Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

Then there is no such thing as a wong note.

Love this video of Horace Silver doing Song for my Father:

 

[Engle]

We like KitchAid appliances at the other house so that’s what we decided to go with. Can’t beat Samsung prices. But the research I did showed you get what you pay for. The new oven and stove are US made, whatever ever that means these days.

I had a tech out to look at the Samsung Fridge. He said it was crap, but also recommended an extended warranty for any new fridge.

 

[GBassNorth]

Looks great! Is that one of those Sparkly Burgandy ones?

You are suffering from an embarrassment of cool gear! I like the pg w/Epi icon. I know many people remove it but it's classic so I wouldn't. Only thing I might do is darken the fb wood... lots of options there. CAR (or whatever Epi called it) is always nice.

Just compared the JC to my 2022 NR and they are slightly different colors. The NR is Metallic Burgundy Red and a shade darker than the JC, which I assume is Metallic Candy Apple Red. I actually like the JC color better. Snapped a photo of the serial number…

Not sure what color red they were using that year (2021?) but I really like it.

Don't say that. We're nearing 5yrs.

My front loader went more than 10 years (sold it with the last house) with no issues except constant mold around the rubber door ring even with the door left open during non use and frequent chlorine wipe downs. Won’t have one of those again. Bought a nice big new LG top loader 12 years ago when we moved into this house, zero issues with it as well and no mold!

 

[BklynKen]

Just compared the JC to my 2022 NR and they are slightly different colors. The NR is Metallic Burgundy Red and a shade darker than the JC, which I assume is Metallic Candy Apple Red. I actually like the JC color better. Snapped a photo of the serial number…
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Not sure what color red they were using that year (2021?) but I really like it.



My front loader went more than 10 years (sold it with the last house) with no issues except constant mold around the rubber door ring even with the door left open during non use and frequent chlorine wipe downs. Won’t have one of those again. Bought a nice big new LG top loader 12 years ago when we moved into this house, zero issues with it as well and no mold!

That photo instantly made me think of 2001.

 

[dagrev]

Love this video of Horace Silver doing Song for my Father:

That is very nice!

You always know with certainty when someone says "our next selection," that it's not going to be a Death Metal song.

 

[GonePlaid]

Love this video of Horace Silver doing Song for my Father:

Great tune. We do it when we get the chance to do some jazz(rarely ).We each get at least one chorus to 'go nuts'.

 

[MCF]

Love my '90s Kenmore appliances, they're very sturdy, simple, and have easily lasted 3 decades. The fridge hasn't ever needed anything except replacement of the water filter, the washer and dryer no problems ever, no crappy boards to replace!

We replaced Kenmores. They were fine for 25 years of heavy use by a family of four for most of those years. Can’t complain.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

10% off Gibson Mod Shop guitars for a limited time (Labor Day sale, I think). 45 instruments when I checked just now - none of which are basses. But that gorgeous green Firebird's still there.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

We replaced Kenmores. They were fine for 25 years of heavy use by a family of four for most of those years. Can’t complain.

We bought a Kenmore washer/dryer set over 40 years ago. We still have the dryer - a couple of control units, belts, a bearing (w/ motor? I forget), and a heating element later. We replaced the washer after ~20 years, then again after about that long. They have all been great. Sears having gone out of business, we bought a Whirlpool energy efficient washer (w/o agitator) a couple of years ago. It does fine for most things, but doesn't clean my cycling gear nearly as well as the old washer did.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Front load washer? Give it about 5 years and the bearing will be toast.

We've known of some front loaders that had seal issues and leaked. We'll stick with top loaders.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Rabbits, Omnis, Yugos, Chevettes, Fiestas, the first Hyundais….all ugly IMO.

I thought Chevettes were OK looking. The first couple of years were reliable, too. Unfortunately, the revamp in 77 made them unreliable.

 

[Stealth57]

At the request of @Chucky Stiletti I recorded my VP, Willbird, JC, and Peavey through the B-15. All basses were dimed for all pickups. I don't think this is the best setting for the B-15 nor for each bass, but it is the only real way to test head to head. Strings influence the sound too, so the VP and Willbird have SIT Power Flats, the JC has TI Flats, and the Peavey has SIT Power Steels. The total recording is 5 minutes with text indicating which bass. I didn't attempt to remove and wrong notes nor balance any digging in on the strings. I found the Willbird hotter than the VP but the Electar was the hottest of all the pickups. The Peavey was the thinnest and lowest output. Again, I would never dime the tone on the Peavey and was advised by Chuck I need to change that tone pot to 500K and decrease the cap to 0.022mfd.

