Thunderbird Club

[Nocturnal]

The other night we were talking about painting a double plant hanger black. Stay with me. The wife said we had plenty of black paint. (Meaning she bought too much when we painted the wicker on the deck.) I said "great, I'll get a old bass body, paint it black, get a neck and use parts JT gave me and use the Korea Buckers that were in the '66 body make a bass." She said, "There you go." Something like that. I want to check with the experts, that was a "yes" or equivalent thereof, correct?

I have made purchases with far less encouragement than that from my wife, so I think you should do it. "There you go." is much closer to "Do it" than "Don't even think about it", so I think you should go for it.

 

[Engle]

The other night we were talking about painting a double plant hanger black. Stay with me. The wife said we had plenty of black paint. (Meaning she bought too much when we painted the wicker on the deck.) I said "great, I'll get a old bass body, paint it black, get a neck and use parts JT gave me and use the Korea Buckers that were in the '66 body make a bass." She said, "There you go." Something like that. I want to check with the experts, that was a "yes" or equivalent thereof, correct?

I'm going with yes

 

[dagrev]

I have made purchases with far less encouragement than that from my wife, so I think you should do it. "There you go." is much closer to "Do it" than "Don't even think about it", so I think you should go for it.

I'm going with yes

Marshall and Irv are definitely out, but Andy do you have an extra room in cause all of you are wrong and Dave is right?

I don't have anything in a cart, but was kind of looking around after work to get ideas. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe 50s Pbass made in Indonesia. Saw one for around $400 that had a chip at the edge of the pup rout, which is a non issue given I'm going to put two humbuckers in. I'd love to run across a trashed body/bass cheap. Like a pawn shop special--but I've never run across a good deal on anything at a pawn shop around here.

Also looked at this sellers bodies. Anyone ever buy anything from him?
Security Measure | eBay

 

[JIO]

Cool stuff Geo!

Thanks! Our last BG rehearsal was drummer-less and we played The Spy. Without that rhythm core/center I lost Cherie & temporarily lost Paul. Drum & bass I can do, but I'll never be a soloist!

 

[BuddhaFingas]

Taped-over pine wood practice buck that I used while practicing body shaping etc.

First " got wider and wider while I slowly got better and figured out the things that go wrong" attempt.

Not great, not even good really, but very educational. And very frugal on paint; used maybe an ounce, decanted from the spray can.

20psi looks to be the magic number for my setup.

Also proved that a 20" Lasco house fan on high and a 20×20 Home Despot #5 furnace filter has adequate draw to capture airbrush blow-by completely. Back of the filter and clean paper nearby stayed clean. No wraparound dirt on the unsprayed face.

Does take a while to solid-paint the edge, but still faster than mucking around with masking for the spray can.

Do this a couple more times tomorrow on fresh paper and maybe I'll be ready to roll the dice.

 

[dagrev]

Seems like a good deal on a new Epi 64. But I haven't been looking.
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Bass -

 

[MCF]

Marshall and Irv are definitely out, but Andy do you have an extra room in cause all of you are wrong and Dave is right?

I don't have anything in a cart, but was kind of looking around after work to get ideas. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe 50s Pbass made in Indonesia. Saw one for around $400 that had a chip at the edge of the pup rout, which is a non issue given I'm going to put two humbuckers in. I'd love to run across a trashed body/bass cheap. Like a pawn shop special--but I've never run across a good deal on anything at a pawn shop around here.

Also looked at this sellers bodies. Anyone ever buy anything from him?
Security Measure | eBay

You can stay at my mountain place. No charge. All I ask is you chase away any bears and woodpeckers. The mountain lions and coyotes won’t bother you. You can watch squirrels, blue jays, hawks, and maybe even see a condor. And a couple of deer are back. There’s an SVT and Thunderbirds. The internet works great (no, I don’t do Starlink), so you can work remotely.

This is a great work station. I have no need for it anymore.

 

[JIO]

Think: White Rabbit

Exactly - I started playing bass in '66 and the bass players I was drawn to then were Jack Cassidy, Tim Bogart and Jack Bruce - all prone to solo/extrapolate on bass - a departure from the typical (electric) bass-players role up to that point. So I've always had that in me (phrasing more like a guitarist who switches to bass) and even with a structured bass-line I add subtle flourishes where it works. Not gratuitous or 'busy', more lyrical.

