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Thunderbird Club
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I don't believe I had heard of the Epi Accu Bass before today. It's basically a Fender Precision Bass, hence the name. A P-Bass with a great bridge, from what I have read / can see. Anyone here play one? Just curious how similar to a P it feels and plays. Do you feel like you P'd?
Oh my!Here's a nice blue Lull
They were around for several years. Fugly headstocks IMO, in different shapes depending on the years.
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- Mar 13, 2008
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I’m thinking of buying this Tokyo Thunderbird, what are your thoughts on if this is worth the money?
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It looks kind of thick, neck seems a bit large too........
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I'd want to know what pickups those are and whether a preamp has been installed. Otherwise why are there push-pull pots?I’m thinking of buying this Tokyo Thunderbird, what are your thoughts on if this is worth the money?
Appear to be the EMG TBTW.
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I so love that song!
Well we’re on the subject of the Jayhawks, here’s another one from them. Well sort of anyway; it’s actually from the Golden Smog side project, but they’ve featured it live many times.
I interned at Rykodisc in the mid-'90s. I remember Golden Smog from then. But the Jayhawks were a favorite among some of my friends from there.
Nikki worked for them for a time.
Salem or Minneapolis? I was in Salem.
Band I was in crashed at a house shared by members of the Jyhawks and Dave Pirner (Soul Aslyum). Our "roadie" took a bunch of mushrooms and stood in the street firing roman candles at passing traffic.
We did not stay the there the next time we played in Minneapolis......
L.A. I believe she worked on boxed sets IIRC.
I think they are plywood (not that there’s anything wrong with that), some have the old Epi 4 inline headstock and some have the Explorer style headstock.
I have the maple/maple neck with the Explorer headstock on an ugly 60’s MIJ body. It’s a very nice beefy, solid neck that belongs on a better body.
I’d like to build a Mockingbird body for it one day.
P bass with a funky headstock. Basic, p-like axe. Not remarkable in any way that I noted
Good point. Learning "not" to play is something that I don't think comes very naturally and must be developed, so most anyway. I know I have to think about it and where the nothing might actually sound better.
