Happy Birthday Larry! Nice Bird(s)!!! Pelham blue is still my current GAS but I'd be sorely tempted (wallet willing) if a Dorothy like that ever crossed my path! 
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Thunderbird Club
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The barrel size on the tuners that came out of my Epi was exactly 13.5mm so a hole of 14 should be perfect to allow for lacquer or 13.5 plain drilled
I thought it played the blues great and I also liked it for a country with the tone rolled off 75% or so. I was playing some Confederate Railroad in GC with my headphones on and I thought it sounded great. The previous owner left some music in the case and it was all church music. My next gig at church is on the upright doing bluegrass, but I could see the bird making an appearance in the future. Last night, practicing at home, I played Psycho Killer, Sultans of Swing, and even had a go at Limelight-- T-Bird did it all with ease. I will probably take it to our next practice next week to see how it works with our mix. I fully expect that it will hold it's own. Who knows, it may even become the #1
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
That's good by me but LFC would be easier to type.
Hi, my name is Larry Fudge Cake and it's been a week since the last time I used(bought a Tbird).
Group: Hi, Larry Fudge Cake.
She will for now and forever be called, Dorothy and yes it is a Limited run stock finish.
Hi Larry Fudge Cake! :?
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Happy Birthday Larry! Nice Bird(s)!!! Pelham blue is still my current GAS but I'd be sorely tempted (wallet willing) if a Dorothy like that ever crossed my path!
You could always get both - Would be a shame not to get a matching set!
In my band were playing anything from CCR to Garbage and Pink Floyd to Pat Bennetar and it handles all of those songs great and its louder than my P or J but not quite as powerfull as my 18v active bass . Regards colour , one of the other members on this club , kodiackblair is a mate of mine and only lives a couple of miles away . He had a sunburst Epi , that I got a shot of . That was my first T bird contact and I liked it . When I saw the white one come up on a Facebook buy/sell page , I fell in love . I drove through to Fife and met the guy at his work . He works for a printing business and his boss has a room , full of musical kit . Drums , guitars , amps , bass etc... I really liked how it handled and sounded but it wasnt until band rehearsal the following night , that I got a chance to crank it a bit more . After a slight eq adjustmemt , it sounded awesome . I still want to put either D'Addario or La Bella tapes on her as I think that will give it an even better sound and look .
One of the things I noticed when I started playing Gibson basses a few years ago is that they really do fit perfectly in any genre of music from both a visual and sonic standpoint. Doesn't matter if it's a TBird or an SG or the 2013/14 EB, they all fit in any band situation perfectly. One might be slightly more limited with a Gibby single cut LP bass or the double cut hollowbody bass but those have their place ad well.
I'd be perfectly at home in a blues band with a walnut burst Bicentennial Bird, or in a jazz band with a phelem blue NR, or in a '80s pop band with a white Eppi Bird, or in a death metal band with a black Bird, and come to think of it - even something as narrowly focused as a Wizard of Oz tribute band with Larry Fudge Cake's Dorothy Bird.
IMHO the body shape and sound of a TBird is every bit as acceptable (some here would say even more so) than any Fender in a given setting. I can't say the same about some of my Warwick or Pedulla or Alembic basses.
I'd be perfectly at home in a blues band with a walnut burst Bicentennial Bird, or in a jazz band with a phelem blue NR, or in a '80s pop band with a white Eppi Bird, or in a death metal band with a black Bird, and come to think of it - even something as narrowly focused as a Wizard of Oz tribute band with Larry Fudge Cake's Dorothy Bird.
IMHO the body shape and sound of a TBird is every bit as acceptable (some here would say even more so) than any Fender in a given setting. I can't say the same about some of my Warwick or Pedulla or Alembic basses.
Now I am going to need the Red one to start my own Wizard of Oz tribute band. I think I'll call it... The Flying Monkeys.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
LOL - I like that!Now I am going to need the Red one to start my own Wizard of Oz tribute band. I think I'll call it... The Flying Monkeys.
Or maybe with a Female singer it could be - Dorothy and the Tin Men
Or a hard rockin head bangin death metal group called - The Lollipop Guild
Blue Phlegm? You might want to see a doctor about that.
The Monkees Flying out my Butt would be my choice for a WoO or Monkees tribute band.
First thought how chilling cold this has to be in december, then checked your location.
Yep, it was about 30 degrees C when we went on at 8.00pm and very high humidity. Hot even for us at this time of year. Hence the black and white- makes the sweat less obvious.
Here's a shot before we went on. Shows the rig.
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LOL - gotta love the auto correct feature on this iPad. Although, come to think of it, that's about the right name for that color when it ages, kind of an ugly green in about thirty years.
Yes, like I was saying just before, I use the TBird for our first set because of it's versatility as the set steps up the pace. The LP Double Cut is just a bit raucous for some of the quieter things, but it is slightly more solid on the rock stuff (the TBird is great at it but the LP is exceptional). BTW my ES335 Bass is virtually interchangeable with the LP DC.
If I was to only use one bass all night it and we were doing a quiet first set it would be the TBird. They really are a lot more versatile than common mythology would have us believe.
The other options I considered for the bass to play that first set (and be able to do the rest of the show if need be) were a Jazz with Custom Shop 60s and series/ parallel mod, a single coil Telecaster Bass, 74 Ripper or my 73 P. All would have been fine but to my ear the TBird does it better. I have other unmodded Jazzes but find them too scooped for this job.
All but for evolution that could well have been the flying lizardsNow I am going to need the Red one to start my own Wizard of Oz tribute band. I think I'll call it... The Flying Monkeys.
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This would explain the "Thud" review Help me with my left hand technique.
I so want to jump in that thread with a comment about how poor technique can severely limit your ability to get broad and varying tones out of a bass, and then after a few folks confirm that observation point them towards the Thud review so they can see what a tool he really is. But it's 2017 now and I've turned over a new leaf, no more in your face posts from me (for at least the next day or two).
That said, it would be perfectly polite to kindly post a comment on the Thud thread that suggests the OP check out the left hand technique thread for pointers on how to get the most out of his bass using proper technique. That would shine a light on the little snowflake.
That would be pure class
That would be pure class
Go one then, someone do it. Quickly now!
That would have to be @GBassNorth it was his cunning plan
I'll give Colin the honor since he found the left hand thread.
