Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

You need to get the hell outa the big city! More road… less rage

Amen!

 

[JIO]

I hate driving to begin with. But I totally spaced on everyone driving to work on a weekday. And that rt46 is the worst!!!

overpopulation

 

[Gaolee]

I was surprised I could still dead lift close to 100pds. Not sure I could do that on a regular basis. But it's worth it's weight in gold in the tone department.

It could be worse. I still schlep around an Acoustic 361 Power Plus cabinet that's got to weigh close to 150 lbs. Up and down steps is all about technique.

 

[JJR58]

overpopulation

Mass insanity is what I call it.

 

[Gaolee]

Mass insanity is why I call it.

It was bad in the early 1980s when I lived there. Driving a cab was pure combat driving, especially in a Checker. Those were the worst cars ever made.

 

[GBassNorth]

You mean you drive at 20mph on the highway, but switch lanes abruptly and with little regard for the vehicles around you?

Oh, and don't forget the perpetual left turn signal that's obviously powered by the ever ready bunny - it just keeps going, and going, and going...

 

[dukeorock]

So what do you do in your spare time? LOL

Plenty of time to kill a the moment, driving to a gig in Ohio

 

[JJR58]

It was bad in the early 1980s when I lived there. Driving a cab was pure combat driving, especially in a Checker. Those were the worst cars ever made.

Agreed, riding in one of those was enough to shake and break your body into pieces. I swear those things had no suspension what so ever.

 

[JJR58]

Plenty of time to kill a the moment, driving to a gig in Ohio

There's no stopping you!!!

 

[Larry V]

Plenty of time to kill a the moment, driving to a gig in Ohio

Is the gig tonight or tomorrow? Where?

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

What's this inches stuff? You are Canadian fer chrissakes! Cut it out with the archaic measures. Thanks.

Product of my environment. My dad always uses imperial, and most of my vehicles that I work on are imperial.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Ok, spill it - what is it?

My guess is still Slash signature wah.

 

[dukeorock]

Is the gig tonight or tomorrow? Where?

Maumee, OH tonight. Unionville, MI tomorrow

 

[dukeorock]

My guess is still Slash signature wah.

Nothing else comes to mind

 

[GBassNorth]

My guess is still Slash signature wah.

I'm going with a Flanger. She just seems like a flanger kind of player. But one thing we know for certain - it's red.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

I'm going with a Flanger. She just seems like a flanger kind of player. But one thing we know for certain - it's red.

She already has one…

 

[TBird1958]

I-5 by the Tacoma Dome, where time goes to die.

One day a couple years ago, I was stuck on 1-5 south just north of the Tacoma Dome, and I could see three separate house fires in different directions from the traffic jam I was stuck in. It was a defining moment. There probably ought to be a song about it.

I-5 through Tacoma is the insertion point for Washington State's enema.
Tacoma, I hate you so!

 

[Larry V]

Maumee, OH tonight. Unionville, MI tomorrow

Unionville is a 90 minute drive north of me... You'll be pretty close to the water(Lake Huron) and Bay City. Have a good show... wish it was closer.

 

[Gaolee]

She already has one…

I'm thinking:

Remember, this is Kat, not just some ordinary bass player.

 

[JIO]

So... Is the cutaway deeper on the CP and VP compared to the Gibson or not?

To the naked eye it sure looks like the cutaway is deeper - Or at least the lower wing is shifted slightly backwards compared to a Gibson

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To my eyes it appears that the upper bout starts at the 15th fret on both basses, whereas the lower cutaway starts at the 16th fret on the CP and at the 15th on the Gibson.

Also the rear end of the two have different angles with the CP having a more vertical slope to account for the lower wing being shifted more backwards than on the Gibson - That would also account for the bridge appearing to be slightly more forward than on the Gibson.

If you take a close look on the pictures, it seems that bridge is more or less in the same position on the upper wing on both basses, but not on the lower wing.

So at least on my CP the neck seems to be in the same position as on the Gibson - only the lower wing is shifted backwards...

Needless to say this is not 100% accurate but tracing the Epi and superimposing it over the Gibson via vellum gives some insight as to differences. I tried to line up the fret markers so that remained a constant and the pick-guard and knobs more or less look to be in the same location on both.