Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

I remember you looked up at us and said “see, this is what a bass is supposed to sound like”…..

I was right!


Queen is very pleased just now!

 

[dagrev]

Recalls this interview with session bassist Leland Sklar where at 18 minutes in he relates counseling young Berkley hotshots who sent him vids of crazy triple pops and such- "That's not going to get you session gigs" he says in so many words.

He touches on the concept throughout the video but I can't remember the exact moment he says that- but here is one point expressing the philosophy of song versus mere chops- 1:23:00.

I haven't watched it yet, but sounds like: Serve the song, not show off. Which is always great advice. Guys and gals like him have likely never done everything that could have been done in a song. This is where I'm safe. What I could do is about what the song would require. Give or take a little.

 

[ectoflanger]

I haven't watched it yet, but sounds like: Serve the song, not show off. Which is always great advice. Guys and gals like him have likely never done everything that could have been done in a song. This is where I'm safe. What I could do is about what the song would require. Give or take a little.

You nailed it- Leland does have a number of amusing anecdotes in his low key fashion- admit myself that it was something I had on whilst folding the laundry one evening -

 

[dagrev]

You nailed it- Leland does have a number of amusing anecdotes in his low key fashion- admit myself that it was something I had on whilst folding the laundry one evening -

Folding underwear with Leland. Sounds like a possible podcast. Or.... maybe not a good idea at all.

 

[Stealth57]

Now that I know a little bit more about those peaky electrons, I finished my soldering. The 215 with Sunn Transducers sounds nice and boomy! Looks old school too.

 

[Engle]

I'm assuming you are using the continuity setting on your meter? If you put it on ohms you'll see the DC resistance of the voice coil. The voice coil is essentially a wire in a "coil" shape.

P.S. I assume it’s a knowledge issue since I have continuity across the lugs of the second speaker and it isn’t connected to anything.

Update: the lugs are both ends of the voice coil? So, continuity is required or the coil would be shorted.

 

[MCF]

I came home from work one evening and there was a Gibson Guitar I ordered in a box leaning against my front door. You could read the Gibson brand and see the headstock logo printed on the box from the street!
If FedEx would've moved it 2 feet over it would've been behind the railing.
Luckily, I live in a safe neighborhood but now my neighbors know all of that noise coming from my house is being played on a Gibson! Ha!

The delivery people always leave packages behind a brick pillar on the porch.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm assuming you are using the continuity setting on your meter? If you put it on ohms you'll see the DC resistance of the voice coil. The voice coil is essentially a wire in a "coil" shape.

Just didn’t realize the lugs were both ends of the voice coil.

 

[ectoflanger]

I came home from work one evening and there was a Gibson Guitar I ordered in a box leaning against my front door. You could read the Gibson brand and see the headstock logo printed on the box from the street!
If FedEx would've moved it 2 feet over it would've been behind the railing.
Luckily, I live in a safe neighborhood but now my neighbors know all of that noise coming from my house is being played on a Gibson! Ha!

Mine is a bit more secure as they get delivered to the marina office personnel- "How can you fit all of these on your boat?" they ask. Occasionally I get, "Ooh I wanna see!"

A more humorous aside is I've received a couple of guitars for a six-string slinging friend of mine who didn't want his wife to know-

 

[Bent77]

This is why you don't want FedMess to deliver a Thunderbird. Or anything really..... What could possibly go wrong here and not the porch as requested?

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You have shoes on. And I thank you

 

[ectoflanger]

Now that I know a little bit more about those peaky electrons, I finished my soldering. The 215 with Sunn Transducers sounds nice and boomy! Looks old school too.

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I suppose I had an unfair advantage having worked as a partner in an automative electric repair shop followed by a stint in the Navy as an aircraft electric systems repair tech, later to have rewired my sailboat, installing all new electric panels, inverters, and such-

I hope that I didn't come across as condescending, because I certainly didn't intend to-

 

[dagrev]

Mine is a bit more secure as they get delivered to the marina office personnel- "How can you fit all of these on your boat?" they ask. Occasionally I get, "Ooh I wanna see!"

A more humorous aside is I've received a couple of guitars for a six-string slinging friend of mine who didn't want his wife to know-

This is called "leverage."

Marshall no doubt has some fancy latin legal term for it.

 

[Stealth57]

I suppose I had an unfair advantage having worked as a partner in an automative electric repair shop followed by a stint in the Navy as an aircraft electric systems repair tech, later to have rewired my sailboat, installing all new electric panels, inverters, and such-

I hope that I didn't come across as condescending, because I certainly didn't intend to-

Folks here know I am unoffendable.

 

[dagrev]

You have shoes on. And I thank you

Who do you think I am, Willy?

 

[ectoflanger]

Killer slap tone and very tastefully done. Fits the song perfectly.

And Bowie's quick wittedness - toward the end - "Goodnight George, say goodnight Gracie"

 

[Bent77]

Who do you think I am, Willy?

Every foot picture gives me the Willy’s now

 

[Stealth57]

What do you think? Should I bring some to the GTG?

 

[MCF]

This is called "leverage."

Marshall no doubt has some fancy latin legal term for it.

Subterfuge. Borrowed from Middle French subterfuge, from Medieval Latinsubterfugium, from Latin subterfugiō (“I flee secretly”), from subter(“under”) and fugiō (“I flee”).

 

[ectoflanger]

What do you think? Should I bring some to the GTG?



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I've had some stringy meat in my time that could've passed for dental floss-

 

[MCF]

And Bowie's quick wittedness - toward the end - "Goodnight George, say goodnight Gracie"

I’m a huge George fan. One the best bassists ever. He gave up the road to be a husband and father. Last I recall, he was an assistant superintendent at the Alhambra school district in SoCal.