Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

50+ years of ice hockey takes its toll. Broken fingers, detached tendons, and C4/C7 foraminal narrowing, moderate to severe on the right and severe on the left. Meaning 50-80% closure impacting control of my hands. So, I do have an excuse for my y playing.

Dang, we sound like old gas bags.

yes, but this was at 34.....blame it on the SVT..

 

[Count Bassie]

It's a GP-7SM IIRC, you probably played through it at my house, Miles

Yep, I know that Sound Management Series, the GP7SM and the GP12SMX. Really nice amps.
My old GP11 went off to the bench this evening. Quietly psyched...

 

[Nocturnal]

Yep, I know that Sound Management Series, the GP7SM and the GP12SMX. Really nice amps.
My old GP11 went off to the bench this evening. Quietly psyched...

Consider me a fan as well.

 

[RedVee]

Nice! I ran cross country for a very short time. I was so bored I quit. ADHD or something maybe. I should have tried sprinting. I was really fast for a short while. In playing football only had one guy ever catch me from behind. Even then he dove and slapped my foot and I tripped into the end zone. I can still walk fast. Sometimes. If nothing is hurting.

Had HS science teacher (old football coach), who was 70+ and ran 10 miles several times a week and ran full marathons. He was a machine.

I’m a natural sprinter

 

[TBird1958]

Consider me a fan as well.

Sweet! It has a lot of the same features/controls as mine, plus a few. I love the tone Pre Shape and EQ balance features, is there an XLR out on the back side?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Well you need to use earbuds that give you some isolation.

I was actually using noise cancelling headphones that do a good job. Isolation only goes so far in such environments. At least at any price point I could afford.

 

[RedVee]

After I put the bridge cover on with Irv's shims that he made for it, I decided to go ahead and do a full clean and polish, including the whole body and neck, the frets, fretboard, and hardware, including the tuners. It does not look like a 48 year old Thunderbird.

There's a little wear on the headstock (cymbals? guitarist? singer's teeth? who knows). Bridge is on the deck. Action is nice and low. There is wear on the back, but nothing bad. It has been played; especially on the money frets. But 6 and above are divot free. It may have been crowned and leveled at some point. I'm not sure. There is a lot of life left in the frets, certainly more than I'll take off in the next twenty years (knock on wood).

I love this Thunderbird.

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Très Beauté!

 

[Count Bassie]

Consider me a fan as well.

Sweet.

 

[Sycoholic]

Brand new here!

Started learning just a couple months ago. Fell in love with the look of the Thunderbird. While I was away, my wife and son took a trip to a local guitar show and got me a surprise! Of the few basses I have, this is my favorite to play. Fits me best and sounds soo good. I can see how it's not for everyone, but I can see how people simply fall in love with it. Good wide leather strap keeps me from worrying about neck dive too.

 

[MCF]

Brand new here! View attachment 7197671Started learning just a couple months ago. Fell in love with the look of the Thunderbird. While I was away, my wife and son took a trip to a local guitar show and got me a surprise! Of the few basses I have, this is my favorite to play. Fits me best and sounds soo good. I can see how it's not for everyone, but I can see how people simply fall in love with it. Good wide leather strap keeps me from worrying about neck dive too.

Nice! Congratulations!

 

[Nocturnal]

Sweet! It has a lot of the same features/controls as mine, plus a few. I love the tone Pre Shape and EQ balance features, is there an XLR out on the back side?

Yes it does. I will get a shot from the back when I have time.

 

[GonePlaid]

for sure huh?...tell me it wasn't air cooled...

They were. The van too.

 

[GonePlaid]

Most places I get to play only have a pa for vocals, and some do not even have a sound person. When I do have the luxury of some FOH, as long as there is a floor monitor in front of me, I'm good. I usually have no problem hearing myself, I'm lucky that the musicians in both my bands are sensitive to being too loud. Sometimes to a fault. It's more about getting the ideal tone in any given situation. Sometimes it just can't be found in time before it's time to play.

No place we play we has PA(or FOH-obviously). We're our own PA/Soundfolk.

 

[Engle]

I was actually using noise cancelling headphones that do a good job. Isolation only goes so far in such environments. At least at any price point I could afford.

For sure there is a point where the noise obliterates the signal. I don't play in those situations.

In my cover band, if I bring the bass up loud enough to not have to dig in and really be happy with the tone, it's often too loud on stage.
With in-ears, I can hear my bass and vox. I don't get hand fatigue or blow my voice. It's way more fun!

Playing upright with in-ears is also way easier and my intonation is better.

 

[GonePlaid]

For sure there is a point where the noise obliterates the signal. I don't play in those situations.

In my cover band, if I bring the bass up loud enough to not have to dig in and really be happy with the tone, it's often too loud on stage.
With in-ears, I can hear my bass and vox. I don't get hand fatigue or blow my voice. It's way more fun!

Playing upright with in-ears is also way easier and my intonation is better.

I use 'in-ears' allthetime. They're called hearing aids.

 

[Count Bassie]

Contribution to the Trace Elliot escalation:

No place we play we has PA(or FOH-obviously). We're our own PA/Soundfolk.

Same.

 

[TBird1958]

Brand new here! View attachment 7197671Started learning just a couple months ago. Fell in love with the look of the Thunderbird. While I was away, my wife and son took a trip to a local guitar show and got me a surprise! Of the few basses I have, this is my favorite to play. Fits me best and sounds soo good. I can see how it's not for everyone, but I can see how people simply fall in love with it. Good wide leather strap keeps me from worrying about neck dive too.

Welcome to Talkbass and the Thunderbird club, please feel free to post in the thread, we enjoy the company and encourage questions, even if they have been asked many times.
I keep the club's roster of members, if you'd like me to add you to it, just let me know

 

[TBird1958]

WBW..........

 

[Engle]

I use 'in-ears' allthetime. They're called hearing aids.

Yeah, imagine being able to control the mix to them

 

[TBird1958]

No place we play we has PA(or FOH-obviously). We're our own PA/Soundfolk.

My situation is the opposite, everyplace we place has FOH, I will never haul a PA or do sound - it isn't worth it.