Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Not bass oriented, but an interesting study in rhythms.


But good bass orientation.


And Bootsy... In my favourite key Ab min...

Always loved that DS song.

 

[PhR75]

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:

Indeed. My point was that Rickenbacker with different pickups in same locations will sound like a Rickenbacker but with a different flavor. Just like my hacked J- bass with one pickup not in either J-position won't sound like J-bass at all.

 

[PhR75]

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.

I love projects like that. I did a somewhat similar thing to a cheap (well, free) J-body although my goal was to find Richard Sinclair's sound on particular Hatfield & The North era. As it happened the pickup location was about the same as the Ric bridge pickup.

I have a pair of reversed Dimarzio P-pickups which I will put around that J-humbucker in about Lee Sklar's Frankenstein locations.

 

[PhR75]

"Bird in a case" Monday.

 

[Formula73]

"Bird in a case" Monday.

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That thing is boss af.

 

[dagrev]

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.

Must be something different from place to place. Rally's here are nasty. Home of the least flavorful burger on earth. (Maybe they boil the hamburgers then brown them.)

A little history. Don't have a clue if the recipe is even close.
History: LEGENDARY SPICES OF THE 70'S Ollie Burger Spices
https://secretcopycatrestaurantrecipes.com/lums-ollie-burger-recipe/

(John Y. Brown was also the Gov here in the 70s.)

How To: LEGENDARY SPICES OF THE 70'S Ollie Burger Spices

 

[PillO]

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

But was it about a Thunderbird?? If you are fortunate enough to discover them, your last bass will always be a Thunderbird.

 

[PillO]

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

Cops? Soldiers? Sailors? Nurses? Professional athletes? Fast food employees?

 

[dagrev]

Always loved that DS song.

I think that DS song is deceptively simple sounding but unbelievably difficult to pull off.

 

[PillO]

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…..

My own take is neither good nor bad. Just a change in how we consume.

And were it not for Spotify I would not have found Cat Flushing a Toilet by Parry Gripp.

 

[PillO]

From your countrymen & women...

The Night School Hi-Q gameshow on SCTV was based on a real Canadian gameshow in which teams of high school students competed.

 

[PillO]

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

Don't take medical advice from random strangers on the internet.

I am currently dealing with an MCP joint problem; sufficient pain that there are many things I can't do comfortably. Surgery being scheduled.

 

[PillO]

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.

Very light gauge is purely a matter of comfort. I used to play 45-105, however, as a result of the hand surgeries, I can no longer play such heavy strings comfortably. 45-105 is only comfortable tuned to D standard.

 

[PillO]

I think that DS song is deceptively simple sounding but unbelievably difficult to pull off.

Agree. There are many moving pieces that have to be executed well. Simple 4/4, but unless you count, it is easy to get lost.

 

[dagrev]

And were it not for Spotify I would not have found Cat Flushing a Toilet by Parry Gripp.

You have indeed lived a full life.

 

[dagrev]

Don't take medical advice from random strangers on the internet.

I am currently dealing with an MCP joint problem; sufficient pain that there are many things I can't do comfortably. Surgery being scheduled.

I hope it's gets on the schedule soon and recovery is relatively quick.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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.

first meal off the plane…….nirvana….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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

yeah great actor…..he can play a REAL bastard too like he does in Sleepers..

 

[GonePlaid]

yeah great actor…..he can play a REAL bastard too like he does in Sleepers..

I'm not a real bastard, nor do I play one on TV. And I've never stayed in a Holiday Inn Express(do those still exist?).

 

[JJR58]

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Cholesterol time bomb.
My fast food, and anything related days are long over with.