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Thunderbird Club

#24,783
Mosstone said:
I wish Geddy was still playing a Rickenbacker.
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very quietly...in his room...very far away from anywhere I am
D.M.N. said:
No, I don't really want to ruin the aesthetics of the Jr body with a longer horn (much like I'm not fond of the extended upper horn on the newly announced Embassys). I'd likely put the strap pin on the back center, like where it's located on EB-3s and old Thunderbirds. But the neck dive is something I'm thinking about. Thought #1 is to essentially up the entire body a bit to add some more weight and size to the body, then use Ultralite tuners, and go for a 32" scale. Carlo would know best, I'm unclear whether the original EB-0 had the same sized body as the LP Jr. guitar, if it is I'd definitely upsize the body. I love my EB-3, but at 6ft it looks a bit tiny on me, and I'd prefer the proportions closer to a full sized bass. Additionally, they way I normally hold my basses helps combat neck dive. As you see I have the armrest on there, and I usually wear my basses fairly high and rest my forearm and elbow on the upper bout, and play between the pickup and the neck, or rest my hand on the cover when playing with a pick, similarly to Entwistle, which helps counter neck dive by holding it down more with the right arm than holding it up with the left.
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Back in the day same body, bass and guitar. Strap button on heel as most Gibsons were in that era.

Upsizing body would help, probably close to Grabber/Ripper size...

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This is NOT my first rodeo :)
 
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So, went to jam with my old band yesterday. We have not played together for 30 years and I haven't seen most of them in 30 years. My son was upset that I was out on a Sat afternoon and not home doing things with him. He's nine and he's high functioning autistic with a fair deal of anxiety. I took my Fender and left my Gibson in the case and my Epiphone on a stand. My wife was working, so I had the babysitter come over for a couple hours until Claudia came home.

I get back and in the bedroom, all my guitar tools are scattered and the bridge on my Epiphone was completely messed up. The screws were raised and other entire bridge was on a 45 degree angle. The one back screw also had the base, or washer pulled out, so I had to take the whole thing off and readjust everything.

I was upset and my son admitted what he did and eventually told me that he was angry at me for not being home and he wants me to spend more time with him and less playing bass. I asked him where the babysitter was while he terrorized an innocent Thunderbird and he said that she was downstairs talking to my 80 mother.
I took my son's iPad and Nintendo away for two days and before bed, he had to give up cartoons so he could help me fix the bridge. I had him screw in the bolts and help string it up. I had him help tune as well. I told him, he broke it, he helps fix it. This way it's not a toy.

My only question is if I should fire the babysitter. She's new and a college grad with experience working with special needs kids. But for 20$ an hour, she should have been watching his butt, not talking to my mom.

All and all, the bird is fine and my son got some experience working with a bass. Hopefully he learned his lesson and this will never happen agaim
 
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willsellout said:
20.00 for a sitter? Yeah. I'd find another one. But it seems like this was not a total loss. Quality time with the kiddo is always good. In either case I'd say you are to be commended for being an awesome parent.
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How many hours?

Depending, that could be quite cheap. I remember my younger sister making a lot more than that depending on how long the job was, and which kids they were.
 
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willsellout said:
20.00 for a sitter? Yeah. I'd find another one. But it seems like this was not a total loss. Quality time with the kiddo is always good. In either case I'd say you are to be commended for being an awesome parent.
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In the NY/PH area, the rate is about ten for a high school kid and 15 and up for anyone with special training. She needs to keep her eye on him if she wants to keep her job. I do feel guilty for yelling at my kid when I found out what he did. Made better punishment when I cooled off.
 
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Dadagoboi said:
very quietly...in his room...very far away from anywhere I am


Back in the day same body, bass and guitar. Strap button on heel as most Gibsons were in that era.

Upsizing body would help, probably close to Grabber/Ripper size...

QGRAB12_zps1f235e63.jpg


This is NOT my first rodeo :)
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Ha! I've been thinking about something like a Grabber/Ripper but with a downsized body and no top routs. :)
 
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Dadagoboi said:
very quietly...in his room...very far away from anywhere I am
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Hey man, say what you will, but it was the sheer power of Geedy's Ric on "Exit... Stage Left" that inspired this nerd to pick up a bass back in 1982. :cool:


Dadagoboi said:
This is NOT my first rodeo :)
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I understand it comes as a surprise to some people that you like to do things your way. :smug:
 
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rodv66 said:
So, went to jam with my old band yesterday. We have not played together for 30 years and I haven't seen most of them in 30 years. My son was upset that I was out on a Sat afternoon and not home doing things with him. He's nine and he's high functioning autistic with a fair deal of anxiety. I took my Fender and left my Gibson in the case and my Epiphone on a stand. My wife was working, so I had the babysitter come over for a couple hours until Claudia came home.

I get back and in the bedroom, all my guitar tools are scattered and the bridge on my Epiphone was completely messed up. The screws were raised and other entire bridge was on a 45 degree angle. The one back screw also had the base, or washer pulled out, so I had to take the whole thing off and readjust everything.

I was upset and my son admitted what he did and eventually told me that he was angry at me for not being home and he wants me to spend more time with him and less playing bass. I asked him where the babysitter was while he terrorized an innocent Thunderbird and he said that she was downstairs talking to my 80 mother.
I took my son's iPad and Nintendo away for two days and before bed, he had to give up cartoons so he could help me fix the bridge. I had him screw in the bolts and help string it up. I had him help tune as well. I told him, he broke it, he helps fix it. This way it's not a toy.

My only question is if I should fire the babysitter. She's new and a college grad with experience working with special needs kids. But for 20$ an hour, she should have been watching his butt, not talking to my mom.

All and all, the bird is fine and my son got some experience working with a bass. Hopefully he learned his lesson and this will never happen agaim
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You handled that better than my dad woulda. :thumbsup:
 
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