Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

I s'pose, but Rick Beato-among others(Little Steven, for one)-commented on bands looking like anyone in the crowd. And needing badges to get on stage 'cos security had no idea who they were.

And yet people dress up like their band heroes who dress up. So they should still have badges to get on stage. Some people really don't care (which I have no issue with). Others choose to look like their followers. some of time security probably has no clue who the band members are, regardless.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Mine rarely does. Shiny black polyester shirt, the Flamingo, black trousers. Nobody looks like that.

Sounds Goth-Emo to me!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Wuzzat?

A band and their self-titled album.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I use drop D fairly often on bass guitars. Not on the upright. Drop D is pretty straight forward once you figure out the fingering quirks.

D standard across the board (except my BEAD).

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Happy B-Day Chucky!

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It's on my calendar as tomorrow. Oh, well. Either way, happiest of birthdays, Chuck! You rock. Literally and figuratively!

 

[MCF]

I knew some of this, but not all. For instance, I didn't know they made amplifiers there.

Are there still Indonesian Epis being made?

AFAIK, all the Epis are MIC now, including the Rex Brown. Not sure if any of the guitars are still made there.

 

[MCF]

My only complaint with my Tribute was that the pots became scratchy quickly. I should have replaced them under warranty but didn't. A new set a couple of years later wasn't too expensive from G&L. Otherwise it was nearly perfect.

They were nice basses from playing a few some years back. Couldn’t get past the headstock. I’m shallow like that.

There is a post on TB about one of the last ones shipped to the UK as not being up to snuff. Likely missed QC as a result of the shutdown. Sad to see them go.

 

[GonePlaid]

A chuckle(as opposed to a Chuck-y):

 

[ectoflanger]

Hah! It ain't in my DNA!

I only de-tune E to D and only on the intro to Heroes-Bowie.

As a guitarist I used to wonder what these bassists were up to with five strings and Drop-D levers, then when I embarked on my own bass clef odyssey I learned off the bat that 4 out of the 5 songs that inspired me to play bass invoked the low-B.

First song I wrote- the bass line invoked the Low B on occasion. The second song I wrote - the main riff begged for an octave drop after the final note of the riff - a D on the fifth fret of the A string which the octave below was two frets shy. Also made the following ascending triad progression a lot easier to play-

So in 2009 I special-ordered a Warwick Corvette unlined fretless five- I hate fret lines and markers, they confuse me- - because nothing like that was readily available at the time. Then after watching a Leland Sklar interview where he sang the praises of the Hipshot Xtender, I eventually ordered three, one of which is installed on my G2 T- Bird.

Necessity is the mother of invention - fortunately for me, miy needs had already been invented-

But I steer away from arcane tumings - too confusing - I'm challenged enough with standard and Drop- D. Although I occasionally tune to Eb to learn and practice Robin Trowe songs,

But I hate relegating instruments to specific tunings because I love them all and want to use them for any song-

 

[BuddhaFingas]

The joke about buying my new 'bird just for measurements for the one I'm building is only partly a joke...

Discovering surprising things, like how thin the truss rod cover is on a factory unit.

I figured it'd be made from more-or-less standard pickguard plastic, as is true on every other Gibson Ive seen.

Nope.

Single ply and only about 0.05" thick.

Intremasting.

Also, nut string spacing seems... odd. Low strings closer together than high strings?

Likewise intremasting.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The joke about buying my new 'bird just for measurements for the one I'm building is only partly a joke...

Discovering surprising things, like how thin the truss rod cover is on a factory unit.

I figured it'd br made from more-or-less standard pickguard plastic, as is true on every other Gibson Ive seen.

Nope.

Single ply and only about 0.05" thick.

Intremasting.

Also, nut string spacing seems... odd. Low strings closer together than high strings?

Likewise intremasting.

Are the string centers closer together or just the closest points on the strings? I would expect the latter but not the former.

 

[ectoflanger]

Happy Birthday Chuck!!

 

[BuddhaFingas]

Are the string centers closer together or just the closest points on the strings? I would expect the latter but not the former.

Havent measured out in detail yet. Visual observation only.
Differs notably from my other Gibson bass, which it is currenly hanging next to in the Fun Room:

It may just be the narrower nut makes the varying 'white space' look proportionately more varied.

Its calluig me to play hooky... but Im still on the clock in the unFun Room.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

the old family house .....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

at least cheering up is pretty easy here...

 

[MCF]

As a guitarist I used to wonder what these bassists were up to with five strings and Drop-D levers, then when I embarked on my own bass clef odyssey I learned off the bat that 4 out of the 5 songs that inspired me to play bass invoked the low-B.

First song I wrote- the bass line invoked the Low B on occasion. The second song I wrote - the main riff begged for an octave drop after the final note of the riff - a D on the fifth fret of the A string which the octave below was two frets shy. Also made the following ascending triad progression a lot easier to play-

So in 2009 I special-ordered a Warwick Corvette unlined fretless five- I hate fret lines and markers, they confuse me- - because nothing like that was readily available at the time. Then after watching a Leland Sklar interview where he sang the praises of the Hipshot Xtender, I eventually ordered three, one of which is installed on my G2 T- Bird.

Necessity is the mother of invention - fortunately for me, miy needs had already been invented-

But I steer away from arcane tumings - too confusing - I'm challenged enough with standard and Drop- D. Although I occasionally tune to Eb to learn and practice Robin Trowe songs,

But I hate relegating instruments to specific tunings because I love them all and want to use them for any song-

I have one Thunderbird I keep in drop D. The sparkling red Epi LECS. I only play it for the few Silversun Pickups songs that are in drop D. Most notably Nightlight and Wasted On. There are a couple others as well. There are also a couple others that are, at least they’re that way on the record, in E flat tuning. I just retune for that if I’m trying to tackle a specific song. I usually only do that when I retune to play Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back In Town.

I now have an EB fiver. Using it is a work in progress. Some days my brain gets it. Other days not so much.

Getting old is getting old.

 

[GonePlaid]

A band and their self-titled album.

Un-familiar.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

the old family home.....
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Hmmm. That would make for a great GTG digs.

 

[Stealth57]

the old family home.....
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The design for the house in As-Salt will follow the classic Italian entrance. Home to be built at the top of the path.

 

[GonePlaid]

As a guitarist I used to wonder what these bassists were up to with five strings and Drop-D levers, then when I embarked on my own bass clef odyssey I learned off the bat that 4 out of the 5 songs that inspired me to play bass invoked the low-B.

First song I wrote- the bass line invoked the Low B on occasion. The second song I wrote - the main riff begged for an octave drop after the final note of the riff - a D on the fifth fret of the A string which the octave below was two frets shy. Also made the following ascending triad progression a lot easier to play-

So in 2009 I special-ordered a Warwick Corvette unlined fretless five- I hate fret lines and markers, they confuse me- - because nothing like that was readily available at the time. Then after watching a Leland Sklar interview where he sang the praises of the Hipshot Xtender, I eventually ordered three, one of which is installed on my G2 T- Bird.

Necessity is the mother of invention - fortunately for me, miy needs had already been invented-

But I steer away from arcane tumings - too confusing - I'm challenged enough with standard and Drop- D. Although I occasionally tune to Eb to learn and practice Robin Trowe songs,

But I hate relegating instruments to specific tunings because I love them all and want to use them for any song-

Most of the 'band areas'(not stages)where I've played, there wasn't room for even one extra bass.