Thunderbird Club

[Christine]

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

Well let's hope he is a household name in a few years and for the right reasons

 

[dukeorock]

Well let's hope he is a household name in a few years and for the right reasons

That would be nice! I got to play my Gibson and Cataldo ‘Birds on everything, so he’s on the right track

 

[JJR58]

That would be nice! I got to play my Gibson and Cataldo ‘Birds on everything, so he’s on the right track

Great bass tones on those recordings.

 

[dukeorock]

Great bass tones on those recordings.

Thanks!

 

[Larry V]

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

Pretty accurate.

 

[PillO]

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

Synesthesia is actually well studied, perhaps because it is easy to recognize and perhaps because synesthetes tend to have high intelligence accounting for a small over-representation in research.

There are many types; any two senses can be associated - for example, in some cases, words can have taste. It is also not usually a two way mechanism. Where sounds may have colour, colour may not have sounds. It is these associations that can result in useful adaptations. There are synesthetes who are extraordinarily good at math because of the association of another sense with numbers. Similarly, synesthetes that associate another sense with sound often have perfect pitch.

The leading theory revolves around disinhibition of sensory areas. One of the critical functions of the brain is inhibition - essentially turning off/down pathways that would interfere with a task. It appears that in synesthetes, when they are using the affected sense, other sense(s) fail to turn off/down.

 

[Nocturnal]

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Pretty accurate.

VERY accurate!!

 

[godofthunder59]

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

Model Gs are my favorite pickup next to 60s Thunderbird units oh and Thunderbuckers!

 

[Gaolee]

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

We aren't too kind. We are actually jerks. You and the kid are just good, which means that we can't say the kinds of awful things we would say to most people. Geez, I hate people with talent! That darn talent and skill ruin all the insulting fun!

 

[Gaolee]

Synesthesia is actually well studied, perhaps because it is easy to recognize and perhaps because synesthetes tend to have high intelligence accounting for a small over-representation in research.

There are many types; any two senses can be associated - for example, in some cases, words can have taste. It is also not usually a two way mechanism. Where sounds may have colour, colour may not have sounds. It is these associations that can result in useful adaptations. There are synesthetes who are extraordinarily good at math because of the association of another sense with numbers. Similarly, synesthetes that associate another sense with sound often have perfect pitch.

The leading theory revolves around disinhibition of sensory areas. One of the critical functions of the brain is inhibition - essentially turning off/down pathways that would interfere with a task. It appears that in synesthetes, when they are using the affected sense, other sense(s) fail to turn off/down.

I'm bringing the average intelligence down, then. It's an odd thing in that it's not two-way at all. And it's random. If I'm not paying attention, I don't even notice, but if you ask me to describe a sound, it will have at least a tinge of color associated with it most of the time. It will also have a tactile quality fairly often, meaning smooth, shiny, cool, fuzzy, splintery, or something like that. I haven't thought about it enough to know if it's consistent, meaning that the same sound has the same color all the time, or if it's more random than that. I will say that my favorite bass sound with Cobalt flats has a lot of black with electric blue around the edges. That's fairly consistent. Different pitches don't have different colors so much but different overtone patterns do.

Fix, you aren't missing out on much of anything. The world is already a colorful place, and as long as you can see the world and hear music, that's all you need. I'm convinced that everyone else has unique perceptive quirks.

 

[Christine]

I've had a hot day in the sun and I'm about well done.

Seeing as you guys had a big part in my headstock design I thought I'd post a picture of the dragon inlay here first, OK it's not inlaid yet but it gives a good idea. I very nearly fvcked up big style due to my poor knowledge of written Welsh, "the dragon" is "y ddraig", "dragon" is "draig" so nearly a horrendous mistake there Wendy came to the rescue with that one, everyone should have a Wendy I have got hold of some lovely dark Abalone shell to do the text so I'm going to run with that.

The inlay has it's top surface glued to the paper so what you see is a mirror image of what will be the final thing

 

[JJR58]

I've had a hot day in the sun and I'm about well done.

Seeing as you guys had a big part in my headstock design I thought I'd post a picture of the dragon inlay here first, OK it's not inlaid yet but it gives a good idea. I very nearly fvcked up big style due to my poor knowledge of written Welsh, "the dragon" is "y ddraig", "dragon" is "draig" so nearly a horrendous mistake there Wendy came to the rescue with that one, everyone should have a Wendy I have got hold of some lovely dark Abalone shell to do the text so I'm going to run with that.

The inlay has it's top surface glued to the paper so what you see is a mirror image of what will be the final thing

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That is soooooooooooooooooooooo cool!!!!

 

[theFixer]

Synesthesia is actually well studied, perhaps because it is easy to recognize and perhaps because synesthetes tend to have high intelligence accounting for a small over-representation in research.

There are many types; any two senses can be associated - for example, in some cases, words can have taste. It is also not usually a two way mechanism. Where sounds may have colour, colour may not have sounds. It is these associations that can result in useful adaptations. There are synesthetes who are extraordinarily good at math because of the association of another sense with numbers. Similarly, synesthetes that associate another sense with sound often have perfect pitch.

