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Thunderbird Club

#89,881
Christine said:
Were you sick on your new bass? Poor you, never mind, get a cloth and wipe it up. You'll feel better in the morning. That will teach you to eat too much peperoni
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#89,889
Chucky Stiletti said:
What a smoking line up that was
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Their tag early on was "Little Led Zepplin" I saw them quite a few times, both early and after the lineup changed a bit in the '80-90s. The husband of my ex-wife's best friend was Denny Carmassi's drum roadie in the '90s and I actually gave him a ride home from Boeing Field in my '69 Cadillac one evening as they came home off tour. Later on I met Steve Fossen, the bassist in the video posted when he worked at BassNW in downtown Seattle, it was the day I left my '73 4001 there on consignment to help fund another Thunderbird. Fossen:, "I can sell this in a New York minute!" and he did pretty much that, much to my later regret, I really miss that 4001.
Much of the band's early history is centered in Vancouver, B.C., so thinking that isn't incorrect.

Chucky Stiletti said:
So true. Great band. Was Bellevue up market back then too?
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Yes, it was but not to the degree it is today. Some of the world's wealthiest peeps live along the east shore of Lake Washington (Mr. Gates comes to mind) and on Mercer Island. Personally, I don't care for it much and find I only go there to visit with Mike Lull and my bandmate, Ginger who lives in the Eastgate part of town.
 
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#89,891
RedVee said:
Thank you
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I didn't use it on last night's gig and I didn't wanna spout bad info, but in looking at it(right now), it has 1 input and 2 outputs: 1 dry, 1 "effect out". I don't have(OK, lost)the book of words but looking at the unit I think it might do what you want. Mine's kinda scratched up, but if you pull up a pic you'll see the set up on the left side. I'm gonna try the "splitting" thing-I have a phaser(set on "stun")somewhere around here. I never thought of doing that, but it'd be great for our trio gigs. Damn, ya made me think! And I'm barely awake.:confused: Unfortunately-for me, at least-it means schlepping a 2nd amp. Ah, the things we do for our craft.;) ADDENDUM: OK, I hooked it up. More wires/cables,etc. It does exactly what you wanted. Biggest problem(besides the wires thing):getting a balance between the 2 amps. IDK if other octavers can do that, but the Micro POG does!
 
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#89,892
TBird1958 said:
Their tag early on was "Little Led Zepplin" I saw them quite a few times, both early and after the lineup changed a bit in the '80-90s. The husband of my ex-wife's best friend was Denny Carmassi's drum roadie in the '90s and I actually gave him a ride home from Boeing Field in my '69 Cadillac one evening as they came home off tour. Later on I met Steve Fossen, the bassist in the video posted when he worked at BassNW in downtown Seattle, it was the day I left my '73 4001 there on consignment to help fund another Thunderbird. Fossen:, "I can sell this in a New York minute!" and he did pretty much that, much to my later regret, I really miss that 4001.
Much of the band's early history is centered in Vancouver, B.C., so thinking that isn't incorrect.



Yes, it was but not to the degree it is today. Some of the world's wealthiest peeps live along the east shore of Lake Washington (Mr. Gates comes to mind) and on Mercer Island. Personally, I don't care for it much and find I only go there to visit with Mike Lull and my bandmate, Ginger who lives in the Eastgate part of town.
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According to a "behind the music", someone had a draft problem so they relocated to B.C.-for awhile. Sorta semi-Canadian:smug:
 
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#89,893
GBassNorth said:
Hang in there BBD!

Remember, no matter how good you are, there's always somebody better. Don't let that fact discourage you. Just play your best and also know there's a boat load of players out there that would like to play as good as you do (probably myself included).

I ran through a short period of bass self doubt in the late 1990's. Went to a bar with a few of my friends and was sitting with my back to the band as they were setting up. We were all talking and drinking and not paying much attention to the stage. After a couple of songs I mentioned to one of the guys at our table that the band sounded really good, especially the bass, nice and tight, really in the groove and plenty of chest pounding punch. My buddy laughed and pointed at the stage.

