Thunderbird Club

[bobyoung53]

Thinking is anathema to my playing.

I've been thinking a lot about my post and your answer and I think the bigger neck just makes me a little more deliberate with my note choice, it's definitely something to do with the sound though too though, I think the deepness of them brings me back because my only bass for pretty much two decades was a P bass even though it had a Jazz neck on it. Maybe it's just a feel thing? I'm just so confused!

 

[Gaolee]

I mean out here in Peru but we are on the west coast.

We don't have AC in Seattle, either. It is rare to need it, although that has been changing lately.

 

[JIO]

I can only imagine how frustrating that is. I recall being in school with all right hand desks. I think there might have been two or three lefties in each school. Like other lefties, I was regularly disenfranchised and traumatized, but like all lefties, we have to be tough to live in this world. I guess that may be why lefties are far more likely to be ambidextrous than "those other people." Apparently we have a significantly larger bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two sides of the brain than right-handers do.

Just started watching this interview with Valentino Rossi - retired GP motorcycle phenom. He was asked to explain why he was so successful and he disclosed that he is left-handed, but ambidextrous. This helped him be strong in both left & right bends which is critical to winning. It's at least one of a few reasons he was unbeatable.

 

[JIO]

Have you tried playing lefty during recovery? It is... Weird and difficult. Whole new respect for those backwards players after trying.

No, I have too much respect for left-handed players!

 

[Gaolee]

I can only imagine how frustrating that is. I recall being in school with all right hand desks. I think there might have been two or three lefties in each school. Like other lefties, I was regularly disenfranchised and traumatized, but like all lefties, we have to be tough to live in this world. I guess that may be why lefties are far more likely to be ambidextrous than "those other people." Apparently we have a significantly larger bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two sides of the brain than right-handers do.

Funny thing is that I am nominally right handed but do plenty of things either left handed or with either hand. One more freak trait.

A lefty friend cannot do anything at all right handed. Also a bit of a freak.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm sure it's not bad, but one of those things I would not order from seeing a pic of it.

My son in law screwed up the flip. Instead of placing a tray over the pot and doing the flip, he tried to flip the pot onto the tray. That messed up the presentation but it was delicious.

 

[Gaolee]

So guys. Help me out. How much better is the Classic Pro than the bolt on neck Thunderbirds? And the Vintage Pro?

I play in a post rock band and want to tune my bass to CGCF to go along the two guitars.

what do you think of the Classic vs Vintage for this genre is music and with this Drop C tuning?

I would not call any of them better or worse. Different. I am one of the few here who didn't love Vintage Pros. I would go for a Classic Pro first. They are the same as a modern Gibson, except poly finish instead of nitro. That isn't a big issue.

I think success in tuning like that is about strings and setup more than the bass itself.

 

[dagrev]

Just started watching this interview with Valentino Rossi - retired GP motorcycle phenom. He was asked to explain why he was so successful and he disclosed that he is left-handed, but ambidextrous. This helped him be strong in both left & right bends which is critical to winning. It's at least one of a few reasons he was unbeatable.

That's interesting, and makes sense. Most things I can do left or right, but some things I just settled on doing right (playing bass) or left. I can paint with either hand, but not hammer that well right-handed. My writing is awful, so doing it right handed is not much different/worse. I tried bass left-handed a very few times, but that was very unnatural. Maybe with practice I could get there, but there's no reason to spend the time trying.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Just got in a little while ago from the second St. Patty's day gig in 2 days. I'm ready to take a short break from corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, at least for a coupla days. Both gigs over by 2130. Love playing for old(as me)pharts-home by 2200. Now I can drink.

St Paddy’s. Paddy, not Patty. Short for Padraig.

 

[dagrev]

The old boy is still hanging in there but needs plenty of rest anywhere he wants to take it.

I had to but some cream on his nose. He can get a little dry taking diuretics.

 

[Stealth57]

After Don Kirshner's Rock Concert on TV in the 70's..it was the national anthem and then this..For you young folks. We didn't even have microwaves to make popcorn.

Jiffy Pop was cool

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I would not call any of them better or worse. Different. I am one of the few here who didn't love Vintage Pros. I would go for a Classic Pro first. They are the same as a modern Gibson, except poly finish instead of nitro. That isn't a big issue.

I think success in tuning like that is about strings and setup more than the bass itself.

Yup. Until I got the Greco, my CP was my main player. I like the VP, but love the CP. i still play the 25-30% of the time. I almost never play the VP. Although I prefer the VP ergos, the Greco sound rules. Maybe time for an electronics swap?

 

[Nocturnal]

And how much close is the sound of the Classic Pro to the real deal Gibson? They have the same pickups as I can tell. And the specs? Are they the same?
Two birds. One (the standart bolt on neck) in regular tuning and other (the Classic Pro) in Drop C. If they sound right it will be my to go bass for this band I have.

I love the neck and how confortable I can play with my small hands. So I think I found my thing.
15 years ago I had a Goth Epi Thunderbird. I regret selling it. But now I have again a 2012 Epi Thunderbird standard.

The Classic Pro sounds very much like the modern Gibson Birds as they have the same pickups. If you like the thinner neck on a Bird, that is a good choice. If you can find a Classic Pro for a good price, grab it!!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I don’t know. It was supposed to rain here at the mountain place. But when I took the dogs out at 5:00 AM it was snowing. It seems like Spring will never come. It is supposed to snow Tuesday and Wednesday then be nice by next weekend. But there is supposed to be another storm after that.

You’re in Narnia! Don’t accept sleigh rides or food from strangers.

 

[PillO]

I've been thinking a lot about my post and your answer

My posts are very rarely about thinking.

Actually, my whole life is about not thinking...

 

[PillO]

I tried bass left-handed a very few times, but that was very unnatural. Maybe with practice I could get there, but there's no reason to spend the time trying.

Until you have an injury that limits things unless you switch.

 

[PillO]

The old boy is still hanging in there but needs plenty of rest anywhere he wants to take it.
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I had to but some cream on his nose. He can get a little dry taking diuretics.

Looks like he is still living his best life.

 

[MCF]

We do eat a lot of lamb here. It used to be a cheap meat but no longer. It’s getting pretty expensive here. Australia and NZ are the two largest exporters of ‘sheep meat’ in the world. In 2021 Australia exported > 260,000kgs of sheepmeat of which >70,000kgs went to the USA.
Edit: correction not kgs, tonnes.
70,606 tonnes of ‘sheepmeat’ from Australia to the USA in 2021.

Aussie lamb exports to USA hit record high

My paternal grandmother made great lamb dishes. Everything was in her head. So we have no idea how she prepared it.

my wife is 1/4 Basque. We’ve embraced the culture. Except the lamb. Try as we might, we don’t care for it.

Give me good ‘ol American corn fed beef.

 

[Stealth57]

So guys. Help me out. How much better is the Classic Pro than the bolt on neck Thunderbirds? And the Vintage Pro?

I play in a post rock band and want to tune my bass to CGCF to go along the two guitars.

what do you think of the Classic vs Vintage for this genre is music and with this Drop C tuning?

I have all three, but I’m tone deaf ao take this with a stone of salt as all three have different strings.

IV is thumpier
CP is more balanced
VP is like the CP but maybe a touch more bass

as far as tuning, no idea.

 

[Stealth57]

What constitutes "custom parts"? Tattoos? Piercings?

Ahem.

Anything Irv does