Took them off the VP. Just didn't see a need to leave them, and they might stain the white. It's not going anywhere so there's nothing to prove to a prospective buyer.
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Thunderbird Club
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I have really got to get one of these. While I'm almost always very satisfied with my tone, I'm dying to hear what they can do. I can't play great, so I always want to at least sound great.
Yeah, I'm kinda riveted to the mic, so mobility's not a necessity.
red AMC?.....hmmmm..I won't/can't disagree, but in this area you are your own sound person and there is no FOH at any place we play. Most of our gigs are at small-ish restaurant/lounges, where, if there's a house PA, it's used for announcements:"Farquhar party of 4, your table's ready" or "will the owner of the red AMC please move....". They aren't real sound systems; we gots to bring our own. These days that's usually 2 'daisy chained' Bose L1's set in a position to act as both PA and monitors. We hear exactly what the crowd hears[only we hear it first]. Also, 'cos of the size of the room(s)-and age of audience-there's no need to mic the instruments-not even my THUNDERBIRD.
I find playing at church less "fun" (which isn't the point), because you work on a few songs, get one maybe two practices and you go. Next week all different songs and likely a new one to learn. Repeat every week. Cohesiveness is a little more challenging under those circumstances. I like outside gigs in that you go over your set frequently until you can play without thinking about it (the Ronnie Van Zant method!). It just comes more naturally when at the gig.
And playing a Thunderbird helps greatly is either situation. Never had a problem being heard or felt with a Thunderbird in either setting, so I agree with Bird comment as well.
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Interesting. I didn't know this was another option. I've found some pretty cheap filters online, but didn't know if that was going to be a waste of money. More pondering necessary. Good thing my Thunderbirds sound good as is!
Interested in how well they work.
And we look as cool as it gets with....a Thunderbird!
All this talk of hi/low pass filters has me second guessing myself.
I've always assumed the semiparametric equalizer section of my Thunderfunk amp served the purpose of a HLPF. The way it's set up you can dial in any specific frequency you want in any of four ranges of frequencies and either cut or boost those frequencies. Here's a pic of the EQ section...
...I just select the Hz setting on the top row and cut or boost that setting by as much as 15dB.
So is that the same general function as an HLPF or am I missing out on something more???
My transmitter lives in this pouch, so clumsy as I am, it has not been destroyed. Mind you, the belt clip was broken when I got it.
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We often include a new song, but we also have a collection of songs that we pull from regularly, so most weeks at least half the songs I already know pretty well. We have a good setup to make sure we're ready by the time we play the set- or occasionally we'll just wing a song. The next time I'm scheduled, it might be with a partially or completely different team, so the song might have a very different feel. It works great for us, and I love it.
We typically have drums, one or two guitars (occasionally three), keys, maybe electric piano, maybe violin, and one to three vocalists. With a sparser band, or if the song really wants it, I'll open up the bridge pickup somewhat, maybe turn the tone knob up. But mainly I run the neck (ha!) pickup and hold down the low end. Hey, it's a THUNDERbird, right? (I have my EQ set up to allow a bit of a mid-bass boost vaguely reminiscent of an old Phil Lesh tone.)
That's it in a nutshell!
I won't/can't disagree, but in this area you are your own sound person and there is no FOH at any place we play. Most of our gigs are at small-ish restaurant/lounges, where, if there's a house PA, it's used for announcements: "Farquhar party of 4, your table's ready" or "will the owner of the red AMC please move....". They aren't real sound systems; we gots to bring our own. These days that's usually 2 'daisy chained' Bose L1's set in a position to act as both PA and monitors. We hear exactly what the crowd hears[only we hear it first
Donner, your table is ready. Donner, party of 90, 89, 88, 87...
Thunderbird!
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as tempted as I am I better not but thanks!!
Exactly. And thus it sits on the floor for crawlers and toddlers to play with.as tempted as I am I better not but thanks!!
