Alice's was packed yesterday.....an impromptu (as always) bike/car meet....took this thing....Skyline to CA-9 was closed due to landslides..
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Thunderbird Club
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I still love the older style BT bodies. I know a dude who has 2 of the very early models. I am a little envious, I'm afraid...Of course...I still find it mildly amusing, but I’m easily amused
When I was a kid I kinda thought some of those KS 4 string basses looked kinda cool when I first saw em.
Don’t think I’ve ever tried one though
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Understandable with so much rain/wind. Love HW9 also (either direction) - killer descents on a bike.
(cool car!)
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When I first started playing bass everyone seemed to play a P bass or a Ric, so I had it in my head that they were too ‘typical’ and wanted to ‘stand out’ more, so I avoided them and played Gibson basses. I didn’t yet know that it’s the player who stands out, not the bass. I think the KS basses, among others stood out because they weren’t P basses.
By the mid 80’s I played P basses almost exclusively. Oddly full circle that I primarily play Gibson’s again...this time by choice
We're probably initially attracted to certain things for good reasons, however unbeknownst (sp?) to us they were at the time... so we come back to them, for those same reasons of course!When I first started playing bass everyone seemed to play a P bass or a Ric, so I had it in my head that they were too ‘typical’ and wanted to ‘stand out’ more, so I avoided them and played Gibson basses. I didn’t yet know that it’s the player who stands out, not the bass. I think the KS basses, among others stood out because they weren’t P basses.
By the mid 80’s I played P basses almost exclusively. Oddly full circle that I primarily play Gibson’s again...this time by choice
Really, it's ok. i must move from the corner now.
I can do without DLR's voice on this one.
I can do without DLR's voice on this one.
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When I first started playing bass everyone seemed to play a P bass or a Ric, so I had it in my head that they were too ‘typical’ and wanted to ‘stand out’ more, so I avoided them and played Gibson basses. I didn’t yet know that it’s the player who stands out, not the bass. I think the KS basses, among others stood out because they weren’t P basses.
By the mid 80’s I played P basses almost exclusively. Oddly full circle that I primarily play Gibson’s again...this time by choice
Love the trajectory of why we play what we play over time. I started with a cheap MIJ solid body as a teen, then bought a used ss Vox Cougar hollow-body, and then turned to Gibson's (ss EB-3 & T-bird II). Basses like Vox and Hagstrom were what I thought was 'cool' when I started out. In the late 80's I had a short-scale National Reso-Glas hollow-body for a while (mostly for fun) and then bought a very used '86 Kubicki Ex-Factor in '94. (a seriously good bass) Wasn't until '96 that I bought my second new bass, a Fender '51 P RI which got me interested in Fenders. The whole time my '64 T-bird II was my "keeper" bass. (my mate for life)
So what I gravitate to now is usually both - one or the other or a blend of the two, with a nod to those awesome cheap MIJ basses from the 60's. I don't recall avoiding any style because I couldn't afford much at that point anyway - I became more aesthetically selective later.
When I first started playing bass everyone seemed to play a P bass or a Ric, so I had it in my head that they were too ‘typical’ and wanted to ‘stand out’ more, so I avoided them and played Gibson basses. I didn’t yet know that it’s the player who stands out, not the bass. I think the KS basses, among others stood out because they weren’t P basses.
By the mid 80’s I played P basses almost exclusively. Oddly full circle that I primarily play Gibson’s again...this time by choice
The first bass I was conscious of was an EB3. It all went from there really. Everyone has a P -- why would I want to be the same as them? I did try a P at one point but the neck felt like a telephone pole. I think the Rics (and copies) I played had uncharacteristically skinny necks.
To me anyone who doesn't love Ray Dietrich's slab of retro-modernity has pebbles in the cranium. But I won't lose any sleep over it.
So I was chatting with Mark (dukeorock) about effects and such and he suggested people might be interested in hearing stuff. Here's a little riff clean and then through low gain from my Darkglass AO. Please excuse all the fret clank, but I keep low action and I recorded this into my iPhone sitting near the amp. The clank doesn't actually come through the amp. This is with roughly two-month-old Rotosound RS66 and my little GK combo.
Reposted. I hate google, but this forum doesn't accept Dropbox links.
Thus my love of Mel Brooks' movies. None of which could be made today.
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Also, thanks for sharing! I love it when folks share their gear, strings, whatever. Lots to be learned
The 2 P's and a J in the corner.
EDIT: BTW, Saturday afternoon at GC is hell on earth.
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I loved BOC when they first hit the scene - later, loved The Meat Puppets who also loved BOC.
- smell of blue perfume
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