Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

Yes I've stumbled upon this when googling for the replacement. Unfortunately living in the EU this one will cost me a lot more with shipping + customs, unless they have a dealer in the old country.

Ive also read about the BadBird bridge, but i cant find any site with info or prices.

@godofthunder59 made those.

 

[JJR58]

That's even more appeal for me

And when it’s comes to seafood.
This is the guy to hang with.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

@godofthunder59 made those.

fan here…

 

[Maestro29]

While I like the sound of the Wattplower mk II, I could never get comfortable with the neck width from top to bottom combined with the depth.

Any way you could describe the Wattplower neck a little more? I’ve had my eyes on the Mark II but literally nobody anywhere near me carries them (nor will they ever) so if I ever make a move on one it’ll be ordering blind. They aren’t Geddy Lee thin are they?

 

[JJR58]

V trying to explain to Chuck why he can’t have that one.

 

[TBird1958]

V trying to explain to Chuck why he can’t have that one.

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Chuck is the real deal, much respect and love for the man!

 

[MCF]

Thanks, seeing proof reminds me that I do this, lol.
The Classic Pro always leaves a mark, the soundman was duly impressed with its character last night. And he was good with the sound management: after initial soundcheck we turned the HPF on my pedal board up to near 80Hz, then brought the bass knob up a bit on the Eden WT405 amp, pushing what lows remained at the amp's input. Then, he re-eq'd my signal in the foh, leveling up the dip he'd put in my channel at around 100Hz or so. Kaboom went the 'Bird.
It's always a good move to get the sound person involved (that's the idea anyway).

HPF to 80. Was it because of the room?

 

[GonePlaid]

Sunday Blues….totally dig Willy’s playing, toured with Johnny Winter….go Niners!…

!

 

[JIO]

I remember buying singles…

...and boiling strings to get more life out of them!

 

[dagrev]

V trying to explain to Chuck why he can’t have that one.

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Or....Chuck is saying, "Yes you can. Give me that. I'll show you how to slap the blue off a Thunderbird."
There are just many hypothetical captions options here.

 

[JIO]

Sunday Blues….totally dig Willy’s playing, toured with Johnny Winter….go Niners!…

I do that gliss thing that you do a lot also - there's just a certain fluidity to throwing it around.

Here's another- Starpilot


By the way- here's a youtube link for Mission Stardust full movie-

Oh boy! Tonight's fun cheesy B-movie!

 

[kyral210]

...and boiling strings to get more life out of them!

I tried that twice and was unimpressed both times. Never again!

these days I buy coated strings to extend the life to maybe a year.

 

[MCF]

I got interested after seeing the docudrama about Freddie Mercury and then watched the YouTube vid of that same Live Aid performance. They did a good job in the movie, but the real performance was incredible. From the minute they hit the stage to the last note - it was an amazing performance. He really knew how to grab an audience - and a huge one at that. And his band was second to none - just outstanding musicians all.

They were like that. Brian May the perfectionist. And Deacon was the same. They were huge in SoCal, in part because L.A. Times columnist Robert Hilburn championed them from the beginning. And deservedly so. They were a staple on KMET, “a little bit of heaven 94.”

 

[JIO]

They were like that. Brian May the perfectionist. And Deacon was the same. They were huge in SoCal, in part because L.A. Times columnist Robert Hilburn championed them from the beginning. And deservedly so. They were a staple on KMET, “a little bit of heaven 94.”

Their stellar background-singing drummer was the bedrock of the band.

 

[JIO]

I tried that twice and was unimpressed both times. Never again!

these days I buy coated strings to extend the life to maybe a year.

Haven't done it for years - only did it a few times anyway.

 

[BklynKen]

They were like that. Brian May the perfectionist. And Deacon was the same. They were huge in SoCal, in part because L.A. Times columnist Robert Hilburn championed them from the beginning. And deservedly so. They were a staple on KMET, “a little bit of heaven 94.”

Brian May has one of my favorite guitar tones ever.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Oh yeah... I'm feelin' it!

Chuck is the real deal, much respect and love for the man!

!

Or....Chuck is saying, "Yes you can. Give me that. I'll show you how to slap the blue off a Thunderbird."
There are just many hypothetical captions options here.

I do that gliss thing that you do a lot also - there's just a certain fluidity to throwing it around.



Oh boy! Tonight's fun cheesy B-movie!

THANX GUYS!…..

 

[Count Bassie]

HPF to 80. Was it because of the room?

Possibly. He had me dipped hard at 80-120 or so, add after we made the adjustments he boosted that low area back to just a little above zero. I did a little bass solo at the end of the first set, and it was pretty thunderous.
80Hz isn't really unheard of, butt I usually set it around no higher than 60Hz.

 

[ectoflanger]

Saw a couple of posts featuring David Bowie- love the bass comping in the early verses-

 

[JIO]

Reduced footprint and easily in, easy out* of the chain (A/B box) for my frequencies controlled B9 pedal. I stopped using it for awhile because bass frequencies overloaded the effect, creating uncontrollable spikes & surges when at the needed volume. I feel the pedal is great, but not for bass. I think the reason is is that normally a guitarist would use it and so it needed "more bass" to approximate a deep B3 sound - so it was programed with 'more bass' built in. Anyway.., can finally use it live, on this song specifically. A lot of fussing for one song, but now that I can control it - it will be in one of our new songs we're currently learning. In fact, on that song "A Good Song Never Dies" - I incorporate 3 effect pedals (at different times) to deliver it; Fuzz, Chorus and the B9. (below) Two songs is good enough to keep it in the train. (left at home w/TSC - one less thing to bring!)

*I like the outboard stomp-switch because attempting to do it at the B9 pedal using my big foot would inevitably shift the "option" knob to an unusable setting in the process of shutting it off & on during the song.