The leading theory revolves around disinhibition of sensory areas. One of the critical functions of the brain is inhibition - essentially turning off/down pathways that would interfere with a task. It appears that in synesthetes, when they are using the affected sense, other sense(s) fail to turn off/down.

I find it fascinating! I wish that it could be given or learned...

 

[NOLA Bass]

I've had a hot day in the sun and I'm about well done.

Seeing as you guys had a big part in my headstock design I thought I'd post a picture of the dragon inlay here first, OK it's not inlaid yet but it gives a good idea. I very nearly fvcked up big style due to my poor knowledge of written Welsh, "the dragon" is "y ddraig", "dragon" is "draig" so nearly a horrendous mistake there Wendy came to the rescue with that one, everyone should have a Wendy I have got hold of some lovely dark Abalone shell to do the text so I'm going to run with that.

The inlay has it's top surface glued to the paper so what you see is a mirror image of what will be the final thing

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Fantastic looking dragon!

 

[TBird1958]

I've had a hot day in the sun and I'm about well done.

Seeing as you guys had a big part in my headstock design I thought I'd post a picture of the dragon inlay here first, OK it's not inlaid yet but it gives a good idea. I very nearly fvcked up big style due to my poor knowledge of written Welsh, "the dragon" is "y ddraig", "dragon" is "draig" so nearly a horrendous mistake there Wendy came to the rescue with that one, everyone should have a Wendy I have got hold of some lovely dark Abalone shell to do the text so I'm going to run with that.

The inlay has it's top surface glued to the paper so what you see is a mirror image of what will be the final thing

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Lovely craftsmanship Christine!

 

[theFixer]

I'm bringing the average intelligence down, then. It's an odd thing in that it's not two-way at all. And it's random. If I'm not paying attention, I don't even notice, but if you ask me to describe a sound, it will have at least a tinge of color associated with it most of the time. It will also have a tactile quality fairly often, meaning smooth, shiny, cool, fuzzy, splintery, or something like that. I haven't thought about it enough to know if it's consistent, meaning that the same sound has the same color all the time, or if it's more random than that. I will say that my favorite bass sound with Cobalt flats has a lot of black with electric blue around the edges. That's fairly consistent. Different pitches don't have different colors so much but different overtone patterns do.

Fix, you aren't missing out on much of anything. The world is already a colorful place, and as long as you can see the world and hear music, that's all you need. I'm convinced that everyone else has unique perceptive quirks.

Though I do have plenty of "quirks", I believe mine are descriptive, more so than perceptive

Here's an interesting question. In your "color charts", you tend to assign a color to a specific element (ie - magenta guitar or black/green bass). Is there also a color for the song as a singular entity?

 

[Christine]

That is soooooooooooooooooooooo cool!!!!

Fantastic looking dragon!

Lovely craftsmanship Christine!

Thanks, hopefully I can get them inlaid without too much bad language when the time comes, I think that may wait until after our holiday now unless I get lucky with time

 

[Gaolee]

I've had a hot day in the sun and I'm about well done.

Seeing as you guys had a big part in my headstock design I thought I'd post a picture of the dragon inlay here first, OK it's not inlaid yet but it gives a good idea. I very nearly fvcked up big style due to my poor knowledge of written Welsh, "the dragon" is "y ddraig", "dragon" is "draig" so nearly a horrendous mistake there Wendy came to the rescue with that one, everyone should have a Wendy I have got hold of some lovely dark Abalone shell to do the text so I'm going to run with that.

The inlay has it's top surface glued to the paper so what you see is a mirror image of what will be the final thing

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That's going to look amazing when it's all in place.

 

[Gaolee]

Though I do have plenty of "quirks", I believe mine are descriptive, more so than perceptive

Here's an interesting question. In your "color charts", you tend to assign a color to a specific element (ie - magenta guitar or black/green bass). Is there also a color for the song as a singular entity?

No. No overall color.

I have a little bit of tinnitus this morning. It's nothing new, and it has come and gone since I was a pre-teen. it's a really pure lime green. Funny thing is that it's not distracting, doesn't bother me, and is easily ignored. And, I had never thought about any of this stuff at all until trying to describe bass guitar sounds here. That tells you how little effect it has on my thinking. The colors are usually pretty complex, since sounds are that way. Only electronic sounds have a single color. And, I don't think I'm a complete representative of that kind of sensory overlap anyway.

 

[theFixer]

I've had a hot day in the sun and I'm about well done.

Seeing as you guys had a big part in my headstock design I thought I'd post a picture of the dragon inlay here first, OK it's not inlaid yet but it gives a good idea. I very nearly fvcked up big style due to my poor knowledge of written Welsh, "the dragon" is "y ddraig", "dragon" is "draig" so nearly a horrendous mistake there Wendy came to the rescue with that one, everyone should have a Wendy I have got hold of some lovely dark Abalone shell to do the text so I'm going to run with that.

The inlay has it's top surface glued to the paper so what you see is a mirror image of what will be the final thing

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In comparison... these are my various attempts at the same...