Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Right on! I have to admit I had sore fingers after my gig last Sunday. In my case it was mostly my right hand.
Apparently I was digging in. Mar said she could hear me popping the strings during Hungry like the Wolf.

I'm the 'volume nazi' in TSC and strive to keep our volume down. Our B-day show at Winters' last Thursday was loud because stand-in drummer Steve only plays loud~ because of that I had to dig-in more than usual. I really don't like playing like that. All nuance goes out the window and it's hard to hear what I'm playing. Cheri feels the same with BG and I love our new drummer Scott because he never plays too loud. Certain types of music requires 'loud' but our bands are not that type of music and I am grateful.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

In CA you need a license to go a bar???

Ithought it may have been a CA liquor license we could open "Rick's Cafe Thunderbird" with...,

 

[TBird1958]

I though it may have been a CA liquor license we could open "Rick's Cafe Thunderbird" with...,

I'd be happy to be the fetching barmaid, oh my!

I have yet to meet a Manhattan that I couldn't get along with either.

 

[Gaolee]

I take celebrex for arthritis and it really makes a difference in reducing or eliminating the pain in my hands, shoulders and back. Might not be for everybody, so talk to your Dr. first, it’s a prescription only drug.

Ah, one of those you ask your doctor about that will only lightly kill you or make your ears fall off?

My arthritis is all knees. Too much fun for too long means bone spurs, no cartilage, and degenerative arthritis. I earned it, baby! I am hoping to make them both last about another 18 months or so. Summer 2027 seems like a good enough time to join the titanium club.

 

[Gaolee]

I'd be happy to be the fetching barmaid, oh my!

I have yet to meet a Manhattan that I couldn't get along with either.

Sounds like Rick's Cafe Thunderbird would be a good place to become a regular at.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

back stateside....Happy SVT Sat..

 

[Engle]

We play that pretty late in the set, almost without fail, one, or both of my hands will cramp and I'm kinda just flailing at the strings - Advil before the show (when I remember to take it) helps a lot, especially with the post show pain.

I have arthritis in my thumb, but keeping my hands warm seems to help. I wore gloves up until we went on.
It was the stainless rounds that killed my plucking fingertips. I switched to a pick a few times.
We did three encores, one of which was Proud Mary. (Tina Turner version) I had to use a pick for that.

 

[Engle]

I'm the 'volume nazi' in TSC and strive to keep our volume down. Our B-day show at Winters' last Thursday was loud because stand-in drummer Steve only plays loud~ because of that I had to dig-in more than usual. I really don't like playing like that. All nuance goes out the window and it's hard to hear what I'm playing. Cheri feels the same with BG and I love our new drummer Scott because he never plays too loud. Certain types of music requires 'loud' but our bands are not that type of music and I am grateful.

Our guitar player said he couldn't hear anything but bass on stage during the first set, so I turned down in the second set. But then hearing myself less probably contributed to me playing harder.
I should have brought my in ear monitors, but we were using the pub's PA. This band hasn't been playing much and I didn't want to make the set up overly complicated.

 

[dagrev]

Hey if you want to keep it that's great, but if you are interested moving it I'll take it.

You are first on the list if I don't need it and J.T. doesn't want it back.

 

[dagrev]

Try Voltaren ointment. Applied directly to the affected area. Get the real stuff; the Costco OTC stuff is half strength.

Good stuff. I've had other good stuff, but that's another story from days gone by....

 

[dagrev]

I'm the 'volume nazi' in TSC and strive to keep our volume down. Our B-day show at Winters' last Thursday was loud because stand-in drummer Steve only plays loud~ because of that I had to dig-in more than usual. I really don't like playing like that. All nuance goes out the window and it's hard to hear what I'm playing. Cheri feels the same with BG and I love our new drummer Scott because he never plays too loud. Certain types of music requires 'loud' but our bands are not that type of music and I am grateful.

^^This^^ I don't ever recall playing in a loud setting and it sounded good. Not from where I was standing anyway. Fortunately that was/isn't common.

Had a drummer fill in at church a couple times years ago. Fantastic player but he has one volume (stadium) and no sense of touch. Even with hotrods. I thought we were going to have to replace the heads after he played.

Every band needs a 'volume nazi.' Maybe "enforcer" is a more pleasant term!

 

[dagrev]

I have arthritis in my thumb, but keeping my hands warm seems to help. I wore gloves up until we went on.
It was the stainless rounds that killed my plucking fingertips. I switched to a pick a few times.
We did three encores, one of which was Proud Mary. (Tina Turner version) I had to use a pick for that.

I always used to use a pick on that when we did the .38 Special version. Virtually anything with that kind of fast driving feel is a pick song. Never had fast fingers.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

So this just happened, 1965 Thunderbird II purchased from GC in Overland Kansas. It of course has the requisite headstock repair but it was the best overall deal I've seen in a while on a reverse II. GC was asking 7k and I got to for 6k with the original case. Thanks to our queen for the nudge, I mean I was gonna buy it anyhow but it's nice to have a little support and conformation that you're not completely mad. Better pictures to come nothing but the standard GC pics at the moment.

I had emailed asking which case came with it to decide on the offer but never heard back. Next time I’ll call. Congratulations!

 

[MCF]

Right on! I have to admit I had sore fingers after my gig last Sunday. In my case it was mostly my right hand.
Apparently I was digging in. Mar said she could hear me popping the strings during Hungry like the Wolf.

Well, I haven’t played in almost two weeks. I tried to slice the tip of my left index finger off cooking dinner on the 22nd. It’s pretty much healed finally, so I’ll see how things are tomorrow.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I think the only thing both bands had in common, aside from a ton of talent, was that they both got a tremendous amount of airplay. Sadly, LS got most of its play after the tragedy…

That probably depends on where you lived. In the south they got plenty of play.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

At 66 I don't think maybe next year is a strategy, not that I'm going anywhere soon but I've been to more than enough funerals latley to realize the time is now. By far the most I've ever paid for a bass, my wife is a saint. I will be selling some lesser basses but no Thunderbirds will be hurt in the process.

If you ever decide to sell it, please let me know!

 

[Gaolee]

I always used to use a pick on that when we did the .38 Special version. Virtually anything with that kind of fast driving feel is a pick song. Never had fast fingers.

I can go a whole lot faster with fingers than with a pick. It made switching from guitar to bass a complete natural. It was like coming home. Bass told me where I belong. Like being chose. By a Thunderbird in a lot of ways.

 

[Gaolee]

Well, I haven’t played in almost two weeks. I tried to slice the tip of my left index finger off cooking dinner on the 22nd. It’s pretty much healed finally, so I’ll see how things are tomorrow.

Superglue! (You may think I am joking, but I am not.)

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I'd be happy to be the fetching barmaid, oh my!

I have yet to meet a Manhattan that I couldn't get along with either.

I’m sure you’d fetch plenty of customers!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I have arthritis in my thumb, but keeping my hands warm seems to help. I wore gloves up until we went on.
It was the stainless rounds that killed my plucking fingertips. I switched to a pick a few times.
We did three encores, one of which was Proud Mary. (Tina Turner version) I had to use a pick for that.

Get some gloves without fingertips. I've used my riding gloves a couple of times but something without the handlebar pads would be better.