Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

I am loving the pickups in the NR. Along with the Traynor amp, it is the sound I have been searching for. Others have been close (perfect is the enemy of good) including the Casady and the TBird CP, but I think this bass ends my buying of basses.*


* I'm probably wrong about that. But for now...

Of course you’re wrong. There was yet another GP thread this weekend by someone who said the same thing.

 

[MCF]

Everyone to their own 'bag'(see what I did there?), but I can't stand BK's overcooked, gamy tasting burgers. In fact, I've totally given up on chain outlet burgers-except Checker's.
EDIT: also known as "Rally's". Both have great seasoned fries.

The secret is the pepper they add to the meat. I do like a Rally’s once in awhile. I cannot eat McDonalds and don’t.

 

[MCF]

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Way overcooked for my taste.

 

[Stealth57]

The secret is the pepper they add to the meat. I do like a Rally’s once in awhile. I cannot eat McDonalds and don’t.

Someone’s spying on you.

 

[Stealth57]

Way overcooked for my taste.

It was medium rare on the inside.

 

[MCF]

Saw a Tbird on Facebook market place that was clearly a CP. Reasonable price, great condition, including the triangular case that will also fit a VP. I noticed he advertised it as Probucker 760 pickups. Showed him privately that they were TB+ but he told me I didn't know what I was talking about as the pickups were Gibson Probucker 760, not Epiphone Probucker 760. OK, one more idiot on Facebook.

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I’ve given up even trying to explain things to the uniformed And I’m very courteous. Other than here in the club.

 

[MCF]

The only one I occasional eat is In & Out burgers. And only on road trips to SoCal needing to gas-up and get something predictable but decent to eat. Otherwise - I'll pass on the Big Mac attack...

I like an In & Out too. I order one burger with two patties. I don’t do cheese. And ketchup instead. With onion. And I like the fries. Some don’t. But they’re pretty tasty to me. And everything is fresh.

 

[MCF]

With a firm grip. My return from India retox meal

Welcome home Dave.

 

[JIO]

 

[JIO]

back stateside……let’s do this!….
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Welcome back!

 

[MCF]

I have found that many of the great bands of the 60s, I would rather just own the greatest hits. As I go through the albums, there are 1-2 great songs, 2-4 good songs, and a bunch of filler. Perhaps that is what made for a great band back in the 60s as the industry dictated that you buy singles (with B side filler) or a whole album.

The disaggregation of 'bits' from 'atoms' changed the record industry. Are we better or worse for Spotify?

I don’t know. But Spotify has opened up a whole new world for me. I went down a rabbit hole today with a band called, of all things, Wussy. Great stuff. But that name…..

 

[DesolationBlvd]

I bought a beater bass to take to practice, and to route out for the spare Thunderbird pickups. Oh wait, I mean drill and chisel. I'm still sore from that. I wanted to use the Rickenbacker positioning, but the 22 fret neck meant the neck pickup is a bit too far down. I'll pull them from this beater and try '51 Precision style or maybe blade style pickups, and make sure I have only 20 or 21 frets on the neck I choose for the next project. But the sound is very much a blend of Rickenbacker and Thunderbird.

 

[JIO]

Sean Connery, a relentless crusader for the independence of Scotland to escape English oppression from his home in <checks notes> the Bahamas...

Apologies, I just cna't help a little snark on his quest for Scottish independence when he didn't bother to live there. But he was brilliant on Jeopardy.

From your countrymen & women...

 

[Ringhammer]

Unfortunately, I have a fair bit of experience with hand difficulties. It is hard to make recommendations without knowing the problem and what you are/are planning to do about it.

First step is seeing the doc. In the meantime, still practicing and working on relaxing my fretting hand while I play.

 

[dagrev]

Good cop of Chris Squire's sound, I used to be able to get a P bass with Rotos on it to sound similar to a Squire through an SVT with no effects. Not everyone who plays them plays them hard and right next to the bridge with a pick like Chris Squire did. They are capable of sounding very different in different hands, they're very versatile basses, McCartney played one quite a bit.

These are also Rickenbackers:

The Foreigner album was one of the best ever made. I gave it a listen after decades of not hearing it and was blown away. I forgot how great that first album was.

 

[MCF]

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We watched Mystic River last night. He was very good in that movie.

 

[GBassNorth]

Like everything these days - very light gauge. Roto 66

Excellent! I found that the NR really opened up with stainless strings on it. I went with SIT Power Steel stainless strings, but thought the Rotos would work equally well. Didn’t think to go to light gauge strings though. I’ll have to give a set of those a try.

When I get my NR VT completed I’ll be putting Fender 7150 nickel strings on it to match my Eppi VP and I’ll also temporarily put a set of 7150 strings on the Gibby NR so I can do a three way sound test…

-Eppi Reverse Vintage Pro with 760 ProBuckers in vintage locations, 7150 strings
-Gibby Non Reverse with Gibson vintage reissue TB pickups in modern locations, 7150 strings
-NR Vintage Tribute (mahogany body and Wenge neck) 760 ProBuckers in vintage locations, 7150 strings

Should be interesting. I’m thinking the Gibby NR will be exceptionally dark and warm. And I suspect the North NR VT with the Wenge neck will have an even more aggressive gritty growl than the VP has. Time will tell.

 

[JIO]

We watched Mystic River last night. He was very good in that movie.

I like Bacon. He was good in Tremors. (fun silly movie)

 

[Count Bassie]

Not sure if I should respond 'ahem' or 'which one'. Take your pick...

I stumped you in two moves??

 

[TBird1958]

your white reverse….

The Greco II got the call - the Neighbors most certainly heard/felt me, that bass has such a deep pickup, no worries about hitting the singer with the headstock either