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Thunderbird Club
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Most black guitars don't do it for me, but I love that.
I toyed around with a similar idea back about ten years ago but quickly abandoned it after I realized that it could all be done much more effectively and efficiently with a pedal and there’s dozens of options out there to choose from.
I’m still green with envy over that Jackson.I really meant to catch the date and missed it, this thread started on February 18, 2014, so it's 10 year anniversary was a few days back..............Shall we rock on?
They encompass the pickup and help shape the magnetic field for a tighter more defined sound with more pronounced attack. A great EQ modifier for pretty much any bass.
BTW - I have a bridge for sale if you’re interested, and it’s not a Hipshot.
Actually I’m looking for an incredibly bright string in this application.
Love me some PJ! That little thing has some serious pipes! Love her style along with Mazzy and PET and NY Loose and a dozen other hard rockin female lead singer bands from the 1990’s to the 2010’s. Should be a great show.
Insurance paid for my '78 P as well. About $1'200 I think they gave me (about 2x what I paid for it). The adjuster was a guitar player and really understood instrument prices. It was actually a good thing. I had not played for a little over 20 years and not even touched a bass during that time. I kept being asked to play but pushed it off. I let a guy at church use the bass and it was stolen from there. Not his fault at all. When I had to do the research to suggest it's worth and get numbers on my side for the church insurance, I really began to realize how much I missed playing and got sucked back in. In that respect, that bass bass getting stolen was absolutely one of the best things that ever happened. I love playing.
Bonus: Had it not been stolen, I would have never known anyone here, and that's worth a lot.
A rare non-bird has shown up…. I only had to do an even trade for the most expensive base geetar I ever bought….
but I got me a 1979 Rickenbacker 4001FL. I had to trade my Rickenbacker 4003AC for it, but I honestly never thought I’d get a factory fretless.
now I just need a 64-67ish non reverse thunderbuzzard II and I’ll be ready to take over the known universe.
and maybe that ripper that @Ringhammer posted earlier
Congrats, dude. That's purdy.
Yes when I was doing design work Marketing made the promises and the Engineers had to make it happen! Let’s just say they were good at making unobtainium sound real and affordable!
OK, I was thinking of the EBCFs as bright and you wanting to darken up a bit. I'm not a bright string person, but the obvious choice you no doubt though of would be Rotos. SIT SS are pleasingly bright but not harsh and yet sound big. Less mids, I'd say than Rotos. Marshall swears by Dunlop Super Brights. Might be a really good option. An exposed core string could tend to be more clear and bright as well. I love an exposed core E. Those old Fender Super Bass sets were really great.
Rotosound used to make some piano core strings that were ridiculously bright
Seems to be some unrest in Mustangs here? I have a 1973 all original one for sale:
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Starting high, because I have someone that says they will pay that, after they sell something, but I don’t necessarily believe that deal will come through.
Thank you.
You know Miles, the finish, the fretwork, and the neck are all first rate. The Artec pickup was kinda meh for me, but if one likes a clear sounding pickup, it’s perfectly fine. But it absolutely kills now with the Gibson Vintage Reissue in it. I think mine is from the third run with a sculpted body that is really comfortable.
I think George only sold it to me because he wanted a second pickup in the bridge position that better suits his preferred right hand position. He didn’t want to route it to add a pickup because they are so rare. The finish is so nice, that it would have been a shame to disturb it. So he decided to offer it to me. I am so happy he did! And that he has now found a IV! I’m jealous because his incoming one is blue. Like V’s amazing II.
I actually have as many black guitars as I have blue ones. I like the look. The BaCH, the Gibson Studio, the VP, the Goth, the Epi Nikki Sixx Blackbird, and a Squire Strat.
Next time I cross the pond, a side trip there is on the list.
ok, that does it….so if we moved the GTG to Louisville would you show up?
That's pretty sweet! Far too rich for my blood though. A used JMJ would be me really stretching.
62What year is that bass?
I have a similar thing going on.
And there is a rout for a mudbucker.
Was already there when I got the bass.
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What's the tension like in those compared to the Rotos?
I played them once YEARS ago to have an idea about the rotos before buying them. I couldn't tell you if I wanted. Hex core means they're probably at least medium stiff though. But I liked them enough to go ahead and pay for the rotos. I loved those.
Mustangs are nice basses. I got my ‘68 in ‘73. I paid $250.00 for it. I sold it for $500 in ‘83 when I was heading off to grad school. It was in decent shape, but showed wear. That, and the $600 I got for my Kasino amp and cab made my first year doable without having to go into debt. Oh well, live and learn.
I’d be interested in yours, were I not gassing for a Bicentennial, a Greco, and a fiver.
