Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

And I have projects that are incomplete.

The Covid period offered me some space to check-off 'back-burner" projects... since then... slow and measured...

 

[GonePlaid]

Did I miss much being out of touch for a couple of weeks??

Nothing earth shattering. Basses were bought or sold-or lusted after; strings, pickups, and amps were mentioned. You know, SOS.

 

[GonePlaid]

At the appropriate time, you could mention that unfortunately you were cursed with being born a chick magnet and have never needed a car then or now to get chicks....I got you without a car.

Might want to ease into that conversation, though. Oh, and timing is important.

Yes, I went to the PillO school of marital counseling. Passed with flying colors...I mean colours.

Black and blue?

 

[GonePlaid]

Thanks Geo. Company I worked for from 2000 to 2010. They sought me. Which is nice. Same employee number, same email address, etc. It was like old home week. I only left because they closed my office for economic reasons and wanted to relocate me. Which wasn’t feasible at the time. Things are different now with remote work that wasn’t available back in the day.

Fits the comfort zone, hopefully until final retirement. A lot has changed. Including moving to tech I’m already familiar with. We’ll see. They have promised appropriate staff support. They onboarded five lawyers to my team last week. Fingers crossed. I’ve sort of been adrift for almost two years with two gigs that didn’t pan out because promises weren’t kept.

If they do what they’ve said they’ll do, and all appearances are that they’re going to fulfill them, it will work.

Major .

 

[Engle]

 

[TBird1958]

Beautiful…how did it sound?

It's first show and it sounded great, Chris! It's very crisp and punchy, the pickup placement and strings work very well, it's a joy to play.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The fretless 'Bird is about to go to MJT. It will be nitro. It's currently got an absurdly thick poly finish that feels awful.

As long as we are on that subject, I'm thinking about swapping hardware for chrome. Only problem is that is is a Pro IV, the originally active one. I don't have an inkling what bridge would fit, not that it would stop me from drilling holes if necessary. Any ideas?

If there was a drop-in, I couldn’t find it. I bought an A-style bridge from Hipshot. I had to plug the original holes and drill new ones, but once installed, the bridge worked great. Looked good, too!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Did I miss much being out of touch for a couple of weeks??

Your position was usurped. Otherwise, the usual.

 

[Stealth57]

Your position was usurped. Otherwise, the usual.

A couple AHEMs but no watermellons.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Confused with Miles?

Clearly it’s Frank. He got our Queen.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

A couple AHEMs but no watermellons.

You didn’t run with it. Argh!

 

[5StringBlues]

I was all hopped up on goofballs for a few days.

Did I miss much being out of touch for a couple of weeks??

 

[RedVee]

It's first show and it sounded great, Chris! It's very crisp and punchy, the pickup placement and strings work very well, it's a joy to play.

I love that you seem to play any or all of your T’birds live. What a great endorsement.

If there was a drop-in, I couldn’t find it. I bought an A-style bridge from Hipshot. I had to plug the original holes and drill new ones, but once installed, the bridge worked great. Looked good, too!

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This may just be a brain fart but didn’t they have a Babiscz (sp?) but specific to the Pro IV / V ?

 

[Gaolee]

I've used these bridges on my Epi NR basses. They worked very well for that application.

https://www.amazon.com/Allparts-BB-3421-010-Adjustable-4-String-Bridge/dp/B004MN5SCG/ref=sr_1_152?crid=14M36X2PGOYHM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vIbxo4ABY7_1vi_f4h3vy6BeQVIAUfXaVaNrb1TKhhE5GN53xKlEBO0L1y8EZ5lTgeaLDNPT1LT8Taj89XrXmt-MLfBnVvrpnrjfWJFeisvY5oyL2HyV3SZPX--gCGueBYLe26NIFJp1-TNRqXI-DMqo_t9n30sp2HuNxV4cFolZ9T4aOivIoBlvVOn93vLIVi-jywDRvgWC14oAOgdBVTjWdDEFp2inEmrohYls4KUjcTSGX_hUIJIVEsGGNnahV7M7JoR-I-UhqVZ1FBUvFFCARzXU-tmmBjYW9rpH0N4.r1KwmXWpHoTGOSdbMgzEadJBHdb6qrKpdMZoo6YmJ2Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=bass+bridge+4+string&qid=1717982100&sprefix=bass+bridge+4+string,aps,151&sr=8-152

That looks like the exact part. Thanks.

 

[PillO]

...and you are?

Obviously over-estimating my own impact on the community here...

Nope. Other than the usual where’s PillO inquiries. Actually, we were all confident you’ld check in once you closed your next deal. Of note is that the Nasty Habbits are sounding better than ever, and Scott found a wonderful guitarist for his Ozzy tribute. Chucky is in Mexico. Again. Glenn finished his project, a fabulous LPB VP refinish. Of course Donnie is still chasing tone. I started a new job Friday, although I don’t think I’ve said much about it. And we were discussing Rics again.

No deals to close, well, not until the end of the year when I will be looking for a several milllion...

Good to hear that musically everything is going well. I am going to have to go back and check on Glenn's bass from the comments I see.

Congrats on the new job! I saw the lead up. Happy to hear about the resolution.

The thread title hasn't been updated yet, but no one owns Thunderbirds. Rics are now the bass of choice.

Damn! I tried a Ric and wanted to like it, but didn't. It just didn't feel right.

Nothing earth shattering. Basses were bought or sold-or lusted after; strings, pickups, and amps were mentioned. You know, SOS.

Good; I won't go back and catch up.

Your position was usurped. Otherwise, the usual.

We got a new clown here??

I was all hopped up on goofballs for a few days.

 

[PillO]

At the appropriate time, you could mention that unfortunately you were cursed with being born a chick magnet and have never needed a car then or now to get chicks....I got you without a car.

Might want to ease into that conversation, though. Oh, and timing is important.

Yes, I went to the PillO school of marital counseling. Passed with flying colors...I mean colours.

All advice is given for my own amusement. Especially if you follow it.

 

[JJR58]

Thanks Geo. Company I worked for from 2000 to 2010. They sought me. Which is nice. Same employee number, same email address, etc. It was like old home week. I only left because they closed my office for economic reasons and wanted to relocate me. Which wasn’t feasible at the time. Things are different now with remote work that wasn’t available back in the day.

Fits the comfort zone, hopefully until final retirement. A lot has changed. Including moving to tech I’m already familiar with. We’ll see. They have promised appropriate staff support. They onboarded five lawyers to my team last week. Fingers crossed. I’ve sort of been adrift for almost two years with two gigs that didn’t pan out because promises weren’t kept.

If they do what they’ve said they’ll do, and all appearances are that they’re going to fulfill them, it will work.

You need a break. So this is good news.

 

[JJR58]

Did I miss much being out of touch for a couple of weeks??

I’m catching up to you catching up.

 

[pyrat56host]

A couple AHEMs but no watermellons.

 

[Haji]

My band's schtick is to throw rubber ducks to the audience at the middle of our set. We've done that for five or six shows, and on Saturday night, while watching the bands on before us, between sets a guy came over to me to say, "hey, I'm really looking forward to you guys and the ducks!" While packing up, our fan, a different person, asked us to autograph her duck. First time ever. We were so taken aback we forgot to get a photo of it. Of course, I signed the duckbutt.