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Thunderbird Club

#30,362
GBassNorth said:
I was in the Pit before TB but didn't spend much time on the Gibson rants (pre 2005 I was all about Fender back then)...

...I'm smarter now!
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That was a wild place...........
It's where I came out, first time I ever posted a pic of me being Veronica with a Thunderbird was there.
Uwe, (Donnervogel) back then was super nice and encouraging, but actually everybody was pretty cool, like you guys are now.
 
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TBird1958 said:
That was a wild place...........
It's where I came out, first time I ever posted a pic of me being Veronica with a Thunderbird was there.
Uwe, (Donnervogel) back then was super nice and encouraging, but actually everybody was pretty cool, like you guys are now.
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It's cool, and an honor, to be trusted.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I think the norm has a lot to do with the number of seasonal and temperature changes the bass is in. Here in sunny SoCal where the humidity is relatively low (15 miles inland) and the daytime temperature stays between 65F and 85F year round with very little rain I've only adjusted the neck on my TBird once in three years and that was the initial set up.

I suspect outdoor playing (which I do very very little of) could also play havoc on a neck with the hot sun beating down on it in high humidity then taking it into a drier, cooler air conditioned space afterwards.
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I rarely adjust anything, but that's partly because I have cave man hands from playing upright all the time. As long as the intonation is OK, high string height is just fine. So, the action on my bass guitars tends to be pretty high.
 
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hillerup said:
Anyone seen this:

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Very cool an unique Gibson bird in a rare color....
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Expensive, but kinda cool. I would consider it if I didn't have other things, like food and shelter, to spend that kind of money on. But I would also beat the living crap out of it. It wouldn't live in a closet. I have a couple closet queen bass guitars: the bolt on Epi because I haven't got around to putting a Dimarzio One up by the neck, and a 2013 Gibson EB that I don't play that much, mostly for ergonomic reasons. It's not a Thunderbird. The Fender P will probably become a closet queen when I finally assemble the Lowe Custom 7enderbird.

That one, rare color or not, would get flogged if it sounded and felt good. So I probably shouldn't have it.
 
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Here is a rare visual, apparently during a time in 1988 Lemmy rocked a bird. Interesting that there is a thin pickup/bridge cover looking piece in between the two pickups, anyone know what thats about?.
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ProgressiveDoom said:
Here is a rare visual, apparently during a time in 1988 Lemmy rocked a bird. Interesting that there is a thin pickup/bridge cover looking piece in between the two pickups, anyone know what thats about?.View attachment 1132109
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Looks like he might have rested his hand there while plucking? Reference point for strumming at a sweet-spot?
 
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Count Bassie said:
Looks like he might have rested his hand there while plucking? Reference point for strumming at a sweet-spot?
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Im not sure because he strums pretty freely with a fair bit of sweep so Im thinking this would carve him up, I watched some video of him using this bass live and it doesnt seem to be in his way and he doesnt seem to need it. Only Lemmy knows.
 
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