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Thunderbird Club

#305,321
Count Bassie said:
I posted the above remark twice, I thought, and it was still on deck. Oh well.
You cats are all a bunch of busy bees as usual! Very good...
No T bird news, but I'm swapping my Cassady for a Bass VI next week. I think I'm a solid-body guy, but need some new musical angles. I've been playing fretless, and that's my new favorite- it may be time for an NR fretless in the new year. But the Bass VI may well serve for recording, and might be something for an original project. Maybe a duo with just drums- like Jon Spencer's Blues Explosion or Flat Duo Jets, only bass-centered.
S'tinkin...
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How did your eye surgery go? All good I trust.
 
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JJR58 said:
I can totally relate.
Takes a while to settle in on instruments for some of us.
For now I’ve settled in on 3 basses that work really well for me, albeit not gigging, I’m happy with them.
It’s the amp i seem to be always on the hunt for.
That said I’ll start fresh amp wise in Germany.
There will be so many choices and I’m certainly not in any rush.
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Likely some cool amp options there. But I tell you, you can't go wrong with an Ashdown ABM. I'm still learning which knob or slider for each bass, but those are fantastic. I could live without my Ampeg tube heads--but won't. Ashdowns seem to be really cheap in Europe, which is a plus.
 
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dagrev said:
Yes, they can and no doubt have been, but it's uncommon and not normal at all. Likely more the folk/jug band style than actual Bluegrass. I have liked BG since a kid and even played some Bluegrass, have friends and family who have been professional players (one was Bill Monroe, who thought we were related--but could't stand his singing, but never told him that), seen no telling how many bands, and I don't recall seeing a washboard used. Never saw an egg shaker used either. The bass is really more percussion than "musical" as in other styles. Which is one reason I never liked playing it in a BG setting. I suspect even finding a pic online of a Bluegrass band with a WB could happen, but only after passing over no telling how many pages without. Not trying to be argumentative, just pointing out it's very rare when/if it happens. I'm sure somebody does it, but it's very atypical. They are always present in Zydeco bands. Those are great. However and whenever it gets used, if it brings joy to people, bring two!
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Bring a spare in case one fails! 🤣
 
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dagrev said:
Likely some cool amp options there. But I tell you, you can't go wrong with an Ashdown ABM. I'm still learning which knob or slider for each bass, but those are fantastic. I could live without my Ampeg tube heads--but won't. Ashdowns seem to be really cheap in Europe, which is a plus.
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I’m very familiar with them.
Had one back in PDX.
But I went through amps like I did basses back then :roflmao:
 
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Always love seeing the band’s name in lights
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Miles_ONeal said:
Love me some Dwight. His sound reminds me of growing up in El Paso in the early 60s.
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Seen him a few times at Buck’s Palace. Even though I’m not much for country, I like him. Great shows.

Sadly, the Palace is for sale. The Owens Foundation is trying to get ahead of the Hard Rock Casino with a 2800 seat showroom that’ll be opening at the base of the Grapevine in a couple years.
 
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JJR58 said:
I can totally relate.
Takes a while to settle in on instruments for some of us.
For now I’ve settled in on 3 basses that work really well for me, albeit not gigging, I’m happy with them.
It’s the amp i seem to be always on the hunt for.
That said I’ll start fresh amp wise in Germany.
There will be so many choices and I’m certainly not in any rush.
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You’ll have fun. And we’ll be paying attention. There’s more to the the bass amp world than the Ampegs, Aguilars, Mesas, Bergs, Genzlers, GKs, etc that get so much attention here.
 
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Count Bassie said:
So I haven't left The Earthmen yet, I was a little warped at our BL, but when talking it over with my wife, who's lived here all her life, my attention was brought to the fact that the scene here is somewhat different than the one I grew up in (Miami). It's more social in a sharing way. Which, for my idea of what a band is, doesn't work so much!
Only a band that was very established would bring another group up for a mini set, or have someone up to sit in for a couple songs. Bands striving for their place on the scene would never do that. There was always a friendly rivalry between bands- like walking in the club in your number and going to stand right in front of your rivals mid-set, arms folded, stone faced. Waiting for them to blow a clam! 😂 They'd see you coming, of course, lol.

Here they drag each other up and play a tune they can belt or blow a solo on. Different ethic. Not mine, I prefer the heavy thing, the competitive thing. I think it's a good tension, and then after you make them screw up you buy them a beer and have a laugh. 😁

So anyway I'm an Earthman for now. In ways we've gotten pretty good, and I can get us to play tunes I think we'd be good at, and that's been working out. I just need a project of my own, finally...Bass VI and a drummer. I need a drummer. Maybe another bass player...

Enough about me, lol.
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It’s a good band from the clips Roger.
 
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