Recent content by bronislas

It might not be the answer you need or you want, but I got a Boss TU-80 with my first bass in 2004. It fell on the floor thousands of time, my three daughters played with it, spilled water on it,threw it like a ball, I stomped on it... It got mistreated more than any other object in my house. I...

It is unbelievable for a 43 years-old bass but yeah, it looks phenomenal. The neck pocket is a bit large, there are a few paint chips here and there and I might need to refret it at some point but it's not to be unexpected considering its venerable age and, more importantly, it looks and plays...

NBD! I haven't got much time to play with it, I must go back to work, but I guarantee you that it sounds as cool as it looks. 😍

I got it from GaryG's via Reverb : https://reverb.com/fr/item/66355835-single-ply-black-gloss-pickguard-for-epiphone-thunderbird-bass-option-1-decal-made-in-usa There was an additionnal hole, but I didn't need to use a drill, I just pushed and turned gently with a screwdriver.

Hi ! My Thunderbird got a new pickguard today. I'll probably buy black screws so that it matches the trussrod cover.

Actually, I was hesitating between the two of them but... I don't want it to sound too bright. Maybe when I change the Rotosound in... 20 years ?

It would be my first club number, so yes ! I think I'm going to keep the headstock red, sorry... I was a bit disturbed by the fact that the pickguard and the truss rod cover aren't the same colour but... it's kind of an aquired taste, finally I like it as it is right now. I'm waiting for...

Hello, yesterday was a NBD. My first Thunderbird ever. It looks great, it sounds great, no neck dive... It's a keeper !

Actually I was GASing over the Fairfield Accountant, that seems to be a comp and an overdrive at the same time, and maybe the Aguilar Storm King for the dist/fuzz.

Je suis également d'accord. I just purchased it during the Black Week for 60€, to have a small preamp on the go but... it sounds better than my Tech21 VT Bass. It does only one kind of sound but, pardonnez mon anglais, holly molly, it does it very well. The mid knob is where the magic happens...

I bought a set of Galli flatwounds for my Jazz bass VI. It was the cheapest set of 6 on Thomann. The B string is so siff you could call it a stick. I found them to be on the dark side, with a strong fondamental and a bit like an acoustic bass. I can't really explain what it is with scientific...

I have a bass with a similar issue but it is a Squier I paid 300€ that got damaged during the shipping process. And I still consider it my worst bass from a QC perspective.

I changed the strings yesterday for a set of flatwound strings (Galli Strings JF35130-L). It gave me the chance to put a loooooot of lemon oil (the infamous 65 lemon oil that is criticized by some people, but it has always done its job here). The fretboard immediately looked better (more...

I got one three days ago. I'ts my first 6 string bass, but I already tried a few 5, and he is totally right when he says that the B string sounds great. Although these are ceramic pickups, they sound good. Actually, they sound exactly like those of my Squier Contemporary Jazz Bass which is far...

Thank you for the insight but the EQ knobs were already set to flat. It is not a problem though, it means that it is a bass with its own sound signature, very different from my Blacktop Jazz Bass and my Ltd AP-4 that, in my opinion, already have a lot of personality. I mainly use my basses to...