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Thunderbird Club
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I saw them in concert at the Dade County (Miami) Auditorium. Acoustics were excellent. The crowd came to listen-respectfully. As light as Morello played, when he accented a tom or especially the kick, we felt it up in the balcony. We walked up on stage after the concert-try that these days-and spoke with Wright and Morello (people were crowding around Brubeck and Desmond). During one of Morell's solos, we noticed that he was looking back over his left shoulder and talking with Wright. We asked what they were talking about. They chuckled and said where they were going to go for dinner.
FWIW, Dave's son, Chris Brubeck, is a trombone and bass player.
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- Jun 30, 2010
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I dont play as well as I need to yet... but I play as well as I can, and I play better this month than last month. So I'm on the path to playing as well as I need to.
My sig says it all, 142nd okayest player in West.
Call me 'Irving.' Not to be confused with Irv.
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Rehearsal here at the house last night in the living room. I love playing in the round, facing each other. It’s a different vibe.
Yep. We always did that. And the big bands I've played with usually set up in a square facing center.
I’ve missed it. I’ve been talking about hosting jams here; I need to get on that.
I am having a lot of fun with recording in two different projects. It's amazing what you can do in a home studio these days.That's what it all comes down to baby - otherwise there's no point in doing it.
I love playing live, but what I really love is recording. Recording is honing in on what you want to sound like, what you want to project sonically as a record/document. Recording is a discipline I've naturally gravitated to and if I would have started earlier I probably would have been a studio recording artist/bass player.
That looks great!
I've love to show up and listen and learn. When you begin hosting them, can you move closer this way, say maybe a 1000 miles or so.
Ha! We already did our nearly 1,000 mile move. Your turn. And you made a typo. Fixed above in purple silk to keep the ears happy.
Thx George!.... funny you should mention, Dave's pushing for our next GTG solely at his store (I'm garageless right now) this summer.... there's a big parking lot to the side and the store has some bunk space in the back........spoke of setting up different rigs, a couple of drum sets and have available (non bassist) musicians available for jams....says that we could possibly accommodate a larger group as well......
Its cool hosting, but it can be disruptive to others in the house. I just set up an isolated guitar cab in an attic space so DJB can jam with headphones. All my wife will hear is the drum kit (and a bit of muffled guitar)
And Alex is not a heavy hitter
Oh, yeah. But Sharon loves it, so it’ll work well in our case.Its cool hosting, but it can be disruptive to others in the house. I just set up an isolated guitar cab in an attic space so DJB can jam with headphones. All my wife will hear is the drum kit (and a bit of muffled guitar)
And Alex is not a heavy hitter
Gaolee
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My second patron saint, after Alfred E.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I like playing live. Recording is OK, but live is the real thing. The only way I can describe it is that music is like love. The more of it you give away, the more of it you have to give. And once you give it away, it's gone. You cannot save it up, you cannot get it back, you just give it away and send it off into the world to land where it may. Then you have more of it to let out.That's what it all comes down to baby - otherwise there's no point in doing it.
I love playing live, but what I really love is recording. Recording is honing in on what you want to sound like, what you want to project sonically as a record/document. Recording is a discipline I've naturally gravitated to and if I would have started earlier I probably would have been a studio recording artist/bass player.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
If I could play like Elvin Jones someday, I would be very happy. He does stuff that's almost impossible to figure out, but it works. Polyrhythms, subtle shifts, and all kinds of other offbeat and unexpected things. Not to mention all the different sounds get gets from a drum kit. He's not flashy when he's at his best.
When the solo is over and the rest of the band comes in, you can hear his real genius as he keeps time in a way that is really different from anybody else before or since.
exactly, recorded music is fairly new and kinda cheating (ynmv).....nothing like the spontaneity of live interpretations and improvisations imho...
If he’s serious count me in. I’ll get a hotel in SC but would leave my basses at Dave’s. Let me know if I can help with any logistics.
A couple of days ago I threw out a teaser on the new Tbird build rattling around in my head. Still working through the design issues but if all goes ok it’ll end up being a melding of three of Gibsons most iconic basses.
The logic goes like this:
Take the slathered on bass goodness from this creamy thick 1960 EB-0 Gibson bass offering…
And the sugary sweet mids and top end from this 1980 G3 Gibson offering…
And combine them into the most beautiful Gibson bass shape ever offered (The Reverse Thunderbird of course)…
And give it a truly unique and rare finish like this 2007 Gibson special run SG Supreme…
Lots of issues to work through (Mudbucker output balance, G3 pup pickguard mounting, a proper true blend knob to combine the EB output with the G3 output, best control layout that adheres to the original basses etc). But it should be a fun journey. Don't think I’ve ever seen a G3 fitted with a Mudbucker before or an EB fitted with G3 pups, so this could be a total flop or a roaring success, who knows for sure. I just expect it to be a real Cream and Sugar bass with some interesting flexibility not found in any other Tbird.
The logic goes like this:
Take the slathered on bass goodness from this creamy thick 1960 EB-0 Gibson bass offering…
And the sugary sweet mids and top end from this 1980 G3 Gibson offering…
And combine them into the most beautiful Gibson bass shape ever offered (The Reverse Thunderbird of course)…
And give it a truly unique and rare finish like this 2007 Gibson special run SG Supreme…
Lots of issues to work through (Mudbucker output balance, G3 pup pickguard mounting, a proper true blend knob to combine the EB output with the G3 output, best control layout that adheres to the original basses etc). But it should be a fun journey. Don't think I’ve ever seen a G3 fitted with a Mudbucker before or an EB fitted with G3 pups, so this could be a total flop or a roaring success, who knows for sure. I just expect it to be a real Cream and Sugar bass with some interesting flexibility not found in any other Tbird.
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