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Thunderbird Club
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That’s hilarious when the bass on the track slides way up and the bassist realizes he missed it! Great tune anyway
I use ball ends on my JC
I put a Hipshot on my JC. I had the 3 point for quite some time, but since I had the Hipshot on everything else, I figured it deserved one too. I was undecided about how to put it on because of the angle and arch of the top, so I took it into L&M and had them install it (and do a string change/set up at the same time).
My brother (who recently retired as a car designer and now instructs at Art Center) had a Matchbox one. He used to sit in the back of class in fifth grade and draw pictures of it. Drove the teacher nuts.The red GT-40 was my favourite hot wheel
Well, you’re the recording guru and I value your posts. A lot. TBH, the tuners in my three practice areas are cheap Monoprice mini pedals. They work fine. I can’t tell the difference going direct into any of my amps or inline through the tuner pedals. Am I really that deaf? I’m being serious....played loud as a kid and through college. We didn’t know about ear protection in the seventies. Attended more concerts than I can count. Sabbath, Clash, Yes, Bowie, Uriah Heep, the Boss, dozens of others, many forgotten and a Kiss show I’d like to forget. And every NYCH tour. I have tinnitus that is variable depending on the environment. I guess my question is how do I know when it is coloring the sound?
Did you see Uriah Heep with Gary Thain on bass?
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If you can’t hear the difference, then you’re good to go! It’s probably negligible at best anyway. To me, it’s way more noticeable on upright than electric anyway
I did! 1973, Atlanta. Gary was a monster. Whole band was on fire. Good thing, too, or Earth, Wind & Fire would have stolen the show. Especially the bass player.
Super jealous! I love Gary Thain's playing. Sad story. But I love listening to his playing on the 1973 live album.
I have that too. The loud music in youth is probably a negligible contributor compared to time around things that go bang in the army. Sometimes that C# is loud, other times it isn't bad. But I need background noise all the time - music, TV, something to distract from the ring.
Skiing and kayaking are the times that I reliably get quiet relief.
Right there with you on the "played loud in the 70s". Ear protection? We don't need no stinkin' ear protection! Yeah, actually we did.
That was pretty much the concert that night!
1970s ?
These guys rocked a kimono on occasions, and silk just anytime.
(After their denim period)
Confident album sub title... but that was about their last shot
Why not 85 to match the series ?
Long, but super fun day yesterday. Two recording sessions and two gigs. Not quite as tough as it sounds, but not easy.
First session at 10:00am. At a House of Blues studio called The Cave. The tracking room is a recreation of the original Sun studio. Exact same dimensions and damping materials. The only difference was the addition of 5 iso rooms. The control room is another story. Very modern and state of the art meets some cool vintage stuff. David Leonard engineered and Kenny Greenberg produced and played guitar. Look those guys up if you’re a recording nerd. These dudes are very serious.
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That’s a rare 1977 API console. Ocean Way monitors that were close to 8ft tall and 4ft wide. Sounded AMAZING. Nearfields were Genelecs
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Also this Neve sidecar. The outboard gear was insane. Pultec eq’s, TubeTech, Vintage Urie, Burl converters...basically everything
The artist is Mark Collie. The first session was his live band (myself, Steve Latanation on drums, Jesse Isley on guitar) plus Kenny Greenberg on additional guitar.
first song was straight up rockabilly, so I used my 1948 Epiphone B4 upright.
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I told the engineer I much prefer certain ribbons for ‘that’ sound I like, but he said he always starts with condensers like a U87 or U67. Lovely mics, but I’d never use em on upright. He’s a very famous engineer, so I kept my mouth shut! After about 20 minutes, he switched to an AEA R84 ribbon (the same mic I always use on that upright) and it sounded great. I’m sure he was used to carved top, darker sounding uprights. All the classic rockabilly stuff was done on brighter, plywood basses.
The next song was on electric, but was still kinda vintage sounding, so I grabbed my 1967 Hofner 500/1. I was a tad apprehensive about using it since the engineer produced a Paul McCartney record (!), but he hooked it up through a Demeter tube DI, had me play a few minutes, then got on the talkback and said “dude, that bass is fvcking amazing!” That felt good
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More random shots of the session...
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After we cut 3 songs, Mark’s band got sent home so they could set up for the evening session. All A List top tier musicians...and me, for some inexplicable reason. Kenny normally uses Michael Rhoades on bass, so it was intimidating to say the least. They asked me to stick with the Hofner since it sounded so good earlier, but it quickly became obvious that wasn’t the right bass for the more modern material. I switched to my MusicMan Sabre, cranked the lows, pulled back the highs and it worked perfectly. That was a fun day!
After that, I quickly packed up and headed across town to play with Derek Hoke, followed by a set with Mike Lynch (thankfully) at the same venue. Back on my T Bird for the live stuff and all was right with the world
Sorry for the long winded post. Just figured the recording nerds like myself would find it interesting!
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I did! And I’m not even a recording nerd.
(Perhaps an ‘old poopie’ nerd though)
Good to know, I plan on seeing Bonamassa later this year
Sadly, no. Pretty sure it was Wetton when I saw them the first time and Bolder a couple of times after that. I listened to the live album a lot in those days.
Hi guys,
Is it safe to use regular long scale bass strings on the T-Bird or do they require extra long? I have regular long scale on mine at the moment, but just want to make sure I'm not causing any damage.
Thanks!
Is it safe to use regular long scale bass strings on the T-Bird or do they require extra long? I have regular long scale on mine at the moment, but just want to make sure I'm not causing any damage.
Thanks!