 

[GBassNorth]

At the request of @Chucky Stiletti I recorded my VP, Willbird, JC, and Peavey through the B-15. All basses were dimed for all pickups. I don't think this is the best setting for the B-15 nor for each bass, but it is the only real way to test head to head. Strings influence the sound too, so the VP and Willbird have SIT Power Flats, the JC has TI Flats, and the Peavey has SIT Power Steels. The total recording is 5 minutes with text indicating which bass. I didn't attempt to remove and wrong notes nor balance any digging in on the strings. I found the Willbird hotter than the VP but the Electar was the hottest of all the pickups. The Peavey was the thinnest and lowest output. Again, I would never dime the tone on the Peavey and was advised by Chuck I need to change that tone pot to 500K and decrease the cap to 0.022mfd.

Sounds good! Just out of curiosity, what settings did you have your amp on? Did you mic the B15?

 

[Stealth57]

Sounds good! Just out of curiosity, what settings did you have your amp on? Did you mic the B15?

The caption on YouTube has more information. Yes, mic'd the B-15 and had both bass and treble at 12. So, flat EQ. I think the VP and Willbird sound much better with 4/4/4 setting on the bass and then adjust the amp volume. Something similar on the JC and the Peavey needs to have the tone rolled almost all off.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

At the request of @Chucky Stiletti I recorded my VP, Willbird, JC, and Peavey through the B-15. All basses were dimed for all pickups. I don't think this is the best setting for the B-15 nor for each bass, but it is the only real way to test head to head. Strings influence the sound too, so the VP and Willbird have SIT Power Flats, the JC has TI Flats, and the Peavey has SIT Power Steels. The total recording is 5 minutes with text indicating which bass. I didn't attempt to remove and wrong notes nor balance any digging in on the strings. I found the Willbird hotter than the VP but the Electar was the hottest of all the pickups. The Peavey was the thinnest and lowest output. Again, I would never dime the tone on the Peavey and was advised by Chuck I need to change that tone pot to 500K and decrease the cap to 0.022mfd.

thx Dave, sounding good….the Semi hollow, my fave….the Peavey sounds like early Geddy through that setup….

 

[Stealth57]

thx Dave, sounding good….the Semi hollow, my fave….the Peavey sounds like early Geddy through that setup….

Someone pointed out (Irv?) that the JC is actually fully hollow. I agree it is a great match for jazz and blues. Maybe some “The Thrill is Gone.” Or any 12 bar blues.

 

[dagrev]

At the request of @Chucky Stiletti I recorded my VP, Willbird, JC, and Peavey through the B-15. All basses were dimed for all pickups. I don't think this is the best setting for the B-15 nor for each bass, but it is the only real way to test head to head. Strings influence the sound too, so the VP and Willbird have SIT Power Flats, the JC has TI Flats, and the Peavey has SIT Power Steels. The total recording is 5 minutes with text indicating which bass. I didn't attempt to remove and wrong notes nor balance any digging in on the strings. I found the Willbird hotter than the VP but the Electar was the hottest of all the pickups. The Peavey was the thinnest and lowest output. Again, I would never dime the tone on the Peavey and was advised by Chuck I need to change that tone pot to 500K and decrease the cap to 0.022mfd.

Entertaining. I like experiments, especially when others do the work. Hard to be sure from a recording, but sounds like following Chuck's advice continues to be a wise decision.

Marshall: Does that Foundation sound anything like your's?

 

[MCF]

We bought a Kenmore washer/dryer set over 40 years ago. We still have the dryer - a couple of control units, belts, a bearing (w/ motor? I forget), and a heating element later. We replaced the washer after ~20 years, then again after about that long. They have all been great. Sears having gone out of business, we bought a Whirlpool energy efficient washer (w/o agitator) a couple of years ago. It does fine for most things, but doesn't clean my cycling gear nearly as well as the old washer did.

Our old Kenmore dryer is about the only appliance I can fix these days. All mechanical.

 

[MCF]

Entertaining. I like experiments, especially when others do the work. Hard to be sure from a recording, but sounds like following Chuck's advice continues to be a wise decision.

Marshall: Does that Foundation sound anything like your's?

I’ll try to listen tonight or tomorrow. I’m at the main house this weekend. It would maybe be better taking it up to the mountain and playing through the SVT. It should sound the same, although his is rewired VBT from VVT.

 

[MCF]

I thought Chevettes were OK looking. The first couple of years were reliable, too. Unfortunately, the revamp in 77 made them unreliable.

I had a gold ‘76 Dodge Colt that I thought looked better. It sorta hand the lines of an early 70’s Dodge Demon or Plymouth Duster.