Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

I use my middle finger quite often, and I also play bass.

I'm shocked. Shocked, I say.

 

[dagrev]

Were you blue and furry with big feet?

Maybe it's better not to inquire of (poke) "Mr. Gaolee," or the reason for such names may become apparent.

 

[dagrev]

I always felt (and still do) that the 'moving pu' concept was a gimmick. (simply consider that it never "caught on") I also feel that way about '60s vs '70s Jazz bass bridge pu spacing. We're talking about very minor physical (spacing) difference. Yes, any bass will have a "sweet-spot" for pu placement - I totally subscribe to that. But considering a lot of the conjecture about basses - much of it comes down to the individual players' "feeling" about differences. (as in - not definitive) Then there is a general concession, an agreement that this position or that position sounds "best"... to that collective of jointly agreeable people and people who accept that conclusion w/o actually knowing to feel aligned. All subjective IMO. Moveable pu's is a solution in search of a problem.

I agree in that the market decided it was not necessary or needed by very many. I like it if one loves the bass and it helps get the tone wanted not offered by other basses, Gibson in particular. To me it's kind of like mid freq DIP switches for additional adjustment. (I liked that on Laklands and think all active basses should offer that as I found it handy.) I wish modern Thunderbirds had a movable neck pickup. I could slide that sucker that right to where it's "supposed" to be. In reality I would not buy a Thunderbird that did that. Most likely, anyway.

 

[saltymonkey]

I like it if one loves the bass and it helps get the tone wanted not offered by other basses, Gibson in particular. I wish modern Thunderbirds had a movable neck pickup. I could slide that sucker that right to where it's "supposed" to be. In reality I would not buy a Thunderbird that did that. Most likely, anyway.

@Basvarken has made such a Thunderbird.

 

[dagrev]

@Basvarken has made such a Thunderbird.

Indeed. But if you buy the "right" Thunderbird, the pickup doesn't need to be moved. Not for me anyway.

 

[GBassNorth]

I was at a car museum here in Nashville yesterday and ran across the perfect gig mobile…

1969 Fascination Prototype Coupe

Even found the perfect gig car for the lead singer that doesn’t play an instrument and only has to haul around a mic or two…

Inter 175A Berline- 1956 - Lane Motor Museum
…my daughter posed next to it for scale.

 

[MCF]

I was at a car museum here in Nashville yesterday and ran across the perfect gig mobile…
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1969 Fascination Prototype Coupe

Even found the perfect gig car for the lead singer that doesn’t play an instrument and only has to haul around a mic or two…
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…my daughter posed next to it for scale.

Wait. What? You’re in Nashville? How cool! Have a blast George.

 

[MCF]

I was at a car museum here in Nashville yesterday and ran across the perfect gig mobile…
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1969 Fascination Prototype Coupe

Even found the perfect gig car for the lead singer that doesn’t play an instrument and only has to haul around a mic or two…
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Inter 175A Berline- 1956 - Lane Motor Museum
…my daughter posed next to it for scale.

Ken needs one of those.

 

[GBassNorth]

Wait. What? You’re in Nashville? How cool! Have a blast George.

Visiting my Daughter for Easter.
I’ve already checked out the local Guitar Centers and Craig’s list for neat gems I could take home with me. Found a nice Bicentennial black bird but I just can’t wrap my head around paying over four grand for something I could have paid two grand for just a few years ago.

 

[MCF]

Visiting my Daughter for Easter.
I’ve already checked out the local Guitar Centers and Craig’s list for neat gems I could take home with me. Found a nice Bicentennial black bird but I just can’t wrap my head around paying over four grand for something I could have paid two grand for just a few years ago.

Yeah. I remember when they started asking over three for them around the start pandemic started. Oh well.

By the way. These girls totally rock!

 

[DJ Bebop]

Just saw this, this morning somewhere here, in the depths of TB...

 

[GBassNorth]

Yeah. I remember when they started asking over three for them around the start pandemic started. Oh well.

By the way. These girls totally rock!

I’ve always been drawn to female vocals for hard rock, this band delivers. Shame the bassist isn’t sporting a Tbird, would fit the sound and image so much better than that totally uninspired P bass. I do love the sound the lead guitarist was getting out of the SG, but then again it’s hard to get a bad sound out of an SG. Thx for posting, I have a new band to follow now.

 

[dagrev]

I was at a car museum here in Nashville yesterday and ran across the perfect gig mobile…
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1969 Fascination Prototype Coupe

Even found the perfect gig car for the lead singer that doesn’t play an instrument and only has to haul around a mic or two…
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Inter 175A Berline- 1956 - Lane Motor Museum
…my daughter posed next to it for scale.

How nice. I've never been there. If ever there for some extended time including a weekend I would be happy to drive down and buy you some good BBQ. I say extended because I wouldn't want to take away from any short time you have with your daughter.

 

[dagrev]

Visiting my Daughter for Easter.
I’ve already checked out the local Guitar Centers and Craig’s list for neat gems I could take home with me. Found a nice Bicentennial black bird but I just can’t wrap my head around paying over four grand for something I could have paid two grand for just a few years ago.

Or you can look at it as paying one grand less now than in a year or two. You would actually be saving money.

 

[MCF]

Just saw this, this morning somewhere here, in the depths of TB...

Come on Deej! I posted that when we went off topic in the 60’s thread this AM and were talking about Nels Cline. I couldn’t sleep last night and watched the whole vid. Love me some Nels an Watt!

 

[DJ Bebop]

Come on Deej! I posted that when we went off topic in the 60’s thread this AM and were talking about Nels Cline. I couldn’t sleep last night and watched the whole vid. Love me some Nels an Watt!

That's it!
I hadn't had any coffee yet, couldn't remember where I saw it and grabbed it from. Thanks!

 

[Stealth57]

Done. New case headed out of Kentucky Friday. Headed for S.F.

I think I left the "than" out of that sentence.

 

[Albert Ross]

For the finger players here, do you tend to lead with your index or middle finger? I always lead with my middle. My bass teacher insisted that New Yorkers tend to do that (take a guess why) but most others lead with their index. Maybe he was kidding, but I'm curious.

I tend to lead w my middle finger...I went to grade school in NYC...

 

[SubHuman]

I try not to 'express' in that manor while driving, especially in the world we live in today. People have guns in their cars and they don't care. At least where I live.

That was many years ago and when your daily commute is 45 min. each way for 30+ Years you occasionally run into morons. I wouldn’t do that now due to the exact reasons you mentioned!

 

[JIO]

Just saw this, this morning somewhere here, in the depths of TB...

I watched that a while back - all young and full of piss & vinegar. Nels at his most frenetic. I saw him & Watt once playing with Stephen Perkin's Banyon, and we worried about him because Watt provoked him to go super deep. Nels was on his knee's punching effects boxes and wrenching a maelstrom of hellish sonic mayhem from his Jazzmaster. Afterwards we (tongue in cheek) expressed our concern for him and he dryly said - "yah, that was some gnarly shït"...