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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Probably not Kane's Bird, but this, and Overend Watts along with some others certainly inspired me as I came of age in the early '70s.
Never a moment of regret.
I believe that bridge was installed onto one of Jeff's Birds by the bridge maker himself, GOT...
Last ski gig of the year last night. The NR is my main bass for this band. I had the reverse E tuned to D to use for the few songs that require it
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Quite aware of the Hipshot, more fun this way! Only slightly more effort involved.
Drop tuners seem neat but if you're playing songs in Eb standard or D standard instead of drop D there's a little less utility, plus if you have multiple basses it's kinda nice to have one that's properly set up with strings specifically chosen for the lower tuning.
This just popped up in my Reverb feed. I wish I could but I cannot.
https://reverb.com/item/87579096-mike-lull-t4-oversized-body-custom-2024-green
https://reverb.com/item/87579096-mike-lull-t4-oversized-body-custom-2024-green
Interesting use of Dark Stars.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,897
- 142,222
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
It looks familiar, like maybe from The Bass Shop here in Seattle, I recall playing one like this. Oversize goodness!
They work for me well in my given situations. One band is E standard and I drop to d alone for some songs or with the guitar player for others. The other band is both Eb standard and D standard and in both of those tunings we drop to Db or C. So, that band requires I take two basses to practice and gigs.
Using three (six?) different tunings also gives me justification for having so many basses
Productive couple of hours on a rainy Sunday. Went to Targe’ and picked up a power pass through usb c hub to use with the Scarlet and iPad. And it all does as advertised. I can record into GarageBand and charge the iPad at the same time. Very handy. Now I just need to figure out how it all works. But the recording quality sounds really good.
My little “studio”:
My little “studio”:
I'm starting to like these in a 5-string.
I would love to have that Mosrite bass.
Wigs rule...Probably not Kane's Bird, but this, and Overend Watts along with some others certainly inspired me as I came of age in the early '70s.
Never a moment of regret.
Halloween gig?
That's the minimum goal we try for anyway. But we aren't perfect.
I'm sorry. Did you post something?
