Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Go ahead. Make my day.

 

[MCF]

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Oh my.

 

[Stealth57]

Maybe it's something like of like the word "redoubled." (Which never made any prima facie sense to me.)

Isn't that mathematically 4 times?

 

[Stealth57]

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I need more Sunn equipment if I'm going to compete with that.

 

[ectoflanger]

High school friend had one. $400 in 1974. The top had a hole in it though.

A principal at the second high school I went to (junior and senior year) had a mint 1964 1/2 red with white interior convertible (260 V8) and a 1965 blue with white interior convertible. A principle with cool tastes-

 

[dagrev]

High school friend had one. $400 in 1974. The top had a hole in it though.

A young co-worker of my mother had one like that in the late 60s. Her's was something close to Pelham Blue--whatever Ford called it and white convertible top. I still recall seeing it for the first time. Sharp. My best friend in HS had a '68 and later the drummer in the band I was in the longest had a '68, both hardtops.

 

[Engle]

Not very much. I stopped measuring. I like a straight neck with no buzzing. I go by sight, sound and feel. Every neck is different so some arbitrary measurement is at best only a starting point IMO.

I also don't measure relief. If I hold down the E string at both ends and I can tap the middle down just a little bit, it's good.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

Hey guys, I just listed a bunch of stuff on here and I've seen some of y'all already liking the posts. If any of y'all are interested in any of it the friendly Thunderbird discount always applies.

 

[JIO]

At the dealer service dept. yesterday.
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My family was on summer vacation when the first Mustang was introduced. (April '64) We drove from Omaha to Minnesota and saw so many brand new Mustangs on the road - it was amazing.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

American Breakfast…….

Mexican Breakfast…..

hmmmm……BOTH!…

 

[dagrev]

I also don't measure relief. If I hold down the E string at both ends and I can tap the middle down just a little bit, it's good.

That's what I do as well. It's served me well a long time. I've done the measuring thing and the action just didn't work the couple times I tried to do it "correctly."

 

[JIO]

I can’t find anyone who sells them any more. I bought two of them years ago on eBay, this is the only one I have left.

There are companies that make chrome p bass control plates but they’re different and larger than these.

best I can suggest is to take a precision Pickguard, cut off the part that you’d like to have as a control plate, and then use it to make a plate from aluminum. Sorry I don’t have a better answer. You could also look at a metal shop and see if they can make one for you

Usually things like that are made small batch by an individual and sold until they run out. Over the years I've seen P-basses where the owner cuts that shape out of a plastic P-bass pg and leaves the rest off. Most likely someone with connections to a metal shop because it will not be inexpensive to cut and chrome per unit.

 

[JIO]

American Breakfast…….
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Mexican Breakfast…..
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hmmmm……BOTH!…

 

[Gaolee]

If they feel pretty low tension and have red silks I'd be willing to bet they're TI Jazz flats.

I had TI Jazz flats on a Ric ten years ago or so. I couldn't ever get the sound I wanted out of that bass. I thought TIs would get it closer to what I wanted to hear, but they didn't. So it goes.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

I also don't measure relief. If I hold down the E string at both ends and I can tap the middle down just a little bit, it's good.

That's what I do as well. It's served me well a long time. I've done the measuring thing and the action just didn't work the couple times I tried to do it "correctly."

I capo the 1st fret and hold the 12 fret then use a feeler gauge on the 6th. If it smashes the gauge I need more, if it does nothing I need less. If it just kisses it, I'm golden.

 

[Stealth57]

I had TI Jazz flats on a Ric ten years ago or so. I couldn't ever get the sound I wanted out of that bass. I thought TIs would get it closer to what I wanted to hear, but they didn't. So it goes.

You can try again as I will be bringing the JC to the GTG.

 

[Gaolee]

Their tone is so orange.

Some of it is. Some of it is more bottle green. Just to be precise.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

I had TI Jazz flats on a Ric ten years ago or so. I couldn't ever get the sound I wanted out of that bass. I thought TIs would get it closer to what I wanted to hear, but they didn't. So it goes.

Probably more an issue with the Ric than the strings.

 

[Gaolee]

Wait. Three guitars? They’re a southern rock band!

Well, Africa is south. So, yeah, they are a southern rock band.

 

[BklynKen]

Some of it is. Some of it is more bottle green. Just to be precise.

I wonder if Tube Screamers sound their signature shade of green.