Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

I searched youtube and found 10 really different versions of Wichita Lineman by REI, Kool and the Gang, The Meters, Johnny Cash <not very good at all~ and by Rita Wilson & Cassandra Wilson. (no relation!) And this cool version by the Dells -

Any song that both Johnny Cash and the Meters would do is automatically a great song.

 

[Gaolee]

Don't lock the cat in with the Jamesons.

But the Kat is perfectly safe to be left with it. You will get all of it back.

 

[Gaolee]

I was about to post a picture of it, but I wouldn’t want the tort to cause @Gaolee to lose his breakfast.

Nah, I would get hungry for lunch, and there's no deli around here close enough for a salami sandwich. So, I appreciate your kindness, just for a different reason.

 

[Glenn Johnson]

'Tone'? What is this 'tone' of which you speak?

I don't really know, but I thought saying it would impress everyone

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

There are 2 camps - those who like a 1 pu sound/tone, and those who like a blend of two pu's. The camp who likes a blend also likes a 1 pu sound/tone, which is available to them turning 1 knob off.

it's gotta be a perceptional "Looks Cool" thing....makes no sense otherwise..

 

[JIO]

it's gotta be a perceptional "Looks Cool" thing....makes no sense otherwise..

ding-ding-ding

 

[BklynKen]

Well, I can totally justify a HPF pedal now, but I have to buy a cab instead. I'm going on a small tour in April and need a cab for my GK MB500. I think I'll sell off all my pedals I don't use, to offset the cost.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The guy who sold me the Gibson RD on Reverb never took the plastic off the pickguard and had no idea that there was a storage compartment in the case, so it came with all the case candy in all the original packaging.

That's awesome, sir! At least- for you!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I have always been curious about them

Yup,
I wonder how a 5 Banger set would sound especially a low B of .130ish??

I'll let you know once my 5 string set arrives and I get the std IV set up for BEAD.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I don't really know, but I thought saying it would impress everyone

Tone tone tone tone TONE.

 

[GBassNorth]

Only have the one set, on the ‘15. kinked before clipping and installed per the weird included instructions. Winding them onto the skinny bird posts wasn’t fun; they’re really stiff. No issue at all with them not being smooth. I promised they’d get a long fair try. I like the feel, don’ mind the stiffness, but I’ll will be moving back to rounds when I get around to it. Can’t describe it exactly, but something is missing in the tone down low.

That's exactly what I found with Cobalts on my 2015 as well. Switched to heavy gauge Taper wound Black Beauties and am Lovin the sound and feel.

 

[JIO]

Any song that both Johnny Cash and the Meters would do is automatically a great song.

I was initially glad to see a Johnny Cash version but frankly I couldn't get through it. Like having Bob Dylan do a version, which luckily he never has.

 

[GBassNorth]

Here's a question for the TBird clan...

Did Gibson (not Epiphone) ever make a 5 string Thunderbird with the raised face like normal TBirds (not the studio model)?

 

[dagrev]

I have three pair- all gifts over time. The most recent is probably ten years old. I seldom wear them, so they hold up. I have occasionally worn a pair to work. On stage is next.

I think I've read someplace that some musicians have on occasion wore less than typical clothing on stage.

 

[Border]

Happy Friday everyone, I hope your week has been good. I am hoping for a little advice about monitors. I literally know almost nothing about them. The monitors we have used went with the drummer when he retired. I inherited these two and am likely going to try using them. Anyone familiar with them? I am told I need a pre amp to power them. Any suggestions? The only "preamp" I currently have is an MXR Bass Preamp that I use as a DI. Any suggestions, including sell 'em and get new ones would be greatly appreciated. Have a great weekend everyone.

 

[WillyW]

Nice! Where did you get the body!

Nice! Is that one of the Northern Ash ones on EBay?

yeah the eBay guy, it’s my second one..

 

[dagrev]

Ya mean like this?
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Keep your bottle slide in the case do ya?

 

[dagrev]

Along with pretty much everything Glen Campbell did in the mid to late 1960s. I still go back and peruse his catalog.

But... I didn't realize Johnny Rivers did "By the Time I get to Phoenix" first. Another winner. Or that Don Ho first did Galveston. Or that later, Isaac Hayes covered BtTIGtP. (19 minutes worth!) Wow. Go wander youtube and Wikipedia to fill in the blanks in your music history.

Meanwhile, for bass-driven, multi-instrument light rock, here's some nice, gooey goodness:

I love that version. Great song.

 

[dagrev]

I searched youtube and found 10 really different versions of Wichita Lineman by REI, Kool and the Gang, The Meters, Johnny Cash <not very good at all~ and by Rita Wilson & Cassandra Wilson. (no relation!) And this cool version by the Dells -

Wow! Who knew? Kool and the Gang, huh? Going to have to look that up--purely out of curiosity.

 

[dagrev]

This is freaking amazing. The vocals are so good....

No kidding!