Thunderbird Club

[Nocturnal]

39% here today - what do you have?

6 % humidity here today. But it's still 105 out

 

[theFixer]

6 % humidity here today. But it's still 105 out

!!!

DUBBLE!!!

 

[TBird1958]

The Kellybird is passive and for what it is it is a great bass. What really disappointed me was the Seymour Duncan pickup.

Kinda cool, all chrome parts maybe?

 

[TBird1958]

6 % humidity here today. But it's still 105 out

Back to Orygun with you Andy!

 

[JJR58]

Ora-gone.

 

[Engle]

After spending time with the Kellybird I found the stock pickups uninspiring so I ordered a Seymour Duncan SSB-4 for the neck position. I installed the pickup and immediately removed it, what a underpowered P.O.S. 3.7k they must be joking, what a waste of $65 bucks.
I dug around in my parts box and found a Artec from one of my Bach nonreverse Thunderbirds. I tossed that in for now and am pretty satisfied but I am thinking about putting a Model G under chrome in it or a Vintage Pro pickup if Epi starts selling them.View attachment 3061727 View attachment 3061730

What’s the one on the right?

 

[godofthunder59]

What’s the one on the right?

The Dimarzio Model G I was taking about.

 

[theFixer]

Ora-gone.

HAH!!!

"Too many teeth in yer head? Try new Ora-Gone!"

 

[dukeorock]

Been kind of mentoring a young guitarist/singer/writer named Mike Lynch. We occasionally rehearse at a drummer friends bike shop. Tore down my home studio and set it up in the bike shop to see how this kids sounds. Not final mixes by any stretch,or a sophisticated recording, but for a 23 year old kid, I think he shows promise! Cut everything live with our little trio. Doubled the guitars to get something stereo sounding
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[TBird1958]

Nice, Mark. I like "Down" a lot!

 

[dukeorock]

Nice, Mark. I like "Down" a lot!

Thanks! That’s my favorite too. Kinda reminds me of Sisters of Mercy

 

[theFixer]

Been kind of mentoring a young guitarist/singer/writer named Mike Lynch. We occasionally rehearse at a drummer friends bike shop. Tore down my home studio and set it up in the bike shop to see how this kids sounds. Not final mixes by any stretch,or a sophisticated recording, but for a 23 year old kid, I think he shows promise! Cut everything live with our little trio. Doubled the guitars to get something stereo sounding
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@Gaolee I wonder if you would indulge me with one of your "color charts" of these three tunes. The textures of these recordings are very interesting to me. Clean chimy guitar, and a clear, seemingly unaffected honest male (tenor?) vocal... over the top of a full, gritty bass line and a ballzout rock drummer. The influences appear to come from all over the place!

 

[Nocturnal]

Been kind of mentoring a young guitarist/singer/writer named Mike Lynch. We occasionally rehearse at a drummer friends bike shop. Tore down my home studio and set it up in the bike shop to see how this kids sounds. Not final mixes by any stretch,or a sophisticated recording, but for a 23 year old kid, I think he shows promise! Cut everything live with our little trio. Doubled the guitars to get something stereo sounding
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I like it! At first I didn't see any SOM connection with Down, but about the 35 second mark I could see a comparison.

 

[Gaolee]

Ora-gone.

Orgone is also a funk band my son plays in off and on.

 

[Gaolee]

So, like taking a shower, huh?
I'll be out back having a tall frosty one pretty soon, Flank Steak on the grill drool

I can't have that NR because I spent the money on a big, ceramic grill. I get to pick it up on Saturday. I'm looking forward to burning dead things for the 4th.

 

[Gaolee]

The Dimarzio Model G I was taking about.

I would like to hear what one of those sounds like. They might be worth an experiment or two.

 

[Gaolee]

@Gaolee I wonder if you would indulge me with one of your "color charts" of these three tunes. The textures of these recordings are very interesting to me. Clean chimy guitar, and a clear, seemingly unaffected honest male (tenor?) vocal... over the top of a full, gritty bass line and a ballzout rock drummer. The influences appear to come from all over the place!

Some things have colors, some don't. The vocals don't. Maybe his voice has too complex an overtone structure for my brain to tint. Some voices have colors. His just is. It has some white in it, but the rest is a bit of a mystery.

