Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

I believe that a wise philosopher said:
Sex and drugs and rock and roll,
Is all my brain and body needs.

Love Ian Dury!

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Absolutely not.


Doesn't breathe well enough.

Which argues for silk...

Also good on bass strings

 

[Gaolee]

Absolutely not.


Doesn't breathe well enough.

 

[kat888]

Drive pedals work by adding a buttload of extra midrange and treble content (while some do actually subtract low end, most don't), so if you dial the volume on the pedal back so that it matches the clean tone, you are in effect subtracting low end.

I hate batteries. The only piece of gear I have that I use them for is my ebow. I do run a fairly large pedalboard, but most of the time, everything on it is off. I don't have any "always on" pedals.

Clean tone?

Batteries are evil/an environmental disaster.

Last night I was messing around with the (passive) tone stack on the Traynor, as happens periodically. Someone had posted their settings over in the Y/T Club and I was checking them out with the Bird.

Inevitably the controls end up back where they were, which is where the Bird has the most 'heft' - I like a *chunky* angry piano.

 

[Count Bassie]

Clean tone?

Batteries are evil/an environmental disaster.

Last night I was messing around with the (passive) tone stack on the Traynor, as happens periodically. Someone had posted their settings over in the Y/T Club and I was checking them out with the Bird.

Inevitably the controls end up back where they were, which is where the Bird has the most 'heft' - I like a *chunky* angry piano.

I ł like some chunk and heft in my snarl as well.

Sounds kinda funny actually!

 

[JJR58]

I ł like some chunk and heft in my snarl as well.

Sounds kinda funny actually!

Chunk Heftner.

A stage name?
A cheesy one at that.

Not meaning you as cheesy Count.

 

[Korladis]

Clean tone?

Batteries are evil/an environmental disaster.

Last night I was messing around with the (passive) tone stack on the Traynor, as happens periodically. Someone had posted their settings over in the Y/T Club and I was checking them out with the Bird.

Inevitably the controls end up back where they were, which is where the Bird has the most 'heft' - I like a *chunky* angry piano.

Cleanish in some cases.

Even my cleanest tone (on the Rickenbackers, that's the neck pickup, which I have lowered so it's much quieter than the bridge pickup; on my T-bird, it's series mode disengaged, usually neck pickup only) has some hair/breakup.

 

[Son of Wobble]

Forgive the thread derail, but this seems the place where all the Gibson wiseguys and -gals are to be found, and thus I thought it might be most expedient to post my "What is this?" question here.

Is this vintage, VOS, a reissue, a modified instrument or what?

 

[JJR58]

Forgive the thread derail, but this seems the place where all the Gibson wiseguys and -gals are to be found, and thus I thought it might be most expedient to post my "What is this?" question here.

Is this vintage, VOS, a reissue, a modified instrument or what?

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I like it!

Gotta be a photoshop version of something that never existed?

 

[Son of Wobble]

I like it!

Me, too! More specifically, I always loved the double cut LPJ electric guit*r as played by Johnny Thunders of New York Dolls. Sadly, the reissues I played did not love me in return (quite heavy; too-fat-for-me necks).

But if the Les Paul Junior DC in fact exists out there as a 4 string bass, I might have just found a new whale to chase... and with it, a new reason to live.

 

[KingFace]

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Me, too! More specifically, I always loved the double cut LPJ electric guit*r as played by Johnny Thunders of New York Dolls. Sadly, the reissues I played did not love me in return (quite heavy; too-fat-for-me necks).

But if the Les Paul Junior DC in fact exists out there as a 4 string bass, I might have just found a new whale to chase... and with it, a new reason to live.

Not the same as pictured, but this is from the recently released "The Gibson Bass Book" (which is awesome, by the way). Different pickguard, pickup, and bridge, but definitely a double cutaway LP Jr. shape.
(Incidentally, as you can see in one of the pics, Gene Simmons used one in the early KISS years. Especially odd since it's a short-scale Ass and with 7" leather heels, Gene was about 6'8"!

 

[BklynKen]

Batteries are evil/an environmental disaster.

Another great thing about Darkglass pedals. No battery access for environmental reasons.

Also: Synthetic clothing is so great. As in performance clothing not polyester.

 

[bylar13]

Forgive the thread derail, but this seems the place where all the Gibson wiseguys and -gals are to be found, and thus I thought it might be most expedient to post my "What is this?" question here.

