Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

Stevie Ray stayed with blues, which Jimi was based (and both from Texas) - but Robin pushed the medium into a different space being British.

While I've always liked the sound Gibsons and Gretsch, a Strat in the *right* hands is a wonderful guitar - Ritchie Blackmore also comes to mind, a man with a style all his own that could really play *that* guitar.

 

[JIO]

Cool Tribute.

Agreed - from the brother band who fired me twice! (my bass-line by the way) I "inspired" him to write it after I brought Hero's in to play... (we were working on it with Bond Girl) Johnny would say he 'communicated' with (David Bowie) to come up with a song about him.

 

[JIO]

I want to find out how he has that bird wired. What a great sound.

Looks to be V/V/T/T (or V/T V/T) - pretty basic.

 

[JIO]

While I've always liked the sound Gibsons and Gretsch, a Strat in the *right* hands is a wonderful guitar - Ritchie Blackmore also comes to mind, a man with a style all his own that could really play *that* guitar.

Guitars are so associated with a players sound. I followed Kirk Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) for years playing a Les Paul. It was HIS sound. Much later, I saw/heard him playing a Strat! ... it just seemed soooo wrong! (like Jeff Beck doing the same) - I think KK is back on a LP, but JB is firmly a Strat player from here on in. At the end of the day - it's always the player who creates his/her "sound" - not the guitar.

 

[GBassNorth]

Have you seen the Tales from the Tourbus episodes with Bootsy in them?

Not yet, I'll have to take a peek later tonight.

Hello all. I have a little bitty question for you all. I want to replace the knobs on my VP and the ones on there now are a bit tight. Anyone know if they’re glued, or what? Recommendations for removal without damaging them (or the pristine white finish) would be most welcome. I really want silver instead of gold, but reversibility is paramount for this project. Thank you for any and all imparted wisdoms.

You can try these methods if you don't have a knob puller...

shoe laces wrapped around the pot shaft, beneath the knobs also works.

Yep.

Besides the other suggestions, the classic is wrapping a towel around the the knob underneath and pulling straight up.

But I got one of these and couldn't be happier.

Pullit Knob Puller | stewmac.com

This is what I use as well. Great little tool and dirt cheap.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Guitars are so associated with a players sound. I followed Kirk Kirkwood (Meat Puppets) for years playing a Les Paul. It was HIS sound. Much later, I saw/heard him playing a Strat! ... it just seemed soooo wrong! (like Jeff Beck doing the same) - I think KK is back on a LP, but JB is firmly a Strat player from here on in. At the end of the day - it's always the player who creates his/her "sound" - not the guitar.

 

[devilof76]

In my experience most pedal knobs have set screws, so it would be a non-issue.

It was the ones that don’t I had in mind. Just trying to find reasons to buy a tool, but I’m thinking the other methods will do the trick for what ought to be a one-time project.

Thank you for all your replies. I’ll post a pics when I’m done. Haven’t entirely decided what to put on it now that the only matching knobs I’ve found are probably the wrong size.

 

[JIO]

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You hit my soft-spot Chucky - f-ing BB&A... a true super group. From what I knew (from the pre-internet daze) JB was going to link-up with them right after Vanilla Fudge split but was in a motorcycle accident where his face got pretty... redefined by surgery. Bogert and Appice formed Cactus and JB eventually returned with The Jeff Beck Group (both awesome!) - BB&A was the long awaited meet-up after those two projects.

 

[KaraQ]

Funny, in the light the blacks look kinda silver.

Wow, they do! I hadn't noticed 'til you mentioned it - I wonder if it's the lighting I have.
It seems more pronounced in pics than irl...

 

[JIO]

This is what I use as well. Great little tool and dirt cheap.

a nice little device -

 

[D.M.N.]

If ever there was a guy that could play a Strat - Robin Trower, with the late James Dewar on the Gibson EB and Reg Isidore on the drums.

Everyone lumps Trower in with Hendrix, and look, on the surface, I get it. Strat, univibe, Marshalls. Sure, similar set up. But if you have ever listened to more than two songs by either, you'll never mistake them for each other. There's something about Trower's chord selection that is just...different. Special. The tone is superficially similar, but the playing is very different, at least IMHO. Trower can rip, but a lot of what makes his stuff special is the economy of notes. He's a master class in economy of notes, and doing the most while playing so little. I recently bought a univibe to hash out some songs on guitar, and have been studying his song structures, and he does so much with so little, it wild.

And then Dewar, my goodness...

 

[D.M.N.]

The opening 7 seconds of this song are some of the best guitar tone and coolest playing I can think of

 

[JIO]

Everyone lumps Trower in with Hendrix, and look, on the surface, I get it. Strat, univibe, Marshalls. Sure, similar set up. But if you have ever listened to more than two songs by either, you'll never mistake them for each other. There's something about Trower's chord selection that is just...different. Special. The tone is superficially similar, but the playing is very different, at least IMHO. Trower can rip, but a lot of what makes his stuff special is the economy of notes. He's a master class in economy of notes, and doing the most while playing so little. I recently bought a univibe to hash out some songs on guitar, and have been studying his song structures, and he does so much with so little, it wild.

And then Dewar, my goodness...

I know it might be hard.., but post one (or two, or three) song(s) by RT that illustrates your insights. I want to understand that difference.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

this thing’s growing on me something fierce...the neck pickup can move mountains..

 

[D.M.N.]

I know it might be hard.., but post one (or two, or three) song(s) by RT that illustrates your insights. I want to understand that difference.

No problem.






These I think would be good. They're some of my favorites. You can hear the tonal similarities, but based on playing and note choice, at least to me, having listened to both so extensively, I would never confuse the two. Very different choices.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Jack And Jill - Robin Trower. - YouTube

last time I saw him (Candy Store in Ft Laud) in 84(?) his bassist/singer played a Hamer 8 string.....rocked!

 

[TBird1958]

this thing’s growing on me something fierce...the neck pickup can move mountains..
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I love mine, Sonic Destroyer, RAWRS like no other, it pleases me immensely to read what you think of it!

 

[JIO]

No problem.






These I think would be good. They're some of my favorites. You can hear the tonal similarities, but based on playing and note choice, at least to me, having listened to both so extensively, I would never confuse the two. Very different choices.

I will spend time listening to these - thanks. I don't confuse the two (Hendrix/Trower) but frankly frame them both in historical context. There are ground-breakers, and there are those who are/were influenced by those ground breakers. Prince could be considered a disciple of Hendrix, but I would never confuse Prince with Hendrix. It is less of a criticism than a frank acknowledgement. Terje Rypdal was also influenced by JH, but from a Euro-jazz angle/perspective. He was even considered the Scandinavian Jimi Hendrix. Once (someone like) Hendrix makes his indelible mark - it's hard for guitarists to "not" be influenced by him. There are other musicians/artists in that category - but not a lot. Special people are special for a reason.

I would never confuse TR with JH - but they both did cool music.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I love mine, Sonic Destroyer, RAWRS like no other, it pleases me immensely to read what you think of it!

VERY cool bass, been meaning to ask you for awhile your thoughts on how it compares to an Orville?

 

[TBird1958]

VERY cool bass, been meaning to ask you for awhile your thoughts on how it compares to an Orville?

Greco eats it alive, not even a contest. My Lull and the Jackson are it's cousins in terms of volume and ferocity.