Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

^^^Truth!
I like it here because people are generally cool and accepting.

You are all proof this club is cool. You all put up with me.

 

[Engle]

Interesting, but-to me-unnecessary. And prolly expensive.

 

[JJR58]

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You are all proof this club is cool. You all put up with me.

you’re easy...

 

[JJR58]

you’re easy...

 

[Kriegs]

Have you ever had a bass that didn’t sustain enough?

Absolutely! In fact, I currently own six of them! I can use only four of mine to do dooooooooooooooooooooooooooom*


*note the sustain?

 

[MCF]

You are all proof this club is cool. You all put up with me.

You’re only one of many reasons I keep up with this thread. I love the rabbit holes you send me to. Your pics are very cool. You disappear for days to celebrate your birthday to do who knows what? And no, I don’t need to know what.

 

[StephnG]

I am, forgiven....... probably not.

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I believe I see a bridge cover which means you ARE forgiven My Son ...

 

[JJR58]

I believe I see a bridge cover which means you ARE forgiven My Son ...

Actually, what you're seeing is a combination of the bridge pick up, and bridge itself.
No cover there.

 

[JJR58]

You’re only one of many reasons I keep up with this thread. I love the rabbit holes you send me to. Your pics are very cool. You disappear for days to celebrate your birthday to do who knows what? And no, I don’t need to know what.

What?!, i've been behaving.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I believe I see a bridge cover which means you ARE forgiven My Son ...

Actually, what you're seeing is a combination of the bridge pick up, and bridge itself.
No cover there.

Oh, dear. You and William Munny (Unforgiven)...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

You are all proof this club is cool. You all put up with me.

Put up with? What the Fender? You're one of the draws!

 

[Count Bassie]

You are all proof this club is cool. You all put up with me.

Lol, I've been dipping off radar, but I'm still here...

you’re easy...

See??

 

[PillO]

Hmmm. If you have a song where you could get away with just sustaining the root, do that on one bass on a stand, turn down the volume on the bass you're wearing, and go to town on it. See if anyone notices.

That's why I posted the sustainiac. I've never understood this theory of "it needs more sustain!" or "this bass sustains way better than that one!" Most of the time the same people will also argue "You need a better muting technique!" I just play the way I play and hopefully it doesn't suck too bad. Making notes sustain for long periods would most likely just lengthen the suck.

There are a handful of songs I play on that (depending on the mood of the leader) work best with several seconds of solid sustain. A compressor helps.

Electro-Harmonix

 

[PillO]

One of the things I love about Thunderbird Club is the ability to have discussions about things we have big opinions on, without egos pummeling each other. A fair number of other threads quickly turn into religious hot button wars:
"I've been playing with 5 strings for years now. What the snorkle is wrong with you urql heads still playing 4?"
"I tried 5 but Jaco rolled over in his grave so hard that LA got hit by a 5.3 earthquake. You 5 string j@ck@$$e$!"
"You ignorant waffle cones, any REAL bassist uses 6!"
Someone gets stabbed in the eye (over the net, no less!) with a pointy headstock, all parties' feds are called in, and it's just ugly.

I will now be calling people snorkel-heads!

 

[MCF]

Oh, dear. You and William Munny (Unforgiven)...

So now I’ve got a movie I haven’t seen in forever to watch. Thanks.

 

[PillO]

You are all proof this club is cool. You all put up with me.

It is taxing but we manage.

 

[PillO]

You’re only one of many reasons I keep up with this thread. I love the rabbit holes you send me to. Your pics are very cool. You disappear for days to celebrate your birthday to do who knows what? And no, I don’t need to know what.

What we imagine is far more entertaining anyway.

 

[PillO]

On a non-thunderbird note, Netflix has a new documentary on ZZ Top. Well worth the 90 minute investment.

 

[MCF]

It is taxing but we manage.