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Thunderbird Club

New truss rod cover?
Correct…I had to change something :)

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Unfortunately? no.....not sure if I have any vinyl albums left :sorry:


If the one on my Ibanez 5-string will fit, I'll copy it - I might send it off for that though. I was already planning on having one copy of it made when I got the trc copied (2 out of 3 of my Ibanez-es don't have one), so maybe I'll just get two.
But I haven't tried it yet, the opening on the RB800 looks pretty small.......
The material is relatively cheap and available in thrift stores:
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Absolutely.

I need to plan a trip to Finland, hear you play and talk music. We live a world apart. We would be good friends if we lived closer. Such is the way with this club. There are so many of us with the same interests and tastes. It really is amazing.

I have two friends in Oz (Geoff and Kat) who I’m anxious to meet in person. And three in Finland. One or two in the Netherlands. Not to mention Bob, the Expat in Brazil. I’ve met and bonded with Jeff in NY. We’re bros. I need to meet Ken in Brooklyn. And Scott, Bryan, Roger, Andy, Instagator, Mark and so many others. And of course Irv in Vancouver. THIS CLUB IS AWESOME.

I’d love to meet Mike in Florida. But I’ll never go there. And he’ll never come to Cali. My Family dodged a huge bullet when my Dad quit a Job in ‘68 rather than move to the Cape (Cocoa Beach) when I was a kid.

We had a small US west (best) coast GTG last summer. Great people and a whole lot of fun. Meeting in person is special.

George and I are close enough that we’ve (and my wallet) met twice. He’s a great guy. His bass room is to die for!

I’ve met Kara once. It was great!! She sold me two TBirds! And we know how knowledgeable she is. We need to get her to the next GTG.

Bottom line. I’ve gotten so much from this club that there is no way I can pay it all back. But if anyone is headed to SoCal, let me know. We’ll leave the light on for you. You’re always welcome.
:laugh: yeah, and you can teach him The Chain after you polish off all his Koff….
guess no 805 in Suomi?….:rolleyes:
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How does the shape of the Bach compare to the Gibsons? That pickguard shape doesn’t seem to match the bass on the upper bout.
The shape of my BaCH is very close to that of my ‘21 NR. The BaCH body is slightly larger though.

Not sure what was going on with that PG on V’s.

Speaking of Veronica, while looking at BaCH threads, I came across this quote from her: “For the $$$ I think they're great basses, I'd never gig with a real '60s Gibson but have no qualms about taking my BaCH's out, the Lull pick upis an easy mod that gives the bass that vintage Gibson growl - Love it!” I wonder if she’ll not gig her 60’s reverse or if she’s going to change her mind now that she has one…
 
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Was looking at some distortion pedal postings over at the Spector club and saw this clip. Watching the first demo (about 1 minute long, you’ll need to go to the very beginning of the YouTube clip to see it) I scratched my head and thought, this is possibly the best demo I’ve seen for stress testing the limits of a B string. Those poor strings are just getting bludgeoned to death as he beats his bass into submission. Sounds good, if that’s the type of distortion you’re after, but I gotta believe his tuning doesn’t hold for more than a couple of songs at that pace.


…overall it’s a pretty good review of different Dark Glass distortion pedals. I just have to look past the players style, which is about polar opposite of mine.
 
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