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Thunderbird Club

#44,261
Larry V said:
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Eight minutes-twenty four seconds... that how far I got before I asked myself, "*** am I listening to?"

I'm assuming, Mr. Zappa is an acquired taste. :whistle:
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Yep. I like Frank Zappa, but you have to be in the right frame of mind and have the time to make the effort to listen. It is not sonic wallpaper; it demands attention.
 
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#44,264
GBassNorth said:
Got thinking about all the earthquakes in the news recently - South America, Mexico City, Japan, who's next? Seeing that SoCal is in a bit of an EQ zone, it could be us. Pretty much everything in the house of value is bolted down or EQ proofed as good as possible except my basses hanging on the wall. I use Hercules wall hangers, which are a captive hanger that you have to lift the bass out of to unlock, so they shouldn't easily fall to the floor but they could get swinging pretty good and bang into each other or the wall and end up doing a lot of damage to the instrument.

Enter a cheap (and somewhat cheesy looking) solution...
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I had a bunch of Guitar gig bags that I wasn't using, being shorter than a bass bag the guitar bag allows the headstock to stick out far enough to still use with the wall hangers. Added benefit - less dust, dirt and sun messing with the finish and strings of the basses. So as long as they don't fall off the wall they are completely protected from being banged around in an earthquake. Kind of a neat little hack for those of you in similar situations.

PS - Obligatory Gibson content front and center.
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This might help them from falling off Invalid Link Removed I think GC sells them.
Very nice music room I must add
 
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#44,266
ubernator said:
Always the drummer...
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Plan 9 Had drummer drama last night at the end of rehearsal... we have/had 3 drummers, two most often on kits at the same time. Anyway the end of it is that he's no longer with us, after a long, strenuous, sweaty, patanoid rant that no one could keep up with. He'd been problematic as a rule anyway, but he put a cap on it for all of us last night.
Actually, in fairness, he pushed himself out the door, but I don't think anyone wants him in the room anymore. He's also a big dude, and prone to the short route to problem-solving, so it's kind of a quiet relief.
All the martial arts tripping you can practice doesn't make it any less uncomfortable with that kind of thing... and Bruce Lee I ain't!

Yep. The drummer. Heck, I started as a drummer. ;)
 
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PillO said:
To add detail, the midtown:
has a flat not arched top,
has a smaller body - the pictured looks the size of a JC
the electronics are volume, tone, 3way switch

There may be other details I'm overlooking right now.
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But... Wasn't one of the last batches of Midtown's in the same shape as a JC?

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Count Bassie said:
Plan 9 Had drummer drama last night at the end of rehearsal... we have/had 3 drummers, two most often on kits at the same time. Anyway the end of it is that he's no longer with us, after a long, strenuous, sweaty, patanoid rant that no one could keep up with. He'd been problematic as a rule anyway, but he put a cap on it for all of us last night.
Actually, in fairness, he pushed himself out the door, but I don't think anyone wants him in the room anymore. He's also a big dude, and prone to the short route to problem-solving, so it's kind of a quiet relief.
All the martial arts tripping you can practice doesn't make it any less uncomfortable with that kind of thing... and Bruce Lee I ain't!

Yep. The drummer. Heck, I started as a drummer. ;)
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Hence the joke behind the exploding drummers in Spinal Tap - :laugh:
 
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#44,280
ubernator said:
New development. In short, I'm back in the band.

What set it back on track was the singer deciding he wanted to come back.

If it was just the guitar player alone I was 50/50 at best in considering it.

The whole dynamic has changed. I will have to see if it really stays better, but efforts are being made.

Ironically, we are also looking for a drummer. As the drummer did end up leaving, that was confirmed in a facebook message that came in from him while the guitarist and I were talking in the parking lot after the singer left. Drummer is going on tour.

Also the singer is not going to be doing as many gigs due to his voice issues, so we will be using a sub singer so we can still play about 2x a month rather than once every 6-8 weeks which is what the singer is willing to do at least until he feels better about his vocal health.

So the upcoming gig we had Oct 7 has been rebooked because the promoter got antsy (I don't blame him). At least I know there is a good paying gig in December, and at least some money October 28, but quite a drive.

Nov 4 is a benefit show, that we would be doing with another singer if so.

Just hoping the sub drummer can do Oct 28, he might have another gig. We are probably holding drum auditions for the 3rd time since I have been in the band, soon.

Always the drummer...
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I guess I got confused somewhere along the way. I thought it was the singer that fired you for warning the drummer that he was about to get stabbed in the back. That can't be right, because here, you're saying you wanted him back.:confused:

Whatever the case... it sounds like you're amped about it:thumbsup:

Does this mean you get to keep your Goth?
 
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