Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Very interesting. Thanks!

I call the pu by-pass switch the "goose" switch.

 

[dagrev]

you forgot “sunburst” FSO…

The best looking 3TSB I think ever saw. The colors were so well blended into each other. Wonderful playing bass and crazy light. Very bright as well. I never could get it to sound very good back then.

And on the cap theme...From the '62 J.

 

[dagrev]

How about tort on this one?
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Just kidding! The band does want to see/hear it, so after the Xtender gets here, I may take it as, or put on the white pickguard. I am talking to Irv about a gloss black pickguard, even thought about b/w/b.

Yes. Clear tort.

 

[dagrev]

As at 4:39am on Thursday 1st Feb 2024 my wife and became grandparents for the first time.
A Grandson - Edward.
It was a bit of an ordeal, but I’ll recover eventually.

I’m as Proud as Punch.

Fantastic! Congratulations Geoff!

 

[dagrev]

Congrats! My Son and Daughter in Law are expecting too in July. Our first so wife is a little touchy on being called Grandma!

Granny it is then!

 

[Bent77]

The best looking 3TSB I think ever saw. The colors were so well blended into each other. Wonderful playing bass and crazy light. Very bright as well. I never could get it to sound very good back then.
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And on the cap theme...From the '62 J.
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That’s a pretty bass. Burst looks best without yellow

 

[Bent77]

Granny it is then!

Nana!!

 

[Bent77]

That’s a pretty bass. Burst looks best without yellow

Or tort…

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I especially like what David Crosby has to say about musical labels. Too much jabber at the beginning for me, but some cool stuff here.

https://youtu.be/lMTVCaaBdRY?si=FcyFNa16-N56keAJ

 

[MCF]

Somebody mentioned metal and being sexegernian?

Not into some aspects of death metal or modern metal's stylistic trappings but appreciate the drive and energy-

Particularly the midi beats that came with may Addictive Drums 2 package- some of them make me want to get up and play just from listening to them and actually modded and incorporate one for an original called "Paradigms"-

Anyhow here is a couple by Saxon from their album Carpe Diem recorded in 2020 when the drummer and singer were 69 going on 70, and the guitarists were in the mid-60's. Bassist Nibs Carter was the youngest at 54.

But my do they wail, getting better with time creatively- most of their material from the late-90's on has been in Eb, sometimes with drop C#-

That woulda been I who said that. And I really like some Saxon.

 

[dagrev]

But how many are up on cement blocks? (It’s a Kentucky thing).

That's just trashy. Unless you have an old recliner or couch on the porch to be able to view said cars on blocks. That there is some class.

 

[MCF]

It's funny how many other things other than bass many of us have in common. Like we were hatched from the same egg or something.

It’s the Thunderbird gene.

 

[dagrev]

That’s a pretty bass. Burst looks best without yellow

I kind of like the old 2 tone bursts, but the 3TSB just doesn't click for me.

 

[MCF]

I rarely incorporate the neck pu, (never live) and always use the middle & bridge together. Unlike a J, only one V control for both, so the tone knob is where one emphasizes more treble or bass. At home I'll fool around with other combinations and the neck pu does sounds good, I just personally gravitate to a mid-centric tone. As I've pointed out before, the 'secret sauce' pu switch is the lowest one which bypasses the V/T pots directly to the jack for whatever combination you have chosen. What that gives you is a clean boost (neither V or T knobs do anything in this mode) at the flip of a switch. Very handy for a few songs we play, including this one. - switched in while stomping on my MXR d.i.+ distortion at 0:33 & 3:30

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I just measured this bass against my '66 J. The Bass IV bridge pu is 1/2" closer to the bridge saddles at 2-1/4", and the middle pu is 1" closer to the bridge saddles at 5.5". The J is 2-3/4" B-pu to bridge saddles, and 6.5" N-pu to bridge saddles. So only like a J as they both have single-coil pu's otherwise their positioning gives them each a particular/different sound.

The N-pu on the Bass IV is 8.5" to the bridge saddles.

The other way it is different than a standard J (VVT) is that both pu's together doesn't favor one over the other (N-B) as on a J. Either works for me although on a J I dial the N-pu back a bit using both.

Karen!

 

[JIO]

A friend of mine use to ride before his back surgery, and that’s how he picked up good bikes that were gently used. He typically resold them for similar value when he decided he needed a shinier one

Growing up, my dad built us (single-speed balloon tyre) bicycles from cheaply (or free) acquired parts. I loved my bike and repainted the frame every other month in a new colour. When I bought my 1st French Gitane 10-speed (10 gears) new (1971 "bike boom") - from then on in I built up my bikes custom using new parts. Owning many different high-end steel, aluminum and carbon-fiber bikes over the years, my favorite was an aluminum BMC. I had to sell it in '08 (when the economy tanked thanks to W) and always wanted another. Years later - the two I have now are the same brand (BMC-Swiss) and era ('03) and are both 10-speed (20 gears). When new they were both top of their line, at about half the cost of a similar level $10K+ bike today. When I bought them, one was 13yrs old in 'like new' condition, and the other 15yrs old in NOS condition. I have much enjoyment riding them both, and although I also have back issues and two replaced hips - they keep me relatively fit and healthy. Bicycles for me have always been a way of life.

I love this pic of me and sports-gurl friend Nancy from a few years ago just below the summit of Mt Tam on an early Sunday morning ride. You can see the SF skyline poking out of the fog-layer to the left and the East Bay hills in the distance. Pretty magical panorama.

 

[JIO]

Karen!

Her name is Karen? Or you feel she is a 'Karen'? She is very emotional...

 

[dagrev]

Nana!!

It's funny, I never heard of Nana until a young adult. I worked for a short time setting up stores for a greeting card company and saw a card that had something like "Happy Birthday Nana" on it. I asked owner of the company, "What is a Nana?" No one I knew ever called their grandmother that. Virtually everyone used "Grand Ma." Little kids often used "Mammaw."

 

[Bent77]

It's funny, I never heard of Nana until a young adult. I worked for a short time setting up stores for a greeting card company and say a card that had something like "Happy Birthday Nana" on it. I asked owner of the company, "What is a Nana?"

A banana that is missing its sheep?

I didn’t think it was that common, but apparently is where we moved to here, on the northern lip of where Mexico once was. A lot of Hispanic heritage, and they seem to like that term

 

[MCF]

How about tort on this one?
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Just kidding! The band does want to see/hear it, so after the Xtender gets here, I may take it as, or put on the white pickguard. I am talking to Irv about a gloss black pickguard, even thought about b/w/b.

Irv’s are great!

 

[MCF]

As at 4:39am on Thursday 1st Feb 2024 my wife and became grandparents for the first time.
A Grandson - Edward.
It was a bit of an ordeal, but I’ll recover eventually.

I’m as Proud as Punch.

So great Geoff! Congratulations!