No. I put those posts in the Ted Nugent forum, here on Talkbass.com.
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Thunderbird Club
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Derek Hoke uses two Swart amps. They sound amazing and look cool as anything. Bass players and drummers were forced to use backline
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Ordered another set of KS BassBurner strings for one of the Gibson’s as well as a set of Rotos today. Had to do a search. On most Roto sets I see in 45-105, the A string is .80, which I don’t care for. Too slinky against the 105 E. Found a set of nickels that are 45, 65, 85, 105. Hoping those work well. Still adjusting to non heavy gauge. Prefer 50/70/90/110
People were saying a while back they really dig the aesthetic of a lot of big amps on a stage. I was watching Savages at Glasto 2016(?) the other day and thinking in the other direction. The stripped down, unadorned simplicity of the stage with a pair of guitar combos and a bass amp is perfect. To me, in a way, it makes the noise all the more entrancing -- how does all that come out of something so small?
YMMV
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Another genpop thing I find curious. See or hear about a piece of gear with serious marketing babble and outrageous claims. Promote it on TB as a ‘game changer’ though you’ve never heard or tried it
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The first time I saw The Cramps around ‘80, they had two teeny practice size amps (Champ size) on barstools and that was it. Kinda blew my mind because I’d never seen so little gear on such a big stage. Still one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen
Yeah, for whatever reason the RS66s have the .80 A string. TBH I never noticed until recently, they were just RS66s and I always bought them. Having broken the habit of a lifetime, I find the .85 feels better in some way. No more .80s for me.
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Just balances kinda funny to me between the 65 and 105. 80 A string feels too slinky compared to the D and E around it, to me.
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Original Swing Bass were 45 65 85 105. What was the reason for the change to an 80?
Is that question rhetorical Carlo?
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Not sure, but I don’t like it. No sir, I do not!
I never realised I was playing 'medium' strings either -- they were just the strings JAE and Bruce Foxton used.
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In that Billy Sheehan vid I posted I wondered why he said '80' when describing the 66 set. Then I forgot about it. Maybe it's HIS fault.
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Confession...as a youngster, I used to bring pictures of Bruce Foxton with me when I’d get a haircut. For great singing/playing/performing he was tops for me early on...never did get the haircut right though
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In that Billy Sheehan vid I posted I wondered why he said '80' when describing the 66 set. Then I forgot about it. Maybe it's HIS fault.
Ha! There is, or was a Billy Sheehan signature set of Rotos...totally weird set...43-65-80-110
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I’ll be trying Rotos for the first time in quite awhile...I seem to remember them having an unusually short life span
Hi guys I’m new here on talkbass,
After a while as a strictly fender guy I always loved the look of the Thunderbird. I recently bought a Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird and it’s an amazing bass. Strung it with Rotosound 66s and it kills any fender bass Ive played. Plus my hero John Entwistle played one
After a while as a strictly fender guy I always loved the look of the Thunderbird. I recently bought a Epiphone Vintage Pro Thunderbird and it’s an amazing bass. Strung it with Rotosound 66s and it kills any fender bass Ive played. Plus my hero John Entwistle played one
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