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Thunderbird Club

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GonePlaid said:
Well, for me, they're in the J, P, and Ricky category: Basses I don't want.;)
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dude, you gotta find a gig or something.... this stuff's not cheap.... :smug:
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Chucky Stiletti said:
dude, you gotta find a gig or something.... this stuff's not cheap.... :smug:
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I kid about that 'stuff'. If one is happy with a _______________ bass, great. I've found all I "need"(though I regret selling the 66 Gibby EB-3), and I'm not in the financial position to be a collector.
AFA gigs, I take [took] two: the main instrument (these days it's the Epi Embassy as the 67NR needs work to be playable), and-usually-the Epi EB-0 as backup (it stays hidden in the gigmobile). If I get a call for a big band gig, I normally take the Ibanez AGB200 semi-hollow/EB-0 pair.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
Don't forget the Ray (beautiful SB and maple)....we talk lotsa 7ender and even G&L but never MM.....original Rays are masterpieces belonging in the J, P, TBird, Ricky category imho...
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Yep, the pride of SLO. I came close to getting a look inside the factory. A friend’s who worked for the court reporting firm I used over there husband was going to take me. Unfortunately, he passed away suddenly before we got it set up. He was the guy who was building the reissue Resonator guitars in SLO. Nice man.
 
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dagrev said:
For the record, it's was 9F when I got up this morning. Not funny. Most Canadians choose to live where it's cold and should refrain from pushing their cold off on others not so inclined to the same preference for cold. ;)
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Hard freeze headed this way Saturday. Booo.
 
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Count Bassie said:
>Sorry about the repeating myself here... 🤪
Orcas are teaching each other how to disable and sink boats. I don't think they want to hurt humans, but I do think that maybe they're sick of our shoes*.
(*Spelling error I think. Mike?...)
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No question they are smart and teach each other. It does seem like they mean no harm to humans for the most part. They have done things out here that make it seem that they like humans, at least up to a point and want to be friendly. They are generally in deep water where people don't go unless they are in boats. Orcas also don't seem to do things like knock over kayaks, canoes, and that kind of small craft. They certainly could if they chose to.

I still would rather deal with certain sharks than a pod of orcas. Orcas are much smarter and much more sociable. It makes them less predictable.

Hearing whales sing, not orcas, is pretty amazing. I have heard that it is a moving, near religious experience. It sure wasn't for me.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
Don't forget the Ray (beautiful SB and maple)....we talk lotsa 7ender and even G&L but never MM.....original Rays are masterpieces belonging in the J, P, TBird, Ricky category imho...
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I've been thinking of exploring the single MM pickup with a preamp idea. My understanding is having the one pickup in the bridge position means you dont get a lot of bass out of it, but the preamp makes up for it.
 
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BigBoneRed said:
Could possible be the same shark lurking in the area..?
If you gotta surf, strap a blade on ya..
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Possible but I doubt it. It’s not like we have a shortage of sharks.

Three were in Sydney - a surfer at Dee Why Beach, just north of Manly.
A kid at Vaucluse (Shark Beach of all places!)(Watsons Bay is at the tip of South Head, Vaucluse is one closer to the City on the Harbour side of the Peninsula), the third at North Steyne Beach (which is basically at Manly, the ocean side though).

Those three could easily be the same Shark.

The fourth was up past Port Macquarie, a few hundred kilometres away. Possible, but lotsa sharks between Sydney and there.

3 surfers, and a kid jumping into the water from rocks with his mates at Vaucluse. Vaucluse has a netted swimming area but the kids were not in there.

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Sharks don't usually bother humans. Something must be odd in Oz for now. It's really unusual for a shark to bite a human who is under water. On the surface seems to be the usual location. Even so, there's a reason people use shark cages when some sharks are around.

I have seen bull sharks like what the article says attacked one person. I saw them at about 80 feet in Costa Rica. There were a number of them, and about half a dozen divers were with me looking at them. It's pretty common for divers to go looking for bull sharks. They are bit, impressive animals. Reef sharks are much more elegant looking. They also have a sense of humor. One of them rolled its eyes at me, as if to say "sheesh, divers again?" I have also been pretty close to nurse sharks and another kind of shark I can't remember the name of. I should remember the name, because those sharks were enormous. I'm hoping to see a hammerhead one of these days.

There are also relatives of sharks that are fun to see. I had a ratfish swim next to me for a pretty long time like a puppy. It was in shallow water, which is unusual for those. Ratfish doesn't sound especially attractive, but it was a fairly elegant looking animal with really big eyes, like a puppy. I don't have a dry land pet, but now I have a pet ratfish. I may never see that fish again, but it's still my favorite pet fish.

This isn't to minimize what happened or the fact that Australian authorities were absolutely right to close the beaches until whatever is going on settles down.
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We had extreme heat, up around 43c ( =109.4 °F) for a couple of days. That was followed by torrential rain and localised flooding. Of course all (most?) our storm water ends up in the harbour or ocean either by rivers and creeks, or through drainpipes.

When I was a kid we were always told to never swim the day after a big rainfall. The water is murky with sediment and crap so there is danger in that, plus you can’t see through it easily. Unfortunately the bull sharks love that kind of murky and brackish water. I assume the fish come in closer and the sharks follow them in.

It seems like our generation have let down the next gens by not passing on this info. In fairness the harbour and ocean is much cleaner than when we were growing up, hence more fish and sharks around. Plus our elders told us a lot of stuff, a lot of which was rubbish - old wives tales.

One expert has come out in the Sydney Morning Hearald (photo below) saying don’t swim after heavy rain. He is saying 1 day after for the ocean beaches, and 72 hours for the harbour beaches.

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Engle said:
I've been thinking of exploring the single MM pickup with a preamp idea. My understanding is having the one pickup in the bridge position means you dont get a lot of bass out of it, but the preamp makes up for it.
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That was true with the one I had. Always boosted the bass, but don't recall if it was all the way or not. I believe it was.
It's an interesting concept. The pup is slightly behind the Pbass position, but not quite in the typical bridge position as I recall. The whole bass is clever and another mark of Leo's greatness.
 
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