Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

That is very sad, my sincere condolences to you.

Seconded.

 

[RedVee]

Seconded.

And a third

 

[JIO]

Little side step, thought i'd throw this in for any of us looking for a gig bag to carry our birds. Not affiliated with seller, ive purchased one for the tigerbird bass i had built which i'm giving to a friend of mine. Its a nicely padded bag, lots of pockets. My built bass is spector size & fits the gig bag. Any epiphone & gibson would fit too.

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I have one of these. Minimal but fits all my T-bird shaped objects and gets them from point A to point B and back again. I didn't pay that much though...

 

[dieselman]

Sorry for your Loss.

 

[Stealth57]

Since you allow me a t-shirt Sunday, can I go for a montaña Monday?

 

[GBassNorth]

Is there a correlation between the size of your feet and the size of your...ahem... headstock?

If so, let’s hope it’s not an inverse correlation.

Hey! I think I'm offensive.

Not in the slightest, unless you’re made out of wood and have Fender stamped on your forehead.

 

[Larry V]

Sincerest, most heartfelt condolences. May She Rest In Peace.

 

[dagrev]

Sorry to hear. Condolences to you and family.

Thanks!

 

[dagrev]

can’t like…so, so sorry Donnie, didn’t miss much out of the usual…..here for whatever you need.

Thanks Chuck, I appreciate it. This club is a good diversion and therapy!

 

[dagrev]

The Hard Times is definitely a parody site. They have some pretty funny articles at times.
That is hard to top the Aztec. Sooooo ugly!!

I have a bag from them that fits the VP model, but just barely.

So sorry for your loss Donnie.

Thank you.

 

[dagrev]

So sorry to hear. Liked your post anyway because of the good Tbird advice at the end.

Thank you. Playing music is one of those things we can kind of focus on and forget about other things for a while.

 

[dagrev]

life is hard by definition - love is the answer as always ... strength and peace

Thanks, Geo.

 

[dagrev]

:-(

That is very sad, my sincere condolences to you.

Thank you both. Thankful for this club to relax the mind and think about other things.

 

[dagrev]

Seconded.

And a third

Thanks guys.

 

[dagrev]

Sorry for your Loss.

Sincerest, most heartfelt condolences. May She Rest In Peace.

The kind words both of you are appreciated.

 

[dagrev]

Since you allow me a t-shirt Sunday, can I go for a montaña Monday?

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I guess you're talking "mountain" and not about having a t-shirt with anything to do with this. (It pained me to look up this pic.)

 

[godofthunder59]

It's known in some circles that I should not be left unsupervised with sharp pointy objects and here is the proof. Even after the pickup change (Epiphone 760 Probucker)in my 2021 Nonreverse I have found the bass lacks the aggressive tone I was looking for, it seemed hollow for lack of a better description. The more I thought about it the more I am convinced that I is due to the neck pickup position being to far forward so I moved it back about 1/2" to its 60s location. So far at home the bass is noticeably more authoritative, the true test will be with the band. I hope it's not all for naught. I present Butcherbird II

 

[WillyW]

It's known in some circles that I should not be left unsupervised with sharp pointy objects and here is the proof. Even after the pickup change (Epiphone 760 Probucker)in my 2021 Nonreverse I have found the bass lacks the aggressive tone I was looking for, it seemed hollow for lack of a better description. The more I thought about it the more I am convinced that I is due to the neck pickup position being to far forward so I moved it back about 1/2" to its 60s location. So far at home the bass is noticeably more authoritative, the true test will be with the band. I hope it's not all for naught. I present Burcherbird II View attachment 4693040 View attachment 4693041 View attachment 4693042 View attachment 4693043

Still a dummy in the bridge? I did that to my burgundy...

I should measure my DC pickup placement and see where I ended up

 

[godofthunder59]

Still a dummy in the bridge? I did that to my burgundy...

I should measure my DC pickup placement and see where I ended up

Still a dummy in the bridge and wielding the tools.

 

[dagrev]

It's known in some circles that I should not be left unsupervised with sharp pointy objects and here is the proof. Even after the pickup change (Epiphone 760 Probucker)in my 2021 Nonreverse I have found the bass lacks the aggressive tone I was looking for, it seemed hollow for lack of a better description. The more I thought about it the more I am convinced that I is due to the neck pickup position being to far forward so I moved it back about 1/2" to its 60s location. So far at home the bass is noticeably more authoritative, the true test will be with the band. I hope it's not all for naught. I present Butcherbird II View attachment 4693040 View attachment 4693041 View attachment 4693042 View attachment 4693043

Yes! This is what is needed (and not just on the NRs). The closer the pickup nears the mudbucker position the more hollow they sound. I'm not sure who the person is at Gibson with an IQ of about 30.5 that thought moving it from perfection was a good idea. This is in part why the VPs sound so good--they got them pretty close to correct. But I've ranted enough on Gibson and their pickup placement confusion. Well, not enough, because they haven't begun to put them back where they belong. Can you swing by Louisville and fix mine while you'er in the mood?