I’m in between those 2 when I used to play live.
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Thunderbird Club
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- Mar 13, 2008
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Now the Swedish band The Cardigans are considered to be a one hit wonder in the USA. But in Europe they actually scored quite a few hits.
One of the songs of theirs I really enjoy is "Been it" and because of there being a tasty sixties Thunderbird in the music video, I have the best excuse to post it.
Note also that strategically placed guitar sound during the choruses...
One of the songs of theirs I really enjoy is "Been it" and because of there being a tasty sixties Thunderbird in the music video, I have the best excuse to post it.
Note also that strategically placed guitar sound during the choruses...
For this afternoon’s selection: Going back to the ‘70’s with a 1973 Fender Jazz, flavored with a set of Lollar Jazz bass pickups, seasoned with the modern hybrid Orange Terror Bass 500 and 2 glorious 12” loaded speaker cabinets. Bad Lemon will be on at 3pm, at Winters Tavern, Pacifica. During FogFest. If you’re enjoying the fair, walk up the block at 3 and check us out.
Bringing my backup Ampeg V7, since this Orange TB500 was acting odd last week at Winters. I haven’t been able to recreate the issue all week, but better safe than sorry. Also, since the strings on this Jazz are rather old, and the bridge is a modern Fender deluxe string through bridge, which almost anytime I have had a string break, it was on a string through bridge, I’ll be bringing my ‘69 Double P pickup P-Bass just in case…
Bringing my backup Ampeg V7, since this Orange TB500 was acting odd last week at Winters. I haven’t been able to recreate the issue all week, but better safe than sorry. Also, since the strings on this Jazz are rather old, and the bridge is a modern Fender deluxe string through bridge, which almost anytime I have had a string break, it was on a string through bridge, I’ll be bringing my ‘69 Double P pickup P-Bass just in case…
I've been on gigs where a Mesa combo died. I can't remember the model, but it had switchable power levels.
And the same guy bought a new Fender Supersonic to replace it. It crapped out on a gig, and he swapped power tubes to get it going. At least he had spares!
I'm probably an exception to that. I feel more comfortable with my bass slung low, but I also know my way around the whole fingerboard.
Pro'lly been asked before, but was there ever a transitional Thunderbird, as the Firebird transitioned?
Was always curious about that...
Was always curious about that...
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Transitional in what way? Do you mean from the original early '60s "Reverse" shape to the late '60s "Non-Reverse"?
Aaarrggh! For some reason, every time I attempt to watch a video one of y'all posts, I get a message to "sign in". But it doesn't say where or how, so I don't.
That’s very odd.
I always stay logged in, do you do that or sign out?
Indeed. Seconded! She probably would have preferred a bass, but cheese cake will do in a pinch.
Never really gave it much thought but outside of the obvious reverse to non reverse and back to reverse transitions, there was possibly a transition in pickups and sound from the 1960’s birds to the mid to late 70’s Bicentennial birds and then again to the late 90’s and newer TB+ equipped birds, not to mention the short lived 2015 bird and the current Gibson Re-Issue pickup birds. IIRC there’s also been some transitions in the headstock angle, the neck angle, the neck shape and thickness and maybe the body or wing thickness over time.
