Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

I can't like this, he was one that inspired me, so very glad I got to see him in his angry youth with UFO (with Schenker)


From his FB page

TIME: 16:34 BST
DATE: FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2020

PRESS RELEASE

Iconic bass player Pete Way founder of UFO, Waysted and, latterly, The Pete Way Band has died.

He sustained life threatening injuries in an accident two months ago but fought hard until finally succumbing to those injuries at 11.35am BST today. His wife, Jenny, was at his side.

Pete Way was a much loved and highly regarded figure among rock fans, critics and fellow musicians alike. Best known for his work with UFO, Pete’s energetic live performances were at the heart of the band’s countless world tours. His melodic bass lines underpinned the catalogue of enduring rock classics upon which UFO’s reputation and legacy were founded. Pete’s post UFO work included collaborating with “Fast” Eddie Clarke from Motörhead - the two putting together Fastway with Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley and bassist for his long time friend, Ozzy Osbourne. He then put together his own band Waysted. Pete’s keen ear for song arrangements have also seen him serve as producer for popular hard rock acts such as Twisted Sister and the Cockney Rejects. Pete had recently finished a solo album, “Walking On The Edge” with producer Mike Clink (Guns n Roses “Appetite For Destruction” amongst many more.) He had a biography published “A Fast Ride Out Of Here” in 2017 and an album “Amphetamine” which is currently out on Cargo Records.

Pete is survived by two daughters, Zowie and Charlotte and his younger brother, Neill.


Rock on

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Only now seeing this. And @theFixer alerted me too it.

 

[PillO]

Only now seeing this. And @theFixer alerted me too it.

Send my regards to Mr. Fixer. I miss him around here.

 

[PillO]

There is a warm glow in the music room...

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Just installed the new DR Coated Neon Blues on the Bird.... sound pretty good and feel great.

 

[GBassNorth]

Send my regards to Mr. Fixer. I miss him around here.

Ditto!

 

[donahue]

There is a warm glow in the music room...
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Oh my. I didn’t think the YBA 100 was even released yet?

 

[MCF]

LOL - not unless you're an alcoholic schizophrenic manic depressive. Coming home from work was always such a joy, I never knew which personality was going to meet me at the door. Could be amorous, could be rage, could be plastered or even suicidal. Never a dull moment in that relationship. Fortunately that ended almost 40 years and five Thunderbirds ago. Life lesson, never marry someone two weeks after you first meet them.

Two weeks? Wow.

 

[MCF]

I'm with you on the traffic issues. My last visit to Sac I was really surprised how congested things got at rush hour. Down here in LA and up in the SF Bay Area it also gets really bad. I was spoiled living in Kentucky for 35 years, fortunately I'm retired now so I can avoid the peak traffic hours when I want to.

I had my second place in Sac from ‘15 to ‘18. Traffic is horrible during rush hour. From about 6:30 - 8:30 and 3:30 - 6:30. Otherwise, it isn’t that bad. When I lived up there in the eighties, there was no traffic. I actually quite like that area.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

There is a warm glow in the music room...
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there can’t be.... switch is off
J/k.....congrats!! Awesome looking rig!​

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Online. Googled Epiphone Thunderbird logo, buncha things came up. This was cheapest-like me.

Cool... just ordered one.

 

[MCF]

Pretty wild stuff, right? The argument was me accusing her of being too PC and sensitive.

So there you have it. Insinuating she is anything but perfect and always right will be your downfall. I’m guessing you’ve never been married?

 

[MCF]

these are pretty cool..
Electra MPC x620 Outlaw Bass, Sunburst, with Power Overdrive Module and OHSC | eBay

I’ll bet that has some serious tone.

 

[Engle]

Someone posted an ad for an Ibanez 70’s NR and it tweaked my brain causing me to remember that I used to own a 70’s Japanese NR. I had sold it to my nephew, who still has it and is willing to trade for another bass. I think the long scale Jag is gonna go.

 

[MCF]

Didn't Chris Squire have one of those?

Yep. He worked with the developer. Chris was always chasing tone. A true genius.

 

[Nocturnal]

I bring sad tidings. We are down one Thunderbird player.

UFO Founder Pete Way Passes Away

Pete Way died, age 69 (ahem).

RIP Pete. A long life for someone that lived as hard as he did.

 

[MCF]

Yeah, but then we have to decide who's an ambassador, security detail, intel weenie, undercover CIA, secretary, undersecretary, overundersecretary, and so on. And eventually someone tries to bomb us. Whereas as a M/C gang, everyone leaves us alone.

As always, you make some good points.

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Someone posted an ad for an Ibanez 70’s NR and it tweaked my brain causing me to remember that I used to own a 70’s Japanese NR. I had sold it to my nephew, who still has it and is willing to trade for another bass. I think the long scale Jag is gonna go.
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Looks like some kind of a Burns to me. Maybe kind a cool.
Burns London - Wikipedia

A Brief History of Burns: The Classic British Guitar Brand

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

RIP Pete Way

 

[TBird1958]

Pete, gets more camera time than the guitarist..........Is that a black '79?

 

[MCF]

Just for S&G I looked up swastika. I knew it had been used by some southwestern Native Americans, but I had no idea how many other cultures had used the symbol, whatever they called it.

My parents have been into the southwest art scene since the early sixties and have quite a collection of Kachina dolls, baskets and other objects they’ve collected over the years. Swastikas are woven into some of the baskets. I’ve always thought it was sad that a symbol that the Navajo used to represent good luck was coopted by the Nazis.