Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Well, thats one way to insulate wires I guess. Looks like somebody decided to coat the bridge ground and the common pot ground wires in silicone vs just leaving them bare. Can’t imagine why unless they were chasing a RF or hum noise issue and they thought it would help. Sure looks umm, gross.

Let's hope it's silicone.

Allergies. Maybe someone had allergies.

 

[dagrev]

You could be a P********* .

See, I'm no good without clarity--you're going to have to spell that out too!

 

[bobyoung53]

See, I'm no good without clarity--you're going to have to spell that out too!

** sent.

 

[dagrev]

** sent.

What? Two stars sent where?

 

[BklynKen]

When I say that I'm thinking I'm qualified to go get coffee and the mail, maybe a few other items if carefully spelled out.

Challenge accepted. I MAKE great coffee.

 

[JJR58]

To answer @GonePlaid on if I like the Dunlops, meh, they’re ok.
Anything beats rusty alien encrusted strings.


And @TBird1958 had it right, there is a delicate side to this alien

 

[JJR58]

Recently? They used to die on everyone years ago within a month.

I haven’t tried them since ‘07.
Not like I ever will again.
Low on the to totem for me.

 

[JJR58]

do I need to re-string the 68?…

No sir. You don’t have to go through that trouble. That bass is set up the way you like it. Leave it alone. I’ll just suffer a little, that’s all.

 

[JJR58]

That was me that initially mentioned rounds tend to sound scooped compared to flats. Poorly worded on my part. Better said: Flats are more balanced across the freqs than rounds is my experience. Many rounds to my ear have a dominate mid that's either low-mid, mid-mid, or upper-mid, whereas most flats seem to not have the dominance of certain mids (contra TIs), as rounds to my ear. Generally.

You nailed it! Balanced across the frequency range. I haven’t found any round that’ll ever match that.

 

[bobyoung53]

You nailed it! Balanced across the frequency range. I haven’t found any round that’ll ever match that.

I use flannel mutes with round wounds, they sound like flats with a little more mids to me or at least I can play most music that you would use flats for.

 

[TBird1958]

To answer @GonePlaid on if I like the Dunlops, meh, they’re ok.
Anything beats rusty alien encrusted strings.


And @TBird1958 had it right, there is a delicate side to this alien

So you'll be playing Thunderbirds with rounds on them - and you will like it!

 

[Engle]

26528893[/URL], member: 292024"]Yeah, I shoulda moved it out a coupla feet(2/

OK, I'll get a shot w/ the flip phone. Prolly won't be able to see diddly.(Not my work. I don't f---* around in there.)
Here 'tis:
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Well the silicone is weird. It’s not doing anything useful smeared on the ground wires. Otherwise it looks normal.

 

[Engle]

Let's hope it's silicone.

Allergies. Maybe someone had allergies.

Could be worse. Did you see this thread?

 

[icefly]

I use flannel mutes with round wounds, they sound like flats with a little more mids to me or at least I can play most music that you would use flats for.

Due to green underlining, someday, I will try this.

 

[JJR58]

So you'll be playing Thunderbirds with rounds on them - and you will like it!

I’m sure there’s gonna be a huge smile on my face. I’ll be to excited and probably won’t be able to play a single note.

 

[JJR58]

I use flannel mutes with round wounds, they sound like flats with a little more mids to me or at least I can play most music that you would use flats for.

I’ll have to try that. I’ve got some foam I could use. We’ll see how it goes

 

[icefly]

EDIT: Management wants us to take up as little dance 'area' as possible.

I'd be afraid to hit the bass on someone, or worse, the wall

 

[bobyoung53]

I’ll have to try that. I’ve got some foam I could use. We’ll see how it goes

The flannel is a lot better IMHO because you can roll them to fit anywhere from just touching the underneath of the strings to take off a little new round wound string shimmer all the way to big ones you stuff under for some old fashioned thump. I regularly play blues here using a Jazz with a mute and Rotos.



I hate to desecrate this thread by posting a Fender, but sometimes ya gotta do it I'll keep them thumbnails for delicate eyes. I even did Willy one better, I included my pajamas and slippers.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

OK, I'll get a shot w/ the flip phone. Prolly won't be able to see diddly.(Not my work. I don't f---* around in there.)
Here 'tis:
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first time you open that thing?

 

[dagrev]

No sir. You don’t have to go through that trouble. That bass is set up the way you like it. Leave it alone. I’ll just suffer a little, that’s all.

This isn't going to end with pics with someone bleeding all over a bass again is it?