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This stuff is getting pretty slick.I recently changed to Eargasm slides, a great product. You can change the decibel reduction, so at practice, I maximize the reduction on the drummer side, less reduction on the other side. I use to just not put one in the other side so that my vocals didn't overwhelm everything else, now I have hearing protection in both ears.
Yes it is. Out in Gen Pop, they have all the same problems but don't have the appreciation of Thunderbirds!Wait a minute...
There's a lot of club members here with diminished hearing ability.....
....and I come here for advice on how a specific thunderbird sounds vs something else.....
.... is that a wise move???
No, I typically wear blue coveralls with a G logo on the bib... Sometimes I have a watermelon on my head.
Sorry, what?
I SAID OUT IN GEN POP...
I've had a copper burst Dano longhorn for at least 25 years. Paid next to nothing for it, which is probably why I grabbed it in the first place. I've never played it live and probably never will, but it's been on many recordings over the years. I mostly use it through a guitar amp for bari/bass vi type lead stuff. Works incredibly well for that.
on that track I played upright, a Pbass and the Dano on the lead stuff because more is more
I felt the same way when I got my first T-Bird a few years back. Never even tried one all those years. Now I rarely play anything else
That's why it's tough to recommend strings. Smith Burners work great for me, but not for Jeff (in this example). But, Jeff and myself both love Cobalts for flats. There's just too many factors. You play light gauge(gage?) strings finger style, I play medium and heavy, mostly with a pick. Every set of hands out there have at least subtle differences too. All that before we even get into tonal preferences, amps, cabs, etc.
I mainly play in 5 different bands and feel like I prefer to tweak the sound a bit differently for each band, to best fit in with what's going on around me.
That said, it's helpful to get a consensus from a lot of players. Kinda narrows things down a bit. On my main live and recording basses I use different strings...
2002 Gibson 'Bird w/ Lollars- Cobalts
Cataldo NR41- KS Bass Burners
'67 Hofner- TI Jazz flats
'87 MM Sabre- KS Bass Burners
Drake custom w/ TV Jones blade pups-DR Lo-Riders (SS)
Gretsch Spectrasonic- Dunlop flats, though currently strung w/ Black Beauties
Dano longhorn- LaBella Deep Talkin' flats
'71 Gibson EB3L- haven't found anything I love on that bass. Very tempted to sell it off
I had an encounter with a bass player in an opening band not too long ago. Could tell he spends a lot of time in TB gen pop based on his gear and attitude...
him- "wow, you must've gotten one of the few Gibson T-Birds that doesn't have horrible finish issues."
Me- "I've owned several and seen many others. Never personally seen one with finish issues."
Him- "how do you deal with the neck dive? I could never deal with that."
Me- "it doesn't neck dive ever."
Him- "hopefully you'll be one of the lucky ones who doesn't have the headstock snap off."
Me- "on two separate occasions, this bass has gotten knocked off the stand on a drum riser and landed face first on a hardwood stage. Still fine."
He eventually gave up and started telling me all about his gear and why it was superior. His tone was terrible and his playing was even worse
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... *sigh*... sorry.
too kind you are Duke.....I would have told him to kiss my grits after the initial comment..I had an encounter with a bass player in an opening band not too long ago. Could tell he spends a lot of time in TB gen pop based on his gear and attitude...
him- "wow, you must've gotten one of the few Gibson T-Birds that doesn't have horrible finish issues."
Me- "I've owned several and seen many others. Never personally seen one with finish issues."
Him- "how do you deal with the neck dive? I could never deal with that."
Me- "it doesn't neck dive ever."
Him- "hopefully you'll be one of the lucky ones who doesn't have the headstock snap off."
Me- "on two separate occasions, this bass has gotten knocked off the stand on a drum riser and landed face first on a hardwood stage. Still fine."
He eventually gave up and started telling me all about his gear and why it was superior. His tone was terrible and his playing was even worse
Yes. The pedal will only draw as much as it needs. Trouble happens when you try to draw more current than the power supply can supply. That is when magic smoke gets released. With or without flames.
Hey that was good entertainment- Duke just left the door open, and sure enough, the kid delivered!
Thanks, I just had to make sure all that power (...) wasn't going to do some special, occult thing if it didn't get to escape its tiny black plastic box.
yes, watch the polarity though and if it's AC or DC. typically both an AC or DC supply will work on an AC powered pedal. An AC supply will not work on a DC powered pedal..
I've done that for years- drummers' cymbals near my head. Luckily I've got narrow, crooked ear canals and chronic excess wax. Sounds gnarly, but it's probably a good thing in my case.
