Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Hold on, Geo isn’t drinking a Pils. Oatmeal stout?

Was a special super secret blend.

 

[JJR58]

View attachment 4743022 Here’s that piece of fresh Sockeye some potatoes and onions and a bit of salad. 72 degrees and no humidity, West Coast!

Rub it in why don’t ya!
I haven’t even gotten on the plane back to NY yet and i’m almost in tears I gotta go back.

 

[Thumper]

Installed the modified pots in the BlingBird today. Sounds better than ever. A noticeable shade darker with less sizzle on the top end. Thanks for the idea @Thumper.

The EY pups do sound fuller. Still not Greco territory but certainly Epiphone territory, not quite as creamy as my modern Gibby pups, close in sound to my VP with a tad less grit. Any further fine tuning of the overall tone of this bass will be easily accomplished with various string selections. Keep in mind this is a semi hollow body with a maple top and poplar back and maple neck so it will always have a slightly different sound than a standard Tbird.

The three pup layout with individual volume and tone controls for each pup is exceptionally flexible. Solo any pickup and it sounds great, or max out the bridge volume and tone then roll in the neck volume with the tone off to thicken things up and fine tune with the center volume and tone for a very full (and loud) sound.

Not for everyone, but I really like Sunbeams on both my EY equipped basses. They do both have an inherent growl or rasp which is part of the attraction for me, and something none of my 3 Embassy Probuckers have, so pots, caps, and VVT have made an improvement they could use.

In a perfect world I would have done V-T-V-T if I'd had your idea and talent.

 

[WillyW]

what's EY precious?

 

[Thumper]

what's EY precious?

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EY aka Chinabuckers

 

[Stealth57]

That's clearly a "Come back Jeff! Why did you leave us?" look.

Or they now have a nicotine addiction and need their mule back

 

[WillyW]

Shipped 07/08/2022 in
4 packages

 

[lildrgn]

T-Bird fam, I have video proof of my T-bird in action. However, I'm gonna ask that you read the accompanying article on the illustrious pages of American Songwriter, where my little band, Planets in the Ocean, got a write up and exclusive premiere of our song, Splinter!

Though the T-bird is what shows in the video, due to me wanting a low-D at the very end of the song, I played my L1K, which has a Hipshot extender on it. The good news is, the T-bird looks great!

Hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and watch the video.

 

[GonePlaid]

Shipped 07/08/2022 in
4 packages

One string in each package?

 

[PillO]

…travel safe bud.
girls asking about you..
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Awwwww. Who's a good dog? WHO'S A GOOD DOG!

That's clearly a "Come back Jeff! Why did you leave us?" look.

I will not cast aspersions upon Jeff's table manners but one reason that dogs will form an attachment to a stranger quickly is that the stranger frequently drops food...

But there are also people that dogs always take a liking to for no discernable reason.

 

[dagrev]

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T-Bird fam, I have video proof of my T-bird in action. However, I'm gonna ask that you read the accompanying article on the illustrious pages of American Songwriter, where my little band, Planets in the Ocean, got a write up and exclusive premiere of our song, Splinter!

Though the T-bird is what shows in the video, due to me wanting a low-D at the very end of the song, I played my L1K, which has a Hipshot extender on it. The good news is, the T-bird looks great!

Hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and watch the video.

Congrats on the single and writeup! Nicely done. And who doesn't love some L1k?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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T-Bird fam, I have video proof of my T-bird in action. However, I'm gonna ask that you read the accompanying article on the illustrious pages of American Songwriter, where my little band, Planets in the Ocean, got a write up and exclusive premiere of our song, Splinter!

Though the T-bird is what shows in the video, due to me wanting a low-D at the very end of the song, I played my L1K, which has a Hipshot extender on it. The good news is, the T-bird looks great!

Hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and watch the video.

very cool.

 

[TBird1958]

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T-Bird fam, I have video proof of my T-bird in action. However, I'm gonna ask that you read the accompanying article on the illustrious pages of American Songwriter, where my little band, Planets in the Ocean, got a write up and exclusive premiere of our song, Splinter!

Though the T-bird is what shows in the video, due to me wanting a low-D at the very end of the song, I played my L1K, which has a Hipshot extender on it. The good news is, the T-bird looks great!

Hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and watch the video.

Nice!
Like it all around, the playing, music and video, great job!

 

[BklynKen]

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T-Bird fam, I have video proof of my T-bird in action. However, I'm gonna ask that you read the accompanying article on the illustrious pages of American Songwriter, where my little band, Planets in the Ocean, got a write up and exclusive premiere of our song, Splinter!

Though the T-bird is what shows in the video, due to me wanting a low-D at the very end of the song, I played my L1K, which has a Hipshot extender on it. The good news is, the T-bird looks great!

Hope you can take a few minutes to read the article and watch the video.

Great stuff!

 

[JIO]

For the few of you that still have your brass mute on your '60s vintage bird - here's what the original felt pads/blocks look like. These were off my '64 II. I also have the brass mute that I removed from my stollen '63 II. Can you say valuable? (maybe to someone, perhaps whoever now owns that bass?)

 

[WillyW]

just in time for FS!

 

[dagrev]

For the few of you that still have your brass mute on your '60s vintage bird - here's what the original felt pads/blocks look like. These were off my '64 II. I also have the brass mute that I removed from my stollen '63 II. Can you say valuable? (maybe to someone, perhaps whoever now owns that bass?)

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I have mine, but they are a little more aged or yellowish-tan looking. I have never used them.

 

[WillyW]

anybuddy need this?

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[El Diablo Rojo]

anybuddy need this?

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Define "need"

 

[WillyW]

Define "need"

need
/nēd/
Learn to pronounce

verb

1. 1.
   require (something) because it is essential or very important.
   "I have money, and that is shiny"