Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

Thunderbird owner: I've got 2 tbirds and have played several others and I've never experienced neck dive on any of them.

*what the rest of the world seems to hear*: OMG Help!!!! I can't keep the headstock off the floor and my spine is engulfed in fire every second of every minute that this 38 pound monster hangs on my bloody, raw, disjointed and misshapen shoulder!!!!!! SAVE MY FROM THIS ALBATROSS!!!!!


I'm not being dramatic, you are.

Of course, I'm being dramatic! It's a calling! Plus, the Flamingo is coming home. More drama. The only place it won't have horrible neck dive, sound like mud, explode into splinters from being looked at, cause disjointed shoulders, cause acne, create political unrest, and generally be involved in endless mayhem, is right in here with those who actually know. For the rest of the world, it's the usual. And, we need to make sure that stays usual, so that someday, we can all afford a '64.

 

[Count Bassie]

Don't worry. When you hit your late 50s, gaining weight becomes easy, even if you were an ectomorph before that.

Lol, ok. I'll be 58 in 2 months, let's see if I suddenly blow up...

 

[Gaolee]

I've never posted such a lengthy description when searching for people to plug in with, but whatever stipulations I included are always ignored and the reply comes back - "we play metal covers and need a bass player asap - gigs are booked!" ...

Whatever "no mom jeans" mean I'm all for excluding them. My favorite line is "The music we are doing is very commercial, but at the same time quite experimental." ... I bet.

There are some priceless lines. But I'm still holding out for the bass that comes with an Evil Girl Scout Cookie Dealer. If that bass comes with a dealer and a couple cases of thin mints, it's even better.

 

[Count Bassie]

Of course, I'm being dramatic! It's a calling! Plus, the Flamingo is coming home. More drama. The only place it won't have horrible neck dive, sound like mud, explode into splinters from being looked at, cause disjointed shoulders, cause acne, create political unrest, and generally be involved in endless mayhem, is right in here with those who actually know. For the rest of the world, it's the usual. And, we need to make sure that stays usual, so that someday, we can all afford a '64.

I'm with you here...

 

[Gaolee]

Is eating a vegan considered vegan?

Absolutely. Especially in Iowa.

 

[Gaolee]

Two Gibson TBirds and Two Epiphone TBirds, not a diver in the bunch. Actually never found a bird yet that couldn't keep its head up proud.


Well, feel free to join the wife and I. We'll make a NZ GTG out of it. Our Aussie friends can hop on over and join us. Of course @fasterpussycat is going to have to put us all up for a week at her place.

She will store you with the shoes.

 

[Count Bassie]

Thunderbird (Epi Classic, TB+ pup's) into Trace Elliot AH250SMX>Eden D410T (pre-SWR), is absolutely a punch in the bread basket, and very, very satisfying. I'm happy with my rig, all settled.

 

[Gaolee]

Don't apologize, Roger!

5'-8", never been over 145, currently at 132 and wearing 29" waist skinny jeans like in my 20s.

72, just had my semi annual checkup and in excellent health. I'm of the opinion perfect weight is about 10 lbs more than you weighed when you graduated high school.

Few weeks ago with a friend's wife, she actually took the pic above in '77!

I'm actually about 10 lbs over what I weighed in high school. And was at that weight until recently. Age 59 was when I got bigger. And yes, there are several people I know, mostly women, who aren't amused by that. I still want to shed the belly which is what weighs about 10 lbs.

 

[Gaolee]

He needs a 'Bird!

To play with the Who, he needs a Fenderbird. Or maybe a Jaebird. That would also work.

 

[PillO]

I'm actually about 10 lbs over what I weighed in high school. And was at that weight until recently. Age 59 was when I got bigger. And yes, there are several people I know, mostly women, who aren't amused by that. I still want to shed the belly which is what weighs about 10 lbs.

Dude. Liposuction...

 

[PillO]

Had a good session last night. Played with a new guitarist and was able to get the drummer from the last show I played, the one that Jeff was at, to come out. Somehow I was able to convince them that I'm a good bassist. The drummer said, "You are a rock-solid bassist." And the guitarist complimented my tone a lot. I was playing through my Darkglass AO into a GK head and Hartke 410. He said, "Your tone is kinda the balls."

Darkglass for the win...

The Darkglass cult...

 

[Gaolee]

Lol, ok. I'll be 58 in 2 months, let's see if I suddenly blow up...

I was 59 when I expanded. It happened pretty suddenly. I was 175. Then I was 190. I'm back to 185 or so with a bit of time in the gym.

There was also a two year stretch of spending way too much time on airplanes, in airports, and in hotels. The kind of stuff I ate didn't do me much good, and being trapped in a flying sardine can didn't help, either.

 

[Kriegs]

The Darkglass cult...

Haters of all things mid-range

 

[JJR58]

The Darkglass cult...

Haters of all things mid-range

I guess i'm just going to be a hypocrite here. I used to swear by the B7Ku, until i picked up the Ashly pre i have that replaced it. No going back to DG for me.
Alright, call me fickle, just don't call me Shirley.

 

[TBird1958]

I guess i'm just going to be a hypocrite here. I used to swear by the B7Ku, until i picked up the Ashly pre i have that replaced it. No going back to DG for me.
Alright, call me fickle, just don't call me Shirley.

I think you'd best leave the girlie stuff to me

 

[GBassNorth]

Lol, ok. I'll be 58 in 2 months, let's see if I suddenly blow up...

Just turned 61 a couple of months ago. I'm sure age is a factor in weight gain but I'm convinced that lifestyle changes and activity levels are a bigger factor. I weighed 165 pounds in high school with a very athletic build (28" waist just under 6' tall), was active in football, track, surfing, motocross and trail racing.

When I was in my early 40's after a couple of decades of a desk job and cafeteria lunches I had inched up to about 180 pounds with a 30" waist. In my mid 40's my job went international and I spent 3 out of 4 weeks every month traveling the world, eating airplane food and fast food for lunches and large 4 course wine and dine business dinners. Needless to say I packed on about 20 pounds during that stint, bringing me up to (and sometimes over) 200 pounds and a 34" waist.

Been retired for a little over 5 years now and I'm back down to about 190 with a 32" waist. I find it much harder to loose weight these days but I'm not as active as I used to be either. My pedometer indicates that I walk between 5 and 10 miles a day and I'll walk/run in an occasional 5K event but I think the best I'll get is maybe a 185 pound 32" waist. Which is only 20 pounds more than I weighed in high school at the peak of my athletic ability. I'm ok with that.

 

[Kriegs]

I think you'd best leave the girlie stuff to me

Let the pros do their thing

 

[JJR58]

I think you'd best leave the girlie stuff to me

I'll never learn.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

For a long time, I always saw that lovely little pentode as the 6BQ5. Like for 2/3 of my life. But the past 20 years, it's been 99% EL84. Not sure if that's the internet influence WRT what you mentioned, or what. I knew the history of all the others you mentioned, but never knew (til just now) that the EL84 was developed by Mullard / Phillips. I ran into 6BQ5s in the 60s all over the place in radios, stereo amps, Kalamazoo guitar amps, etc. Apparently Watkins introduced it to the guitar amp world at large.

Thanks for the insight.

our closest equivalent to the 84 would have been the 6V6. because Philips ECG had manufacturing in the USA (unlike RCA in Europe) the 84, not having the octal phenolic base, was cheaper......also, the 84 is a true pentode as opposed to a Beam Powered tetrode that were more popular over here..

 

[Gaolee]

I'll never learn.

That's why we love you.