Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

Certainly doesn't appear to help with where his pick hits. Jeez...

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But on the bright side, his pick guards are lasting longer these days.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Big magnets in the back of the bass, and a big steel belt buckle. Problem solved.

I think she taped the bottom strap around the outer part of the bass to combat the body tilt. At least that's what it looks like.

 

[dukeorock]

MAMIL time, then. Or something like that.

Or you could embrace your outer Elvis and get a sequined jumpsuit. That would certainly enhance your stage presence to the point that the upright wouldn't be the center of attention for a change. Darn big fat violins always steal the spotlight.

Ha! Hopefully it’s just winter weight that can come off. This week will be no wine at night, no alcohol at gigs, lay off the carbs and get some miles in on the bike, even if it’s just on the stationary trainer. Weighed in this morning (that was depressing!). We’ll see what a week of hard work gets me

Fvck that woulda been cool to meet him!

Yeah, he was amazing

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Mark IS Elvis. He just hasn't let on. All along, Elvis really wanted to be a bass player, and more specifically, a Thunderbird player. Now he's got his wish. Read all about it this week at the checkout stand in your favorite local grocery.

The top neck of Elvis's double neck Gibson was an EB-6... It's a Gibson bass, so a Thunderbird isn't outa the realm.

 

[dukeorock]

As fun as it’s been goofing around with strings, it occurs to me that I never really hear guitar players talking about it. My bass player friends seem more experimental. Different strings make for pretty drastic changes on a bass. Even many upright players are always trying different combos. Never crossed my mind before. Once I find what ‘works’ for me on any given bass, I try to stick with that...assuming I can remember which strings went on which bass!

 

[BklynKen]

As fun as it’s been goofing around with strings, it occurs to me that I never really hear guitar players talking about it. My bass player friends seem more experimental. Different strings make for pretty drastic changes on a bass. Even many upright players are always trying different combos. Never crossed my mind before. Once I find what ‘works’ for me on any given bass, I try to stick with that...assuming I can remember which strings went on which bass!

Time to keep a log!

 

[dukeorock]

Time to keep a log!

I’d just lose that too

 

[godofthunder59]

Burned by my Thunderbird Bro! Ouch!
No shots of the booties.
I have some DRs and Ken Smiths on the Mule Train from Cali to try out before we head out this week. Played the Jackson again most of the night, it's killin' it for me lately - Used the Epi VP for some detuned stuff, it's coming along nicely.

Mark, To easy to pass up!

 

[Gaolee]

Ha! Hopefully it’s just winter weight that can come off. This week will be no wine at night, no alcohol at gigs, lay off the carbs and get some miles in on the bike, even if it’s just on the stationary trainer. Weighed in this morning (that was depressing!). We’ll see what a week of hard work gets me



Yeah, he was amazing

It's six weeks of no alcohol for me. I have a small outer Elvis to get rid of, but he sure is persistent.

 

[Gaolee]

I’d just lose that too

This is why I don't keep to-do lists. My wife gets at me a bit about no lists leading to not doing things or double booking myself. But, writing it down, then misplacing the note doesn't help. Even worse is when you get buried in notes to yourself and have a clutter freakout. So, the best policy is to skip the clutter. Stay serene inside and just roll with the resulting outer chaos.

 

[GBassNorth]

I think she taped the bottom strap around the outer part of the bass to combat the body tilt.....

.....that was created by moving the top strap to the lower bout. Maybe her next move will be to move the neck further out of the body so she can reach the frets that are being blocked by the brilliant strap location.
I'm guessing she'd be a much better bass player than an engineer. Fortunately she followed the right career path, her music rocks.

 

[dukeorock]

This is why I don't keep to-do lists. My wife gets at me a bit about no lists leading to not doing things or double booking myself. But, writing it down, then misplacing the note doesn't help. Even worse is when you get buried in notes to yourself and have a clutter freakout. So, the best policy is to skip the clutter. Stay serene inside and just roll with the resulting outer chaos.

