Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Cool song!
I hope y’all spin around in chairs while you play and sashay away at the end.

It is a funny way to present a song. It was probably just a matter of keeping it low-budget -

 

[RedVee]

It is a funny way to present a song. It was probably just a matter of keeping it low-budget -

It’s art!

 

[mr zee]

I'm guessing that was what was implied.

You are correct.
The English language with a word having different meanings.
Yorkie = dog
Yorkie = cricket delivery
Yorkie = person from Yorkshire
Originally from Leeds but now living on the east coast, I'm affectionately known as a westie. This also is a terrier from Scotland but I wouldn't have roast beef with it. Maybe a side salad with sauteed mushrooms.

 

[MCF]

I'm all over a light (weight) bass - everybody's different (luckily) but I won't play a heavy bass no matter how awesome it is or sounds. I'm currently 'lightening' my Saundersbird to get it as much under 9lbs as I can.

I usually do a cleaner rout - but as it is fully covered by the pg I hacked a cavity here at home with a forester bit and a chisel. Next step is removing wood from the back of the body and capping it with pg material. I'll do that with a bit more finesse. No discernible change in sound - but it results in a more comfortable bass to play.

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Weight is the only reason I don’t have a Peavy T40. If a bass is too heavy, I know I’ll never want to play it.

 

[MCF]

I listened. St Louis sounds vaguely familiar. But Friday on my Mind is another great transistor radio memory. Still a fun listen.

Bowie covered Friday on Pinups; such a great song.

 

[MCF]

Transistor radio memory? 21st Century Schizoid Man. Same station following, disappointingly, with Cracklin' Rosie.

That is one song I do not recall hearing on a radio.

 

[PillO]

It is a funny way to present a song. It was probably just a matter of keeping it low-budget -

It’s art!

It can be both.

 

[PillO]

That is one song I do not recall hearing on a radio.

Really? Growing up in the greater Toronto area, I can remember hearing that, Hocus Pocus, Roundabout, and other prog rock songs on the radio (once I got an FM radio). AM radio stayed around the 3 minute mark and I can remember Elton John (back when he was a rocker), the Who, BTO, and Guess Who.

 

[Count Bassie]

That is one song I do not recall hearing on a radio.

1970 or thereabouts... (edit) ...this being in Miami FL, USA.
Both those tunes are timeline markers, far as I can tell, for American pop radio.

 

[GonePlaid]

That is one song I do not recall hearing on a radio.

We had a terrific AOR station in MIami in the 70s where you'd hear things like "21st Century...."and other obscure stuff. Unfortunately, the listeners were not the sponsors target audience.

 

[Count Bassie]

We had a terrific AOR station in MIami in the 70s where you'd hear things like "21st Century...."and other obscure stuff. Unfortunately, the listeners were not the sponsors target audience.

Makes sense, I was quite young and that time was a blur. I do recall tunes like Hot Smoke and Sassafrass, Never My Love, and Green Eyed Lady, as well as some Blood Sweat & Tears getting lots of airplay.
That was a good time cor music, especially for me at the time. I was always into the sound of a production more than the song itself.

 

[Engle]

I'm fighting with Cubase this evening. Not using it very often means I don't remember how it works and have to relearn every time. Plus, it seems like recording programs change just a little when you aren't looking. Either that or I'm getting dumber. Maybe both.

I keep using Acid (the software) for that reason. After 15 years, I know where everything is and what it’s called. I should probably switch to Cubase, but don’t want to deal with the learning curve.

 

[Engle]

It looks like a lot, but an under the pg void doesn't lighten it much. It helps, and once I remove a similar amount on the backside, it should start to add up. (or subtract down...) Anything around 9lbs is acceptable and less is even better.

That’s what I found. If the wood is dense, you need to take quite a bit of it away to make a significant difference.
I’m hoping to get my Tbird to a point where I can play it for more than 2 songs

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Transistor radio memory? 21st Century Schizoid Man. Same station following, disappointingly, with Cracklin' Rosie.

It was the Big Bang of rock, everything flying out of the singularity at once. It meant we heard some garbage, but we were also exposed to a plethora of awesome styles and musicians.

 

[Engle]

You are correct.
The English language with a word having different meanings.
Yorkie = dog
Yorkie = cricket delivery
Yorkie = person from Yorkshire
Originally from Leeds but now living on the east coast, I'm affectionately known as a westie. This also is a terrier from Scotland but I wouldn't have roast beef with it. Maybe a side salad with sauteed mushrooms.

There’s a Hungarian at my work that does pretty well at English, but I see he struggles with all the multiple meanings. It illustrates how tough English is to learn.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It’s art!

Art and low budget!

 

[Engle]

Really? Growing up in the greater Toronto area, I can remember hearing that, Hocus Pocus, Roundabout, and other prog rock songs on the radio (once I got an FM radio). AM radio stayed around the 3 minute mark and I can remember Elton John (back when he was a rocker), the Who, BTO, and Guess Who.

Sounds like we had the same playlists in Vancouver.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That is one song I do not recall hearing on a radio.

Which? 21st Century Schizoid Man, or Cracklin Rosie?

 

[Count Bassie]

I keep using Acid (the software) for that reason. After 15 years, I know where everything is and what it’s called. I should probably switch to Cubase, but don’t want to deal with the learning curve.

I've had a pirated copy of Cool Edit Pro 2 (after it was discontinued, I guess that's better...) since 2000. Still does everything I need it to.
It's since been bought and repackaged as Adobe Audition, with a pretty hefty price tag. For my purposes, there's cheap-to-free stuff out there that'll git 'er done for me also.

 

[PillO]

There’s a Hungarian at my work that does pretty well at English, but I see he struggles with all the multiple meanings. It illustrates how tough English is to learn.

If you want to confuse him, tell him you are going to go to the forest to chop down a tree. Then you are going to take the tree home and chop it up.