Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

@BklynKen I noticed that Jeff Genzler is in Brooklyn and also an active TB member. Might prove fruitful to contact him about some kind of trial of the 4 On The Floor if interested.

Thanks. I'm mildly curious, but my dirt needs are met with my Damnation Audio MBD. If I find they're good about supporting local musicians, I'll certainly look to check out their stuff. But needs in NYC I think are pretty different than most places due to venues, transportation, etc.

 

[MCF]

You can't just wade in with a chain saw and fell it?

I get the humor Will. What could go wrong?


I’d rather leave it to a licensed and fully insured pro. You can appreciate that. Right? It would take out our deck, kitchen and the upstairs and downstairs family rooms if I messed up trying to do it. But you all are welcome to come cut slabs for Tbirds or firewood rounds off it once it’s down. So long as you sign a liability release….

 

[MCF]

She could test the Sandburg bird for us though. What is it called? 48 or something like that?

Not a fan of that Sandberg shape. But I can watch her vids for hours.

 

[MCF]

Thanks. I'm mildly curious, but my dirt needs are met with my Damnation Audio MBD. If I find they're good about supporting local musicians, I'll certainly look to check out their stuff. But needs in NYC I think are pretty different than most places due to venues, transportation, etc.

If it ain’t broke…

 

[MCF]

Coming from one biker to another.

I still have an M1 endorsement. Haven’t ridden in years. Does that count?

 

[Stealth57]

I still have an M1 endorsement. Haven’t ridden in years. Does that count?

Yo tambien

 

[MCF]

Sure is a great color.

Ya think?

 

[MCF]

I'll say!

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I love those. But I always wondered what it would look like without the fins while maintaining the gradual rearward slope beginning at the A pillar.

 

[MCF]

Until things get out of hand.....

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Is that what happened to @PillO?

 

[MCF]

Idk, Not 100% as of yet.

Been here since 2010 and anything goes, even toes.

Yeah. But we’ve come a long way from the once a week shutdown warnings.

 

[Stealth57]

Yeah. But we’ve come a long way from the once a week shutdown warnings.

Last threat of a shut down was my posting about a day at the range…and it wasn’t about golf

 

[MCF]

Last threat of a shut down was my posting about a day at the range…and it wasn’t about golf

Rookie mistake, young Jedi. We’ve all been there.

 

[KaraQ]

Thanks dude, wanna see the bass in question?

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Made it from a piece of construction lumber I bought at a local hardware store, the Pickup comes from a Fender Sting Signature bass and the dead strings give it this really cool "OOMPH".

Don't let the "tonewood" people find out about it!

 

[Nocturnal]

@BklynKen I noticed that Jeff Genzler is in Brooklyn and also an active TB member. Might prove fruitful to contact him about some kind of trial of the 4 On The Floor if interested.

From what i understand.
JG is a good guy.

When Genz Benz was headquartered in Scottsdale, you would randomly see Jeff Genzler at The Bass Place (when it was in Tempe). Seemed like a very pleasant man. I have owned several pieces of Genz gear over the years and it was always top-notch.

 

[Stealth57]

Question for you VP types or others with similar bridges. The action on my VP is reasonable but the bridge is very high on the E side and almost bottomed on the G. I use a small amount of tilt on the 3-point but this seems excessive.

My other question is do you lower the pickups like V does on her vintage bird? The 760s seem real hot.

 

[JIO]

Question for you VP types or others with similar bridges. The action on my VP is reasonable but the bridge is very high on the E side and almost bottomed on the G. I use a small amount of tilt on the 3-point but this seems excessive.

My other question is do you lower the pickups like V does on her vintage bird? The 760s seem real hot.

All basses are unique and will more than likely require specific set-up. (as in, pu height, nut/saddle/neck adjustment) The bottom-line is doing the needed adjustments until it is the way you like.

 

[Engle]

Wow, what a beautiful grain.

Right? I put roundwounds on it and its way too buzzy. Back to flats. I'm not crazy bout the EMG P pickup in it, but we were playing a tune that calls for fretless yesterday.

 

[Engle]

Question for you VP types or others with similar bridges. The action on my VP is reasonable but the bridge is very high on the E side and almost bottomed on the G. I use a small amount of tilt on the 3-point but this seems excessive.

My other question is do you lower the pickups like V does on her vintage bird? The 760s seem real hot.

No, my strings are hitting the pickups when I get excited.

 

[Engle]

Last nights jam, we played a Sabbath tune:
DJB planet Jan19-23.mp3

 

[TBird1958]

I gotta admit, I need another black Tbird like I need a hole in the head, but the same goes for Tobbaco burst as well. I was considering doing another build later in the year utilizing a Fender butterscotch blonde finish which does allow a hint of grain (which this bass does have a nice pattern of) to peek through and would probably coordinate very nicely with the Wenge neck and chrome bits.

The TB Club mod seems really cool.

Question for you VP types or others with similar bridges. The action on my VP is reasonable but the bridge is very high on the E side and almost bottomed on the G. I use a small amount of tilt on the 3-point but this seems excessive.

My other question is do you lower the pickups like V does on her vintage bird? The 760s seem real hot.

I've found that lowering the pickup does work well for me - keep in mind I play hard and was overloading the front end of my amp, this helped me a lot, you may not need to go to such measures.