BG plays this song*, based on the Bowie live version with Gail Ann Dorsey on bass - love, love, love her bass work - she has such a languid groove the whole song, but listen to her transitional 'flourish' at 3:13 - that's what I'm talkin' about!



"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film of the same name. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film, and it was released as a single in November 1957. His version reached the top 40 on the record charts in Billboard magazine. The songwriters were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1958.

Nina Simone first recorded "Wild Is the Wind" for the 1959 live album Nina Simone at Town Hall. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow described the rendition as a "classic" version. Regarding this recording, Janovitz wrote that "there is a real sense of the Eastern European flavor of the tune. It is a minor-key affair, with a dramatic, sweeping melody." With her approach, "all hope seems lost; she sounds as mournful as she has on almost any of her recordings -- resolved that her lover is gone, yet singing to herself as if he were there."

*David Bowie recorded a version of "Wild Is the Wind" for his 1976 album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone's style, and he was inspired to record the song after meeting her in Los Angeles in 1975. He later recalled that Simone's version "really affected [him]...[he] recorded it as an hommage to Nina. Bowie took special care with the arrangement and production of "Wild Is the Wind", committing to an emotional and romantic vocal performance modeled after Simone's which has often been cited as one of his best

 

[MCF]

Exactly - I started playing bass in '66 and the bass players I was drawn to then were Jack Cassidy, Tim Bogart and Jack Bruce - all prone to solo/extrapolate on bass - a departure from the typical (electric) bass-players role up to that point. So I've always had that in me (phrasing more like a guitarist who switches to bass) and even with a structured bass-line I add subtle flourishes where it works. Not gratuitous or 'busy', more lyrical.

BG plays this song*, based on the Bowie live version with Gail Ann Dorsey on bass - love, love, love her bass work - she has such a languid groove the whole song, but listen to her transitional 'flourish' at 3:13 - that's what I'm talkin' about!



"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film of the same name. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film, and it was released as a single in November 1957. His version reached the top 40 on the record charts in Billboard magazine. The songwriters were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1958.

Nina Simone first recorded "Wild Is the Wind" for the 1959 live album Nina Simone at Town Hall. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow described the rendition as a "classic" version. Regarding this recording, Janovitz wrote that "there is a real sense of the Eastern European flavor of the tune. It is a minor-key affair, with a dramatic, sweeping melody." With her approach, "all hope seems lost; she sounds as mournful as she has on almost any of her recordings -- resolved that her lover is gone, yet singing to herself as if he were there."

*David Bowie recorded a version of "Wild Is the Wind" for his 1976 album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone's style, and he was inspired to record the song after meeting her in Los Angeles in 1975. He later recalled that Simone's version "really affected [him]...[he] recorded it as an hommage to Nina. Bowie took special care with the arrangement and production of "Wild Is the Wind", committing to an emotional and romantic vocal performance modeled after Simone's which has often been cited as one of his best

An all time favorite! Caught the tour at the Forum. It may be Bowie’s best vocal performance among so many great ones. The album still gets regular play wherever I am.

Fun fact. I was a senior in high school. Fifty freaking years ago. Hard to believe.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The other night we were talking about painting a double plant hanger black. Stay with me. The wife said we had plenty of black paint. (Meaning she bought too much when we painted the wicker on the deck.) I said "great, I'll get a old bass body, paint it black, get a neck and use parts JT gave me and use the Korea Buckers that were in the '66 body make a bass." She said, "There you go." Something like that. I want to check with the experts, that was a "yes" or equivalent thereof, correct?

Which syllable was emphasized?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Marshall and Irv are definitely out, but Andy do you have an extra room in cause all of you are wrong and Dave is right?

I don't have anything in a cart, but was kind of looking around after work to get ideas. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe 50s Pbass made in Indonesia. Saw one for around $400 that had a chip at the edge of the pup rout, which is a non issue given I'm going to put two humbuckers in. I'd love to run across a trashed body/bass cheap. Like a pawn shop special--but I've never run across a good deal on anything at a pawn shop around here.

Also looked at this sellers bodies. Anyone ever buy anything from him?
Security Measure | eBay

We’ve got your room ready in case you guess wrong!

I hadn’t heard of Ultratouch before but he’s over near Houston. Bound to be all right.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Seems like a good deal on a new Epi 64. But I haven't been looking.
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Bass -

Very good deal. Includes the gig bag, which has good padding. If it were the red I might be tempted. Where y’all Inverness green freaks at?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

You can stay at my mountain place. No charge. All I ask is you chase away any bears and woodpeckers. The mountain lions and coyotes won’t bother you. You can watch squirrels, blue jays, hawks, and maybe even see a condor. And a couple of deer are back. There’s an SVT and Thunderbirds. The internet works great (no, I don’t do Starlink), so you can work remotely.

