Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

All this talk of ultimate amps has made me tired... Just kidding...
The three point bridge in my Classic Pro, it's got a radius to it. I know a guy who owns a guitar shop in town and he says they don't start out that way, but get distorted over time due to the tension of the strings. Is there any truth to that?
I'm mulling over whether to spend on a new bridge or not.

Reason to replace the bridge is if you want more adjustability then the 3 point is capable of.

 

[JIO]

Where did you grow up again? We knew hot in the third grade. Sally Field, Mary Ann, Jeannie, Merideth MacCrae, Jane Fonda, Tuesday Weld, Raquel Welch, Joey Heatherton, Nancy Sinatra…I’ll stop. But there were a lot more.

You left out Mrs Emma Peel...

 

[JIO]

Reason to replace the bridge is if you want more adjustability then the 3 point is capable of.

...and also you didn't want it falling apart when changing strings... < I don't really like the new "rolling eyes" emoji ... too cute.

 

[DJ Bebop]

gremlins?

 

[JIO]

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most likely...

 

[bylar13]

I'm considering selling off my SVT again. It's heavy, and doesn't sound so much better than my GK700RB, really.
Ok, it does. But I don't know that, with my lo-fi gig scene and my potential for a major future in music, it's better enough to not liquidate it for a bass I really want to play.
Speaking of the paradox of choice, running after gear had made me as miserable as anything. Hell with it. I just want to play.

I feel you. I love the Hiwatt 200 I have but gigging with it can be a pain. 65 pounds feels heavier at 56 than at 26. Also it only has a top mounted handle so getting a solid grip to lift it can be a challenge. Loading in and out with stairs, in sketchy areas, adds to the fun.

In addition to playing in a band with my wife & brother-in-law (original music) I too started playing in a lo-fi rock band (also all original) and have been using a Fender Rumble 200 combo w/ 1X15. Once the band gets going and I have an effect or two on, you can't really tell much difference.

The Rumble is 31lbs and sounds really good on it own.

 

[GonePlaid]

You left out Mrs Emma Peel...

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Ah, yes. Mrs. James Bond-for awhile.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yah, as much as 'nun-fetish' is a (naughty) thing for Catholics (Catholic men that is)... I've fortunately never felt inclined to subscribe to it. I unplugged from religion across the board as soon as I left the nest, so there's that.

So, not a practicing Cathoholic?

 

[Rickplaysbass]

I sold my SVT and fridge rig .

Then I sold my Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 and dual 112 rig.

Now I run a Kemper or HX Stomp board and a QSC k12.2 when I need an amp. Most of my stuff has plenty of PA support so I just run the stomp and in ears. Gig Friday I'll be carrying the bar with my speaker.

Honestly, I get more compliments on my tone now than I ever did with either rig. Do I get a pant flapping back massage? No. I ran my B15 side by side with the Kemper profile I made of it with a band and it sounded just as good except it had WAY more headroom and got much louder. That's when I decided to sell my B15.

 

[Nocturnal]

All this talk of ultimate amps has made me tired... Just kidding...
The three point bridge in my Classic Pro, it's got a radius to it. I know a guy who owns a guitar shop in town and he says they don't start out that way, but get distorted over time due to the tension of the strings. Is there any truth to that?
I'm mulling over whether to spend on a new bridge or not.

This does happen to some 3-point bridges. Over the years people have posted pictures of the bridge body arching in the middle and cracking. Pretty sure I donated a bridge body to Uwe (Owner of the greatest Gibson Bass Collection Known to Mankind) years ago for this very reason.

 

[Nocturnal]

I sold my SVT and fridge rig .

Then I sold my Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 and dual 112 rig.

Now I run a Kemper or HX Stomp board and a QSC k12.2 when I need an amp. Most of my stuff has plenty of PA support so I just run the stomp and in ears. Gig Friday I'll be carrying the bar with my speaker.

Honestly, I get more compliments on my tone now than I ever did with either rig. Do I get a pant flapping back massage? No. I ran my B15 side by side with the Kemper profile I made of it with a band and it sounded just as good except it had WAY more headroom and got much louder. That's when I decided to sell my B15.

I hear a lot of good things about the Kemper amps.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I sold my SVT and fridge rig .

Then I sold my Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 and dual 112 rig.

Now I run a Kemper or HX Stomp board and a QSC k12.2 when I need an amp. Most of my stuff has plenty of PA support so I just run the stomp and in ears. Gig Friday I'll be carrying the bar with my speaker.

Honestly, I get more compliments on my tone now than I ever did with either rig. Do I get a pant flapping back massage? No. I ran my B15 side by side with the Kemper profile I made of it with a band and it sounded just as good except it had WAY more headroom and got much louder. That's when I decided to sell my B15.

yeah, SVTs are ok in the practice room…..

 

[TBird1958]

All this talk of ultimate amps has made me tired... Just kidding...
The three point bridge in my Classic Pro, it's got a radius to it. I know a guy who owns a guitar shop in town and he says they don't start out that way, but get distorted over time due to the tension of the strings. Is there any truth to that?
I'm mulling over whether to spend on a new bridge or not.

The original black 3 Point on my '89 Bird did exactly that, I didn't care as I really only noticed when I put the new chrome 3 point on it.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

I hear a lot of good things about the Kemper amps.

I love it. For guitar or bass it's pretty awesome. I ran pedal steel off of it as well and it performed awesome.

yeah, SVTs are ok in the practice room…..

Honestly, they're great when you have the stage room to truly open them up a bit. If you can really push them, nothing else does the exact same thing. But to open them up you've gotta be playing large stages of 500+ at least. I loved it when we were hitting rodeos across the country and amphitheaters. Shoot, I got to really get on it for a small run I filled in on opening for Coldplay, it was damn glorious in the arenas. In the smaller bars it definitely wasn't ideal. Some clubs were good for it, others not so much. For the average person playing, I wouldn't recommend them. But when you can use them for what they were designed for.... Yeah, they're great.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

a little TT….

 

[Stealth57]

a little TT….
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Looks like my woowoo noise maker

 

[Miles_ONeal]

No, but did think of that when I finished typing. Nasty habit can mean different things to different people.

It’s music to my ears!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Yeah, I'm not sure what mine sounds like more than 20ft away. I've never had anyone say, "That thing on the floor or whatever you did really sounds nice in that song." Some times I just use it for bridges or pre-courses. All depends. I like it, and most of playing music is self entertainment anyway, so mission accomplished.

There have been times I had a blast playing, only to have people who know (my wife, other musicians) tell me they couldn’t hear the bass at all - but lots of others told me how great I played or how great the bass sounded. I was clearly into it, so whatever sounded good, the lowest part they heard “must have been Miles”.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I'm also pretty happy about what I see happening in the large corporation I work for. I don't think you can tar them all with one brush.
Some of the worst (lack of) ethics I have seen in business have been individual actions in small companies.

This.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Tweetchie zone. I like the h.s. matching.

Me, too, Mike!