Like it a lot. Nothing wrong with a good P bass. Your guitarist got a nice sound from his Tele.
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Thunderbird Club
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Like it a lot. Nothing wrong with a good P bass. Your guitarist got a nice sound from his Tele.
Thanks man.
We had our own recording studio, so it made things a lot easier to get what types of tones we were looking for.
I played CBGB once. Really glad to know I got to play it, but what a dump.
Forty Years ago, a Thursday night gig in July at the Whisky a Go Go. Recorded on a Teac 450 cassette recorder with a mic in front of the sound booth. Steve "ThunderBucker" Soar on Telecaster. Me playing my '77 Thunderbird, fingers, through two Sunn Coliseums and two SVT 8-10s. I played all the other songs with a stainless pick but this heavily Free influenced tune needed a lighter touch. Picture, from an earlier gig, was taken by Bibi Hansen, Beck's mom.
Petty was at this show, I had to switch back to the P after this song because the front strap peg pulled out of the 'Bird. He remarked how much better the TBird sounded than the P.
Mars Cowling was also at the show, Pat Travers' bass player, although I didn't know it that night. They were headlining the weekend. He was surprised when I was setting up their sound check, my day gig was sound man/stage manager there. Nice guy and a great player. He gave me two sets of Rotosound 66s!
Nice! Had me concerned for a second though that I was going to hear a Bobby Sherman cover.
I had no idea Mr. Sheehan played a Bird way back then.
Finally got a chance to listen to this.
I love it, and as GBassNorth said, great energy, well done.
Love the hardcore-ness of it.
Yikes!
Being the eternal optimist, on the bright side you can use a shorter case now.
Hope the repairs last and she's back up and running soon.
I actually really like it. And a composite DB seems like a really good idea, less finicky in outdoor settings. I'll have to see what they cost here in the states.
I have a full composite Rainsong acoustic electric bass and it seems every bit as warm and woody as my Breedlove wood AEBs do. The added plus is it has much more projection than my other acoustics and zero fuss or muss in outdoor settings.
Yeah, but we didn't get a chance to hear the wet tone in his signal chain.
Hey, how come "Thunderbird Club" ALWAYS get top position at least once/twice a day in "Basses"?
Wait for it...........................
Cause it's where the cool kids hangout
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Because we're an Elite Corps, dedicated to our favorite bass, we accept no substitute, take no quarter.
Yeh, yeh, I get it- they're the best basses, yada yada.
Had (2) both Lulls, T; NRT. His pups are outstanding and...
Had (2) both Lulls, T; NRT. His pups are outstanding and...
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
We have a very dedicated group from around the world and all walks of life as well. We are (as one our members said) individualists drawn together by our favorite bass, I love this group of people here, they're the real deal.
I think it's also simply that we're a chatty bunch.
Not only chatty, but there's a ton of knowledge here amongst this group.
