Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

Did someone say Mod?

Not yours, a different one. Probably collects some other item of clothing; maybe vintage socks.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Not yours, a different one. Probably collects some other item of clothing; maybe vintage socks.

One of my cats collects socks ... although she calls them 'mousies'.

 

[RedVee]

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Sláinte

Battle scars on a player are a thing of beauty.

A player in the team I support in the NRL ruptured a testicle on Sat night, requiring surgery. Not sure he will see the beauty of this battle scar.

(And they lost)

It is cruelty and bad planning on my part that St. Patrick's falls during Lent when I don't drink. It is a good policy for the rest of the year, but I would miss good scotch and the evening glass of rum with my wife.

We have that one covered.

 

[Gaolee]

Did someone say Mod?

That bass wears trucker jackets.

 

[dukeorock]

Mine is a plywood Chinese made bass, so its value is limited. It is a Christopher, so it is actually pretty good. And it is mine, so fixing it will keep happening up to a point. It has spent a few nights dodging drunks and drummers in dive bars. Drunks have not hurt it yet. A drummer tripping over a cord is one reason I am now wireless, but no damage. It has all been self inflicted damage. It is a lot more ordinary looking than Mark's, but I might like it at least a much as the 'birds. Maybe. It depends on the day.

Christopher makes a nice upright for sure!
The thing that makes me sad with this Blast Cult is it’s the only upright I’ve ever owned and toured that didn’t get badly broken. I’ve not owned that many uprights...maybe 12-15 total at the most. One of my old uprights, I had to fix a broken neck at least 5 times. Busted necks right where the heel of the necks meets the body is the most common break. Thatnkfully, it’s also pretty easy to fix. I had a ‘40’s Kay bass once fall apart onstage in the most extreme, yet comical way. The neck snapped which caused to bridge to go flying out, the fingerboard came off and the top separated. Must’ve looked awesome for the audience though! The next day I took all the parts to a luthier, which I traded plus cash on my end for a much less valuable 60’s Kay bass. Was on tour, so sometimes you just do what you gotta

 

[Inky13]

Christopher makes a nice upright for sure!
The thing that makes me sad with this Blast Cult is it’s the only upright I’ve ever owned and toured that didn’t get badly broken. I’ve not owned that many uprights...maybe 12-15 total at the most. One of my old uprights, I had to fix a broken neck at least 5 times. Busted necks right where the heel of the necks meets the body is the most common break. Thatnkfully, it’s also pretty easy to fix. I had a ‘40’s Kay bass once fall apart onstage in the most extreme, yet comical way. The neck snapped which caused to bridge to go flying out, the fingerboard came off and the top separated. Must’ve looked awesome for the audience though! The next day I took all the parts to a luthier, which I traded plus cash on my end for a much less valuable 60’s Kay bass. Was on tour, so sometimes you just do what you gotta

12-15 Basses is not many? I had this one, tailpiece broke, bridge collapsed, E string broke and curled up, slashing my face.
It’s not SkyNet we have to worry about, it’s the rise of the basses.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

RIP Dick Dale...


An insufferable blowhard that put his mark on the early electric guitar and amplification scene and never really got his dues. Love a lot of his stuff.

If I’m not mistaken, he always strung his guitars as a righty.

 

[TBird1958]

thought everyone did....no?.....

What an interesting, fun, world it would be, were that true!

 

[dukeorock]

12-15 Basses is not many? .

Well, I’ve been a full time touring/recording upright (mostly) player since ‘94 and uprights can be fragile, so it ain’t a crazy amount of basses. I never have more than 3 at any one time. Only have two at the moment

 

[Gaolee]

Christopher makes a nice upright for sure!
The thing that makes me sad with this Blast Cult is it’s the only upright I’ve ever owned and toured that didn’t get badly broken. I’ve not owned that many uprights...maybe 12-15 total at the most. One of my old uprights, I had to fix a broken neck at least 5 times. Busted necks right where the heel of the necks meets the body is the most common break. Thatnkfully, it’s also pretty easy to fix. I had a ‘40’s Kay bass once fall apart onstage in the most extreme, yet comical way. The neck snapped which caused to bridge to go flying out, the fingerboard came off and the top separated. Must’ve looked awesome for the audience though! The next day I took all the parts to a luthier, which I traded plus cash on my end for a much less valuable 60’s Kay bass. Was on tour, so sometimes you just do what you gotta

12 to 15 is my idea of a whole lot. But then I'm a weekend warrior at best. Is there any video of the Kay disintegrating? That would be fun to see, in a horrific kind of way.

