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Thunderbird Club
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The big brands, like Fender and Gibson, don't seem to mark up lefties like the boutique brands. Carvin never did, either. My 2013 was the same price as the righties.
Yeah, still too much. I have no need for one. If it came down A LOT, I'd be tempted and aged-nickel it out.
- Mar 8, 2011
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Have @dukeorock do some bidding for you...Let's see how far down the price goes, because lefty.
Sad news- sorry about the loss. Try to think of the good timesFull day today, good and bad. Spent most of the day doing rough mixes for the Mike Lynch tracks I recorded Sunday and Monday. The Glyn Johns drum mic techniques plus a snare mic is a really beatiful thing.
Went to my weekly gig with Derek Hoke. Someone told me Rob Crowell has left something for me to look at. Rob Crowell is a remarkable musician who plays, sax, keyboards, bass and drums at the highest level. He does stadium gigs on every instrument. Dude’s a freak of nature. What he left for me to try out was a Greco T Bird. He knows we both love T Birds, but he has an odd fetish for Japanese knock offs and he wanted to see what I thought of Greco’s. I wound up playing it for my gig and it was absolutely fantastic! Huge sounding with a great bark in the mids. I’d buy one in a heartbeat knowing what I now know. He told me to hang onto it for a week...twist my arm
On a much sadder note, my dear friend, mentor and former bandmate, Rick Elias, passed away earlier this evening. Still attempting how to process such a loss. The world is a lot less interesting and cool right now.
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It's a mirror which can change the colour of your bass finish!
@BklynKen would like that.
Yep. Don’t really mind walking uphill, but down is murder on the knees.
Sounds like a guy most of here would get along with well.
And?
Not good enough. Must try harder.
[disclosure:] Spent 10 minutes looking for the middle aged men and guiars thing I saw the other day. Prolly for the best it eluded me.
How about we're about to go down to one income for a while because my wife is going to go to law school?
- Mar 13, 2008
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No deal. My cat won't share her litter box.Time to get Jeff moved in!
Do you mean 'GET off my Lawn! "Grumpy Old Farts" Club'?[says GOF 228]
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- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
You make some good points.I bet he buy one of his own
At least he wouldn't play your basses.
No, it was something about buying a LOT of guitars. Strictly speaking I have one more bass than I need -- one I'm playing and one spare -- but it's nice to have one of each of the main flavours -- Reverse, Non-reverse and F-bird.
Full day today, good and bad. Spent most of the day doing rough mixes for the Mike Lynch tracks I recorded Sunday and Monday. The Glyn Johns drum mic techniques plus a snare mic is a really beatiful thing.
Went to my weekly gig with Derek Hoke. Someone told me Rob Crowell has left something for me to look at. Rob Crowell is a remarkable musician who plays, sax, keyboards, bass and drums at the highest level. He does stadium gigs on every instrument. Dude’s a freak of nature. What he left for me to try out was a Greco T Bird. He knows we both love T Birds, but he has an odd fetish for Japanese knock offs and he wanted to see what I thought of Greco’s. I wound up playing it for my gig and it was absolutely fantastic! Huge sounding with a great bark in the mids. I’d buy one in a heartbeat knowing what I now know. He told me to hang onto it for a week...twist my arm
That's a seriously cool guy right there.
So was that guy. I didn't know him, but those I know who did thought him an awesome man. Crap. Prayers and virtual hugs, my friend. So sorry to hear this.
