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Thunderbird Club

Maybe it was me.

Doesn't require and answer.

Maybe it was me mentioning playing more guitar. Could be off-putting to some. it is to me the more I think about it.
It's a first since I've been in the Thunderbird thread (circa 2019). I'm in Las Vegas, so I'll be otherwise occupied but will still check in (albeit at random hours) 😉
 
Don’t gamble away any birds!
Not selling any more birds, content with the 4 I've got, plus the ThunderP, ThunderJ, and EB3 and SG.

I'm still getting familiar with the '97 I got from Ringhammer, it has the Gibson reissues in it. It doesn't have the highs of the VP, or the lows of the 2014 Gibson. It is pretty much mid oriented, which is good for my tastes. A big plus is the growl is always present. The only downside I've found is the tone knob doesn't effect the tone as much as my other Birds/Gibsons.
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Someone has to the heavy lifting with all the slackers... :smug:

Thought this interesting. May be old stuff for everyone but me.

I'm not familiar with that, but I understand the concept of developing a system for playing songs. My reference has always been listening to/studying the best written songs with the best bass-lines and internalizing how they are structured and how they develop. After years of doing that I've developed my own way of building a bass-line that works best for an individual song/composition. After a while it's less following that structure than playing with educated instincts. Recording always helps nail bass-lines down because you can hear a take and determine if it fits or not and what to do differently where needed.
 

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