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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Jun 30, 2010
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Yes, it was across the board. But despite that fact, certain individual products (using Fender as an example) still survived and rose close to their high-point benchmark. I nearly bought a '78 Jazz bass and could find no wrong with it. In the end I decided I really didn't need another J.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Well, they don't stay shiny forever.....went to the studio with the band and recorded 8 new songs in 2 days. The good news? The tone of the recorded Thunderbird (direct+Orange OB-1 500 amp through 1x12 Ear candy cabinet miked, along with a room mike about 3ft out) sounds awesome and massive.
The down side? My Thunderbird fell about 6ft from a hanging spot on the wall onto a bunch of other gear and then the floor. The head stock stayed on and there are no cracks but I now have "story" that explains the chips & dents.
Was hanging here:
I had the headphone cord run through the strap to keep it away from my strings. I hung the bass up and did not realize it was wrapped around my ankle. As I walked over to the mixing desk to listen to a play back I pulled it from the wall.
These are the scars...
Having done similar but less grandiose "smooth moves" with a couple of my basses, I just want to say that I feel your pain.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Is this Scott with Geddy?.Check out Scott's @godofthunder59 Badbird bridges on both of Geddy's 'Birds
How cool is that?.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Pretty cool, right?
Geddy must have been so excited to meet him, too!
You can tell by the way he's showing off the bass right before Scott went on stage.
Wow that must have hurt. Great sticker, though.Well, they don't stay shiny forever.....went to the studio with the band and recorded 8 new songs in 2 days. The good news? The tone of the recorded Thunderbird (direct+Orange OB-1 500 amp through 1x12 Ear candy cabinet miked, along with a room mike about 3ft out) sounds awesome and massive.
The down side? My Thunderbird fell about 6ft from a hanging spot on the wall onto a bunch of other gear and then the floor. The head stock stayed on and there are no cracks but I now have "story" that explains the chips & dents.
Was hanging here:
I had the headphone cord run through the strap to keep it away from my strings. I hung the bass up and did not realize it was wrapped around my ankle. As I walked over to the mixing desk to listen to a play back I pulled it from the wall.
These are the scars...
I went over to the Ric club to try to learn about that 4003SW. What a worthless *<expletive deleted>*!!!
I found One Word Johnny. The only time he offered more than one word, was when we were off-topic. Not a lot in the way of help going' on over there.
I found One Word Johnny. The only time he offered more than one word, was when we were off-topic. Not a lot in the way of help going' on over there.
That's cooler than the other side of the pillow.
I was surprised when he busted out the NR on the r40 tour. Usually Alex changes guitars almost every song and geddy has just a handful of jazz basses. The R40 tour was like he went on a bass binge and had to justify to his wife that he actually plays all of them
I had video of almost the whole tour closer but that phone got stolen 
Despite the pixels you think you can see, geddy did rock those, at least the NR on the 2015 tour. He even played a p bass and some custom jobbies I had no idea what they were.
He sounded like geddy Lee on every one
I was surprised when he busted out the NR on the r40 tour. Usually Alex changes guitars almost every song and geddy has just a handful of jazz basses. The R40 tour was like he went on a bass binge and had to justify to his wife that he actually plays all of them
Despite the pixels you think you can see, geddy did rock those, at least the NR on the 2015 tour. He even played a p bass and some custom jobbies I had no idea what they were.
He sounded like geddy Lee on every one
He'd probably sound like Geddy even with a shovel strung with flats
(going back to the "no one in the audience will tell the difference")
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
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That was quite a day backstage for the R40 tour. Geddy's white NR sadly didn't need a Badbird as it inonates just fine ( I believe that it is a refin and the bridge was moved ) Geddy bought 8 Badbirds I think.
What was the result of the single pickup vs one turned down to zero Discussion ? 1 pickup is gnarlier?
Did we get a result on 1 pickup versus one pickup switched off (I guess by a pickup toggle switch) ?
Did we get a result on 1 pickup versus one pickup switched off (I guess by a pickup toggle switch) ?
@godofthunder59 is the man to ask. Afaik Scott doesn't use bridge pups at all.
I was surprised when he busted out the NR on the r40 tour. Usually Alex changes guitars almost every song and geddy has just a handful of jazz basses. The R40 tour was like he went on a bass binge and had to justify to his wife that he actually plays all of them
Everything Geddy does, he does to the max. He has a huge collection of basses, wines, and baseball cards/memorabilia. Like all the members of Rush, he is also not stingy; his philanthropy is anonymous, but he makes very large donations to a number of causes. I am personally aware of some of his contributions to global development.
He sounded like geddy Lee on every one
No matter what he does or what he is playing, he always sounds like Geddy. Listen to him play with Yes at the RRHoF.
