Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

maybe Roman can build a 4th batch?..

I'd be ok with no hardware or electronics.

 

[Nocturnal]

Happy Birthday @Instagator !!!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'd be ok with no hardware or electronics.

good angle, maybe that makes it more feasible….no paint?..

 

[Nocturnal]

I got mine at Guitar Center, although to be honest, it was advertised as an Epic Firebird.

I've never seen one for sale.

GC had a 4 string listed a couple days ago. Might be a couple on Reverb as well.

 

[JJR58]

good angle, maybe that makes it more feasible….no paint?..

Just the back routed for controls.
And in a Heritage Cherry finish.

 

[Engle]

so, since our harp player Rob passed, the band (SAB) has decided to change its format and I’ve been invited to play upright which I have not played in an ensemble since HS….since I’m considering it, I have to start researching a pretty foreign world (to me) now that includes the bass and adequate amplification….life’s all about learning ain’t it….

Lot's of good, common sense info here:
https://gollihurmusic.com/

I suggest the K&K Bassmax (single) pickup into an FDeck HPF. As far as amplification, what you want is flat. I use a GK MB200 with the EQ set 10-2-1-10 (to counter the built in scoop) into an Ampeg 210AV.
Your Markbass gear will probably work great.

 

[Engle]

GC had a 4 string listed a couple days ago. Might be a couple on Reverb as well.

Nothing at either today - Let me know if you see one again!

 

[Engle]

good angle, maybe that makes it more feasible….no paint?..

I would also be ok with that - just a mahogany body with set neck.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I would also be ok with that - just a mahogany body with set neck.

then you can do belly cuts…thin the body and whatever else prior to paint…just dreaming of course…

 

[ectoflanger]

And so the migration continued-

Pretty much have all the bass(sic) food groups covered, including the T-Bird at the plate in the rehearsal room-

Then there’s this six string cousin to be followed by three more-

 

[Gaolee]

My CP and VP whacked the ceiling within a month of arrival.

The Basement of Bad Ideas and Blasphemy has a very low ceiling. Just a hair under seven feet. Every headstock that has ever been there has hit the ceiling. The standing joke is that all guitarists have to leave their mark. I have repainted it a couple times to even it back out, even if there's a bit of remaining texture.

 

[Gaolee]

If it’s a Ferrari with 20,000 miles on it makes perfect sense to me.

And that car would be on its third valve regrind by 20k miles, too.

 

[Gaolee]

Maybe at the BBQ

I would have guessed they were ice fishing or playing hockey. And drinking beers, eh.

Oh, wait, you meant PETA, not Canadians. Never mind.

 

[Gaolee]

so, since our harp player Rob passed, the band (SAB) has decided to change its format and I’ve been invited to play upright which I have not played in an ensemble since HS….since I’m considering it, I have to start researching a pretty foreign world (to me) now that includes the bass and adequate amplification….life’s all about learning ain’t it….

Go for it! The doghouse is an absolute blast to play.

 

[Gaolee]

was thinking more along the lines of a Polytone…..
meanwhile my daughter sends me this…talk about 0 respect….
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Your daughter and my son ... kids are born to keep their parents humble.

 

[Gaolee]

good angle, maybe that makes it more feasible….no paint?..

I would consider one with no hardware, electronics, or paint. It would have to be a reverse, though, which probably throws a wrench in everything.

 

[Gaolee]

Lot's of good, common sense info here:
https://gollihurmusic.com/

I suggest the K&K Bassmax (single) pickup into an FDeck HPF. As far as amplification, what you want is flat. I use a GK MB200 with the EQ set 10-2-1-10 (to counter the built in scoop) into an Ampeg 210AV.
Your Markbass gear will probably work great.

My upright has a Full Circle pickup. I have tried all kinds of different signal chains to get the right amplified sound. None are quite right, but good enough for me. When it's amplified, it's going to be loud and getting the perfect sound is less of an issue. The one thing that's a must for me is going wireless. That way the bass can spin and be a dance partner without the kind of cord hilarity that might amuse an audience for a moment but that would end a show and cost a lot of repair time and money.

Feedback is an issue. What I have done is put a tennis ball between the tail piece and the top of the bass. That isn't a perfect solution, but it prevents enough feedback that it isn't much of an issue.

After all that, the band I was playing upright with just fizzled. There seems to be a lot of that going on around here these days. The good thing is that the Thunderbird is getting a bit more exercise.

 

[RedVee]

They can look great on boots.....
That thing is no lizard. It's small dinosaur.

Yeah, it is a Monitor lizard and its largest living relative is the Komodo Dragon in Indonesia. They are no joke but like most things, leave it alone and give it space and it will leave you alone.
They can move along pretty well and I’ve seen one go up a tree at a great rate.
They would be top of the food chain here not having the large cats like Africa and Asia, or Wolves and bears like NA (and many other places).

They reckon there is an extinct Goanna that used it get to over 6metres! Which is big crocodile size.

 

[ectoflanger]

For a bit of levity- Alice Cooper gets a pie in the face on the 70’s Soupy Sales show-


Btw, his two sons Hunt and Tony played drums and bass with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, and later Bowie’s Tin Drum.

 

[RedVee]

Happy Birthday to you Glenn @Instagator
Have a wonderful day!

Yes Happy Birthday @Instagator