Thunderbird Club

[Count Bassie]

Those are details I am happy to deal with considering the overall value those basses represent.

Yep, it's not a problem.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

This is very tempting:
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careful...

 

[dukeorock]

Daft. Sell in haste, repent at leisure.

Naw...I have more basses than room at the moment and it wasn’t getting played. Killer bass, but I can find another if need be. That said, I’d rather still have that than several of the basses I do have. The herd will be reorganized within a year.

I can think of any number of red flags. One being under 30; kids don't understand good music. Just want to play Brittney Gaga, Lady Swift, Katy Spears, and that annoying Canadian superhero Justice Beaver.

I play with tons of folks under 30 and that ain’t my experience at all. There’s plenty of young musicians who get it in spades. Lots of reasons for a 25 year old not to play with a 50 year old. Image is important to some bands. Older players ain’t gonna camp out in a van for months touring for free beer and sandwiches either.

 

[JJR58]

Pre Thunderbird Thursday.
Well, here anyway.

"Tryin to get into.... Anything at all"

 

[JIO]

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I totally subscribe to this and won't be stopping any time soon.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Pre Thunderbird Thursday.
Well, here anyway.

"Tryin to get into.... Anything at all"

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couldn't wait huh?....

 

[JJR58]

couldn't wait huh?....

I do have a reply for that, but i'm tired of having to go to the corner.......

 

[dieselman]

Kid's. Big Kid's.

 

[Engle]

careful...
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Yeah I have enough projects. The last thing I need is an amp with an intermittent problem.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

This is very tempting:
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Great watt/$ as well.

 

[GBassNorth]

I am now....

LOL - touché!
Perfect response

 

[Engle]

I totally subscribe to this and won't be stopping any time soon.

I kinda thought I was done with heavy rock, but then I got a sub gig playing it and I realized it's my thing. Not the only thing I can do, but I'm good at it and gosh darn it, people like me! Why stop?

 

[Engle]

Great watt/$ as well.

For sure, but if Chuck says beware...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I do have a reply for that, but i'm tired of having to go to the corner.......

 

[MCF]

I appreciate this take on the song also. Despite playing very true to the original arrangement, they have made the song their own. I am looking forward to seeing the Headstones in about 6 weeks; should be a really good show. I got very tired of Led Zeppelin because all the radio stations played the same 5 songs all the time. I didn't listen to any for more than a decade. But I have since gone back and explored the less played tracks and have a whole new appreciation. But, I still turn it off if it comes on the radio because it will be one of the 5 tracks that are over played.

You still have radio in Canada that plays rock? I need to move up there.

 

[PillO]

The nut on my Bird is sharp at the ends. Once in a while, esp on a specific song part, etc, I'll gliss down hard all the way past 1st fret and impale my index finger's 1st knuckle on that gnarly plastic pike. So I filed the nasty little bugger down and it's a little less disagreeable.
I think it's about time I put a few things on my terms. Sometimes life needs a mod.

Here's the sharp end I left on the bass side. No problem there. View attachment 3396706

Here's the treble side, filed down. I was careful to not scrape the nearby wood and its finish.
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Tough to see I guess, but it didn't take much to make it reasonable.

A real man would bleed on the bird before making any changes...

 

[PillO]

I did that on both my Casady and VP.

One of:
I have enough callouses that it is a non-issue to me,
I only slide as far as the first fret, or
My nuts are fine as is. (Ahem)

 

[PillO]

Pre Thunderbird Thursday.
Well, here anyway.

"Tryin to get into.... Anything at all"

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I do have a reply for that, but i'm tired of having to go to the corner.......

Pre-mature adulation...

 

[JIO]

I kinda thought I was done with heavy rock, but then I got a sub gig playing it and I realized it's my thing. Not the only thing I can do, but I'm good at it and gosh darn it, people like me! Why stop?

I look at it more generally, including rock of any form.., at the end of the day it's all music, and those who are gifted with the want/need to be part of it (music) in any way, shape or form - to suppress the creative urge is not acceptable. I know people who are not musicians who absolutely love music - and they have all their lives so far. To feel like that and also make inroads to play music - that is who we are and never let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[PillO]

I play with tons of folks under 30 and that ain’t my experience at all. There’s plenty of young musicians who get it in spades. Lots of reasons for a 25 year old not to play with a 50 year old. Image is important to some bands. Older players ain’t gonna camp out in a van for months touring for free beer and sandwiches either.

Yeah, I was being glib and looking for an excuse to say Justice Beaver.