Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Just sayin'....
(All pretty meaningless I know.)

BBC Music Magazine recently released its list of the “21 greatest live albums of all time,” and a Southern rock classic took the No. 1 spot. “At Fillmore East,” a 1971 album by the Invalid Link Removed tops the list.

“A great live album isn’t just a collection of hits performed in front of a crowd; it is a historical document that captures a moment of unique synergy – the ‘lightning in a bottle’ that occurs when performers and audiences feed off one another’s energy,“ the magazine says. ”Whether it’s the roar of a jet-engine guitar, the hushed tension of a captive audience, or the telepathic improvisation of a band at their peak, these recordings offer a visceral honesty that studio sessions rarely replicate."

“At Fillmore East” outranked iconic albums such as Johnny Cash’s “Live at Folsom Prison” (No. 2), The Grateful Dead’s “Live/Dead” (No. 4), The Who’s “Live at Leeds” (No. 6), Cheap Trick’s ”At Budokan” (No. 9,) The Band’s “The Last Waltz” (No. 11), Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged in New York” (No. 15) and more.

 

[Gaolee]

I came from piano. Started with the ubiquitous Hal Leonard book. Chords and keys.

That is also my background. I can read a little on piano, although sight reading is a lost cause. I could play what I heard once I heard it. That hasn't changed on bass. Oddly enough, I can read fairly well on drums. No tones involved, just things to hit, so that helps a lot. On bass, there are at least two different ways to play any note above a low Ab, provided you are in standard tuning. That makes reading a lot more challenging for a person who plays mostly by ear and feel.

I have discovered that a fifth string really fouls me up. My fingers know exactly where four strings are. They are confused about which four on the fiver, though. Sometimes they think the lower four are the four they are used to. Sometimes they think the upper four are the four they are used to. Either way, it turns into a mess sometimes.

 

[ectoflanger]

Ponytail?

Yours truly back in April 2022- at a bar called Skallywag's near the marina after a woman had sneaked up behind me and used her hair band to tie it up, as it was looking a little too unruly for her taste-

 

[Gaolee]

A competent walking blues bass line is a mainstay in any bass players catalog but it can take many forms. It seems intimating but it's pretty rudimentary. Cover the roots where needed, but feel free to expand melodically around it. "Dixieland" set the president for ensemble improviisation with overlapping solo's - improvise within the format however you interpret your role as a musician and bass player.

Listen to a lot of Bach fugues. A walking bass line is just another form of contrapuntal melody.

 

[Gaolee]

So I was just thinking that someday I would like a reverse Thunderbird - all white, even the headstock, with gold hardware and pickup covers.

I don't believe such an animal exists- and I would have to sell some books or music before I could justify the cost- maybe someday ...

So look what I came across in search of an example- not the right color but I don't believe I've seen one like this before-

https://reverb.com/item/92662233-gibson-thunderbird-iv-sapphire-blue-2000-usa-ebony-fb?bk=

I have been eyeing that one for a while. There's also a blue 2001 that's floating around for sale. Eyeing doesn't mean buying since it wouldn't get played these days.

 

[Gaolee]

Ponytail?

I hope not. Because there's no way I can grow one of those.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You may have forgotten that you already posted the white one already. Just sayin'.

Man, that's a real looker. Says a lot considering the red is beautiful as well.

Jic you didn't catch it the first time D lol....kidding aside, if you were looking for an affordable NR these were the ones imho... both have at least a grand of stuff in them in hardware, pups, refinishes etc..... both starters in my arsenal....thx for digging them!

 

[JIO]

Listen to a lot of Bach fugues. A walking bass line is just another form of contrapuntal melody.

exactly

 

[dagrev]

Listen to a lot of Bach fugues. A walking bass line is just another form of contrapuntal melody.

Bach is some good stuff. Seems I recall something about Eddie Van H. saying he listened to classical for ideas for leads.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

from last night.....thank god for the 30 yr old female singer/saxist.......a refreshing change to the Alte Kakerism going on there.... love playing with Gordon (drummer).... chill eve, Mario (rest owner) was testing out his new menu....great food, drinks and pay/tips...

 

[ectoflanger]

Listen to a lot of Bach fugues. A walking bass line is just another form of contrapuntal melody.

Would you use a BaCH to play along with those fugues?

See what y'all get when you educate a newbie!

 

[Gaolee]

Bach is some good stuff. Seems I recall something about Eddie Van H. saying he listened to classical for ideas for leads.

Funny thing about Bach. Both my son and daughter-in-law are trained, educated musicians. She's a classical oboe player and he's a jazz trumpet player. Both of them rag on Bach as kinda simple and primitive. As a CroMagnon, I'm perfectly ok with simple and primitive.

 

[Gaolee]

Would you use a BaCH to play along with those fugues?

See what y'all get when you educate a newbie!

Yes, as a matter of fact, you would. It wouldn't be appropriate otherwise.

 

[RedVee]

I hope not. Because there's no way I can grow one of those.

Me neither. Mine just grows out and up. If I left it long enough it would look like a Grenadier Guards hat plus Koala ears on the sides.

 

[RedVee]

Funny thing about Bach. Both my son and daughter-in-law are trained, educated musicians. She's a classical oboe player and he's a jazz trumpet player. Both of them rag on Bach as kinda simple and primitive. As a CroMagnon, I'm perfectly ok with simple and primitive.

Primitive hey? Like this.
Warning, this 80’s video is a little saxist - but that’s balanced with a little harmonica

 

[bylar13]

So I was just thinking that someday I would like a reverse Thunderbird - all white, even the headstock, with gold hardware and pickup covers.

I don't believe such an animal exists- and I would have to sell some books or music before I could justify the cost- maybe someday ...

So look what I came across in search of an example- not the right color but I don't believe I've seen one like this before-

https://reverb.com/item/92662233-gibson-thunderbird-iv-sapphire-blue-2000-usa-ebony-fb?bk=

They exist:

KAMINARI GUITARS | オリジナルギター・ベース・ケーブルの開発と販売

 

[JIO]

Primitive hey? Like this.
Warning, this 80’s video is a little saxist - but that’s balanced with a little harmonica

It's not saxist, it's "arty"... so '80s

 

[JIO]

They exist:

KAMINARI GUITARS | オリジナルギター・ベース・ケーブルの開発と販売

That's a nice Hipshot bridge - I used it on one of my custom Gildaxe basses.

 

[bylar13]

New Amp Project:

Made by Ed Spitzer (ex-Mesa Boogie employee)

Sold in the San Francisco area in the Early 1980’s

Based on a 1976 Marshall head.

100w, 4xEL34 tubes with 2x 7025 & 1 12aT7

Needs a bit of work!

 

[Stealth57]

They exist:

KAMINARI GUITARS | オリジナルギター・ベース・ケーブルの開発と販売

Why bother with the cover as it doesn't fit over the bridge? Beautiful work though.