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Thunderbird Club
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The price seems a little on the high side but its probably the cleanest example you will ever see. You don't see them pop up for sale all that often and when they do they are usually worn. I paid around $1000 for mine several years ago and it has a good amount of wear on the bass and the case. The previous owner also said one of the pickups didn't work. The previous owner was wrong.
Any Hoodoo Gurus fans here? The Australian legends dropped a new album on Friday. I like it.
It was Greco II rotation day today, played for a couple hours along with Swing, Big Band and Jazz tunes and it sounded phenomenal! (Note, I didn’t, it did).
I’m still looking for a new set of strings for the BaCH, the Pyramids might be on the short list as are Roto flats. I know the current chrome flats aren’t cutting it, much too bright. I’ll probably drop a Thunderbucker in as well.
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No, but I did do the Moon Walk in front of 400-500 federal prisoners ~35 years ago.
- Jun 30, 2010
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One The Prisoner 'scholar' thinks it was related to seeing scuba divers signaling each other "ok" on the Village set dealing with Rover popping up from below the ocean.
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Correct, although it's not a backup really but a fretless needed for one song. And since it is a fretless that makes extra careful with the T-Bird so I don't swing it too much and make the headstock snap too early.
Hmm, should I carry some clamps and superglue with me...
The Chrome flats on it right now are too bright for my tastes, so time for a change.
Was kinda thinking it would be neat on this bass to go full retro and install a Thunderbucker 66N or 66S and strings that would be close to what would have been the norm in the late 1960’s, which I assume would be these…
Just played it. Pretty good.
A thought came to mind, do you guys also use the phrase “out of whack”?
Definitely too high. Looking at the pics though, this could be a $2,500 bass to the right buyer.
You aren't going to find any nice ones for $1,000. At $1,500 to $2,500 you could get a nice one, IMO.
Anyone pricing theirs north of $2,500 is shooting for the moon, IMO.
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Anyone try a Stellartone Tonestyler on T-Bird? Would be very interested in a sound clips or a video.
Tried the Broughton SV-Pre with the 12-string and 'though I've kinda found my fav setting with the "normal" bass I was prepared for a serious tweakin as the 12-string is sometimes hard to please when it comes to EQ etc. To my surprise all I had to do was to switch the low to the ultra-low and that was it. The scoop it makes to the 500Hz area really works with the 12 and I could even crank the gain a bit without it getting harsh or muddy. The Acoustic cab does the rest of the shaping.
This makes the life easier if I have gigs where I have to switch between 4 and 12 and have to go without mic'ing or without the amp at all.
This makes the life easier if I have gigs where I have to switch between 4 and 12 and have to go without mic'ing or without the amp at all.
Just played it. Pretty good.
A thought came to mind, do you guys also use the phrase “out of whack”?
Yes, that is a commonly used phrase around here.
The Roto's are stiff. Might want to at least consider going to a lighter gauge if that could be an issue. They also tend toward the bright side of flats. Not a lot, just that lean that direction more than the thump direction. They have nice mids (no surprise), and for some reason are very low output. Amps have volume controls so that's not problem unless changes basses during a set.
