Thunderbird Club

[lildrgn]

A few months ago I got an Epiphone Thunderbird from @Gaolee for a song. Today, I took it to the studio for the first time!

I dipped my toes in the TC here and got some great tips and pointers, and then headed back to my lurking mode. But, since then, I've been playing the T-bird in a new project I'm in. I'm also exclusively using a pick, for the first time in my playing. It's all coming together and it's been a great deal of fun.

I am loving how clear the T-bird sounds. It really sings with a pick and a touch of overdrive from a pedal. This is pretty much how I had it setup today at Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline, WA (north of Seattle).

We got a free day in the studio as RLS does teaching as well. Today's session was a student-led recording, with a teaching engineer on hand for support. We "paid" them by playing a couple songs, which we would do anyway. Why not, right?

Anyway, long story short, the T-Bird performed wonderfully. We did 2 songs, which I planned on playing the T-bird on both, but ended up switching one to my G&L L-1000 as I wanted to hit a low D at the end of the tune. No detuner on the T-bird meant it had to sit that song out.

 

[RedVee]

Well I’ll be an outlier. I love an Ash (look) body with a clear varnish.

 

[godofthunder59]

You could take it out and sell it to me, I need a new set of pickups for my Orville - I'd be halfway there!

Just kidding, I know you want to keep it stock.

Somehow I have acquired three or four 760s awaiting suitable projects!

 

[godofthunder59]

My burgundy doesn’t have frets or a bridge pickup anymore.

I admire your bravery to make it your own!

 

[PhR75]

Yer bass, yer choice. I can live without the bridge/superfluous pup. The frets? Nope.

Sometimes I feel I'm the only one here who uses the bridge pickup too. The neck pickup sounds great soloed but the both pickups on is one of the best dual pickup sounds of any basses in my opinion. Especially if the pickups are in the 60ish positions.

If I had a fretless T-Bird I'd probably use the bridge pickup soloed too.

 

[TBird1958]

Somehow I have acquired three or four 760s awaiting suitable projects!

Should you come across some Gibsons, please let me know.

 

[PhR75]

Somehow I have acquired three or four 760s awaiting suitable projects!

I wish they sold them separately too. I have a Jazz body waiting for a fretless neck to float by and why not use T-bird pickups.

On the other hand the EY pickups chinabuckers haven't been bad even 'though the bridge pickup in my Telebird needs the wax.

 

[Engle]

Well I’ll be an outlier. I love an Ash (look) body with a clear varnish.

I’m with you. I like Maple, Ash and Alder with clear finishes.

 

[Engle]

Sometimes I feel I'm the only one here who uses the bridge pickup too. The neck pickup sounds great soloed but the both pickups on is one of the best dual pickup sounds of any basses in my opinion. Especially if the pickups are in the 60ish positions.

If I had a fretless T-Bird I'd probably use the bridge pickup soloed too.

I brought my VP to a jazz jam and used the bridge pickup more than I do for rock. It sounds great for soloing!

 

[PhR75]

I’m with you. I like Maple, Ash and Alder with clear finishes.

Me too. Although these are the only ones I have. The P-bass has an alder body (Hosco) and some oil finish. The Tele-necked one has supposedly a '75 Fender ash body. Curiously the Fender neck on the P is from '75 although the logo has been modded thru theyears by the previous owner.

Forgot the Jazz, which is alder too and with a clear lacquer:

 

[PhR75]

And hey, mahogany with a clear coat ain't half bad either:

 

[Engle]

Anybody know about these? Interesting that they made it so easy to bias:
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[Nocturnal]

Well I’ll be an outlier. I love an Ash (look) body with a clear varnish.

I like it with the grain enhanced.

 

[JJR58]

Looks like I’ve missed a bit here.
But in L.A. now getting ready to drive up to Mariposa. I’ll try and catch up at some point.

 

[icefly]

Sanday.
To dust off barely played bass, and of course play.
Ohh, these are SIT Silencers, semiflat, 2 years.

 

[MCF]

Anybody know about these? Interesting that they made it so easy to bias:
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Here’s an old thread about them. As always, ask Chucky.
Eden 300T why so cheap used?

 

[MCF]

Looks like I’ve missed a bit here.
But in L.A. now getting ready to drive up to Mariposa. I’ll try and catch up at some point.

Waive as you pass the Frazier Park exit as you go over the grapevine. I’m about 13 miles west of it. See you next Saturday Jeff!

 

[MCF]

Sanday.
To dust off barely played bass, and of course play.
Ohh, these are SIT Silencers, semiflat, 2 years.

And they’re probably still in tune.

 

[icefly]

And they’re probably still in tune.

Yep





Just forgot to switch bactrack on

 

[TBird1958]

Looks like I’ve missed a bit here.
But in L.A. now getting ready to drive up to Mariposa. I’ll try and catch up at some point.

You're on West (Best) Coast time now baby!

Thunderbird dreams!