Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

Ow, dats harsh mange.

Thanks!

 

[GBassNorth]

More crappy bass playing for you @GBassNorth! This has both basses set identically with the neck P/Ups dimed and the bridge P/UPs at 8-9. The tone pots are at 5. All amp settings are pointing north.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the NR has D’addario Medium Chrome Flats and the R has GHS Medium Black Tapewounds.

I did this one with @theFixer in mind. Hope you enjoy it Mike!

Love it! A little Offspring never hurt anybody (well, except Fixer - gotta keep em seperated) LOL.
The string selection makes a pretty big difference. I like the way the notes on the NR ring out and sustain even with flats. The R sounds great also, but personally I've never been that fond of GHS tapes. Too much thud and not enough bloom. I switched to La Bella Black tapes years ago and love them so much more than GHS. If you haven't tried them yet, give em a spin. But more important, excellent playing and thanks so much for reigniting my GAS attack for an NR.

 

[kat888]

Well, it's official. Rolling Stone has listed the 10 worst songs of the 1980's.
Did they miss one you think is worse?
Readers' Poll: The 10 Worst Songs of the 1980s

Here's the list...don't know if I agree with the order but it looks pretty complete...
10. Rick Astley - 'Never Gonna Give You Up'...
9. Taco - 'Puttin' On The Ritz'...
8. Toni Basil - 'Mickey'...
7. Bobby McFerrin - 'Don't Worry Be Happy'...
6. Falco - 'Rock Me Amadeus'...
5. Men Without Hats - 'The Safety Dance'...
4. Wham! - 'Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)'....
3. Chris de Burgh - 'Lady In Red'....
2. Europe - 'The Final Countdown'...
1. Starship - 'We Built This City'...

Good news is, I don't recall any of these songs being recorded with Thunderbirds.

For a START, Convoy and Disco Duck definitely deserve to be in that bottom 10 more than some of the list.

 

[hillerup]

More crappy bass playing for you @GBassNorth! This has both basses set identically with the neck P/Ups dimed and the bridge P/UPs at 8-9. The tone pots are at 5. All amp settings are pointing north.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the NR has D’addario Medium Chrome Flats and the R has GHS Medium Black Tapewounds.

I did this one with @theFixer in mind. Hope you enjoy it Mike!

What Offspring song was that?

 

[hillerup]

+100

I like everything about that.

Me too!

 

[hillerup]

Smoooooke on the freeeeewaaay...

...A fire in the sky...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Belly cut on Bachbird coming along nicely...

 

[Larry V]

Love it! A little Offspring never hurt anybody (well, except Fixer - gotta keep em seperated) LOL.
The string selection makes a pretty big difference. I like the way the notes on the NR ring out and sustain even with flats. The R sounds great also, but personally I've never been that fond of GHS tapes. Too much thud and not enough bloom. I switched to La Bella Black tapes years ago and love them so much more than GHS. If you haven't tried them yet, give em a spin. But more important, excellent playing and thanks so much for reigniting my GAS attack for an NR.

Always here to enable.

Thanks for the compliment, G!

I know I’ll never be good enough to play out since I started too late in life but I have fun in my music room and sometimes I get to play music with my kids which to me is the best. They have really gotten pretty good and have left me in their dust but it makes me proud.

 

[godofthunder59]

Belly cut on Bachbird coming along nicely...
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Looks good!

 

[TBird1958]

Let me try and post.View attachment 2952617

BTW, Rob is club #65 here, this just his awesome re acquaintance with Thunderbirds.

 

[Haji]

It sure should be that way. Californians are crazy, especially southern Californians. Up here in the Great North Wet, the dumpties are more predictable, which makes lane splitting a bit more relaxing.

You want unpredictable, you gotta see metro Nashville drivers. I grew up in deep, deep So Cal. Californians have nothin' on these clown car wanna be formula 1 drivers. Worse than Italy.

 

[Larry V]

What Offspring song was that?

Hahaha! I suck so bad you can’t even tell what the song is from the bass line.





I was doing the prechorus part.

 

[JJR58]

Hahaha! I suck so bad you can’t even tell what the song is for the bass line.





I was doing the prechorus part.

No you don't. It was easy to tell what you were playing. You just shouldn't have warned Mike. That's one way to get sir fixalot to listen.

 

[Stevis]

Trees beside the street,
Full of colour but no fruit,
Pissing small flowers.

"Snap, snap, snap". Way cool, daddy-o. Your crazy haiku is radioactive. I can dig it. But I tend to make the scene in the litter box, as small flowers can be a drag.

 

[hillerup]

Hahaha! I suck so bad you can’t even tell what the song is from the bass line.





I was doing the prechorus part.

Didn’t suck at all - I’m just not that familiar with their songs!

 

[theFixer]

Always here to enable.

Thanks for the compliment, G!

I know I’ll never be good enough to play out since I started too late in life but I have fun in my music room and sometimes I get to play music with my kids which to me is the best. They have really gotten pretty good and have left me in their dust but it makes me proud.

Don't try that "started too late in life" bullish!t with ME pal!!! You've obviously got the music in you! If you want it… you can have it! For REAL!!! It's only a dream, if that's all you want it to be

 

[hillerup]

Didn’t suck at all - I’m just not that familiar with their songs!

Besides, girlfriend and I just had a discussion which song it was, as she claims it was a girl punk band and not Offspring...

 

[JJR58]

Don't try that "started too late in life" bullish!t with ME pal!!! You've obviously got the music in you! If you want it… you can have it! For REAL!!! It's only a dream, if that's all you want it to be

I dated this gal in Cali, and the only thing of worth she ever said was, "Do your Dreams, otherwise, they turn into nightmares". I may not be one of the better players out there, but I know I'm not half bad.

 

[Rob Martinez]

BTW, Rob is club #65 here, this just his awesome re acquaintance with Thunderbirds.

Why, thank you!! I really love this Bird, of course I need to play her over the next few days to get acquainted, but she is a keeper!

 

[hillerup]

...I may not be one of the better players out there, but I know I'm not half bad.

Same here... But I’m having fun with what I do, and my band mates seems to be quite happy with my skills...