Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

New lyrics, or sometimes just syllables, get written on the spot regularly!

I've been doing that in playing notes for years. It's called Jazz, right?

 

[dagrev]

George Chambers of The Chambers Brothers - more cowbell!

Cool. I didn't recall ever seeing him with a NR, just a Reverse.

 

[Engle]

That's pretty effing cool! Love the trapezoid blocks, the Pickup arrangement is like a Lull Tom Petersson Sig, the 2+2 headstock works as well!
I like it!

And it has a raised center section. I wonder if it's neck- through?

 

[Engle]

Interesting concept. A drummer friend sent it wondering if it's viable. May not fit many people's needs, but it would certainly be something some might want. Heck, if you can make a classical guitar out of Lucite, why would this not be a good idea! There are downsides, but I think it's a clever idea. Possibly done before.

There are various versions of the concept. This one looks pretty good, but I don't see it selling in big numbers.
It would be a great way to do A-B comparisons of pickups!

 

[Engle]

I've been doing that in playing notes for years. It's called Jazz, right?

You're always no more than a semitone away from a note that fits.

 

[Stealth57]

That sounded fantastic through my Bose speakers in my office (not so much on the Macbook Pro). But through real speakers....Wow! Big, but tight and punchy. Don't post any more clips. That could cause me to wondering which could lead to money loss.

Thanks. I played my Peavey Foundation through the B-15 last night and decided that just isn't the right combination. That bass sounds much better through either of my Sunn rigs.

 

[JIO]

Interesting concept. A drummer friend sent it wondering if it's viable. May not fit many people's needs, but it would certainly be something some might want. Heck, if you can make a classical guitar out of Lucite, why would this not be a good idea! There are downsides, but I think it's a clever idea. Possibly done before.

hey, don't point that thing at me!

 

[Gaolee]

All I did was not crash the car or truck on the way to Chuck.

That's a major accomplishment at times.

 

[Gaolee]

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I don't know if it's absolutely true, but I think Gibson and Fender were competing with each other back then by sponsoring bands and having them play instruments they make. You don't see an all Gibson band or all Fender band near as much any more. It's amusing to see videos, which were movies I guess, of bands playing the exact same song but with different instruments depending on whether Gibson or Fender was part of their promotion package.

 

[Gaolee]

Don't know if I missed a discussion on this short scale Bird from the Mod Shop? Seems to have sold pretty fast.

No, I didn't see it. That's pretty wild. Swap out the mudbucker at the neck with a Dimarzio Model One and it would be a killer.

 

[Gaolee]

My band got to open for a band called Crusade the other night, the side band of some of Tenacious D's members, and they are fantastic. No bass live, but y'all should look them up if you have the chance.

I've been stockpiling bits and bobs for the VivaAnalog 360+ build, just waiting for a few more pieces to arrive, then I can get started. But getting back into DIY builds gave me a bug to experiment with my pedal board and try some new stuff out. So now I have materials and PCBs for a DOD FX10, Broughton Filter, Milkbox, 360 Fuzz, Univibe, Systech Overdrive and a few other pieces on the way, hell of a lot cheaper than buying all the pedals individually just so I can experiment (I may have been listening to too many of @PhR75 s demos). The parts for the DODs proved a bit hard to source, they were using some oddball W taper pots, and I only stumbled upon the FX10 and Broughton PCBs after a lot of digging. So I've got a lot of soldering in my future. The only pedals I'm looking at that I'm not building myself are a Fender Sublime (love that stupid big enclosure) and a Boss DC-2W. Bought UA's SDD-320 plugin a few weeks back and absolutely love what it does to my bass tracks, and now I need a pedal version.

And while I didn't get that Red NR that was on Jauce last week, it did motivate me to finish a project that has sadly languished since I moved to the Grecobackers: the BaCH II. Want to get that finally squared away before the end of the year, I miss that Gumby-ass bass. While I do have a spare lollar to pop in it, as well as possibly taking the bridge pup from the Epi VP or relocating the Greco II pickup to it, I think I'm going to try out the Serek B90 in a T-bird cover. I looked at the LZN-B90 as well, but like the idea of a beefy Single Coil in the NR, 760s in the White VP, and Greco pup in the II.

I have parts for an ACC 360 fuzz but haven't built it yet. This surprises nobody.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That could be a song.....

What? You haven't written it yet?

 

[Stealth57]

That's a major accomplishment at times.

Only one crash dummy needed here.

 

[Gaolee]

hey, don't point that thing at me!

That's insane. I kinda want one. But what would a person who doesn't practice do with it, anyway?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Thanks. I played my Peavey Foundation through the B-15 last night and decided that just isn't the right combination. That bass sounds much better through either of my Sunn rigs.

yeah not surprised, Foundations are later generation basses….old school passive will work best imho…

 

[dagrev]

There are various versions of the concept. This one looks pretty good, but I don't see it selling in big numbers.
It would be a great way to do A-B comparisons of pickups!

Yes, definitely a niche product. Would be a cool option. One guitar--many guitars. Yet I wouldn't want one. He may sell a few but not sure he can retire off the concept. It would have to play and feel wonderful to justify doing that I would think.

 

[dagrev]

You're always no more than a semitone away from a note that fits.

Clearly you have not heard my playing. It's not like your playing!

 

[dagrev]

What? You haven't written it yet?

There, just finished it up....

 

[MCF]

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Sam’s Farfisa brings back fond memories.

 

[MCF]

Don't know if I missed a discussion on this short scale Bird from the Mod Shop? Seems to have sold pretty fast.

So short in scale length only, like a Rascal. I would love to hear how it sounds with that pickup placement.