Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

Electric bass head-stock design, as with anything visual - is aesthetically subjective. I personally am very open to the myriad of versions even if (at the end of the day) I believe most are pretty incongruent to the basses overall gestalt. I think there is a tb thread covering the topic of hs's but I can't locate it. Like any visual language - the more you see, the more reference you will have to make a critical analysis.

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For some odd reason I’m kind of partial to this headstock shape…

…not sure why though.

 

[RedVee]

Beats me what I would do with one of these, since I already get a pretty good kick drum recorded sound with what I already have. But, nothing exceeds like excess.

So, you head butt that one?

 

[RedVee]

It didn't take long for people to want what they thought of as "The Real Thing".

 

[RedVee]

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[PillO]

Ridiculous! I've got two basses in the living room alone (and a Fender Studio 40 modeling amp). Assert your authority if you own the house or contribute 50/50 to the mortgage!

Be sure to post a video of the conversation for our amusement!

 

[PillO]

PillO has experience in "Film"? What kind of exposure are we talking about here?

You want to see the pictures??

 

[PillO]

 

[BklynKen]

I just put Boomers to the fretless Aria SB700. The string supplier had only two sets of Daddario EXL's left so I decided to use the fretless as a guinea pig.
But good to know, I may try them for the T-Birds the next time. The Pro Steels in the VP have just been driven in so they sound great. They felt overtly harsh when brand new but I've been so accustomed to the EXL's so it might be only that.
I might try the Boomers for those Tele basses too. The dual SCPB and the double-reverse-P (though it looks like it has two Music Man pickups) are very bright basses.

Do you get SIT strings over there? It's no secret I'm a huge fan of their Power Steels. I'd suggest checking those out.

 

[PhR75]

Do you get SIT strings over there? It's no secret I'm a huge fan of their Power Steels. I'd suggest checking those out.

I haven't checked lately but if Thomann carries those then it would be no problem.
You mean as an alternative to the Daddario Pro Steels?

I did use SIT's for my 12-string a few years ago, got them with the help of Mark from 12stringbass.net. They were very good indeed.

 

[BklynKen]

I haven't checked lately but if Thomann carries those then it would be no problem.
You mean as an alternative to the Daddario Pro Steels?

I did use SIT's for my 12-string a few years ago, got them with the help of Mark from 12stringbass.net. They were very good indeed.

Yeah, I guess as an alternative to the Pro Steels, and maybe even the Boomers. I tried Pro Steels once and found them very scooped-sounding. I find the Power Steels a lot fuller. And I think they feel great.

 

[WillyW]

I got the nickle SIT strings, I thought they were identical to my favorite roundworms the EB extra slinkies.

AND I got them cheaper...

 

[PhR75]

Yeah, I guess as an alternative to the Pro Steels, and maybe even the Boomers. I tried Pro Steels once and found that very scooped-sounding. I find the Power Steels a lot fuller. And I think they feel great.

Good to know! You might be right about the Pro Steels being scooped. The T-birds do have a good amount of mids so it wasn't that drastic. I'll see how they behave when they get older.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

tubeless tuesday….

 

[dagrev]

Apparently Duck Dunn had a Thunderbird as well.

Donald “Duck” Dunn | Vintage Guitar® magazine

Never knew that.

Can someone straighten out the stories of Cliff Williams giving NRs to people like Leon and now Duck? I've heard of the Cliff/Leon story but never saw it in an article that I recall. Seems like he was giving away some choice basses or some of it's not entirely true.

 

[dagrev]

Nicely modded Bird on Reverb - No affiliation.

Gibson Thunderbird 2013 Ebony | Reverb

That is nice.

Then this popped up..... I must be strong.
Gibson Thunderbird - NOS Never Retailed 2021 Sparkling Burgundy - You will be the 1st Owner! | Reverb

 

[dagrev]

As our daughter says, "You can't forget what you can't remember." -Esther

Or what isn't there. But I know we get off the pavement at times.

 

[PhR75]

Never knew that.

Can someone straighten out the stories of Cliff Williams giving NRs to people like Leon and now Duck? I've heard of the Cliff/Leon story but never saw it in an article that I recall. Seems like he was giving away some choice basses or some of it's not entirely true.

There's pictures of Cliff playing a very similar looking NR that Leon played later. Might be a custom job or not even a Gibson. Wait a sec.

 

[PhR75]

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Never knew that.

Can someone straighten out the stories of Cliff Williams giving NRs to people like Leon and now Duck? I've heard of the Cliff/Leon story but never saw it in an article that I recall. Seems like he was giving away some choice basses or some of it's not entirely true.

thought Entwistle gave Leon W the Fenderbird….

 

[WillyW]

I didn't even know that famous musicians were allowed to play instruments other than the ones they are known for, let alone own one.