Thunderbird Club

[theFixer]

Picture a Geordie and and an Australasian attempting to spell out a word to some Italians in Edinburgh ...

If I think about that for just a second... it's friggin' HILLARIOUS!!! If I think about it for longer than that... my head hurts

 

[kat888]

And you were complaining about measuring a string?

Don't like to take them out of the envelope before I use them. I'll get over it.

 

[lowend1]

I didn't know that. I was wondering why I could get away with wearing Chucks all the time when I was a kid, and found them not much more than flip-flops as an adult. It's not JUST because I didn't wear shoes at all most of the time as a kid, is it? Maybe not.

Well, speaking from experience, age IS kind of problematic, lol, but not as much as some might think.
Not to turn this into a Chuck Taylor appreciation thread, but the venerable sneaker's image was co-opted as a fashion statement sometime after the 1980s, resulting in changes in materials and construction along with increasingly silly color choices. Considering the prices that real vintage Chucks fetch today - $500-$1k per pair for really nice examples, the current Chuck Taylor '70 is a decent value at $85 or so (look for sales online). They incorporate most of the classic features and anyone who has worn the standard version will immediately notice the difference.

 

[GBassNorth]

Don't like to take them out of the envelope before I use them. I'll get over it.

Thanks for going to the trouble

 

[Korladis]

I didn't know that. I was wondering why I could get away with wearing Chucks all the time when I was a kid, and found them not much more than flip-flops as an adult. It's not JUST because I didn't wear shoes at all most of the time as a kid, is it? Maybe not.

I wonder if there are any small companies making shoes a lot like old-school Chucks? I would definitely be interested, if there were.

Dry your tears. You'll live. People get used to active tone controls, they forget what stuff's like.

I like tube bass amps with active tone controls. Or at least midrange with some boost capability, like the red knob version of the Sunn Model T.

I wear through the soles of Chucks in a matter of weeks. When they were $20-$30 not such a big deal. Now they are $130, there are better ways to piss my money away.

Jeeez, they're that much now?!

 

[Dadagoboi]

That applies to a range of places and states.

Yeah, but I got the full experience. Ten years in a place whose name you couldn't pronounce "correctly" unless you were let in on the joke. Their claim to fame was, "the oldest continuous settlement in The Louisiana Purchase' and a Christmas festival with the cheesiest light displays I've ever seen.

 

[dukeorock]

Vans sneakers started in Southern California (where I’m from). Been wearing em since I was a young child. Back then, they were just tiny little shops scattered around and each pair were hand made in those tiny shops. You went in, picked out what you wanted and came back a few days later to pick em up. My mom bought em for us because they were hand made, cheap and lasted a long time. I later wore Chucks for a long time because the quality of Vans seemed to go downhill for awhile, but the lack of arch support led me back into the loving arms of Vans

 

[dukeorock]

I like tube bass amps with active tone controls. Or at least midrange with some boost capability, like the red knob version of the Sunn Model T.

Now you’re talking!

 

[TBird1958]

Am I the only one at work today?

 

[kat888]

I wonder if there are any small companies making shoes a lot like old-school Chucks? I would definitely be interested, if there were.

Jeeez, they're that much now?!

Expensive but you'll get plenty of wear out of them.
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[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Well I bought a pair of Chucks AND Vans today for a total of $77. The Vans are for when I'm too lazy to lace up the high tops... so probably most days

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Am I the only one at work today?

It sounds like it.
But being a Staff Member here, aren't you always working?

 

[Korladis]

Expensive but you'll get plenty of wear out of them.
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These look intriguing.

I need new shoes, and kinda want to switch brands. Both my pairs of sneakers have holes in them I've worn them so much.

 

[kat888]

Am I the only one at work today?

Off all this week and next week too.

Parked in front of day 2 of the Boxing Day test match listening to the dulcet tones of the BBC ball by ball commentary. The girl is in her favourite spot.

 

[lowend1]

I wear through the soles of Chucks in a matter of weeks. When they were $20-$30 not such a big deal. Now they are $130, there are better ways to piss my money away.

Back in the day, if you played basketball (I didn't), you used Chucks for indoor play on a wood court. On the asphalt you wore ProKeds, which had a harder rubber compound for the soles.
Converse has been telling people for decades that they make Chucks the same way as they did back then.
If that were true, there would be no need for them to produce the Chuck '70.

 

[Nocturnal]

I agree. The concept of a light, compact bass rig appeals to me as much as the next guy, but I'm not sold on the reliability and serviceability of amps that are smaller than a car stereo. I am one of those tube amp guys, but a couple years ago I picked up a Crate BT350 head in Anvil case for cheap. I love this thing. It is the only "professional" bass amp that Crate ever built, and its roots are decidedly Ampeg. Tube preamp, onboard chorus, 350w@4 ohms (410 with the limiter off, supposedly). When you're used to the weight of all-tube stuff, it ain't too bad.

I have had a couple BT-350's and really liked it. Very well made.

Vans sneakers started in Southern California (where I’m from). Been wearing em since I was a young child. Back then, they were just tiny little shops scattered around and each pair were hand made in those tiny shops. You went in, picked out what you wanted and came back a few days later to pick em up. My mom bought em for us because they were hand made, cheap and lasted a long time. I later wore Chucks for a long time because the quality of Vans seemed to go downhill for awhile, but the lack of arch support led me back into the loving arms of Vans

I wear both a lot. I like options and different colors/patterns. Typical Vans vs typical Converse? Vans are definitely more comfortable.

Am I the only one at work today?

No. I have to work this week too

 

[dukeorock]

Am I the only one at work today?

Doing a little in the shop today, but not much. Hit the road tomorrow for shows. 3 shows in Memphis followed by 2 shows in Nashville with Eskimo Brothers, then one show with Prayer Flags. Starting Jan 3rd, I’ll get a pretty easy week or so. Just gotta get about 9 cabs built and shipped

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Vans sneakers started in Southern California (where I’m from). Been wearing em since I was a young child. Back then, they were just tiny little shops scattered around and each pair were hand made in those tiny shops. You went in, picked out what you wanted and came back a few days later to pick em up. My mom bought em for us because they were hand made, cheap and lasted a long time. I later wore Chucks for a long time because the quality of Vans seemed to go downhill for awhile, but the lack of arch support led me back into the loving arms of Vans

Vans and Chucks have always been my choice for footwear, now my son wont wear anything without the Vans logo. Xmas brought him Vans shirts, pants and toque this year to go with his Vans skate shoes.

 

[JJR58]

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with understanding everything you can about your instrument! Playing upright in loud bands forced me down the rabbit hole with cabs, pres and learning about eq. It was either that, or fight feedback constantly. Electric bass bridges are just something I’ve only recently thought about. Unless there was something noticeably wrong, I just never messed with em. I do think the Hipshot A bridge is really nice and makes setups easier. But that’s about all I know

You have the edge, you play upright.

 

[JJR58]

See what you made me do? Just measured the .045 from my spare set of KS strings and it's 49" (why do I feel dirty for writing that?) on the schnozz.

That's just so dirty, how could you.