Recent content by Cardinal Fang

I absolutely LOVE the Red/Black. If I end up getting my broken neck fixed I'll probably go a similar route. I like red/black so much I did this to my motorcycle. Unrelated... I finally made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month. It was AMAZING to stand in the middle of all that...

What is this "7enderbird" you speak of? Will I find anything if I google that? I was considering making a Frankenbass out of it anyway so that may be right up my alley. Good idea, I'll post it if it comes to that. Thank you. That's a low-down dirty trick I hadn't thought of. Humans... OK...

Amen, that's good advice right there. I learned that lesson a long time ago but only recently have been able to apply it (sparingly). LOL, you have the unique ability to find the bright side of a turd, don't cha? Thanks for the encouragement.

I finally found an Epiphone Thunderbird on Reverb that was inexpensive and needed some finish and electrical work so I bought it! It arrived yesterday! Unfortunately the seller doesn't understand how to pack and ship such a long bass, crammed it into what I assume is a standard length box, and...

I found a local guitar builder to install DiMarzio's I've had sitting around since the '90's. He routed the body, added some wood blocks to support the pickups, installed a Fishman Power Chip, pickup selector switch, new volume knob for the EM pickups, set the piezo/EM balance, and that was it...

Here's a my quarantune. I couldn't figure out how to count the first part so... I didn't. Don't tell my high school band teacher. ;P Quarantine on...

I own two of these and can confirm the weird offset on both, maybe it's intentional. I also have to say I never noticed it until you pointed it out in this thread so I guess it's never affected playability for me. I'm a pretty reserved type of player these days, though if I was still whaling...

Thunderbird sighting, Mother Mother by Tracy Bonham: That song was one of a kind.

The verse in this song has a catchy ska bass line played on a Thunderbird: Neat-o.

I'm confused about what's going on with this bass: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] 1. I didn't know that body style came in a five string. 2. It has both P & J pickups but no Thunderbird pickups. 4. The strap button is on the bottom side of the neck. 3 sir! No thunderbird head stock. I'm...

Thunderbird sighting, music video for "Crystal" by New Order: Stage left, round about 0:54 and 1:14. :bassist:

There's a rudimentary EQ on there as well; I was surprised how much it was able to change my sound. Work your way through the suggested presets in the back of the manual and you'll get a good idea of its capability. The range of sounds you can achieve is pretty amazing. The BOSS ME-50B I'm using...

Since you mention roadies... I was finally able to see Iron Maiden for the first time this year and I noticed that at no point did anyone on stage stomp a pedal, nor were there any pedals on the stage to be stomped now that I think about it. I assume that when one gets to Iron Maiden-level metal...

String height: measure and adjust each string to 6/64 at 12th fret. Neck action (or whatever it's called): Capo on 1st fret, fret at 17th, make sure I can get a credit card or driver's license between the fret and string at whatever fret is in between those two points, I don't recall at the...

You've given me a different perspective, I never thought about simply adjusting the string height. I adjusted the truss rod because I knew that was the problem but the complaint is actually string height. I did not know that, thanks for the tip. I think this weekend I'll spend some time with...