Thunderbird Club

[Mike.C.]

One of my many hats at work (for which I get ZERO compensation for) is managing a coffee bar and barista. I’ve gone through 7 Baristas since last July - none of which looked anything like the posted example.

Now I understand what I’ve been doing wrong!!!

 

[PillO]

Ha! from what I've seen WA leads the race on those.....
on another note, I must be a bass player....initially I thought the coffee machine was an SVT until I looked closer..

There is a coffee machine in that picture?

 

[GonePlaid]

Or a karaoke machine. I can’t believe how many places still have a dedicated night or two to this.

Easy. Really cheap "entertainment" that sells lotsa booze. As cheap to produce as a 'reality' show.

 

[JIO]

This was a pretty fun movie to watch. Lots about pedals in general, with respect to prices, hype, etc. And Steve Albini with the winning comment at 1:26:46.

A really insightful document - its reason to be made was pedals, fuzz pedals specifically but through the interviews reveals more about buzz (see what I did there), hype and human nature in the world of electric guitar oriented music. (including forums...)

 

[Count Bassie]

Perhaps reminding them that keys can replace bass?

No!!

Um... ****

 

[Mike.C.]

Easy. Really cheap "entertainment" that sells lotsa booze. As cheap to produce as a 'reality' show.

I know, I get it. The ONLY karaoke night I thought was interesting was a live backing band setting. Of course the song choices were limited, but it was awesome. Except for the singing... And you’re right - everyone was LIT.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I took up drums partly because of the scarcity of drummers. Turns out drumming is a lot of fun.

scarcity in the key word.....the sad reality is (around here at least), proficient drummers would rather be making money than investing time in Pie in the Sky experiments....

 

[Count Bassie]

I know, I get it. The ONLY karaoke night I thought was interesting was a live backing band setting. Of course the song choices were limited, but it was awesome. Except for the singing... And you’re right - everyone was LIT.

Sometimes for an impromptu "guest" singer, a band I knew in Miami would, mid-song, mess with them by half the band dropping down a half-step. It was hilarious.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The whole band can be replaced with a CD player +/- DJ

True. And that happens. My point was that it’s a multi-edged sword, dangerous to unsheath.

 

[GBassNorth]

Gibson die hards with a Jazz Bass itch to scratch and very limited funds might want to take a look here...
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Never seen one of these before and it looks like it's in pretty good condition. Price looks enticing as well.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I took up drums partly because of the scarcity of drummers. Turns out drumming is a lot of fun.

Never took up drums (I should have) but I love percussing.

 

[Count Bassie]

It's not bi-amping in the classic sense, but here's where I've landed:

Bass>A/B/Y box, splitting to two amps.
A side: Trace Elliot AH250SMX>Eden D410-T, EQ'd to handle mostly mids and highs.
B side: Trace Elliot (Peavey) Elf>Home DIY'd 210 cab, EQ'd to handle the heavier lifting in the lows.

This is working pretty well, I think, for the reggae tripping- the Eden is not really the box for this, but it's very punchy and hardy otherwise. The 210 is happier pushing some lows, those Eminence BP-102s have some good excursion designed into them, impressive bass for a cheap pair of 10s.
I think adjustments from here will be minor.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Or a karaoke machine. I can’t believe how many places still have a dedicated night or two to this.

I can. It gives everyone who doesn’t have the time/dedication/etc to be in a band, who isn’t that confident, or who can’t sing well enough (or at all) a few minutes in the spotlight.

 

[Count Bassie]

Never took up drums (I should have) but I love percussing.

I could percuss like a drunk sailor by the time I was 9.

 

[Mike.C.]

Sometimes for an impromptu "guest" singer, a band I knew in Miami would, mid-song, mess with them by half the band dropping down a half-step. It was hilarious.

Count, that is freakin hilarious!! Would totally do that to those deserving of!

We tune a 1/2 step up sometimes in order to stay in standard and we even tell our singer we’re doing it. Yet, he always asks us after the first few goes if we’re doing something different from the recording.

 

[Count Bassie]

I can. It gives everyone who doesn’t have the time/dedication/etc to be in a band, who isn’t that confident, or who can’t sing well enough (or at all) a few minutes in the spotlight.

Edit...

My wife and I, stopping off on our way to Miami before we got married, stopped at a diner in Cocoa Beach. They were having a semi-final event for a karaoke competition. We saw a wrinkled, sun-tanned old woman in a pink terry-cloth sweat suit get up and do a rendition of "Crazy" by Patsy Cline- she was very good, and she gave us the willies! It was right out of a David Lynch screenplay. She had a total take on it, like she'd written it- she brought the "Crazy" home. It was devastating, and very entertaining.
Karaoke can be ok.

 

[Count Bassie]

Count, that is freakin hilarious!! Would totally do that to those deserving of!

I just noticed the figure on the pickguard in your avatar... funny, there was one real nice girl who used to want to sing "Just Like Heaven", and they'd let her up... and once in a while they'd let her have it! She was always a good sport about it, it was all in good fun.

That tune, with that groove, is particularly funny to do that to.

 

[Mike.C.]

Edit...

My wife and I, stopping off on our way to Miami before we got married, stopped at a diner in Cocoa Beach. They were having a semi-final event for a karaoke competition. We saw a wrinkled, sun-tanned old woman in a pink terry-cloth sweat suit get up and do a rendition of "Crazy" by Patsy Cline- she was very good, and she gave us the willies! It was right out of a David Lynch screenplay. She had a total take on it, like she'd written it- she brought the "Crazy" home. It was devastating, and very entertaining.
Karaoke can be ok.

These experiences are why I like - and miss - going out into the world. Thanks, man - felt like I was there with yous and can almost smell the nicotine.

 

[Count Bassie]

Better pic of my reinvention of the wheel...

Ok you can pay attention to something else now... I guess...

 

[Count Bassie]

These experiences are why I like - and miss - going out into the world. Thanks, man - felt like I was there with yous and can almost smell the nicotine.

Thanks for reading, and getting it! I don't get out very it much myself these days, I kinda miss it too.