Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

I love how kinetic his band is!

There is a lot to like. That is one of the things.

 

[dukeorock]

A buddy recently purchased a Mesa 400+ for $500. He’s pretty excited. He asked me to play it at my gig tonight so he could hear it as a listener. Twist my arm
Terrific amplifiers

 

[RedVee]

Tomorrow evening (Thursday night here) I’m off to see George Thorogood for the first time. It’s supposed to be a scorcher tomorrow, still be 34c at midnight - I think shorts and Tshirt are in order.

anyway - support is Hamish Anderson. He has been living in the US for the last few years. Have any of you seen him ?

 

[RedVee]

Tone ?
More that the bass being audible in the mix attracts me. Whether it be a melodic line or even just roots and fifths.

I like to be able to ‘follow the bouncing ball’ of the bass line if that makes sense.

not sure I’ve put this clearly.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Tone ?
More that the bass being audible in the mix attracts me. Whether it be a melodic line or even just roots and fifths.

I like to be able to ‘follow the bouncing ball’ of the bass line if that makes sense.

not sure I’ve put this clearly.

you mean like this?

 

[RedVee]

you mean like this?

Yes, though I wouldn’t have picked that one.
More this one:


Or Something, or 100 others.

many other people as well, not just Sir Paul.

edit: or even

 

[fasterpussycat]

A buddy recently purchased a Mesa 400+ for $500. He’s pretty excited. He asked me to play it at my gig tonight so he could hear it as a listener. Twist my arm

We feel your pain.

 

[Count Bassie]

He also played a P-bass with an added Gibson 'mud bucker' hugging the neck heal. Many players then liked the full-on bass lowness it offered, especially through the 360. He also played a clear lucite-bodied Dan Armstrong bass. After MO disbanded, he tried to keep playing in NYC but found all the music there a letdown from what MO was doing and stopped playing bass altogether and became a professional photographer.

I remember the photographer part. At least he didn't go off and sell insurance.

 

[Count Bassie]

Great song about I am not sure what happened, but surely it did.

We never fail to cross around here. Cross what? Erm...

Just got back from band practice. The Flamingo with Burners sounded like Armageddon. My opinion of those strings is 100% changed. They sounded harsh and burnt tan at first. Now they have lots of black and white in them. No tan left. Tan is the wrong color for a bass sound. They have just enough metallic teal blue to color the sound.

That's the first time I've understood this color thing of yours. I get the tan thing with the Burners, I see/get that impression too.

 

[Count Bassie]

On the subject of tone....I bought Rick Laird’s Acoustic 361 cabinet that he used with Mahavishnu Orchestra a couple months ago. Sounds great- just waiting for my bird to arrive and I’ll try to post some sound clips.

What head are you using with it?

 

[Count Bassie]

Tone ?
More that the bass being audible in the mix attracts me. Whether it be a melodic line or even just roots and fifths.

I like to be able to ‘follow the bouncing ball’ of the bass line if that makes sense.

not sure I’ve put this clearly.

I think you did.

 

[Bulltrout]

What head are you using with it?

I had an extra Acoustic 360 preamp, I now have two full 360/361 rigs

 

[JJR58]

A buddy recently purchased a Mesa 400+ for $500. He’s pretty excited. He asked me to play it at my gig tonight so he could hear it as a listener. Twist my arm
Terrific amplifiers
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NICE!!!!!!!!!

 

[GonePlaid]

A buddy recently purchased a Mesa 400+ for $500. He’s pretty excited. He asked me to play it at my gig tonight so he could hear it as a listener. Twist my arm
Terrific amplifiers
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Aw, gee. Do I have to?

 

[GonePlaid]

Tone ?
More that the bass being audible in the mix attracts me. Whether it be a melodic line or even just roots and fifths.

I like to be able to ‘follow the bouncing ball’ of the bass line if that makes sense.

not sure I’ve put this clearly.

Just fine.

 

[Bassmike62]

The first tone I noticed was Flea's in Higher ground. That brought me to Jazz basses. Then Geddy's distorted tone, again with a Jazz. After mucho experimentation and losing money buying and selling pedals, I finally settled on what I have now, giving me a somewhat woolly tone, not clean, but not really OD'd either. I fool around once in a while with it, but always come back to it.

Forgot to mention this and can't edit the post, so here goes: I have a preference for 15" speakers, so I always have that somewhere in my amp set-up. Currently playing Traynors and very satisfied with that typical hard rock sound. Also experimenting these days with various bass and low-mids eq settings.

 

[BklynKen]

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I had an extra Acoustic 360 preamp, I now have two full 360/361 rigs

I called the number on the back of that cab and got a Starbucks.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yes, though I wouldn’t have picked that one.
More this one:


Or Something, or 100 others.

many other people as well, not just Sir Paul.

edit: or even

I've always preferred patterns, whether semi walking or something kinda melodic, as opposed to droning root 1/8th notes. Probably due to growing up in a big band heavy environment(my dad played in a coupla big bands and I was in the HS big band and various Navy big bands). I'm also a fan of the bass and kick drum playing the same pattern, such as 1, rest, and2; 3, rest, and4, etc.(harder to type out than notate)

 

[Count Bassie]

I called the number on the back of that cab and got a Starbucks.

That's kind of depressing.

 

[BklynKen]

That's kind of depressing.

Fortunately I was kidding, but hopefully that's not the real case.

 

[Count Bassie]

Fortunately I was kidding, but hopefully that's not the real case.

I think you should find out... if someone answers, just pretend to be from the IRS.