The only other upright I have ever owned was probably a 1950 Kay. I got it for $150, and it was probably worth less. It had NYC Schools engraved on the plate that holds the tuning machines. I'm sure that plate has a name, but I don't know what it is. The neck had been badly broken multiple times, and had been repaired with varying degrees of skill. The plywood was delaminating, which made for some odd sounding vibrations. But, it was playable until the tail broke. I made another tail for it and was in the process of gluing up the delaminating plywood when Dick the Cat climbed it. It was one of only two evil things Dick the Cat ever did. He broke the neck clear off of it, and did some other damage. I put it all back together and was working on it again when Dick the Cat did the second evil thing he ever did. He decided to climb it again. I guess the ride was fun for him. This time, it came to bits about like yours did. I took the hint and turned it into toothpicks. There was nothing much left of it to fix, so no loss.

Moral of this story - keep cats away from upright basses.

 

[fasterpussycat]

It had NYC Schools engraved on the plate that holds the tuning machines. I'm sure that plate has a name, but I don't know what it is.

Moral of this story - keep cats away from upright basses.

And Kats.

The wooden part is the peg box - not sure the metal part has a name.

[Update:] The pair of machines on a single plate is referred to as 'Tyrolean style'.

 

[JIO]

12 to 15 is my idea of a whole lot. But then I'm a weekend warrior at best. Is there any video of the Kay disintegrating? That would be fun to see, in a horrific kind of way.

The only other upright I have ever owned was probably a 1950 Kay. I got it for $150, and it was probably worth less. It had NYC Schools engraved on the plate that holds the tuning machines. I'm sure that plate has a name, but I don't know what it is. The neck had been badly broken multiple times, and had been repaired with varying degrees of skill. The plywood was delaminating, which made for some odd sounding vibrations. But, it was playable until the tail broke. I made another tail for it and was in the process of gluing up the delaminating plywood when Dick the Cat climbed it. It was one of only two evil things Dick the Cat ever did. He broke the neck clear off of it, and did some other damage. I put it all back together and was working on it again when Dick the Cat did the second evil thing he ever did. He decided to climb it again. I guess the ride was fun for him. This time, it came to bits about like yours did. I took the hint and turned it into toothpicks. There was nothing much left of it to fix, so no loss.

Moral of this story - keep cats away from upright basses.

I think he was practicing his ascending and descending scales...

 

[dukeorock]

12 to 15 is my idea of a whole lot. But then I'm a weekend warrior at best. Is there any video of the Kay disintegrating? That would be fun to see, in a horrific kind of way.

No video...kinda wish there was

 

[GonePlaid]

If I’m not mistaken, he always strung his guitars as a righty.

Yup.

 

[GonePlaid]

Christopher makes a nice upright for sure!
The thing that makes me sad with this Blast Cult is it’s the only upright I’ve ever owned and toured that didn’t get badly broken. I’ve not owned that many uprights...maybe 12-15 total at the most. One of my old uprights, I had to fix a broken neck at least 5 times. Busted necks right where the heel of the necks meets the body is the most common break. Thatnkfully, it’s also pretty easy to fix. I had a ‘40’s Kay bass once fall apart onstage in the most extreme, yet comical way. The neck snapped which caused to bridge to go flying out, the fingerboard came off and the top separated. Must’ve looked awesome for the audience though! The next day I took all the parts to a luthier, which I traded plus cash on my end for a much less valuable 60’s Kay bass. Was on tour, so sometimes you just do what you gotta

The mental picture of this is like something out of a 3 Stooges bit.

 

[dukeorock]

The mental picture of this is like something out of a 3 Stooges bit.

The band was a trio too

 

[fasterpussycat]

Not sure why, but one of these looks like it might be essential.

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[JIO]

Man, don’t rat out a dealer on the net, especially a bigtime guy. The DBEA will bust him and he’ll put out a hit on you and your gear!

I trust you were joking - the bass was only in a holding-pattern at his place between the luthier and the owner. Everyone knew the score. (so to speak...) The owner was hooked-up with the luthier by my friend acting as broker - and luckily so because he knew exactly the skilled luthier to recommend.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

A study in contradictions. "completely rebuild this bass to a modern sixties spec. based on a photo" so rather than working from plans, or a spec sheet, the 'spec' is a photo. Put back to spec with aftermarket (Hipshot) parts. The pickups - the part everyone raves about - have been replaced, but sound a lot like the originals.

Yeah. I was thinking that if my books make me famous, that heavily modded Hagstrom I guitar (greatly improved) could be worth a fortune. I’ll auction it off against that potential future value. Should make a killing!

 

[Count Bassie]

Yeah. I was thinking that if my books make me famous, that heavily modded Hagstrom I guitar (greatly improved) could be worth a fortune. I’ll auction it off against that potential future value. Should make a killing!

Likewise I'll bet my Hamer Mutant would bring a shiny penny- not to mention that one-of-a-kind artwork. One college loan put to bed, baby!

Lol...