you implying it's time for another white bass?...Knew that BaCH was coming....
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
"Classic White"
Custard sounds good but not before dinner, we're going out for Schnitzel tonight
Only Clash 100% in my miniscule repertoire is Should I Stay or Should I Go.
I will def give it a go before tuning down a half and tackling some old Social D.
My guitar buddy is a serious Mike Ness devotee.
His #1 is a 2018 goldtop, of course.
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I personally prefer a band to look good on stage regardless of the style/tact/theme. The general disregard of personal appearance in public unfortunately has seeped into on-stage appearance. I've always felt performers have an obligation to give their audience a certain amount of style, but maybe I'm just old fashioned.
That's one I built long ago. I didn't want to route my EBO for a bridge pickup, so I copied it in maple. But the truss rod didn't work and the neck was too narrow at the body. And the J pickup could not compete with the 60's mudbucker.
I almost threw it out but a few months ago I realized I could mount a 2 point on the studs of the original 3 point if I used a 32" scale neck. So I ordered a MIC neck, added string through ferrules and put a DecolaTbird pu in a chrome cover in place of the J. It uses 34" scale strings.
The Decola is a better match for the mudbucker. And now the bass is playable. I'm planning to paint the headstock face black.
Guten appetit!"Classic White"
Custard sounds good but not before dinner, we're going out for Schnitzel tonight
Playing upright, I realized Bb and Eb are much easier in first position and the major thirds + leading tones to the roots are opens. That little break for your left hand makes it way easier than playing further up on the fingerboard.
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No Schnitzel on my menu tonight."Classic White"
Custard sounds good but not before dinner, we're going out for Schnitzel tonight
Oh, straps.....
But did you recognize the band/album reference that was above it?
ILOVEDUST is the line of straps I prefer, such as the one in that photo.
No, I didn't catch that.
TT.....if you need heft, Greco buckers into the ABM500 are just sheer joy.....
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Hmmm …. never heard of that tuning …Knew that BaCH was coming....
Agreed and is why I try to obtain attractive and/or exotic looking instruments as well-
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Gaolee
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That lighting guy and cameraman can stay employed.So many early R&R bands had a schtick. The Young Rascals dressed as school-boys, Paul Revere & the Raiders dressed as early American/British revolutionaries, Devo dressed as... Devo, even The Beatles in their Sgt Peppers gear -
...and Bond Girl - dressed to kill!
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Gaolee
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Ab, Eb, and Db were my least favorite keys on upright to start with. I don’t much care any more.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Style is cultural, and there's a culture for every style on stage. It's a question of whether your style matches the audience's culture.
Ah. I thought maybe you had listened to Black and White World at some point.
So, a mottled red color? Peeling?
