Every sound clip I've heard it sounded more like a warmer, nicer samamp. I love my GKs so I'm not looking to change that main sound ya know?
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Thunderbird Club
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Ok, just hit me now Wolf, I'm a little slow sometimes.
#7, I'm so Rollin right now!!!
#7, I'm so Rollin right now!!!
I also get my main dirt from my amp, so a pedal is always for just select parts of songs.
Still pretty happy with my Dunwich custom fuzz pedal. It's got a lot more range of lower gain settings than most fuzzes I've used.
Still pretty happy with my Dunwich custom fuzz pedal. It's got a lot more range of lower gain settings than most fuzzes I've used.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Really? I didn't know that, and I was a big Wilko fan back in the days when he was a member of Dr. Feelgood.
Interesting. I don't see the B3K as fuzz at all. It's overdrive, which you can turn up as much or as little as you like. But I prefer the A/O. It makes the Thunderbird growl.
I'm thinking Peter Gifford.
Peter Gifford (born 5 April 1955), sometimes known as "Giffo," is an Australian musician. From 1980 until 1987 he played bass guitar, Chapman Stick and sang backing vocals for Australian rock band Invalid Link Removed.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
OMG - fell behind on this thread and had to speed read through about 10 pages to catch up, unfortunately speed reading negatively effects my comprehension and retention (of course, the bottle of wine didn't help much either).
As best I can recall, Olivia Newton John wears tight leather pants to hide her BK3 (which I think is some kind of fuzz with Grease on it) but somewhere along the way to LA she slipped and sprained her ankle and missed the Seattle GTG where she would have hooked up with Veronica to hit a few Broadway musicals that she and her dad used to listen to while playing keyboard with mom. The family was sidetracked by a craigslist ad for a '76 Bird and a very rare double cutaway LP EB from 1971 (of which only 7 Ebony ones were made and a lucky soul in the club has four). One of the musicals they wanted to see starred Ian Dury and was about sex and drugs and rock-n-roll where he played the part of Dr. Feelgood wth a Dunwich pedal that made his fuzz even thicker than Olivia's.
I think that about sums it up.
As best I can recall, Olivia Newton John wears tight leather pants to hide her BK3 (which I think is some kind of fuzz with Grease on it) but somewhere along the way to LA she slipped and sprained her ankle and missed the Seattle GTG where she would have hooked up with Veronica to hit a few Broadway musicals that she and her dad used to listen to while playing keyboard with mom. The family was sidetracked by a craigslist ad for a '76 Bird and a very rare double cutaway LP EB from 1971 (of which only 7 Ebony ones were made and a lucky soul in the club has four). One of the musicals they wanted to see starred Ian Dury and was about sex and drugs and rock-n-roll where he played the part of Dr. Feelgood wth a Dunwich pedal that made his fuzz even thicker than Olivia's.
I think that about sums it up.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Play nice...
I think you should stay... We don't always have to agree on things...
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
OMG - fell behind on this thread and had to speed read through about 10 pages to catch up, unfortunately speed reading negatively effects my comprehension and retention (of course, the bottle of wine didn't help much either).
As best I can recall, Olivia Newton John wears tight leather pants to hide her BK3 (which I think is some kind of fuzz with Grease on it) but somewhere along the way to LA she slipped and sprained her ankle and missed the Seattle GTG where she would have hooked up with Veronica to hit a few Broadway musicals that she and her dad used to listen to while playing keyboard with mom. The family was sidetracked by a craigslist ad for a '76 Bird and a very rare double cutaway LP EB from 1971 (of which only 7 Ebony ones were made and a lucky soul in the club has four). One of the musicals they wanted to see starred Ian Dury and was about sex and drugs and rock-n-roll where he played the part of Dr. Feelgood wth a Dunwich pedal that made his fuzz even thicker than Olivia's.
I think that about sums it up.
You almost got it right - Except the lucky soul in the club now has five of those '76 ebony birds....
Pretty sure it's Peter Gifford. He's no longer with them. I saw them a few times in the early eighties with a buddy (who was friends with the drummer) who worked for Capital Records. One of the best live acts out there. They are touring this year.
argh, I tried to woodglue the studs on my epi classic pro into the Body with Wood glue. twice. they always pull out again. I am SO Close to throwing a Fender-style Bridge on that bass...
You have the middle one set higher than the larger rear two and it's still pulling them out?
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Maybe you should try something that bonds stronger than woodglue that bonds with metal as well - Either that or put some toothpicks in the hole to make the studs fit more snug...
