Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

(I think she was wondering about club members specifically)

And when have we ever let mere words and intentions get in our way here?

 

[theFixer]

Yeah, I bet if that Strat Hendrix set on fire was still around it'be worth a whole lot..

Dweezil can confirm that, yes... it is.

 

[RedVee]

Thanks. I'm sure my description would have resulted in a lot of head scratching.

Not at all. I got it.

Still sounds cool

 

[theFixer]

Just like that but a stage full, the guy I hit ended up in hospital with a broken jaw and cheek bone I'm told

THAT'S my girl!!!

You didn't ask to be put in that situation, and you illustrated your displeasure effectively (AKA - F*ck ME??? F*ck YOU!!!)

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Actually that incident made the centre pages of the daily Mirror (entertainment pages back then), my parents were so upset as they made it sound as if we all just attacked the audience without provocation, it wasn't that long after the Pistols were on the Bill Grundy show

Not as good as page 3 of the SUN..

 

[theFixer]

Slight derail.

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Daaaaaaaaaang... that's PURDY!!!drool

 

[theFixer]

My respect for the people who make them daily has grown beyond recognition these last couple of months, they must be one of the hardest solid/semi solid guitars to make. Making me go grey!

Yer makin' it look pretty easy from where I sit!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I respectfully disagree. Logic would indicate that once they're smashed up, one is no better than the other

Also... we were discussing Townsend's "lost revenue" due to all the instruments that never achieved "vintage" status cuz he smashed 'em up. As you indicated... there was no Squier at the time...

HUH?! Now I'm foozed...

 

[TBird1958]

I've had a mishap happen at least once with my headstock and a ceiling fan I forgot was on.
I've accidentally hit people in the head with it too, these instruments need a warning label.

BTW, if you'd like a club number just post us a pic of your Bird

 

[GonePlaid]

@TBird1958 please clear my name and member number from this club immediately. Thank you.

?

 

[GonePlaid]

BTW, if you'd like a club number just post us a pic of your Bird

Ahem?

 

[Count Bassie]

On with 20 questions:
How do you guys go about learning a new song you are covering? Do you do it on your own to a CD before working it out with the band or do you just sit down together and learn it?

I listen to it, get the riff and the form, get the bridge... sometimes there's a sequence of things to map in my mind (or on pape if I'm inspired enough, lol), like the several part "bridge" in Red Skies At Night... whatever I don't pull together gets put aright at rehearsal.

 

[GBassNorth]

Yeah that's why I play on stage left...and so I don't bash the singer.

Singers dream is a right handed bassist at stage left and a left handed guitarist at stage right. That and a well grounded mic with a foam cover over the head.

 

[GBassNorth]

Man these Vintage Pro Thunderbirds are so close to the real deal! My brothers ride cymbal took a bite out of my headstock last night!View attachment 3107587

...and so begins the @godofthunder59 on the job relic service. 10 years of relic work all wrapped up into several live performances.
"No job to big or small, we bash em all"

 

[GBassNorth]

I'm generally stage left, by the hats. Not always. The 'Birds are polite. The P and the P-Bird both have head seeking headstocks. I don't know what it is about the 7ender paddle headstock that has to bash things and people, but there it is. I very rarely smack anything with a Gibson. Go figure.

Feel free to pick the most appropriate GenPop answer...

...well, obviously the reason you never bash any heads with your Gibby is because the neck diving headstock is always down at their ankles!

Or

...well, obviously the reason you never bash any heads with your Gibby's headstock is because it already broke off!

Hey, somebody has to remind us every now and then about the many faults of our basses of choice, otherwise we'd forget what they were since we rarely ever experience them.

 

[GBassNorth]

You're saying 7ender have artificial intelligence built into their basses?

...no I can assure you, there's no intelligence there!

 

[GBassNorth]

I too think it is a lovely hat, but I don't understand why the camel is wearing it...

...no thanks, I just had my shoes shined.

 

[Engle]

On with 20 questions:
How do you guys go about learning a new song you are covering? Do you do it on your own to a CD before working it out with the band or do you just sit down together and learn it?

We learn our own parts first. I will get a recording of the song and open it in Soundforge on my music PC so I can isolate and repeat sections. If it's challenging, I will slow it down (or maybe just sections). If there is a bass score, I will refer to that on difficult-to-hear parts, but my reading skills are minimal.

 

[Count Bassie]

We learn our own parts first. I will get a recording of the song and open it in Soundforge on my music PC so I can isolate and repeat sections. If it's challenging, I will slow it down (or maybe just sections). If there is a bass score, I will refer to that on difficult-to-hear parts, but my reading skills are minimal.

I use Cool Edit, when I have a computer...

 

[Engle]

I use Cool Edit, when I have a computer...

It's just so much easier to have a wave file on a big screen if you want to repeat/loop sections.