Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

String talk? Just put a new set of EXL170M to my recently purchased Squier Rascal and now it plays great. Inspired by that I put on my gig clothes (or actually the tie, those are my regular clothes) and shades and started to wait (in front of the mirror...) in case some psychedelic power pop band needs a bassist with a green bass. The inverness green NR will travel too.
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You are hired!

 

[JJR58]

@JJR58
One of the “local” (couple hours away) darkglass dealers is also an Eich dealer. But the store is by appointment only and blah blah blah. Don’t have the darkglass amps in stock blah blah.

Oh crap!
Do they have any Eich amps in stock?

 

[Engle]

This is the one on the android phone.
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The one on the iPad.
Well, I can't find that one and the others are not free or require subscriptions for modules.

Possibly someone has better options. But the one's I have seem OK to someone who is ignorant.

It seems to me an audio spectrum analyzer on a phone/tablet will only be as accurate as the mic in the device, including any baked in signal processing. I guess you could connect a high quality mic with a flat response.

 

[GonePlaid]

Oh crap!
Do they have any Eich amps in stock?

Just for S&G, I googled them. Holy(whatever)! They make a 6x12 cab!
If I was(A)playing somewhere I needed to be LOUD, and (II)was stupidly well-to-do, that'd be my dream cab[assuming roadies, of course].
AFA a head, I'd prolly stick with a good ol' 7ender Bassman, either the all-tube, 300W Super Bassman, or the tube pre/solid state amp hybrid Bassman 800.
I can dream, right?

 

[dagrev]

It seems to me an audio spectrum analyzer on a phone/tablet will only be as accurate as the mic in the device, including any baked in signal processing. I guess you could connect a high quality mic with a flat response.

Yes, definitely true. I don't have one of those. But I'm hoping it will be able to indicate some, even if poor level of difference between strings (given the poor mic ability will be a constant). I guess I'm looking more for differences, more so than actual precise freg numbers, if that makes any sense. (Both will freeze peaks.) However, when I've done that with cabs years ago, I don't recall seeing much difference. Thus, your suggestion is definitely spot on.

 

[JJR58]

Just for S&G, I googled them. Holy(whatever)! They make a 6x12 cab!
If I was(A)playing somewhere I needed to be LOUD, and (II)was stupidly well-to-do, that'd be my dream cab[assuming roadies, of course].
AFA a head, I'd prolly stick with a good ol' 7ender Bassman, either the all-tube, 300W Super Bassman, or the tube pre/solid state amp hybrid Bassman 800.
I can dream, right?

I’m with you on that Mike.
I do like a good SS head.
But as far as tubes go.
I’d be happy with that Studio Bass head I posted.

 

[Engle]

Yes, definitely true. I don't have one of those. But I'm hoping it will be able to indicate some, even if poor level of difference between strings (given the poor mic ability will be a constant). I guess I'm looking more for differences, more so than actual precise freg numbers, if that makes any sense. (Both will freeze peaks.) However, when I've done that with cabs years ago, I don't recall seeing much difference. Thus, your suggestion is definitely spot on.

Try to eliminate all the variables. Example: if one string set has more tension than the other and the action goes up, bringing the string further away from the pickup.

 

[JJR58]

It seems to me an audio spectrum analyzer on a phone/tablet will only be as accurate as the mic in the device, including any baked in signal processing. I guess you could connect a high quality mic with a flat response.

In most good clubs, with a good FOH and sound person, that’s what they are using for a good mix.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

TBirds in Agra….
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Cool pic.
Cool dude.
Cool shirt.

 

[GonePlaid]

I’m with you on that Mike.
I do like a good SS head.
But as far as tubes go.
I’d be happy with that Studio Bass head I posted.

As mentioned numerous times, I loved the sound of my 45+/-W '63 Bassman head(and 212 cab). Just insufficient cojones.

 

[JJR58]

As mentioned numerous times, I loved the sound of my 45+/-W '63 Bassman head(and 212 cab). Just insufficient cojones.

At last years GTG, at Dave’s shop.
He had a BassMan and a 212.
I thought it sounded killer.

 

[JIO]

String talk? Just put a new set of EXL170M to my recently purchased Squier Rascal and now it plays great. Inspired by that I put on my gig clothes (or actually the tie, those are my regular clothes) and shades and started to wait (in front of the mirror...) in case some psychedelic power pop band needs a bassist with a green bass. The inverness green NR will travel too.
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I like those basses - Lobster did a favorable review of them.

 

[JIO]

Can’t do nickels.

I only do nickels

 

[GonePlaid]

From a scientific viewpoint, I can understand wanting to know all of that info. But from a practical standpoint, whatever you'd figure out in one room at home would be different in another room(I think)and totally different on an indoor vs outdoor gig. All of that plus my chronic case of mufunzalo, means that I have my default settings on my Rumbles and my TBird-or other bass(es) prn*-that get tweaked depending on where we're/I'm playing.
*not a typo

 

[JIO]

I have #88
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If someone was attempting to 'scratch-out' the serial # ... they failed.

 

[BklynKen]

Fun Friday. Here's the band I was in over 10 years ago. I'd just gotten my Thunderbird, but wasn't comfortable enough with it yet for this (one and only) gig. This band was really fun.

 

[JIO]

@JJR58
One of the “local” (couple hours away) darkglass dealers is also an Eich dealer. But the store is by appointment only and blah blah blah. Don’t have the darkglass amps in stock blah blah.

 

[JJR58]

I like those basses - Lobster did a favorable review of them.

Sure is tempting.

 

[JJR58]

Fun Friday. Here's the band I was in over 10 years ago. I'd just gotten my Thunderbird, but wasn't comfortable enough with it yet for this (one and only) gig. This band was really fun.

Dude! Heavy!
Love it!

 

[GonePlaid]

At last years GTG, at Dave’s shop.
He had a BassMan and a 212.
I thought it sounded killer.

The 'bestest' sound I've gotten recently has been through a pair of daisy chained Rumble 100s: 200(potential)watts through 2x12s-1 in each cab. Full and as loud as I'll ever need to be on my own and plenty for a soundie* to deal with-if we ever have soundies again.

*by coining the term "soundie", I don't hafta deal with being PC or gender specific . I'm too old for that [stuff].