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Thunderbird Club

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This 2nd outside band "Sponge-Bath" was really fun - original songs/lyrics about hospital/health-care related topics! None were actual nurses (and didn't play one on TV)... but they put on a good show nonetheless! Their lead singer (red-hair) was a good performer and singer. The drummer was playing with a recently fractured shoulder. She did great! I would have never known/suspected if not told afterwards.

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RedVee said:
There is a story that didjeridoo players have to learn ‘circular breathing’. When random breath testing came in an urban myth started that didji players wouldn’t show alcohol on a breathalyser :laugh: so go learn the didj.

I decided better all round to just not drink n drive.
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Our guitarist/songwriter Paul has been a tea-totaler for about 6 years. He stopped drinking alcohol after driving home late from one of our shows and having no memory of how he got home.
 
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JIO said:
Our guitarist/songwriter Paul has been a tea-totaler for about 6 years. He stopped drinking alcohol after driving home late from one of our shows and having no memory of how he got home.
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It’s amazing the stupid things we used to do and how by sheer dumb luck we didn’t kill anybody or ourselves.

I recall going to a retirement party at the Velvet Turtle in 1978 - I think it was in the south San Francisco or maybe north Silicon Valley area. I lived in South San Jose at the time. The retirement party had an open bar, I got well beyond hammered and to this day I have no recollection of driving home or how or when I got home.

All I know is I filled the gas tank in my 1965 Mustang on the way up to the event and the next day the tank was near empty. That means I would have driven about 200 miles on the ride home. I can’t even begin to imagine the 200 mile route I took to drive what should have been about 30 miles. Like Paul, I pretty much switched off the booze at that point for quite some time.
 
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Gigged last night locally. Did the first set with the Les Paul Standard, next two sets with the CP. The CP is the clear choice: punch, presence, ergos and ease of playing, and it has the sound. Gotta watch the gain since I'm also using the SansAmp pedal, I still do like a clean signal in the mix.
But once again- even though I keep trying to test it- the Epi Thunderbird Classic Pro is my bass. The Les Paul will go the way of all things 'other'...
Oh yeah, that Peavey combo there, the one that looks like its been stored in a garage for 30 years... Got it for an embarrassingly low price and had it serviced for a song, and good gawd that tank delivers. 90 lbs of "Step Aside, Son". Clean, punchy, old school kick in the arse. Really great... Putting some side handles on it, lol...

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Count Bassie said:
Gigged last night locally. Did the first set with the Les Paul Standard, next two sets with the CP. The CP is the clear choice: punch, presence, ergos and ease of playing, and it has the sound. Gotta watch the gain since I'm also using the SansAmp pedal, I still do like a clean signal in the mix.
But once again- even though I keep trying to test it- the Epi Thunderbird Classic Pro is my bass. The Les Paul will go the way of all things 'other'...
Oh yeah, that Peavey combo there, the one that looks like its been stored in a garage for 30 years... Got it for an embarrassingly low price and had it serviced for a song, and good gawd that tank delivers. 90 lbs of "Step Aside, Son". Clean, punchy, old school kick in the arse. Really great... Putting some side handles on it, lol...

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Count Bassie said:
Gigged last night locally. Did the first set with the Les Paul Standard, next two sets with the CP. The CP is the clear choice: punch, presence, ergos and ease of playing, and it has the sound. Gotta watch the gain since I'm also using the SansAmp pedal, I still do like a clean signal in the mix.
But once again- even though I keep trying to test it- the Epi Thunderbird Classic Pro is my bass. The Les Paul will go the way of all things 'other'...
Oh yeah, that Peavey combo there, the one that looks like its been stored in a garage for 30 years... Got it for an embarrassingly low price and had it serviced for a song, and good gawd that tank delivers. 90 lbs of "Step Aside, Son". Clean, punchy, old school kick in the arse. Really great... Putting some side handles on it, lol...

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Sweet setup! Almost bought one of those LP basses way back when, but felt that LP basses were better off being short scale than they were long. & Peavey amps are definite tanks hahaha, pretty much all i've been using in my own band (Drummer has the TKO 115s combo, while i own some 70's centuries) both kick major butt, are crystal clear, & like you've said: "Step Aside, Son.
 
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MCF said:
I mentioned this happened some weeks back. I foolishly hadn’t checked the strap pins on my beloved ‘15 for some time. The one at the heel of the neck loosened and led to a chip in the finish. I thought about having it fixed, but won’t worry about it. For now. Anyway, I bought felt washers and am installing them under the pins on every bass that doesn’t already have them. And I’ll make sure to check them when I give them their annual clean and polish.
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Ughhh. That happened on my Jag.
That could be filled with lacquer but difficult to match the finish, but I wouldn't bother. Maybe a washer big enough to cover the chip, with a felt washer under it.
 
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MCF said:
I mentioned this happened some weeks back. I foolishly hadn’t checked the strap pins on my beloved ‘15 for some time. The one at the heel of the neck loosened and led to a chip in the finish. I thought about having it fixed, but won’t worry about it. For now. Anyway, I bought felt washers and am installing them under the pins on every bass that doesn’t already have them. And I’ll make sure to check them when I give them their annual clean and polish.
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Ouch. But I've got worse- but someday I'll be saved up for a brand new model from my short "Pipe List", lol, and I'll be lurking and looming over it like an ornery, covetous alpha-vulture...
 
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Instagator said:
I switched out tuners this morning.
I’m going to run the USA Y tuners for now.
I’m pleased with the way they threaded and mounted.
Just something a little bit different from stock.

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Actually, kinda like the look of that! I’ve never been that fond of cloverleaf tuners.
My favorites are Hipshot ultralight lollipops and Gotoh res-o-light bat wings.
 
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ThaCoast said:
Sweet setup! Almost bought one of those LP basses way back when, but felt that LP basses were better off being short scale than they were long. & Peavey amps are definite tanks hahaha, pretty much all i've been using in my own band (Drummer has the TKO 115s combo, while i own some 70's centuries) both kick major butt, are crystal clear, & like you've said: "Step Aside, Son.
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Thanks, actually it is! I didn't expect it to sound as did as it did.
I think I agree about the LP being better as a short scale. I kinda like the long scale merch on it, but it's a lot of instrument. The Thunderbird feels considerably smaller and more manageable, probably mostly because of weight- the LP is fairly hefty.
 
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