Thunderbird Club

[theFixer]

Super off topic: I got bit pretty good this morning by a dog.
I was told to take Ledum Palustre. I did some research.
Anyone here have experience with homeopathy?

If you're not absolutely certain that the dog that bit you was clean & disease free, you'll likely wind up wishin' you'd seen a pruffeshnull doctitioner

 

[JJR58]

I use a piece of playground surfacing for exactly that purpose. It's heavy, made of rubber, and has a waffle pattern on one side. It's also about 4" thick, which means it provides both damping and an air gap. It's the best solution to stage coupling I have found to date.

It's a makeshift solution for me, but your method makes total sense.

 

[JJR58]

As far as I can tell, the neck pitch changed sometime in the late zeros. My 2001 has the original neck pitch and is the same geometry as the 1991.

This is a stretch, but i would like to know if the pitch on my 2 classic pro's match the older Gibson pitch. Not likely i would presume.

 

[JJR58]

Did you get checked by a doctor who might have suggested and antibiotic as well? Animal and human bites can be pretty dirty!

@PillO might have some info.
But don't take any chances, see a doctor.

 

[Inky13]

If you're not absolutely certain that the dog that bit you was clean & disease free, you'll likely wind up wishin' you'd seen a pruffeshnull doctitioner

Yeah, dog bites inhale profusely on spherical objects.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

My 1976 Thunderbird case had a leather strap up by the nut. Check out this pic for what I am referring to. (And no, this is not my bass unfortunately.

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Yeah, my 76 had that strap as well.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I use a piece of playground surfacing for exactly that purpose. It's heavy, made of rubber, and has a waffle pattern on one side. It's also about 4" thick, which means it provides both damping and an air gap. It's the best solution to stage coupling I have found to date.

I just use those bottle plastic crates most of the places we play at have, they work well and no need to transport them

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I just use those bottle plastic crates most of the places we play at have, they work well and no need to transport them
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This is interesting. At yesterdays band practice my guitarist spoke of wanting to get his cab off the ground because right now its not on wheels. I said to put two cinder blocks beneath but he says that he's worried about the hollow chambers in the blocks phukking with his tone. Could tone be altered that much?.

 

[dukeorock]

This is interesting. At yesterdays band practice my guitarist spoke of wanting to get his cab off the ground because right now its not on wheels. I said to put two cinder blocks beneath but he says that he's worried about the hollow chambers in the blocks phukking with his tone. Could tone be altered that much?.
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I see what he’s saying. There’s chambers that could resonate. But those chambers are surrounded by concrete. Can’t imagine he’d be able to hear anything other than the decreased floor coupling

 

[GonePlaid]

I see what he’s saying. There’s chambers that could resonate. But those chambers are surrounded by concrete. Can’t imagine he’d be able to hear anything other than the decreased floor coupling

It'd work great if y'all are doing industrial rock.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I see what he’s saying. There’s chambers that could resonate. But those chambers are surrounded by concrete. Can’t imagine he’d be able to hear anything other than the decreased floor coupling

Kind of my thinking too. Guess we bass players think outside the block.

 

[JJR58]

It'd work great if y'all are doing industrial rock.

Kind of my thinking too. Guess we bass players think outside the block.

You guys......................

 

[theFixer]

This is interesting. At yesterdays band practice my guitarist spoke of wanting to get his cab off the ground because right now its not on wheels. I said to put two cinder blocks beneath but he says that he's worried about the hollow chambers in the blocks phukking with his tone. Could tone be altered that much?.
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I hope you take it in the appropriate context when I say that I think it's your guitar player that's "altered"

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I hope you take it in the appropriate context when I say that I think it's your guitar player that's "altered"

Thats how he creates all of his riffs

 

[Count Bassie]

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Cinderella's bassie used to put his cabs up on cement blocks.

Get it?...

 

[JJR58]

Cinderella's bassie used to put his cabs up on cement blocks.

Get it?...

Horace Andy? That was a long shot, i know.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Cinderella's bassie used to put his cabs up on cement blocks.

Get it?...

Im afraid that went over like a 747 dude.

 

[JJR58]

@Count Bassie, these guys? You got me on this one.

 

[Gaolee]

Super off topic: I got bit pretty good this morning by a dog.
I was told to take Ledum Palustre. I did some research.
Anyone here have experience with homeopathy?

My opinion is that homeopathy is nonsense. If it was real, then distilled water would be the most dangerous and powerful medicine on the planet. I would stick to a real doctor doing real doctor stuff. If you need antibiotics and think that homeopathy will work, then good for you. But, I sure wouldn't trust it. My wife got sucked in by that stuff for a while, and it took some real problems to get the quackery out of our lives. I hate even bringing that up, because it makes me good and angry thinking about how that kind of nonsense harms people and preys upon worried people.

 

[Gaolee]

I see what he’s saying. There’s chambers that could resonate. But those chambers are surrounded by concrete. Can’t imagine he’d be able to hear anything other than the decreased floor coupling

Spoken like a bass player, not a golden eared, exquisitely tasteful toned guitarist.

My solution for that guy would be to turn 'em so the holes are facing out. Then it's just a concrete bridge with air spaces under it.