This is a great work station. I have no need for it anymore.
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Dude! That the start of your recording & mixing setup.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Exactly - I started playing bass in '66 and the bass players I was drawn to then were Jack Cassidy, Tim Bogart and Jack Bruce - all prone to solo/extrapolate on bass - a departure from the typical (electric) bass-players role up to that point. So I've always had that in me (phrasing more like a guitarist who switches to bass) and even with a structured bass-line I add subtle flourishes where it works. Not gratuitous or 'busy', more lyrical.

BG plays this song*, based on the Bowie live version with Gail Ann Dorsey on bass - love, love, love her bass work - she has such a languid groove the whole song, but listen to her transitional 'flourish' at 3:13 - that's what I'm talkin' about!



"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film of the same name. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film, and it was released as a single in November 1957. His version reached the top 40 on the record charts in Billboard magazine. The songwriters were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1958.

Nina Simone first recorded "Wild Is the Wind" for the 1959 live album Nina Simone at Town Hall. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow described the rendition as a "classic" version. Regarding this recording, Janovitz wrote that "there is a real sense of the Eastern European flavor of the tune. It is a minor-key affair, with a dramatic, sweeping melody." With her approach, "all hope seems lost; she sounds as mournful as she has on almost any of her recordings -- resolved that her lover is gone, yet singing to herself as if he were there."

*David Bowie recorded a version of "Wild Is the Wind" for his 1976 album Station to Station. Bowie was an admirer of Simone's style, and he was inspired to record the song after meeting her in Los Angeles in 1975. He later recalled that Simone's version "really affected [him]...[he] recorded it as an hommage to Nina. Bowie took special care with the arrangement and production of "Wild Is the Wind", committing to an emotional and romantic vocal performance modeled after Simone's which has often been cited as one of his best

Thanks for the back story. Bowie was so musically fluid and had a real knack for putting together phenomenal bands no one else would have to support his wild winds.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

IV Friday!

Hell yeah!....love IVs...

 

[GBassNorth]

The other night we were talking about painting a double plant hanger black. Stay with me. The wife said we had plenty of black paint. (Meaning she bought too much when we painted the wicker on the deck.) I said "great, I'll get a old bass body, paint it black, get a neck and use parts JT gave me and use the Korea Buckers that were in the '66 body make a bass." She said, "There you go." Something like that. I want to check with the experts, that was a "yes" or equivalent thereof, correct?

I think it’s a yes, but just to be sure, use the black paint to paint everything on the property that she might want painted black. If there’s any paint left you can use it on your bass.

 

[Gaolee]

The other night we were talking about painting a double plant hanger black. Stay with me. The wife said we had plenty of black paint. (Meaning she bought too much when we painted the wicker on the deck.) I said "great, I'll get a old bass body, paint it black, get a neck and use parts JT gave me and use the Korea Buckers that were in the '66 body make a bass." She said, "There you go." Something like that. I want to check with the experts, that was a "yes" or equivalent thereof, correct?

Close enough to a yes to run with.

 

[Gaolee]

Very good deal. Includes the gig bag, which has good padding. If it were the red I might be tempted. Where y’all Inverness green freaks at?

Green is perfect on that bass. It would languish, so no sale to me.

 

[5StringBlues]

Marshall and Irv are definitely out, but Andy do you have an extra room in cause all of you are wrong and Dave is right?

I don't have anything in a cart, but was kind of looking around after work to get ideas. I was looking at the Squire Classic Vibe 50s Pbass made in Indonesia. Saw one for around $400 that had a chip at the edge of the pup rout, which is a non issue given I'm going to put two humbuckers in. I'd love to run across a trashed body/bass cheap. Like a pawn shop special--but I've never run across a good deal on anything at a pawn shop around here.

Also looked at this sellers bodies. Anyone ever buy anything from him?
Security Measure | eBay

Allparts has a new line of finished bass bodies for less than $250.00 in some nice colors.


P, J , and Mustang. All are alder IIRC.

https://share.google/Nbpd5Fp6vR9P7CNZV

Might be worth perusing

 

[MCF]

Seems like a good deal on a new Epi 64. But I haven't been looking.
Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Bass -

Thank God it isn’t blue. I’d be so tempted.