Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

There’s a pair of Dark Stars heading your way shortly.

Really, (Quoting Sgt. Schultz) "I know nothing! "

 

[JJR58]

My bandmates from left, Pedro, Rachal, Sophia, myself and Ginger after the show this past Wednesday, some of you fine folks will get to meet uson 7/27 and make some music!

Yes!!!

 

[MCF]

Those guys next to me are gonna do this.
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That’s a nice pic of the three of them. Damn. I wish I was there.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

My cover band couldn't all get together to rehearse before our last gig, so we just did a vocal session to work out harmonies. We nailed the new tunes, but there were some pretty loose endings on some of the older stuff. I would put a smiling emoji here, but those don't seem to work today!

No, the forum emojis seem to be ill. Keyboard emojis work, though.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I’m pretty sure it’s the bigger one also. I’m not keen on the big body birds. Just my personal opinion, but there’s two things thunderbirds don’t need - bigger bodies and bigger headstocks.

I generally agree. I could deal with a slightly larger body. The headstocks? No. Slightly smaller with slightly smaller cloverkeaf (or normal Y / Batwing) tuners would be ideal, IMO.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Three setter with King Bee at Damm today….can’t believe many of you know all these joints lol…..
LET’S do this!…..

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Which Spoonful?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Those guys next to me are gonna do this.
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Jelly

 

[GonePlaid]

My cover band couldn't all get together to rehearse before our last gig, so we just did a vocal session to work out harmonies. We nailed the new tunes, but there were some pretty loose endings on some of the older stuff. I would put a smiling emoji here, but those don't seem to work today!

It's weird, I guess, but we're so familiar with the tunes and each other that that isn't necessary.

 

[TBird1958]

Three setter with King Bee at Damm today….can’t believe many of you know all these joints lol…..
LET’S do this!…..

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Hit it!
Like I said, you're a bass playin' machine!

 

[JJR58]

 

[JJR58]

 

[bylar13]

Great show, cool place and really cool people!

So great to meet Jeff and Ken in person!!

 

[JJR58]

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Great show, cool place and really cool people!

So great to meet Jeff and Ken in person!!

Was such a pleasure Brian.
Everybody rocked it!

 

[BklynKen]

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Great show, cool place and really cool people!

So great to meet Jeff and Ken in person!!

Likewise, Brian. You guys were fantastic. Looking forward to the next time.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Which Spoonful?

 

[JIO]

...just because -

 

[dagrev]

Those guys next to me are gonna do this.
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[dagrev]

I used the Ashdown ABM again today, this time with a bass that needed no "fixing." The '64 Thunderbird. I knew what it did with basses having similar issues to my dislike, but what would happen with one that sounded perfect already. Verdict: Thunderbirds and Ashdowns are a great match. I boosted the mids slightly, and the two high mid sliders just a little and never EQed after that. Sounded great, even with no BBE Sonic Stomp. I am curious what other EQing would yield, but I plenty happy and never felt the need to fool with it. I can't say it sounded better than the Ampeg, just different in a good way. A former sound guy said he could hear me better. I suspect the tighter sound projects better. I can't picture getting rid of my Ampeg tube head, but I certainly could be happy and content with just the ABM. Very impressed so far. But it's still not making me play like Chuck....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I used the Ashdown ABM again today, this time with a bass that needed no "fixing." The '64 Thunderbird. I knew what it did with basses having similar issues to my dislike, but what would happen with one that sounded perfect already. Verdict: Thunderbirds and Ashdowns are a great match. I boosted the mids slightly, and the two high mid sliders just a little and never EQed after that. Sounded great, even with no BBE Sonic Stomp. I am curious what other EQing would yield, but I plenty happy and never felt the need to fool with it. I can't say it sounded better than the Ampeg, just different in a good way. A former sound guy said he could hear me better. I suspect the tighter sound projects better. I can't picture getting rid of my Ampeg tube head, but I certainly could be happy and content with just the ABM. Very impressed so far. But it's still not making me play like Chuck....

good to hear Donnie! Ashdowns are fast and have a high damping factor, two attributes that further highlight the pluses of TBird pups…haven’t tried the 64 through mine but every other Bird sounds stellar though it…..

 

[dagrev]

good to hear Donnie! Ashdowns are fast and have a high damping factor, two attributes that further highlight the pluses of TBird pups…haven’t tried the 64 through mine but every other Bird sounds stellar though it…..

Thx. It' funny how it literally changed what I was hearing with the two trouble basses, yet with the one that was perfect already it didn't drastically change what I normally hear from it. A little different, but nothing like the other two basses. I was a little concerned it would help those two and possibly not sound all that good with others. Not the case so far. I loving that head. I could definitely live with that being my normal amp at this rate.