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Messages - patman

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: RIP Tina Turner
« on: May 26, 2023, 08:49:19 AM »
It's good that she had a good life, apparently in the end.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Music videos that feature Thunderbirds
« on: May 05, 2023, 07:23:50 AM »
I have a passive direct box on my pedal board that goes to the PA...the amp is just something so I can hear on stage...

If I wear in-ears...the amp is not really loud, just "there" so the drums and bass stay in the pocket.

I most of the time just use a 100 watt Roland cube.

Have been thinking of trying an old Peavey powered mixer and a JBL Eon...so that I can get a decent EQ on both my NS Design upright and electric bass, and start using the upright again...EQ issues were too difficult with a one channel bass amp and the electric upright.

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Gibson Basses / Re: New to me Thunderbird
« on: February 28, 2023, 05:28:57 PM »
With a Fender it's "all about the pickup". 

With the Thunderbird, it's all about the wooden "instument" and how it sings...

The electronics are secondary.  (I kinda like the stock pickups on this one, though...more natural sounding than the EMG's on my Les Paul Jr)

There is a high register solo I do in "Smooth Operator"...by Sade...

I quote the first few notes from the record, and then just wing it...on the Fenders and the Les Paul Jr, the high register craps out.

The Thunderbird just sounds great. It sings. It lets me "Paint the picture" that I want to paint...that is, if the beer hasn't taken effect yet. Another story.

This may be the start of a collection.

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Gibson Basses / New to me Thunderbird
« on: February 27, 2023, 01:02:37 PM »
OK

I bought a 2019 Thunderbird maybe 6 weeks ago...I had to set it up, cut the nut etc...

The finish work is sketchy...sanding marks etc.

After the setup, what a wonderful bass.  I have played 4 jobs with it so far, and I totally see what Mark, Uwe and Scott see...

I absolutely love it. Great sustain.  Wonderful high register response. Great bottom end.

It rides a different place in the mix...it's all about the mids.

Wish I would have done this 40 years ago.


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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Better than an IUD?
« on: February 10, 2023, 10:48:44 AM »
Also a fan of both Yes and Rush...

I generally don't play either when my wife is in the car, though.


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The Outpost Cafe / Re: On the subject of weather ...
« on: February 10, 2023, 10:43:55 AM »
I gotta admit I grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Cincinnati...and sometimes Springsteen's lyrics hit real close to home.  Sometimes too close.

I thought (still think) "Born to Run" is one of the best-crafted albums of all time.

Some of the others not so much...I only own a few of his albums.

My 2 cents

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The Bass Zone / Re: Randy Meisner Bio
« on: February 07, 2023, 12:16:14 PM »
I didn't know that...

I always thought that was an amazing line.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: No worries, liebe Ricsters - they like it ...
« on: February 03, 2023, 01:40:20 PM »
Nice.

Great tone and an interesting bass part...

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The Bass Zone / Re: Serek Midwestern
« on: January 16, 2023, 12:42:10 PM »
Amazing...


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Gibson Basses / Re: Three point bridge question
« on: January 08, 2023, 07:56:59 AM »
Getting the screwdriver in there...

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Gibson Basses / Re: Three point bridge question
« on: January 07, 2023, 09:44:19 AM »
I have always thought the 3 point was easy to adjust the height...

get the E right and the G right, and the rest take care of themselves.

The intonation is quirky, but I have never had a problem with it. It's just quirky.

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Gibson Basses / Three point bridge question
« on: January 07, 2023, 06:24:41 AM »
The three point bridge on my Les Paul Jr bass has a string spacing of two inches at the bridge...since I have been playing with picks, I find this very comfortable...so much so that basses with wider spacing at the bridge are not getting played.

Do all of the three point bridges have this two inch spacing?

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: So, what have you been listening to lately?
« on: December 30, 2022, 06:54:28 AM »
Why does Derek intermittantly hit the open low strings with his thumb while playing?

When I first heard this on a live recording, I thought it was a faulty recording...but apparently it is an accurate representation of the performance.

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Gibson Basses / Re: The DC Jr is no longer in production.
« on: December 15, 2022, 10:16:36 AM »
I usually carry both the Les Paul and a Mustang to a gig.  I love them both.

I did replace the Les Paul pickup with a passive EMG T-Bird pickup.  It seems more assertive now (in the mix).

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Bass Amps & Effects / Re: The History of Kustom Amps
« on: December 06, 2022, 09:19:26 AM »
They were very warm sounding for early solid state amps.

They were very popular here in the 60's and 70's.

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