Harrumph! Luddite.
(Exactly how it should be).
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Thunderbird Club
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(Exactly how it should be).
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
From a functionality standpoint, it most likely balances well (strap-peg at the12th fret) but the lower horn wouldn't be 'user-friendly' played in a seated position. (short downward 'hook' right into leg
) I also appreciate that it stands vertical on its own. I love my Saunders neck and its quirky hs and 'Tron' graphics....and the grain on mine is crazy
Just an update on the moving of the strap button on my Sixx bass. It makes all the difference! A couple measurements and a tiny drill bit and voila, a bass with zero neck dive and feels much more comfortable. I filled the hole with a black screw and rubber washer. I don’t think it looks too bad. 
Remixes are becoming more common than ever. Maybe you’ll like them both.
I would rock it too. The obvious conclusion is that there must be something wrong with you if you like what I like...
Man, my Rep just told me it’s still April.
I wonder which rep is right? I’m betting on yours.
My plan is to leave the original strap button in place and add the new one at the heel. That way it gives me options if I ever need to use a different strap. That situation will likely never happen in a million years but if I remove that original button, then that situation will absolutely happen somehow. That is just how my brain works.
Way behind. Hope this hasn’t been posted yet. I’d love the Tbird version of this (but I would take this).
How Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s Alembic ‘Mission Control’ pioneered the concept of the boutique bass | Guitar World
How Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s Alembic ‘Mission Control’ pioneered the concept of the boutique bass | Guitar World
Mine is Jonathan Appleton who has been there a long time. And I’ve spent some major coin with his help. I’ve no reason to doubt him. And with the solid info only now being given to dealers, I think this month may be a bit optimistic. Anyway, June gives me more time to prepare the wife....Man, my Rep just told me it’s still April.
I wonder which rep is right? I’m betting on yours.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,967
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
It's how real music is made (as in, not by an algorithm) I was going to write 'formula', but in its broadest interpretation formula describes a systematic arrangement which isn't necessarily a bad thing. When I'm creating a bass-line for an original song, I follow a formula (not a hard-line formula, but a formula none the less) based on how I have learned a successful/classic song is constructed, mostly by ear. Luckily there are many (countless?) song-structures that each have their own collection of formula's so it isn't like everyone is following one path. (to success
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Along that line, Alembic did build one (and only one) of these...
Interesting and quick read...
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Gotcha. My guy is Jason Koons. We chat every month since 2013, I think. My problem is, I get the cash from gigs, and if I don’t spend it, my wife does, on regular monthly bills, so I need to get it spent before it goes away again.
Then it takes a few months to get it replenished.
It’s actually a lot of fun arranging the other instruments. Most of parts are recorded and on the one tune I’m working on, there are a lot of tracks to work with.It's how real music is made (as in, not by an algorithm) I was going to write 'formula', but in its broadest interpretation formula describes a systematic arrangement which isn't necessarily a bad thing. When I'm creating a bass-line for an original song, I follow a formula (not a hard-line formula, but a formula none the less) based on how I have learned a successful/classic song is constructed, mostly by ear. Luckily there are many (countless?) song-structures that each have their own collection of formula's so it isn't like everyone is following one path. (to success
A lot of the editing so far involves removing things rather than modifying them.
my gig and amp repair money goes strictly back into music....can’t complain there, the wife is reasonable that way..Gotcha. My guy is Jason Koons. We chat every month since 2013, I think. My problem is, I get the cash from gigs, and if I don’t spend it, my wife does, on regular monthly bills, so I need to get it spent before it goes away again.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,967
- Disclosures
- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
As it usually comes down to - (less is always more). I've yet to be in the arranging seat. As our recordings tracked in a pro studio (not our own in-house recordings) are on my dime, I do have the final say on the way it is produced/sounds but only as a collaborative overview/guide. I'm lucky to play with talented musicians with seasoned ears and I've never had to request different playing. More about production once tracks are established. I share that responsibility with Paul (our guitarist/singer/songwriter) as he is more versed in the technical side and has great taste. Steve plays drums - and is as solid as they come but stays clear after it’s recorded. Kirstin is the ‘talent’ in our band, and we do our best to support her - which makes us sound good as a band. No complaints. If all goes well in the ensuing months - we will record 4 new songs by years end. (my 2021 goal)
Have posted prior - I listen to it regularly to keep the flame alive - I 'arranged' to have Paul double me on the iconic solo in the studio (overdub) - he nailed it after I showed him the pattern once and rocked the outro like nobodies business.
now, this is what I call a whisky/ey selection!!...