I turned around to see the band and much to my surprise there wasn't a bass player. The guy on keyboard was doing their bass lines along with the other keys. It hit me like a ton of bricks, some schmuck on a keyboard was laying down some of the best sounding live bar band bass lines I'd ever heard, while simultaneously playing the electric piano. I seriously considered hanging it up at that point, I mean why bother playing bass when some guy who doesn't even play bass sounds better than I do.

Fortunately I didn't quit. After a few weeks of moping around and not picking up my basses I said screw it! I'm playing bass because it's fun and I like it. I'll never be the best player and might not even make it beyond mediocre, but that's fine with me, at least I'm doing what I like, if others don't like it they can listen to someone else.

Life is short, follow your passion, enjoy what you do and do what you enjoy. :thumbsup:
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Hey GB... 'member the part of the story where ya turned around & saw a keyboard playing the bass? You should try sweeping the stage with with your eyes looking for a drummer, only to find some kid in skinny jeans, a turtleneck, & a Flock of Seagulls haircut, tapping on a piece of plastic with a wire running to it:meh:
 
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BadBassDrummer said:
Well pretty much anybody that plays is better which is fine. I would just like to play some music I know and enjoy occasionally. Hard to get a pick up group to play Santana's Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile). I learned Hotel California because a drummer said he wanted to sing it then he bagged out. If I could sing (only good in the shower) it would make it a little easier to call tunes but I have a hard enough time just playing the bass. I think I will just bail on playing the open mic type stuff.
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An "open mic night" style jam, can be one of the greatest shows you'll ever see IF you're in a room full of top drawer musicians.That seldom happens (unless maybe yer in New York, Nashville, N'awlins, LA etc.). An open mic jam at your corner bar, usually ends up being so uncomfortable & just plain bad... I find myself angry at the players, and embarrassed as a musician (even just as an observer). I just won't go to them. If they have that negative of an affect on you, I'll encourage you to do the same. It's important to challenge yourself as a musician... but ya gotta do whatcha can to keep it fun and interesting:)
 
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GBassNorth said:
Hang in there BBD!

Remember, no matter how good you are, there's always somebody better. Don't let that fact discourage you. Just play your best and also know there's a boat load of players out there that would like to play as good as you do (probably myself included).

Fortunately I didn't quit. After a few weeks of moping around and not picking up my basses I said screw it! I'm playing bass because it's fun and I like it. I'll never be the best player and might not even make it beyond mediocre, but that's fine with me, at least I'm doing what I like, if others don't like it they can listen to someone else.

Life is short, follow your passion, enjoy what you do and do what you enjoy. :thumbsup:
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This is my outlook as well. There are always better players than me, people that look cooler on stage than I do, and players with better gear, but I enjoy what I do and just want to play. Never set out to be the best at it, just wanted to DO IT!!! I think a lot of us go thru self doubt but I just haven't hit the rough patch that made me quit yet.

RedVee said:
After I put the Gibby away I grabbed the Goth to tune it. First thought... oh, that’s heavy.

Mans getting soft.
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The Goth that I rebuilt is one of my heaviest basses. I'm sure the thick stainless steel pickguard and truss rod cover don't help it any. I need to strip the paint and do it again (with the correct clear coat this time) and when I do, I will be adding a belly cut and potentially removing wood from under the guard to help with weight a bit. But then again I am getting "soft" too.

theFixer said:
Hey GB... 'memeber the part of the story where ya turned around & saw a keyboard playing the bass? You should try sweeping the stage with with your eyes looking for a drummer, only to find some kid in skinny jeans, a turtleneck, & a Flock of Seagulls haircut, tapping on a piece of plastic with a wire running to it:meh:
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I was in a band that had to have a drum machine because drummers were either not available or unreliable. We didn't want to use one but that ended up being our only option. The positive was that it tightened us up a lot as the machine didn't slow down or speed up during a song. We had a couple drummers for a while that were good, easy to get along with, and had gear AND a car!!! They just never were dependable and we would later find out that this was the reason they were "available" when we were looking for a drummer.
 
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