Again, that's fine. But those songs wouldn't even BE those songs without an upright. It's part of them.
Note that I never said any specific player needs a DB. I sure don't. But if one is playing certain styles of music, it's called for. That's all.
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Thunderbird Club
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Again, that's fine. But those songs wouldn't even BE those songs without an upright. It's part of them.
Note that I never said any specific player needs a DB. I sure don't. But if one is playing certain styles of music, it's called for. That's all.
I have no idea who they are, and I'm OK with that state of affairs (no ahemming).
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I saw/heard Debbie Harry with The Jazz Passengers in the late 90's here in the Bay Area. (Yoshi's in Oakland) She was still attractive but was unconcerned about attempting to look like a model. Her whole persona was the opposite of the stylized "Blondie" image. Really enjoyed that group and hearing her perform.
When does the water arrive?
Kentucky hey... how accurate is this ?
(I like the Black Stone Cherry stuff I’ve heard)
I went to high school with the singers father. Used to jam once in a while in my beginner days. He always had the nicest guitar collection back then.
That's the Bay City Rollers!
Well, just had another roller here, felt bigger than the one yesterday.
Our group plays mostly 60s/70s rock, some country, some ballads, and some "Great American Songbook"-that's what our audience wants to hear. We wanna keep working so that's what we play. I strive for a Jamerson/Kaye very bottomy sound. I'm not interested in sounding like a guitar an octave lower. I make an effort to stay the hell out of our 2 guitarists range. I also play in a community concert band and occasional big band gigs where an upright-y sound would be appropriate and appreciated. I don't play upright [converted mediocre saxist] and at 74 next month I ain't starting now. I am able to get the tone(s) I want from my NR TBird for any genre of music I'm called on to play. I'm prolly deeply in the minority here, but I like a clean, bassy sound for what I do and want to do. I use Rumble amps and-for me-they coulda left the overdrive circuit out of mine. My 'Bird with its EB Cobalt Flats allows me to be punchy if that's what's called for and mellow otherwise with just a minor tweak of the tone knob. My one-and only-stomp box is an EHX Micro POG that I use to fatten up our sound during guitar solos when we go out as a trio. JMHO. And I am a bar person.I will unpack a little and answer each part.
Why might one want that thumpy upright sound? Well you mention jazz and bluegrass (but omitted rockabilly) and those might be reasons. Others might just be looking for something different/unique. A metal band with an upright would get some notice for it; and all attention is god if you are trying to be recognized (as they say, just make sure you spell my name correctly).
There are lots of tones people get out of basses that I don't care for. But that is their sound and I get it. For instance, my teacher plays ultra-clean. I like to have some hair on my sound. I like the crunchy tone that Geddy and Myung get and I am aiming somewhere in that range. McCartney often had a thumpy sound which may be a combination of string choice and the amps that were available; I don't think it was homage to the upright tone of his contemporaries/predecessors.
I am not smart enough to play fretless. If I were ever to attempt upright, I would be going EUB and running a pedalboard to get some drive in the sound.
My brother and I are doing Stray Cat Strut (which, of course, has an upright in it). I am playing a thunderbird (with drive) for that; we aren't aiming for a true to the original recreation; we are rocking it up.
I guess I fall on the side of - it is OK to not like the sound of upright. That doesn't make you a bad person; but maybe there are other things that make you a bar person?
Yeah, I'm not a fan of upright. I have no desire to play one. I understand that some people have an opinion contrary to mine.
1. I like T-Birds, except for the ergonomics. They do the opposite of fit me. The sound, though...
2. I have a PJ I want to embrace with TB PUs, but I am so broke I can barely pay attention.
other- I have several F-type basses, and some ancient Ibanii, but when I think "Crushing, Owning, Driving Rock Bass",
I usually think Thunderbird.
3. I lurk here often, and imo this is one of the busiest threads on TB, and rarely disappoints. Carry on.
2. I have a PJ I want to embrace with TB PUs, but I am so broke I can barely pay attention.
other- I have several F-type basses, and some ancient Ibanii, but when I think "Crushing, Owning, Driving Rock Bass",
I usually think Thunderbird.
3. I lurk here often, and imo this is one of the busiest threads on TB, and rarely disappoints. Carry on.
Felt it slightly over here. Our hanging lights and the blinds started swaying all of a sudden. A friend in Huntington Beach texted that it was bigger than the one yesterday. Stay safe!!!!
Yeah, felt it here in Ventura county, Simi Valley area. Initial USGS report was a 7.1 magnitude. I've been through a lot of quakes but I gotta say I've never been through ones that lasted as long as these. Tonight's quake lasted over a minute, it can make it a bit unnerving when the rolling doesn't seem like it's going to stop.
Good news is my earthquake protection plan for the hanging basses worked perfectly. No damage to anything or anyone here. Not sure what the situation is in Ridgecrest where the epicenter is.
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7.1 is pretty big. Nothing for quite a while in the Bay Area... I'd rather have the occasional tremor than nothing.
yeah same here and looks like it's traveling up the fault line..
kidding aside, seems like I'm seeing this request more than ever before....one would think the Silverfaces would start coming up in value..
What's it say 'bout me that I knew who they were?
