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Thunderbird Club

#212,088
dagrev said:
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Creeping me out a bit.

I might be glad you're not moving back to Ky after all. :laugh:

You're not moving back, are you? :nailbiting:
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Only via remote.
 
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#212,089
godofthunder59 said:
My love of Thunderbirds can only be equaled by my love of EB basses! Jim Lea, Dennis Dunaway, Jack Bruce all big early influences. Long before I wanted a Thunderbird I wanted a EB3. Here's my collection of merry muddies, had more than I thought lol.View attachment 4733889 View attachment 4733891 View attachment 4733892 View attachment 4733893 View attachment 4733894 View attachment 4733895 View attachment 4733896
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I wasn't paying a lot of attention to basses at the time, even though I often tracked bass lines in my head. I was in the passionate throes of lust to be a guitar player. I did notice a few basses, like Bruce's & Pappalardi's, just because they weren't the usual Fenders.
But Wilkeson & Entwistle baited the bass trap for me.
 
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#212,090
GonePlaid said:
This Saturday's(7/2)-and all other Saturday gigs at this venue(a VFW)-86ed. The 'snowbirds' have flown back north. Not enuff bizness to warrant having a band. We do have a coupla Fridays on the books. We'll see if they happen. This doubly sux 'cos I was gonna try to get a better pic. Oh well, LSTYD.
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Sorry to hear that, Mike.

Why'd they all leave early?
 
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#212,091
lildrgn said:
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. :(
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A story we have heard many times here.

But now you must be one of the secret keepers - no talking about how much you like the Thunderbird. Only stories of detached headstocks, neck dive, and and grievous bodily injuries!
 
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PhR75 said:
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.
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I often dial in a little bridge. The NR likes having more bridge in it as well.
 
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