SG & EB Bass Club

[SubHuman]

I did.
It's not really a band and I'm no Mike Oldfield to do everything by myself......I'd say 80% of the stuff was recorded by two people - myself included - and I have a few guests covering the other 20%. I don't have any plans on promoting it "live" since that turn of events would require an actual - fairly large - band which is something I have zero patience for...

Yep. Same here.

I still bang out a few songs with some friends too!
Keep on Rocking in the Free World!

 

[Prodigus Filius]

The reason I don't own a Gibson Thunderbird? It's not short scale. Sigh.

I was suprised to learn the Gibson Thunderbird club is the largest on TB in terms of pages since the club's beginning. At least it looks like that is the case. I personally don't find the shape all that alluring, but whatever floats ya boat.

 

[ajkula66]

I was suprised to learn the Gibson Thunderbird club is the largest on TB in terms of pages since the club's beginning. At least it looks like that is the case.

How have you been ? Any new quests on your end ?

 

[dmt]

I was suprised to learn the Gibson Thunderbird club is the largest on TB in terms of pages since the club's beginning. At least it looks like that is the case.

A big bass requires a big club

But seriously, folks…

I dunno, I have couple of Precisions, and a Precision sounds pretty much perfect for most things (to my and many others ears), so… what is there to talk about? Gibbies and short scales (and especially Gibby short scales), on the other hand, are natural conversation starters

 

[Prodigus Filius]

How have you been ? Any new quests on your end ?

I've been off in 34" land. Ancestral style pbasses. Feeling pretty good with that scale these days but I still keep an eye out for a short scale of the sg shaped variety, which I still think is the coolest shaped bass out there. Now that I'm mostly using 4 inline tuner headstocks I actually wouldn't mind now what I previously wasn't too interested in and that is an sg style body with an inline tuner headstock like the Kalamazoo and clones I have come across.
P.s I read back a bit you laying down some tracks. How cool is that

 

[Prodigus Filius]

A big bass requires a big club

But seriously, folks…

I dunno, I have couple of Precisions, and a Precision sounds pretty much perfect for most things (to my and many others ears), so… what is there to talk about? Gibbies and short scales (and especially Gibby short scales), on the other hand, are natural conversation starters

That's a good point.

 

[dmt]

That's a good point.

Haha, prodigious, is that you?! I didn't recognize you with your new avatar. I was wondering who ajkula66 was responding to with a "How have you been?" since I've read this whole thread and hadn't see your photo/avatar before…

Welcome back

 

[Deleted member 268085]

I was suprised to learn the Gibson Thunderbird club is the largest on TB in terms of pages since the club's beginning. At least it looks like that is the case. I personally don't find the shape all that alluring, but whatever floats ya boat.

It's the tone!

 

[msb]

I usually read the Thunderbird page , never owned a Tbird. I prefer shortscales.

There's some hilarious characters that hang out on that page. Well worth the visits.

 

[GonePlaid]

I usually read the Thunderbird page , never owned a Tbird. I prefer shortscales.

There's some hilarious characters that hang out on that page. Well worth the visits.

FWIW, my '09 EB-0 and '67 Thunderbird.:

 

[Prodigus Filius]

It's the tone!

I find this interesting, but the thread was never fleshed out https://www.talkbass.com/threads/thunder-eb3-hybrid-and-other-eb-3-mods.1575359/

 

[Prodigus Filius]

I think I posted pics of these basses back when I was jabbering on about mij sg style basses. The Arbiter brand was a UK import brand of a Teisco MIJ bass. I like the look of these, but given the rarity, highly unlikely I'll ever own one.

 

[Prodigus Filius]

Haha, prodigious, is that you?! I didn't recognize you with your new avatar. I was wondering who ajkula66 was responding to with a "How have you been?" since I've read this whole thread and hadn't see your photo/avatar before…

Welcome back

Been good. Hope you the same. The new Avatar inspired by hanging out in the Glarry club a little. Santa Clausy thing, although I'm far from santa clausy material with a puny goatee he he

 

[Brians356]

It's the tone!

I've gleaned around here that my modern SG Bass has a Thunderbird neck PU (not a Mudbucker). True?
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[DavidEdenAria]

I've been off in 34" land. Ancestral style pbasses. Feeling pretty good with that scale these days but I still keep an eye out for a short scale of the sg shaped variety, which I still think is the coolest shaped bass out there. Now that I'm mostly using 4 inline tuner headstocks I actually wouldn't mind now what I previously wasn't too interested in and that is an sg style body with an inline tuner headstock like the Kalamazoo and clones I have come across.
P.s I read back a bit you laying down some tracks. How cool is that

I know a jazzy/blues singer that won an award for her album playing a 1st generation Kalamazoo KB1....they arent exactly plug and play basses like a P bass but can get very close to a P bass sound if players would use a semi parametric EQ...i especially like them played with a pick..the neck is smaller and these days they are no longer cheap.

 

[Prodigus Filius]

I know a jazzy/blues singer that won an award for her album playing a 1st generation Kalamazoo KB1....they arent exactly plug and play basses like a P bass but can get very close to a P bass sound if players would use a semi parametric EQ...i especially like them played with a pick..the neck is smaller and these days they are no longer cheap.

Mustangy body right?

 

[ajkula66]

I've gleaned around here that my modern SG Bass has a Thunderbird neck PU (not a Mudbucker). True?
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Yes. Both pickups on the SG Bass are actually Bird pickups in different housings.

 

[DavidEdenAria]

Mustangy body right?

Yes similar to a Mustang body....i rarely see any of the Kalamazoo basses for sale, Chicago Music Exchange had one but it sold pretty quickly i think around $650.

Sheryl Crow played a minty vintage EB0 recently on late night tv, it sounded fine much like a fatter P bass....lower the pickup down it helps and lower EQ around 120 hz thereabouts..i like em with GHS Pressurewounds and a pick for plenty of bite.

 

[SubHuman]

Yes similar to a Mustang body....i rarely see any of the Kalamazoo basses for sale, Chicago Music Exchange had one but it sold pretty quickly i think around $650.

Sheryl Crow played a minty vintage EB0 recently on late night tv, it sounded fine much like a fatter P bass....lower the pickup down it helps and lower EQ around 120 hz thereabouts..i like em with GHS Pressurewounds and a pick for plenty of bite.

They used Gibson pickups and electronics but to me the neck is way skinnier then an EB bass.
I can get real melodic on mine (well to my ears…Ha!)

 

[DavidEdenAria]

They used Gibson pickups and electronics but to me the neck is way skinnier then an EB bass.
I can get real melodic on mine (well to my ears…Ha!)

They used Gibson pickups and electronics but to me the neck is way skinnier then an EB bass.
I can get real melodic on mine (well to my ears…Ha!)

So you own a Kalamazoo KB, the Mustang or SG style? The neck are skinnier, i havent really played one much at all...65 Epi Newport here, same electronics, neck is killer, extremely low action you can coax a lot of tones once you learn EQ and different pick style