Ha! Words to live by!
My manager set up a google calendar for gigs, black out days and sessions to help save me from myself a bit

 

[GBassNorth]

As fun as it’s been goofing around with strings, it occurs to me that I never really hear guitar players talking about it. My bass player friends seem more experimental. Different strings make for pretty drastic changes on a bass. Even many upright players are always trying different combos. Never crossed my mind before. Once I find what ‘works’ for me on any given bass, I try to stick with that...assuming I can remember which strings went on which bass!

Exactly. I use EB Super Slinkys on all my guitars, I don't even think twice about it. But my bass collection is like a smorgasbord of strings. Once I find the right string for a given bass, that's pretty much what stays on it. But I have yet to find a single string I like on every bass. I do tend to gravitate to the darker, bolder, louder, less zingy strings on my basses but that typically only eliminates Stainless or Cobalt Rounds, everything else is fair game.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

.....that was created by moving the top strap to the lower bout. Maybe her next move will be to move the neck further out of the body so she can reach the frets that are being blocked by the brilliant strap location.
I'm guessing she'd be a much better bass player than an engineer. Fortunately she followed the right career path, her music rocks.

Making a solution for a problem you created, by trying to fix another problem.
I'd just like to know why she decided to do it that way.

 

[dukeorock]

Exactly. I use EB Super Slinkys on all my guitars, I don't even think twice about it. But my bass collection is like a smorgasbord of strings. Once I find the right string for a given bass, that's pretty much what stays on it. But I have yet to find a single string I like on every bass. I do tend to gravitate to the darker, bolder, louder, less zingy strings on my basses but that typically only eliminates Stainless or Cobalt Rounds, everything else is fair game.

Good to know I’m not too crazy in my thinking on this! I have boxes of guitar strings I’ve gotten through endorsement deals and that’s what I use. As long as the gauge is right, I never think about it. I also have boxes of bass strings I got free, but never use because I don’t like em

 

[Larry V]

This is why I don't keep to-do lists. My wife gets at me a bit about no lists leading to not doing things or double booking myself. But, writing it down, then misplacing the note doesn't help. Even worse is when you get buried in notes to yourself and have a clutter freakout. So, the best policy is to skip the clutter. Stay serene inside and just roll with the resulting outer chaos.

Certainly not trying to "fix" anything for you but what I found that really helped me was when I started using the calendar and appointment functions with dual alarms(notifications) on my iPhone. I set the first alarm based on the prep time needed to get ready for the second alarm setting which is set with enough time to leave the house or work in order to be on time.

I also like using the note function for things I know I'll be scratching my head about later when I can't remember what it is I wanted to remember like lists.

The older I get the more I rely on this approach... sad to say.

 

[GBassNorth]

It's six weeks of no alcohol for me. I have a small outer Elvis to get rid of, but he sure is persistent.

You guys and your low alcohol diets crack me up. I have my priorities aligned slightly different. Alcohol calories are no problem as long as I skip a meal each day. When I want to lose a few pounds I skip breakfast, or sometimes it's lunch. I still eat two good meals a day and continue to drink the alcohol that I normally would. I lose about a pound a day if I skip a meal, I maintain weight if I eat three meals a day, and I gain about a pound every time I go out for dinner or lunch. For me, eating restaurant food packs the pounds on quick - not sure why - maybe bigger servings, maybe everything is cooked in butter, maybe it's all the salt, who knows, but it makes a big difference.

 

[dukeorock]

Certainly not trying to "fix" anything for you but what I found that really helped me was when I started using the calendar and appointment functions with dual alarms(notifications) on my iPhone. I set the first alarm based on the prep time needed to get ready for the second alarm setting which is set with enough time to leave the house or work in order to be on time.

I also like using the note function for things I know I'll be scratching my head about later when I can't remember what it is I wanted to remember like lists.

The older I get the more I rely on this approach... sad to say.

I use the notes thing in my phone a lot too. Sometimes I forget that I made a note though

 

[BklynKen]

Ha! Words to live by!
My manager set up a google calendar for gigs, black out days and sessions to help save me from myself a bit

I'd never remember anything if I didn't enter it right into the calendar on my phone.

 

[dukeorock]

You guys and your low alcohol diets crack me up.

In my line of work, there’s always way too much booze in the green room and it’s free. I overindulged the past few days, so a break is in order...it’ll also help with weight