First one: The guitar has a lot of magenta/lavender in it. It's got bright centers with darker colors around the edges, but for now, it's magenta. The bass is blue-green. Not especially dark blue-green. A ripply shiny color, like satin with a texture. Little flashes of blue-white around the edges.

Second one: Bass is the same colors. Guitar is more orange/light red-brown. Kinda the color and texture of Carolina red dirt. Vocals have a lot more white in this one.

Third one: Guitar is a bright color again, but back toward magenta. This time with more blue in it. Bass has a whole lot more black in it in this one. It's more of a dark brown-green, all the same color. That's not a flattering color description, but I really like it.

Drums are usually points of light and dark with the light being sharp flashes or broad beams. Not so much color, although there's a bit of blue-brown in the bass and low toms. Cymbals, snare, and tambourine are more yellow with the color washed out by the light flash.

I don't "see" any of this. It just is. And for the record, words don't quite work for describing this any better than words work for describing sound.

Mark's modesty is amusing. I'm completely impressed with the recordings as well as the musicianship. The balance is better than what I have accomplished so far - and maybe better than I'll ever accomplish, given the limited time I put into it. Clarity and definition of all the instruments is better, and the mix fits really well. You can hear everything really cleanly, even on mediocre playback equipment. A pro being modest is generally higher quality than an amateur attempting to boast. So there you have it.

When it comes out on a major label, I'll write the liner notes and everyone will think I did too much LSD, but you will all know the truth - I was just miswired from the factory. There's nothing better than an inside joke on the world.

Edit: I have just listened to it a few more times. The lead vocals are beginning to have a yellow-tan color, with a bit of white and shiny spots and fuzzy sanded down spots, like a pine board that hasn't been completely finished but used a lot for something.

I like all three of those.

 

[Christine]

She photoshopped those photos. It's never like that here. Really. Would I ever say anything that wasn't absolutely true?

We've had 5 weeks of baking hot weather here, no rain and bright blue skies 90% of the time. The grass has gone brown, the only thing that is green on it are the weeds The temperature yesterday was 28C (82F) which for north Wales is hot, very hot. It was too hot to get in my small workshop yesterday, it's forecast hotter today so I might rig out some sort of bench in the garden and cut some inlays out of Mother of Pearl and enjoy the light and sun.

We're off on holiday again next week so you can guarantee the weather will break and it will pee down for a month!

 

[theFixer]

Some things have colors, some don't. The vocals don't. Maybe his voice has too complex an overtone structure for my brain to tint. Some voices have colors. His just is. It has some white in it, but the rest is a bit of a mystery.

First one: The guitar has a lot of magenta/lavender in it. It's got bright centers with darker colors around the edges, but for now, it's magenta. The bass is blue-green. Not especially dark blue-green. A ripply shiny color, like satin with a texture. Little flashes of blue-white around the edges.

Second one: Bass is the same colors. Guitar is more orange/light red-brown. Kinda the color and texture of Carolina red dirt. Vocals have a lot more white in this one.

Third one: Guitar is a bright color again, but back toward magenta. This time with more blue in it. Bass has a whole lot more black in it in this one. It's more of a dark brown-green, all the same color. That's not a flattering color description, but I really like it.

Drums are usually points of light and dark with the light being sharp flashes or broad beams. Not so much color, although there's a bit of blue-brown in the bass and low toms. Cymbals, snare, and tambourine are more yellow with the color washed out by the light flash.

I don't "see" any of this. It just is. And for the record, words don't quite work for describing this any better than words work for describing sound.

I'm hopin' that, with a few more reviews like this one... maybe I'll start to grasp the color association thing. I can't help but feel like I'm missing out on something. Like it's a dimension of perception and comprehension, saved only for the chosen few

Mark's modesty is amusing. I'm completely impressed with the recordings as well as the musicianship. The balance is better than what I have accomplished so far - and maybe better than I'll ever accomplish, given the limited time I put into it. Clarity and definition of all the instruments is better, and the mix fits really well. You can hear everything really cleanly, even on mediocre playback equipment. A pro being modest is generally higher quality than an amateur attempting to boast. So there you have it.

I couldn't agree more! The whole thing stinks of a pro job

 

[dukeorock]

You guys are too kind, honestly! I’ll refine them over time, but I do like this kid and I think he’s onto something