when playing on a keyboard that only has one way to make a specific pitch. String instruments are all about geometry, while keys are all about intervals. Given lots of time, I would pick the piano back up again. Time is the problem. It's too easy to be in demand as a mediocre drummer and bass player. If you play drums, bass guitar, and upright bass, you will never run out of people who want you around.

 

[Gaolee]

Wait, are you supposed to oil the fretboard?

No. Freboards get spoiled and expect to be coddled if you do that. Free-range freboards are stronger, healthier, and can fend for themselves. That's why no guitar or bass I own ever gets oiled, wiped down, or polished. It's my story, and it's not changing.