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Thunderbird Club

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New project on the bench:
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dukeorock said:
Been gone awhile, but has anyone gotten one of these Fano basses with T Bird pickups? I’ve been playing mine on a ton of gigs and really like it. Hagar Ben Ari, from Reggie Watts/James Corden band plays one a lot too I noticed. My playing is a tad rough in this clip, but I like the bass. Strung with somewhat dead Cobalts. With rounds it’s a rock/grind machine. The Dennis Fano T Bird pickups aren’t quite as tubby as my Lollars, but they have a nice growl

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That was awesome!
 
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dukeorock said:
Been gone awhile, but has anyone gotten one of these Fano basses with T Bird pickups? I’ve been playing mine on a ton of gigs and really like it. Hagar Ben Ari, from Reggie Watts/James Corden band plays one a lot too I noticed. My playing is a tad rough in this clip, but I like the bass. Strung with somewhat dead Cobalts. With rounds it’s a rock/grind machine. The Dennis Fano T Bird pickups aren’t quite as tubby as my Lollars, but they have a nice growl

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Your playing sounds smooth as silk from here.
 
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JIO said:
yes

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last gig there in late 2019
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That's real rough to hear that the folks are living in that green room....hope they had a chance to DEEP clean it before exposing children to all the various...residues...in there.

Really hoping they're able to make it through this, we lost a lot of good venues this year...
 
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dukeorock said:
Been gone awhile, but has anyone gotten one of these Fano basses with T Bird pickups? I’ve been playing mine on a ton of gigs and really like it. Hagar Ben Ari, from Reggie Watts/James Corden band plays one a lot too I noticed. My playing is a tad rough in this clip, but I like the bass. Strung with somewhat dead Cobalts. With rounds it’s a rock/grind machine. The Dennis Fano T Bird pickups aren’t quite as tubby as my Lollars, but they have a nice growl

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Really nice song. Mark! As usual you have great tone and play just right to serve the song.
 
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Engle said:
Gonna order Cobalt flats for the VP. I have 4 new tracks to record for the Jason Lane Band. (Blues-rock)
Now do I go 45-65-85-105 or 50-70-85-105?
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I like the feel of the 45-105 set best, but I like the balance of the 50-105 set better. If I had a thin or weak neck bass where tension might be a concern I suppose I'd go with the lower tension set. Bottom line, both are great and not really all that different sound wise. I'd be very very hard pressed to tell the difference on a recording. It's more about the feel.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I like the feel of the 45-105 set best, but I like the balance of the 50-105 set better. If I had a thin or weak neck bass where tension might be a concern I suppose I'd go with the lower tension set. Bottom line, both are great and not really all that different sound wise. I'd be very very hard pressed to tell the difference on a recording. It's more about the feel.
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Spot on :)
 
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dukeorock said:
Been gone awhile, but has anyone gotten one of these Fano basses with T Bird pickups? I’ve been playing mine on a ton of gigs and really like it. Hagar Ben Ari, from Reggie Watts/James Corden band plays one a lot too I noticed. My playing is a tad rough in this clip, but I like the bass. Strung with somewhat dead Cobalts. With rounds it’s a rock/grind machine. The Dennis Fano T Bird pickups aren’t quite as tubby as my Lollars, but they have a nice growl

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I like the sound of that Fano (ok, ok - the guy playing the Fano had a lot to do with it as well). Nice smooth tone, clean clear notes, perfect pick attack, excellent playing. Did you use compression in the recording chain? What pick do you use?

On bass I've always played finger style, but desperately want to get more proficient with a pick. That recording is exactly the pick sound I'm after.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I like the feel of the 45-105 set best, but I like the balance of the 50-105 set better. If I had a thin or weak neck bass where tension might be a concern I suppose I'd go with the lower tension set. Bottom line, both are great and not really all that different sound wise. I'd be very very hard pressed to tell the difference on a recording. It's more about the feel.
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I like the 45-105 set better just cause I like the uniform spacing in sizes, up by 20 each time. :D
 
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Hope all of you are doing well concerning...I've been playing alot of guitar myself trying to be useful.

Anyone here live in the Vegas area? We've been there about 4 times and now seriously considering moving there. Looking for some real perspective. We stayed on Flamingo on the otherside of the freeway from the strip, liked it there. Also over on the other side and in Henderson.
 
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