Thunderbird Club

[vbass_2000]

I'm gearing up to play some gigs with a new band. The first shows that I've played in about ten years. I had planed to play the shows with my '89 Bird, but the closer I get to the shows the bigger my fear of damaging it, especially the neck/headstock. It survived dozens of Hollywood gigs in the '90s where it took an absolute rock'n roll style beating, but I would hate to have anything happen to it after all these years. I must be getting old.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Yeah, Celtic Frost is singing in English and you still can't understand the words.

I can, but Ive heard all of their material a thousand times over.

 

[PillO]

Yup, already found em! Might need to find a new bass just for the knobs. Wait...Didn't I JUST get my Gibson back? Eh, whatcha gna do.

I'm actually considering these:
Bell Knobs 0-11 Black | Allparts.com

 

[ubernator]

Loudness was a great band until they started trying the sing in English

Lock an loll clazy nights!

I remember that and ezo fire fire from back in 89 or so freshman year. Back in 2006 or so loudness came through a venue I was doing monitors at, much like when king's x came through around the same time l. it was nothing at all like what I remembered from highschool. Both bands had changed sounds considerably.

 

[Count Bassie]

Got a few saved items, just may be time to break into the brasswerks.

 

[Count Bassie]

Any chance you recorded the difference the 1 pup out change makes?

I don't have my act that together. Hmm...

 

[TBird1958]

I'm gearing up to play some gigs with a new band. The first shows that I've played in about ten years. I had planed to play the shows with my '89 Bird, but the closer I get to the shows the bigger my fear of damaging it, especially the neck/headstock. It survived dozens of Hollywood gigs in the '90s where it took an absolute rock'n roll style beating, but I would hate to have anything happen to it after all these years. I must be getting old.

Play the '89!
I still take mine out most often, it won't let you down.

 

[Haji]

Destroyer...On leather wings. Or something like that. EZO was great but never understood anything they sang

Metal isn't about making sense.

 

[RedVee]

I don't have my act that together. Hmm...

Neither do I. just interested in that you get the one pickup growl by just removing 1, without having to move the remaining pickup to a 'sweet spot'.

 

[Count Bassie]

Neither do I. just interested in that you get the one pickup growl by just removing 1, without having to move the remaining pickup to a 'sweet spot'.

Well is a subjective thing, also it's just different... there might be more difference if it were moved... but it kind of us in a sweet spot, I thought... it's gonna have too be what it is tho.

 

[Count Bassie]

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So far I like the pickguard in brass. The Capitol Radiators badge is too big, too indistinct, looks a bit trashy. The doorbell button could be cool as the kill switch, but it would have to latch.
Eh, off the the junk shops!

Sorry to hear about the radical space reduction, @mrb327 ... and selling of your 'Bird.

As was said by her Grace, things change. Roll with it, and be ready for a cool opportunity!

 

[bylar13]

New to me rig day:

 

[JJR58]

You a supermodel?

To funny!!!!!
The only qualifier for me is I'm skinny enough, but that's about it.

 

[Gaolee]

I'm gearing up to play some gigs with a new band. The first shows that I've played in about ten years. I had planed to play the shows with my '89 Bird, but the closer I get to the shows the bigger my fear of damaging it, especially the neck/headstock. It survived dozens of Hollywood gigs in the '90s where it took an absolute rock'n roll style beating, but I would hate to have anything happen to it after all these years. I must be getting old.

I have been flogging a '91 off and on, and drag around the '01 and '15 regularly. The '15 was used when I got it, but it's a unique year and didn't even have any scratches on it, which means a pristine one might be somewhat valuable someday if I didn't beat on it. It gets flogged pretty hard.

But, I sure understand your dilemma. I used to play the EB-2 all the time. It's never had a broken headstock or any other major damage. Just play wear. It mostly lives in its case these days because I have had it so long that damaging it would be like damaging a body part. It sailed through some crazy stuff in the past, long before I had any inkling that a late '60s EB-2 was anything more than just a tool to be slung around like a hammer. I pushed my luck enough with it.

That kind of thinking starts happening when you start getting old, I guess.

 

[Count Bassie]

I have been flogging a '91 off and on, and drag around the '01 and '15 regularly. The '15 was used when I got it, but it's a unique year and didn't even have any scratches on it, which means a pristine one might be somewhat valuable someday if I didn't beat on it. It gets flogged pretty hard.

But, I sure understand your dilemma. I used to play the EB-2 all the time. It's never had a broken headstock or any other major damage. Just play wear. It mostly lives in its case these days because I have had it so long that damaging it would be like damaging a body part. It sailed through some crazy stuff in the past, long before I had any inkling that a late '60s EB-2 was anything more than just a tool to be slung around like a hammer. I pushed my luck enough with it.

That kind of thinking starts happening when you start getting old, I guess.

The things we own get old. We're still good.

 

[Gaolee]

I turn 14 again every year. My wife can confirm.

 

[Count Bassie]

I turn 14 again every year. My wife can confirm.

Atta boy!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

So far I like the pickguard in brass. The Capitol Radiators badge is too big, too indistinct, looks a bit trashy. The doorbell button could be cool as the kill switch, but it would have to latch.
Eh, off the the junk shops!

Depends on what the intentions are for the killswitch. If you want to be like Bucket Head on bass a momentary switch will serve you better

 

[ubernator]

Depends on what the intentions are for the killswitch. If you want to be like Bucket Head on bass a momentary switch will serve you better

for a while that was one of the things I was considering for the leftover pot spot in my olp after putting a hardwired humbucker in place of the 4 conductor stock one that was VV wired. I couldn't find the specs to make the passive bass like my USA sub5 had. Eventually the spot went to space for the battery and a stacked active preamp replaced the tone.

The Scott ian model guitar was the inspiration. That had a momentary kill button that lit up red when pressed

 

[TBird1958]

I turn 14 again every year. My wife can confirm.

Ummmm.......... I still play with trains