It is. It ain’t like when we were kids and pretty much everything was in Edmunds Scientific catalog.
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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read somewhere that although recoded by Wyman, the bass line idea came from Billy Preston.....
Which ones? Curious what you think of them.
I thought the Alloy 52 might bring something special to the table, but they were just fine on that bass. On really bright basses that you want to tame a bit, I'd love to hear what you think of the standard Dunlop nickels. And they're really inexpensive.
Dunlop super brights are anything but, high mids galore and flexible.
The nickel are warm without being dull.
At one time, he was bigger than Elvis. Sure, some saccharin pop. But there were some great tunes. He spent two decades fighting the impression that he was pretty boy who only made it big because of his family connections. His Stone Canyon Band was the beginning of the L.A. country rock sound. He wrote some nice tunes, and he was a decent guitarist in his own right. I saw him four times; once at the Troubadour and the rest at the Palomino. The last time was a fun New Years Eve show only a few months before he died.Gee I knew the chorus. Never knew the name of the song - thought it was “please yourself”
Never knew it was Ricky Nelson either. Actually didn’t know I’d ever heard anything of his other than the saccharine sweet bubblegum pop from the early 60s movies.
Or am I completely confused ?
He wrote this one. That’s Meisner pre-Poco and Eagles on bass and harmonies.
I'm talking about the black box "Standard Series." I find the Super Brights too floppy. The black box are a lot stiffer. Too bad they don't offer 50-105.
Warwick Bird: color me massively intrigued
I like the Marcus Miller stainless Superbrights. Especially on Epi IVs.
Head south young man. We can invite ourselves to spend a day in his bass room. George is a gracious host who’s always up for a visit. He also has a nice wine collection. The people in this club are amazing.
I admire your dedication to detail!
The problem with doing a entire guitar with flake is the material build up. Your looking at at least two coats of base , three passes with the flake and at least two coats of clear. Thats minimum. I sprayed a few les Pauls with s Flake top for people back in the early 2000's. Just doing the top makes life easy. Most people would fall over just from the quote of a full flake job. I usually spray at 18lbs at the gun and use a .08 nossle. Pro tip , always dump the flake mix out of the gun between coats. Makes like easy
I’ll make time : heading to San Diego next week, then to Palm Desert for a day or Two to visit with mom and little brother.
I’ve done a couple, it’s a pain to be sure!
And time intensive and messy!
I’ve tried Dry flake guns too.
So the Chinese flake is “ok” from 10 feet away. I had higher hopes! Maybe the one that arrives on Tuesday will be better.
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love it down there....Salton Sea, Slab City....
Long story short, I’m mostly playing Thunderbirds these days but there are a couple of my non thunderbirds that I love dearly. My Fender Telecaster Modern Player and my 1998 Warwick Thumb BO5 to name a couple. So last year I decided to make a Non Reverse Tbird using all the parts off my Fender, it came out better than expected and is now one of my most played Tbirds. It was such a success I decided to do the same with my Warwick but in a reverse body. The Wenge/wenge neck is done, the electronics are all an exact match of my Thumb bass and all the Warwick hardware has arrived. All that’s left is body routing and painting. I wasn’t able to source an Ovkangvol or Bubinga wood body, so mahogany it is. We’ll see how much that changes the sound, hopefully not too much.
Club members are always welcome here. Plenty to eat and drink and lots of spare rooms to bunk in overnight. And of course basses galore, even a few guitars and a keyboard for those so inclined.
Let me know ASAP when you think you’ll be driving thru, you’re welcome to swing by for a visit. Better yet, plan on an over night stay at the house and we’ll have plenty of time for some amazing bass guitars (bigger selection than you’ll ever find at a Guitar Center) along with great eats and fine drinking. Would be great if Marshall could join in as well (plenty of spare bedrooms and food, no need for a hotel or restaurant). If time permits I can even set up some luthier shop visits in the area.
The burgundy one , looks like they didn't have the confidence to cut and buff. Understandable for them , they probably sprayed a few incorrectly , tried to cut and sanded into the flake. Decided to just leave it how it came out of the gun.
The other one is glitter , must be dry shot. I have never used any dry flake action. Creature of habit i like the old ways and the way my Dad taught me.
