Thunderbird Club

[KB5]

Yep. BT 1 is what you are looking for the Hipshot extender.
When I fully retire from live giging I’ll have about 35 of those to get rid of.
I use them on every “working “ bass I have.

Thanks! Ordered.

 

[Stealth57]

...strap on.

Ahem

 

[Gaolee]

Transistors can be used in analog or digital circuits. There may be digital aspects to parts of an amp.
Your Acoustic amp or my 78 Peavey don't have any D/A or A/D signal conversion going on.

I stand corrected. Thanks.

 

[Gaolee]

If it sounds good, it's good. Full stop.

That's how I deal with the world. That's probably true of all of us, since we wouldn't play Thunderbirds if we followed the conventional wisdom. But, there's a place for being shallow, too. If it looks good, it is good. That's why the Flamingo looks like it does.

 

[Gaolee]

Wireless is a necessary evil. I move too much
Just got the TT Racked.
Wireless is behind the Korg DT 1 tuner, in the back.
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Footswitch will arrive Thursday
SIT Prosteels arrive Tomorrow.
Day Gig (2pm to 5pm)at Jessie’s grove winery in Lodi on Saturday.
Bringing the Ampeg BXT 115 cab,
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I’m torn : the TT or the SVT ???

The Thunderbird and My Acynonix will likely get the nod.

First outing in over a month.

I can almost use a cord with a bass guitar. Now that I have been wireless for many years, it wouldn't end well. With the upright, wireless keeps me from having real problems. Either way, I ended up like the dog with a leash wrapped around a tree and with one leg up in the air all tangled up in the leash and the tree. Wireless saves me from my own antsy self.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Ahem

You bet!

 

[Gaolee]

I think this was the only fanned fret at the 2023 GTG…
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If a green sparkle D-Bird like that one popped up for sale, I might have to consider the moratorium on bass guitar buying. Maybe. If it sounds and plays like it looks, it would be hard to resist.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

If a green sparkle D-Bird like that one popped up for sale, I might have to consider the moratorium on bass guitar buying. Maybe. If it sounds and plays like it looks, it would be hard to resist.

That one sure did.

 

[Gaolee]

Did this last Saturday!

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I really like the drum kit. Japanese stencil kits like that can be a bit hit or miss, but I love 'em anyway. That one looks like it was probably made in the 1960s. I'm guessing it's got luan mahogany shells and needs a bit of damping to sound its best. A good stencil kit is incredibly lively and will ring out quite a bit if you don't tame it.

 

[Gaolee]

Any golfers?



Eastern Brown is very poisonous. Forget the size just don’t get bitten.

I'm not a golfer. And now I'm even less likely to become a golfer. Thanks for the public service announcement.

 

[TBird1958]

When I first looked at this Rick I thought it was my old bass...............
The PG is split just like mine was, I had worn more finish of of the back and neck, sure miss that old Bass Banjo sometimes!


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[Gaolee]

Yep. BT 1 is what you are looking for the Hipshot extender.
When I fully retire from live giging I’ll have about 35 of those to get rid of.
I use them on every “working “ bass I have.

I have them on nearly every bass, and every bass I play regularly. We play Civil War in Eb. The guitarist retunes. I flip the lever and just use a different fingering on the E (well, low D when flipped) string. It makes life really easy.

 

[Gaolee]

Gang of Four with Gail Greenwood on bass with her Thunderbird. And Roger Miller from Mission of Burma on guitar.

You can tell she's really a 'Bird person because she slings it low, with the neck angled up.

 

[Gaolee]

Those of you with mudbuckers, where do you set the pole screw heights in relation to the cover?

I don't mess with 'em.

 

[Gaolee]

That one sure did.

Don't tell me that. Thanks.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I can almost use a cord with a bass guitar. Now that I have been wireless for many years, it wouldn't end well. With the upright, wireless keeps me from having real problems. Either way, I ended up like the dog with a leash wrapped around a tree and with one leg up in the air all tangled up in the leash and the tree. Wireless saves me from my own antsy self.

should be pointed out early wireless did not digitize the signal like new ones do and instead of transmitting in the GHz(2.4) band worked at much lower frequencies, with some at the 27MHz Citizens Band (CB radios) iirc..

 

[Stealth57]

should be pointed out early wireless did not digitize the signal like new ones do and instead of transmitting in the GHz(2.4) band worked at much lower frequencies, with some at the 27MHz Citizens Band (CB radios) iirc..

900MHz was another band used by a lot of wireless products. They sucked.

 

[RedVee]

Any golfers?



Eastern Brown is very poisonous. Forget the size just don’t get bitten.

Sorry for the AI clip.
It was on the TV News here in Sydney (the course is on the Central Coast just north of Sydney).
But I couldn’t find the news clip on YT. The first screen of the snake was the same as the News story.
The News didn’t say anything much about the size of the snake, more about it being a Brown….

 

[Miles_ONeal]

You can tell she's really a 'Bird person because she slings it low, with the neck angled up.

It's almost as big as her!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I have them on nearly every bass, and every bass I play regularly. We play Civil War in Eb. The guitarist retunes. I flip the lever and just use a different fingering on the E (well, low D when flipped) string. It makes life really easy.

Wd did a song in Eb the other day. So much easier since I tune to D standard now!