Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Happy birthday, Andy!!!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

At least he didn't run over your bass. Small blessings.

The fretless is back from MJT now. I'll reassemble it this weekend and maybe even get around to pictures. It turned out really good. They did something interesting on the back of the neck that I wasn't expecting. They faded to clear at the top and bottom of the neck, so it's a little like how the back of a 'burst finish neck is black at the top and bottom but brown in the middle. This is green at the top and bottom and shows the laminates in the middle. It never occurred to me to do anything like that, but now that I have seen it, I think it's brilliant. The bass is really and truly unique now. The only thing that could make it even more unique is if it had a light up Thunderbird in the pickguard like Geo's bass.

I'm happy enough with MJT's work that I'm already thinking about what else needs to be a different color.

And where is MJT?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Happy Birthday Andy!!!

 

[GonePlaid]

Wishing Andy @Nocturnal a very Happy Birthday today! Rock on, Thunderbird Brother!

And from me too also.

 

[bylar13]

Anyone looking for a medium scale, cousin to a T-Bird?

https://www.talkbass.com/classifieds/cataldo-g8-32-scale.1661102/

 

[GonePlaid]

For me, tone depends on the music. Early Allman Brothers style is room-filling lows. Jefferson Airplane is more mid-driven. Lots of modern music wants mids and highs. (Generalities)

Pretty accurate generalities. As previously mentioned, for what I/we do-and the difficulty in getting to the amp's controls-I set up one tone on the amp and make any adjustments on the bass du jour. My preferred signal chain is bass>cable>amp.

 

[Ringhammer]

Why is it difficult to understand that blacktop is for vehicles and grass is not?

Why is it so difficult to understand basic common sense and courtesy? Seems to be a really tough question for the masses lately.

 

[Ringhammer]

And where is MJT?

Missouri

 

[Engle]

Anyone looking for a medium scale, cousin to a T-Bird?

https://www.talkbass.com/classifieds/cataldo-g8-32-scale.1661102/

Carlo made some crazy shapes! That's tempting at 32" scale, Thunderbucker, 7lbs, and relatively local to me.

 

[Gaolee]

And where is MJT?

Somewhere a delivery truck goes. I don't remember exactly.

 

[Nocturnal]

Wishing Andy @Nocturnal a very Happy Birthday today! Rock on, Thunderbird Brother!

A most Happy Birthday, Andy!

Happy birthday, Andy!!!

Happy Birthday Andy!!!

And from me too also.

Thank you all!!!

 

[Stealth57]

 

[TBird1958]

This was actually the first T4 I'd seen built for Jeff Ament, predates the JAXT model. I rally thought I'd lost this pic.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

three of a perfect pair......

 

[TBird1958]

three of a perfect pair......
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New PG, about time!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Missouri

Close than Cali!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Carlo made some crazy shapes! That's tempting at 32" scale, Thunderbucker, 7lbs, and relatively local to me.

You haven't bought it yet? Have your temperature checked, sir!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That was just posted the other day by someone (I forget who).

 

[JIO]

Thank you all!!!

Happy B-day Andy!

 

[Gaolee]

I like my Gibsons. I didn't like the VP I had. It's amazing how similar they sound in those guys' hands.