Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

close…listen to the clip…..

Ah, that was through the B-15. Mark Bass cab?

 

[ectoflanger]

I've done a bit sign-painting, but it wasn't my forté - it's pretty tricky stuff. More murals and graphics on walls & ceilings and custom finishes on just about anything interior & exterior.

Yes, any gilding requires a protective clear-coat. Your dad probably used lacquer, brushed on or sprayed on. I've used tung-oil, poly and lacquer as a clear coat. When I want a 'factory' clear coat, I seal it with a specific gilding acrylic (thinner-based) and send it to Pat Wilkins to final finish. Leafing can vary in thickness from super thin (very fragile) to slightly thicker, but is still fragile. It comes in booklets/leaflets (what I use) or on a roll, for bigger usually architectural related jobs. It comes in varying karat in a range from 6kt "White" to 24kt "Fine Gold" and in a variety of colours. (Roman gold, Lemon gold, Moon gold etc)

You bring to mind an interview I once read decades ago in Guitar Player magazine where Jazz guitarist Tal Farlow stated that he augmented his musical income with sign painting-

 

[ectoflanger]

Someone mentioned John Wetton a few pages ago?



Wonder which one was playing through that pair of Marshall heads…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Ah, that was through the B-15. Mark Bass cab?

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Some rest on both lower crossbars, some don’t. Not a particularly great design for racking Tbirds but it works and seems stable enough. One of these days I’ll just design and build my own proper rack.


Thx! It’s a fun room with tons of great options in just about every possible bass flavor, but certainly heavy on the Tbird end right now. Sitting at 22 birds today with no real duplicates, the substantial variety and number of options (I’m talking physical tone shaping and significant changes, not just color or logo changes) in the Tbird world are much greater than most would believe.

The invite is out there for anyone that might be curious about a specific model Tbird and how it compares to other birds or non birds to drop on by and play a while. Marshall has imbibed a couple of times, all club members are welcome.

I have a rack that is better suited for TBirds but I don’t know the brand or where I got it

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Portoflexo..

61 and 64

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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most recorded bass duo in history…..lotsa ducats right there…

 

[BklynKen]

you mean for World Cup wins?
you could use some farofa in that pic..

Yeah, exactly. On the first point. No farofa when I'm playing.

 

[JJR58]

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Yes!!!!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

most recorded bass duo in history…..lotsa ducats right there…

They are definitely a match made in heaven.
This bass was definitely one of the good one sonically, and the wear on it proves it. It was gigged 7 days a week from 1964 to roughly 1977.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

They are definitely a match made in heaven.
This bass was definitely one of the good one sonically, and the wear on it proves it. It was gigged 7 days a week from 1964 to roughly 1977.

clip pls!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

clip pls!

I’ll try to get one tonight. But it won’t be good quality, it’ll be iPhone quality lol

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I’ll try to get one tonight. But it won’t be good quality, it’ll be iPhone quality lol

iPhones record surprisingly well for what they are…

 

[Stealth57]

I’ll try to get one tonight. But it won’t be good quality, it’ll be iPhone quality lol

Beats our resident flip phone guy

 

[dagrev]

the root….

Indeed. Mike was talking about ending and the root often makes for a good resolution. That was my thinking or lack thereof anyway. My theory is poor and at times completely lacking.

 

[dagrev]

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Bass heaven. Can't imagine how many tunes have been recorded with nearly identical equipment.

 

[JJR58]

I’ll try to get one tonight. But it won’t be good quality, it’ll be iPhone quality lol

Go for it.
You should see some of the stuff Chuck has posted for me.
Questionable at best from me.

 

[JJR58]

iPhones record surprisingly well for what they are…

Yes, they do, if you get the mic within 6-8 feet of the speaker, it does surprisingly well.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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what year is that Peg?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I have Guildford as part of the 30 cd boxed set collection. Agreed.

30?!?!?