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Thunderbird Club

#163,463
Engle said:
I think you can hear a difference with about 1/2” change in PU position. It might be subtle enough that a slight change in plucking/picking position could cancel it out.
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I agree. It's difficult to tell with different instruments since they sound a little different anyway, but I do think moving a PU a little one way or the other does make a difference.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Exactly.

My creative take could be pretty much note for note or it might be what I perceive as the proper note regardless of what is being played. Touring bands like Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin rarely played their songs note for note on stage. Heck, the Grateful Dead practically rewrote every song every time they played it on tour. Unlike studio bands like The Eagles that rarely deviated from their studio recordings while on stage. It takes all kinds, one is no better than the other, unless you're in a tribute band, then you better play it like the original.

As an Engineer, a business leader, a corporate manager, a husband and father most of my adult life, I took great pleasure in the one little bass playing slice of my existence where I didn't have to be a conformist. It was and still is refreshing and relaxing to be interpretive and creative. But my hat certainly goes off to those who insist on nailing every little nuance of every little note on every song they play, that's a skill that I'll probably never have on a broad basis, and actually not one that I really want either.
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We each take our own path to playing. I started playing in concert and marching band on bass clarinet and tenor sax respectively, reading the notes written on the page-and memorizing them for halftime shows. When I started playing bass while in the Navy, I was in a trio(piano, drums, bass)playing cocktail music in the officer's club. I stood behind the piano man, listened, and watched his hands for the chords(I had some background as a mediocre pianist)and played very simple 1's & 5's behind his playing, intentionally varying my playing very little so he was free to do his thing.
After Navy time, the groups I played in just wanted a solid foundation, so, again, I kept it simple and predictable. I always tried to stay pretty much true to the original bass line from the songs we covered. Of course, when I'd play in a big band, almost everything is written so not much variation there. Also, one band I was a part of was a Chicago/BS&T cover band-I hadda play the same each time as we had copies of their original arrangements.
The current group has two excellent guitarists so I keep my bass lines very much the same from gig to gig and stay the hell outta their way. When I sit in with someone, I make an effort to remember as best as I can what the original bass line is/was and duplicate it as closely as possible.(this is sometimes a PITA when they do it a very different key)
Since we are gigging only rarely these days, I'll sometimes practice along with old tapes/cd's of groups I've been in and try to duplicate-with varying degrees of success-what I played at that time. My biggest problem doing that is that I don't have the dexterity I used to have due to a bit of arthritis.
I might go play the Monday night open mic thingy. That's not with any of the guys from the current band and it's always a challenge following whoever else is playing, so I'll be keeping it solid/simple though I do tend to play "walking" type bass lines rather than droning roots. If the weather isn't too hot/humid, I'll take the THUNDERBIRD, otherwise, the EB-0.
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GonePlaid said:
We each take our own path to playing. I started playing in concert and marching band on bass clarinet and tenor sax respectively, reading the notes written on the page-and memorizing them for halftime shows. When I started playing bass while in the Navy, I was in a trio(piano, drums, bass)playing cocktail music in the officer's club. I stood behind the piano man, listened, and watched his hands for the chords(I had some background as a mediocre pianist)and played very simple 1's & 5's behind his playing, intentionally varying my playing very little so he was free to do his thing.
After Navy time, the groups I played in just wanted a solid foundation, so, again, I kept it simple and predictable. I always tried to stay pretty much true to the original bass line from the songs we covered. Of course, when I'd play in a big band, almost everything is written so not much variation there. Also, one band I was a part of was a Chicago/BS&T cover band-I hadda play the same each time as we had copies of their original arrangements.
The current group has two excellent guitarists so I keep my bass lines very much the same from gig to gig and stay the hell outta their way. When I sit in with someone, I make an effort to remember as best as I can what the original bass line is/was and duplicate it as closely as possible.(this is sometimes a PITA when they do it a very different key)
Since we are gigging only rarely these days, I'll sometimes practice along with old tapes/cd's of groups I've been in and try to duplicate-with varying degrees of success-what I played at that time. My biggest problem doing that is that I don't have the dexterity I used to have due to a bit of arthritis.
I might go play the Monday night open mic thingy. That's not with any of the guys from the current band and it's always a challenge following whoever else is playing, so I'll be keeping it solid/simple though I do tend to play "walking" type bass lines rather than droning roots. If the weather isn't too hot/humid, I'll take the THUNDERBIRD, otherwise, the EB-0.
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Never heard about this cat before. Interesting concept, trying to recreate iconic songs with different top tier soloists. I like the Eric Johnson wannabe.

 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Never heard about this cat before. Interesting concept, trying to recreate iconic songs with different top tier soloists. I like the Eric Johnson wannabe.

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This guy has done so many cool videos! I could go down a rabbit hole on just his YouTube stuff alone.
Of the three STH interpretations in the video, I like his Frampton take the most.
 
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RedVee said:
I listened to Smoke on the Water through ear buds last night. Obviously I have heard it a million times but I listened a bit closely last night.
Roger Glover really put a bass line in there. I really enjoyed it.
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Yeah, for a song they supposedly threw together, it's pretty solid. The whole album is. Glover can really tear it up.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
called into last minute jam at my buddy’s today...no time to get any of my gear so used this setup (the J is mine but was here getting frets dressed)...forgot how badazz these amps sound!..:woot:..
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The SVT in the back is the same model I have but that looks much nicer. MTI era.

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N(t)BD!!! :woot:

A "Parts-Bird":

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Though there are some details unfinished, it's ready to play and we had a practice with it yet and - it's great!
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90's Epi NR neck and what looks like a G&L pickup?? I like what you did there!!
 
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Loretta said:
N(t)BD!!! :woot:

A "Parts-Bird":

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Though there are some details unfinished, it's ready to play and we had a practice with it yet and - it's great!
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Gotta love the uniqueness about that bird! A pre 2000 one piece maple Eppi NR neck, mated to a raised front reverse non Burst flat back body with a control cavity big enough for a preamp and battery, and sporting what looks like a G&L pup, a bizarre bridge that I've never seen before, recessed non matching control knobs and a flush mounted switch that I suspect is either a kill switch or a coil tap. I love it!

I'd probably find a unique set of matching knobs for it, just my OCD kicking in. But other than that, she's a very cool rocker!
 
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