Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

Is that a carry handle in the middle of the front grille?

Nope! Porting-60s style.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Well, now it seems like the reasons might be interesting.

A foul-up with the booking time. Nothing more exciting than that.

 

[PillO]

Yes, I have learned that what I want out of bass/pedals/amp/cabinet is entirely different to the requirements of 95% or even 99% of bass players. Therefore when recommendations and endorsements are solicited, I might as well not bother,

Actually, asking advice would be very productive in that you could quickly eliminate lots of gear from consideration by way of endorsement.

 

[PillO]

A foul-up with the booking time. Nothing more exciting than that.

I'm just going to assume you are making that up to cover for something far more interesting and nefarious.

 

[Gaolee]

Oddly, just this morning he asked me what I thought of Harmony H22’s. Weird we were just talking about that bass here a couple days ago!

We will want a full report, including analyses of string choices and eq settings in the near future.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Actually, asking advice would be very productive in that you could quickly eliminate lots of gear from consideration by way of endorsement.

Not sure any builders would thank me.

'Played by Australian Brutalists'

 

[Gaolee]

No 1 child came over for a visit last evening, and we got no 4 child on FaceTime. Somehow the game became ‘round on Dad’.

They were picking on how much I love my Gibson Thunderbird - Or ‘the Guitar’ as they call it.

My wife said that if we had a fire I would rescue ‘the guitar’ then her.

But I found out something useful.

Evidently, ‘no, I’d rescue you at the same time as the Thunderbird’ isn’t an acceptable response.

The correct answer was "yes, dear, you are right. The Thunderbird comes out first." She obviously understands.

 

[Gaolee]

Couldn't be me, no idea what that is

Count your blessings. It is a extremely cloying bit of Japanese creepy weirdness.

 

[Gaolee]

You know you’re a Bird player when you look at that heel pic and wonder for a split second where the strap button is.

I have a 2013 EB. Guess where the strap button is now...

 

[Gaolee]

AHHHHEEEEEEMMMMMMM

Proper spelling:

Ahoooooommmmm.

 

[Gaolee]

For that matter deconstructing/reconstructing the groove works great in any genre. We all don’t need to be playing all the time!

We do it playing rockabilly sometimes. We also attempt complete stop time in several songs. When we nail the collective silence, it is great. When we don't, well...

 

[Gaolee]

I love Jeff Beck's playing and he always selects great musicians to play with. And one part of the reason is that he "leaves room for the song to breathe". And despite his name being on the banner, all the players get their time to shine (more than once). And the solos are short! If any solo (and instrument) is long enough that the rest of the band leaves the stage, you have lost my interest.

You never saw the organized anarchy that was a Work Saxophone Quartet show. Those guys could hold your attention collectively and individually.

 

[Gaolee]

What's 'sulfer'?

Yellow stuff in Alabama.

 

[GonePlaid]

Mildly interesting note: the Combo Club is Exactly 5200 pages behind Thunderbird Club

 

[PillO]

The correct answer was "yes, dear, you are right. The Thunderbird comes out first." She obviously understands.

I'm aware that the wrong* answer is I'm grabbing the bird and not coming back for you; you can run with the rest of us.


* wrong only if you desire to remain married.

 

[PillO]

Proper spelling:

Ahoooooommmmm.

In Scottish Ach hem

 

[PillO]

Mildly interesting note: the Combo Club is Exactly 5200 pages behind Thunderbird Club

Gaining on us?

 

[GonePlaid]

Gaining on us?

Yeah. Any minute now.....

 

[Count Bassie]

I agree that long bass solos are unnecessary most of the time. There is however huge value in learning to play the melody of a song on the bass. Not that you should play it during a performance, but knowing it helps build tasty bass lines.

I was just musing on this on my way home from band practice (I did not take any solos) and an errand. Yep, melodies, rhythm figures and fun with phrasing. Playing solos teaches you how to play them. One thing that often happens over time is they get shorter...

 

[GonePlaid]

I was just musing on this on my way home from band practice (I did not take any solos) and an errand. Yep, melodies, rhythm figures and fun with phrasing. Playing solos teaches you how to play them. One thing that often happens over time is they get shorter...

That's not all that gets shorter* but that observation prolly belongs in the GOF thread.






*memory.