Is this vintage, VOS, a reissue, a modified instrument or what?

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If that existed in a non-vintage version. I would buy it. Put a Thunderbird pick up or two in it and call it mine.

 

[RedVee]

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Not the same as pictured, but this is from the recently released "The Gibson Bass Book" (which is awesome, by the way). Different pickguard, pickup, and bridge, but definitely a double cutaway LP Jr. shape.
(Incidentally, as you can see in one of the pics, Gene Simmons used one in the early KISS years. Especially odd since it's a short-scale Ass and with 7" leather heels, Gene was about 6'8"!

He used to claim 7 foot didn't he?

 

[Nocturnal]

If that existed in a non-vintage version. I would buy it. Put a Thunderbird pick up or two in it and call it mine.

There is a version in TV yellow, ebony, transburst but not cheap:

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[D.M.N.]

Ouch!
Jeez, Dylan hope you're feeling better and up and about soon, weren't you moving to SoCal soon?

Oh yeah, I'm walking just fine now. I was out of cell range on a walk, limped a few miles home afterward and then drove myself to the hospital on Sunday to have it checked out. A bit sore, but really it looks way worse than it feels. Looks like I tried to tie-dye my foot and leg. Still going to LA first weekend of June, shouldn't have any effect on those plans!

 

[Haji]

My mum attempted to teach me the piano when I was quite young, something for which I showed less than zero interest or aptitude* and which which was a severe disappintment to her. The parents were very surprised when I expressed a desire to learn the 'cello a couple of years later, but it's a matter of choosing the right instrument innit? My sister is an oboe player, aka 'duck strangler', although she learned the piano also. We were highly discouraged from contact with that Devil's music mind, it all being about 'nothing but drugs'.

*When I have no interest, I go out of my way to have no aptitude, just to hammer the point.

I also come from a very musical family. Dad and Mom were both singers-Mom soloed at Radio City Music Hall back in the day and had a legit shot at a career in opera if she'd wanted it-my oldest sis is a pianist who memorizes baroque period classical music for kicks, my brother was a drummer before he was a bassist...and then there's me. Apparently my niche is having the right gear for the gig.

My Dad was a chaplain and then a pastor until he passed in '92. He never liked the music i listened to, but even back then in the early 80's he understood what the deal was with the Christian metal bands I was doing shows with and roadie-ing for. I was blessed with VERY wise parents. I wish everybody had that.

 

[Korladis]

I also come from a very musical family. Dad and Mom were both singers-Mom soloed at Radio City Music Hall back in the day and had a legit shot at a career in opera if she'd wanted it-my oldest sis is a pianist who memorizes baroque period classical music for kicks, my brother was a drummer before he was a bassist...and then there's me. Apparently my niche is having the right gear for the gig.

My Dad was a chaplain and then a pastor until he passed in '92. He never liked the music i listened to, but even back then in the early 80's he understood what the deal was with the Christian metal bands I was doing shows with and roadie-ing for. I was blessed with VERY wise parents. I wish everybody had that.

My dad always just figured every generation disliked the music of the generation after them.

My grandfather (also incredibly musical, met my grandmother through Glee Club at Cal) disliked country and rock and roll, which is what my dad liked. My dad, in turn, disliked metal and punk, which is what I liked. I probably won't have kids, but I'm sure that if I do, I'll probably dislike their music, too. It is the way of things.

 

[TBird1958]

My dad always just figured every generation disliked the music of the generation after them.

Oh so true! My Dad hated my music (Slade, Kiss, Alice Cooper etc.), puts on some Swing, probably Glenn Miller and expects me to like it, Ugh!
I'm "okay" with it now. Probably lucky for him that he passed away before I really came out as Veronica, he wouldn't have dealt with that real well.

 

[Korladis]

Oh so true! My Dad hated my music (Slade, Kiss, Alice Cooper etc.), puts on some Swing, probably Glenn Miller and expects me to like it, Ugh!
I'm "okay" with it now. Probably lucky for him that he passed away before I really came out as Veronica, he wouldn't have dealt with that real well.

I actually do like most of the music my dad liked.

I even seemed to inherit my dad's dislike of Elvis (he was a diehard Buddy Holly fan).

My mom has always been a bit more openminded and does like some of my music, actually, mostly of the stoner rock and doom metal variety (she really loves one of my favorite bands, SubRosa).