A friend of my wife is besties with Maria, Carlos’ sister. She’s checking if any update.
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Thunderbird Club
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Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Do you or @TBird1958 recall who made the sidewinders.
Remember, I put the Chinabuckers in the BlingBird as a place holder. They are ok and did provide proof of concept but someday I’ll replace them with better pups. The Lulls have always been high on the list as have been the thunderbuckers and thunder on the tundra pups. Hadn’t given much thought to sidewinders though. Of course the challenge will be to find something in gold.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I am sold! Guess the next project will be refinishing the fretless and putting in Lulls. BMM is done, so another color will be in order. There are lots of great colors. Maybe Gretsch orange. Maybe Chevrolet Rallye Green.
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
The pickups in the Purple '76 are stock Gibson, no gold there. As I have said, they sound good through a big amp - well there was an SVT there - It did not disappoint, but that amp is part of the magic.
My bad. I thought Lull was gone with Mike gone.
Don’t. You. Dare.some more bass geekeage….I’ll stop, promise….
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They get some negative comments, but I like how my '76 sounds. Roto 66s make it pop.
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Pack opened... and surprise: silk ends
Nice. Can't go wrong with some TP!
Yes, Regular Rotos have silks, the Rotobass (their less expensive version), is the same string as their Nickel Plated, but no silk. Read that from a Roto employee.
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Well done.
Clicked on this ad. He sells a variety of Thunderbird pickguards. Not cheap, but another source for someone who needs one. At least until Irv starts his pickguard side business…
Guitarslinger Products | Other Pickguards | purchase online | Page 2
Guitarslinger Products | Other Pickguards | purchase online | Page 2
People here keep saying that, but just hasn't been my experience. My 2 sets have PLENTY of lows, and decent highs. Mids may be a tad soft in the alder body Jazz, but are fine in the mahogany P. A little TC Spark adds mids to the J. The ProBuckers are still in the Embassy I bought to put in the P, I have never considered for one second replacing the EYs. The P is my favorite bass in 52 years of playing., including Sadowskys, Roscoes, Lull T5, MTD, Fbasses, '66J, Sukop, Elrick, Nordstrom, Dingwalls, etc, etc.
Sorry, referenced the wrong post, I meant to reference the one about EYs being thin on the bottom.
My all-time favorite bass above
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Played one years ago and thought it was pretty good.
And where does one get such Sidewinders, other than trying to steal the Queen's and getting beheaded for it?
That is a beautiful FSO.
I jammed last night with the interim worship pastor at our new church, partly just to jam and partly to see about joining the worship team. Had a blast; we gelled really fast. (And yes, I'm in!) Played some new (to me) progressions, too. He loved the sound of my birds through the Rumble. When I asked if he had noticed a preference in the tone of the birds, he indicated the white one. "I wasn't really listening for tone, but I think that one [indicating the CP] had a bit more top end."
I started to disagree, since I'd played the VP first, but reached down to check the tone knob, and sure enough, it was up just a bit (vs off on the VP). He's got a good ear. We like a lot of the same styles, too, from Motown & classic rock through grunge and ska.
Man, it was good to actually play music with a human rather than just practice alone and with recordings! It's been waaaay too long.
I started to disagree, since I'd played the VP first, but reached down to check the tone knob, and sure enough, it was up just a bit (vs off on the VP). He's got a good ear. We like a lot of the same styles, too, from Motown & classic rock through grunge and ska.
Man, it was good to actually play music with a human rather than just practice alone and with recordings! It's been waaaay too long.
