Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Is that the place we had dinner at Sunday night?

Yezzir.

 

[MCF]

SO how much cargo space does the gigmobile need to haul all of our basses in hardshell cases cross country for a GTG in Brooklyn?

 

[MCF]

Yezzir.

I shoulda ordered that.

 

[GBassNorth]

Miles “Lord of the Dragons” burns it up with an awesome Burns…

 

[GBassNorth]

I’m not sure what’s more sexy, the twinkle in her eye, the twinkles from her dress, or the Gibby in her hands.

 

[Funkengruuven]

I’m not sure what’s more sexy, the twinkle in her eye, the twinkles from her dress, or the Gibby in her hands.
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Damn! I used to own one like that. The bass, people, the bass.

 

[TBird1958]

Slappity-Popitty…
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to fine pickin…
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to smooth finger bliss…
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The Queens BaCH does it all with ease.

I played that bass again at rehearsal Sunday, love how plays but the strings are just not working in very well, they're prone to going out of tune after being played, much more so than any of my others. May have to try some Ken Smith Burners.

 

[Stealth57]

Well, soldering day on the VP. Given the mess on the neck volume pot I felt the no sound was obvious. Replaced the pot with the same type I used for the bridge volume. Still no output from the neck pickup.

I hate troubleshooting wiring when there is no obvious break.

 

[TBird1958]

Damn! I used to own one like that. The bass, people, the bass.

Lovely bass, that one - perfect PG, amazing!

 

[GBassNorth]

Well, soldering day on the VP. Given the mess on the neck volume pot I felt the no sound was obvious. Replaced the pot with the same type I used for the bridge volume. Still no output from the neck pickup.

I hate troubleshooting wiring when there is no obvious break.

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Hard to tell for sure from the picture, but it looks like the wire mesh wrap from the neck pickup isn’t soldered to the neck volume pot housing.

 

[dagrev]

So my OCD got the better of me with the case for the ‘05 Studio. I found the right screwdriver bit for the square screws and removed the latch with the sawed off tangs. The prior owner did that because he forgot the combination. Who needs a lock anyway.
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Agree. Who opens a case and steals the bass and leaves the case. Well, with some of the Gibson cases being so heavy I suppose there might be some justification for leaving the case if trying to get away on foot.

 

[JJR58]

I’m not sure what’s more sexy, the twinkle in her eye, the twinkles from her dress, or the Gibby in her hands.
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All 3 score a grand slam.

 

[Funkengruuven]

I played that bass again at rehearsal Sunday, love how plays but the strings are just not working in very well, they're prone to going out of tune after being played, much more so than any of my others. May have to try some Ken Smith Burners.

I use D'Addario lite gage (40,60,80,100) or Ken Smith Balanced on my 'Bird. Try it you'll like it.

 

[dagrev]

Thanks!!
I believe the best, or at least most interesting, tracks over all 5 releases are “DeadHouse” and “Burn it Down”. There are plenty of “rockers” throughout, simple “big dumb” rock songs as we call them, but those are two (and there are a few others also) that show our guitar players talents in writing and on other instruments such as pedal steel, mandolin, slide.

Didn't hear anything I didn't like or found uninteresting at all. Great job!

 

[PhR75]

Listening and following now on Spotify! Great so far!

Did the exact same thing!

 

[Stealth57]

Hard to tell for sure from the picture, but it looks like the wire mesh wrap from the neck pickup isn’t soldered to the neck volume pot housing.

It is, just a short piece of braid. I tugged on all the solder joints to make sure they were solid. Going to check if any ground is touching a hot lead.

 

[Engle]

Problem solving with Chuck!

I love discussing technical stuff with Chuck!

 

[Engle]

So my OCD got the better of me with the case for the ‘05 Studio. I found the right screwdriver bit for the square screws and removed the latch with the sawed off tangs. The prior owner did that because he forgot the combination. Who needs a lock anyway.
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Those screws that take a square driver are called Robertson, eh.

 

[PhR75]

And since self-promoting is not frowned upon in this finest of groups here's a link tree to my 2nd latest release with the title track being probably closest to rock amongst my releases.
No T-Bird on it 'though or the third track either (one in the middle hasn't got bass guitar at all!) but this is not a close minded group.
If followed I appreciate. If not, no questions asked, no pressure.

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/oman21/low-tide

 

[MCF]

Those screws that take a square driver are called Robertson, eh.

Thanks, eh! I knew that at one point but forgot the name.