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Thunderbird Club
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hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
600 watts?! Who on earth needs all that power?
Back in the day I had a Marshall full stack with a 100 watt Super Bass head and two 4 x 12" cabinets - That stack was deafening loud....
Always had to downsize for gigs and only bring one cabinet - and still all the soundguys were complaining the bass was too loud (as if a bass can ever be too loud)... Miss that rack....
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I mostly stay within this thread, but do venture out to a couple of other threads I'm watching, whenever there's a new post.
Gibson Club: Great club (obviously), but pretty quiet...
Epiphone Club: Great Club too, but even quieter than the Gibson Club...
I own a Harley Benton Club: Very friendly and positive Club, with very helpful members - A bit livelier than the two above, but not many members...
Fender Blacktop Club: The smallest and probably dead'est Club on TB - Nothing ever happens there, with new post about one or two times a month, which is a shame as the Blacktop P is a great bass...
The Official Fender Precision Club: This is probably one of the most boring and self indulgent clubs on TB (probably surpassed by the Jazz Club, but I don't hang there) - It's all about tortie pickguards and rosewood vs maple fretboards. Fender mods has to be among the most boring ever...
I love the sound of a P-Bass with Roto SS 66's on it (big The Stranglers fan here), but other than that they're pretty pedestrian to me...
And then there's CURRENT CATALDO with all Carlo's beautiful builds, which is a joy to watch!
My car broke down. again. I am so damn unlucky with those damn things.... engine blew up on sunday. had it for four month. so off to buy another Piece of sh't, hope it will last longer... all the Money I blew up on cars this year, I could have bought a rick or a gibbo bird instead....
That's what I used to use, I'm sure amps were louder back then, a little MB30 does me these days600 watts?! Who on earth needs all that power?
Back in the day I had a Marshall full stack with a 100 watt Super Bass head and two 4 x 12" cabinets - That stack was deafening loud....
Always had to downsize for gigs and only bring one cabinet - and still all the soundguys were complaining the bass was too loud (as if a bass can ever be too loud)... Miss that rack....
Haji
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I need all that power and more.600 watts?! Who on earth needs all that power?
Back in the day I had a Marshall full stack with a 100 watt Super Bass head and two 4 x 12" cabinets - That stack was deafening loud....
Always had to downsize for gigs and only bring one cabinet - and still all the soundguys were complaining the bass was too loud (as if a bass can ever be too loud)... Miss that rack....
It seems to me that the output is just a byproduct of the technology, and what most bass players understand that most guitar players don't is that volume knobs can be turned left, too.
With the clubs my band plays, our stage volume is so far always less than our rehearsal volume. I wear earplugs in rehearsal but not to gigs. The rooms have been big enough not to need them...which means our rehearsal room is exceedingly small.
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Just one suggestion.......................... SUBARU.
Having suffered through some dodgey cars in my early days my '99 has never let me down, not expensive to own or operate.
Subarus are really hard to come by over here in Germany, it's all Volkswagen, Audi, Opel (Vauxhall) and Ford over here... I'd love a Legacy EJ25 or sth like that but not a Chance, man....
and I'm broke now. even if one Pops up, I can't grab it.
Ya, I venture in there every now and then to see if there's anything new. Not much ever goes on. Too bad because Traynor gear has a really cool history and it's really solid gear. I'll never sell mine.
I find this club and the Spector club to be the most active and informative. Most of the other clubs are either sparsely posted in or seem to gravitate to "look at my new bass" or as Kat said "this pickguard vs that pickguard" discussions.
Gaolee
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Interesting. I still sometimes haul out the original Acoustic 360. It's got 200 watts, or so they say, and it's plenty for an arena. I have never played an arena, so it's never been turned up much since I have owned it. The new Acoustic USA 360M has 400 watts. It is my usual boat anchor to schlep around to gigs. It has never been turned up, but it also has DI capacity from the preamp. The little Carvin combo is plenty loud for most venues, and it has 250 watts with the extension cabinet. Heck, I didn't even have to turn it up all the way the last time I took it out for a show. I play with three guitarists. They are all loud, and one is extra loud. I have discovered that turning up the bass too much, especially on a hollow stage, is a recipe for mud if I'm not careful with the EQ. This is even using a piece of playground matting to raise the cabinets and disconnect them from the stage. That happens with the Acoustics and the Carvin. Go figure.I need all that power and more.
It seems to me that the output is just a byproduct of the technology, and what most bass players understand that most guitar players don't is that volume knobs can be turned left, too.
With the clubs my band plays, our stage volume is so far always less than our rehearsal volume. I wear earplugs in rehearsal but not to gigs. The rooms have been big enough not to need them...which means our rehearsal room is exceedingly small.
Get an old beat up 1968 - 1973 VW Bug. When (not if) the motor blows up you can rebuild it for $300 or replace it with another used one for about $600. Just don't forget you'll need a nice warm jacket, gloves and thermal underwear to compensate for the ineffective heater. Also be sure to have a windshield ice scraper for the inside of the window to compensate for the lousy defroster. Besides when you sell it you'll probably get back what you paid for it. Of all the cars I've had, Bugs are consistently the cheapest to own and easiest to fix.
Don't know what your budget is but if you're looking for something newer and a bit safer take a look at a 2012 - 2014 Fiat 500. Mine (2013 500 Sport with manual transmission) has been absolutely problem free (unlike most Fiats historically), is a blast to drive and can easily haul bass gear with the lift gate and fold down rear seats. Other than an oil change once a year it's never been back to the dealer for anything (can't say that about my other cars).
My wife has the convertible version, it's been very reliable and it's a lot of fun, I've been humming and arghing over the Arbarths for a while nowGet an old beat up 1968 - 1973 VW Bug. When (not if) the motor blows up you can rebuild it for $300 or replace it with another used one for about $600. Just don't forget you'll need a nice warm jacket, gloves and thermal underwear to compensate for the ineffective heater. Also be sure to have a windshield ice scraper for the inside of the window to compensate for the lousy defroster. Besides when you sell it you'll probably get back what you paid for it. Of all the cars I've had, Bugs are consistently the cheapest to own and easiest to fix.
Don't know what your budget is but if you're looking for something newer and a bit safer take a look at a 2012 - 2014 Fiat 500. Mine (2013 500 Sport with manual transmission) has been absolutely problem free (unlike most Fiats historically), is a blast to drive and can easily haul bass gear with the lift gate and fold down rear seats. Other than an oil change once a year it's never been back to the dealer for anything (can't say that about my other cars).
There is no downsizing, only upsizing. 15"s and valves as far as the eye can see.
I simultaneously down- and upsized -- out with the 500W@4Ω class d head, in with the 200W (more like 250W) valve head.
I didn't say "reducing the impact of my amp"...
Headstock with steel wooled truss rod cover...
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
No valves for this CroMagnon. I prefer clean overhead to grind. 'Birds provide all the grind I need. Valves would be overkill.
Valves are definitely a flavor, even if you're not driving them hard.
Love a Rickie with a warm, smooth valve...
