Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

No, there was never one at the shop when I visited, but our friend George @GBassNorth has one

Does Lull still make basses to order? I wonder if one could get a similar bass made in their color of preference for less than that. Oh. But Gibson sent them a Cease and Desist on the bird shape, didn't they?

 

[Engle]

Code Delta in action at the block party on the 49th parallel Saturday night. It sure is great playing music with my daughter!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Code Delta in action at the block party on the 49th parallel Saturday night. It sure is great playing music with my daughter!
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I bet! I wish one of mine was musically inclined.

 

[TBird1958]

I have been thinking blasphemous thoughts again. The 2015 never gets played, and I might put it up for sale. Maybe. It might be one of those fleeting thoughts, though.

Does Lull still make basses to order? I wonder if one could get a similar bass made in their color of preference for less than that. Oh. But Gibson sent them a Cease and Desist on the bird shape, didn't they?

Lull does still make basses to order, but no Thunderbirds anymore. Not because of Gibson, they can no longer get the bridge.

 

[dagrev]

Code Delta in action at the block party on the 49th parallel Saturday night. It sure is great playing music with my daughter!
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That's beyond cool!

 

[Stealth57]

Lull does still make basses to order, but no Thunderbirds anymore. Not because of Gibson, they can no longer get the bridge.

Use the Bad Bird!

 

[MCF]

can we get 12 peeps here all to kick in 500 and share it?

I can do that. Just don’t tell my wife. The Bicentennial was a stretch. And a big one at that.

 

[MCF]

Code Delta in action at the block party on the 49th parallel Saturday night. It sure is great playing music with my daughter!
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Clips?

Damn. She’s tall.

 

[Engle]

Clips?

Damn. She’s tall.

There are some clips on my wife's phone, I'll need to get them.

 

[MCF]

Took a baby step tonight. Went to the “Celtic Music Society” meeting on the mountain.

They meet from 6:00 to 9:00 on Tuesdays. There were about twelve there tonight. They said there are about twenty or so in the group. They jam traditional Celtic and Americana. Very easy stuff. I will start attending, first on six string acoustic guitar (reminds me I need new strings) as I learn the songs. They’re more than happy to have me bring a Thunderbird (so long as I keep to roots and fifths, and triads (and don’t bring heavy iron). I think the little Hartke I have may be overkill. I’ll use the Rumble 25 I have sitting in a closet. They have an upright bass member who makes it occasionally. I made it clear I don’t do upright.

There is a guy in the group who is a pretty well known Celtic harpist who plays Celtic festivals in SoCal with various projects. The dude is amazing (think Alan Stivell).

The leader is a woman, probably eighty-something, who has played in various SoCal projects since the sixties on dulcimer and concertina. She also plays guitar. She’s amazing.

One of the guitarists is a woman who plays guitar and percussion in local projects.

Another guitarist played and sang a song for us that she has been practicing, Bad Company’s Seagull. Very impressive.

The music was really good. The leader will be providing me their fake book, a bit at a time. The joke was the banjo player wasn’t there, and some seemed relieved. He is apparently way loud.

So I’m going to be slowly blending into the music scene up here. There is also a guitar group here, but they don’t seem to meet as regularly. Baby steps.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Lull does still make basses to order, but no Thunderbirds anymore. Not because of Gibson, they can no longer get the bridge.

A bridge doth not a Thunderbird make!

 

[RedVee]

Thanks for the reply V. I was afraid that folds and cut lines and other unwanted stuff would happen on a full body wrap. If the Tbird had a flat face and binding it would be easy to reface the bass with a wrap without going over the binding. But unfortunately not the case. There’s hydro dip options but I haven’t priced them yet. I know a pro level body repaint will run north of $400. I suppose there’s always the relic option (just leave the paint as is and rough up the body a bit around the edges). But this darn poly finish would probably be pretty hard to relic with any reasonably good outcome.

Would it work just on the face of the wings? Would the outer edges need to be lacquered down or something? Could always just paint the centre piece and have different coloured or patterned wings in wrap - wouldn’t need a pickguard.

Took a baby step tonight. Went to the “Celtic Music Society” meeting on the mountain.

They meet from 6:00 to 9:00 on Tuesdays. There were about twelve there tonight. They said there are about twenty or so in the group. They jam traditional Celtic and Americana. Very easy stuff. I will start attending, first on six string acoustic guitar (reminds me I need new strings) as I learn the songs. They’re more than happy to have me bring a Thunderbird (so long as I keep to roots and fifths, and triads (and don’t bring heavy iron). I think the little Hartke I have may be overkill. I’ll use the Rumble 25 I have sitting in a closet. They have an upright bass member who makes it occasionally. I made it clear I don’t do upright.

There is a guy in the group who is a pretty well known Celtic harpist who plays Celtic festivals in SoCal with various projects. The dude is amazing (think Alan Stivell).

The leader is a woman, probably eighty-something, who has played in various SoCal projects since the sixties on dulcimer and concertina. She also plays guitar. She’s amazing.

One of the guitarists is a woman who plays guitar and percussion in local projects.

Another guitarist played and sang a song for us that she has been practicing, Bad Company’s Seagull. Very impressive.

The music was really good. The leader will be providing me their fake book, a bit at a time. The joke was the banjo player wasn’t there, and some seemed relieved. He is apparently way loud.

So I’m going to be slowly blending into the music scene up here. There is also a guitar group here, but they don’t seem to meet as regularly. Baby steps.

That’s great. That’s what I need to find. I request “Dirty Old Town” or “Fields of Athenry” into our Uke sessions occasionally. (Not pure Celtic I know).

I can live with roots n fifths.

 

[GonePlaid]

 

[MCF]

Would it work just on the face of the wings? Would the outer edges need to be lacquered down or something? Could always just paint the centre piece and have different coloured or patterned wings in wrap - wouldn’t need a pickguard.


That’s great. That’s what I need to find. I request “Dirty Old Town” or “Fields of Athenry” into our Uke sessions occasionally. (Not pure Celtic I know).

I can live with roots n fifths.

It will be fun. The songs include classic Celtic and an assorted mix of other stuff.

The woman I sat next to and followed along with turns out to have been SJ, the lead guitarist for one of my favorite Ska bands back in the day, the Bodysnatchers. She also appeared on some Specials records, and a lot of other early eighties stuff. She was the lead guitar player for the Belle Stars, an eighties girl Brit Pop band. I had no clue until I got home and did a little research.



Not my cuppa, but this Belle Stars song was a hit in the UK. Cool guitar hook.

 

[dagrev]

Took a baby step tonight. Went to the “Celtic Music Society” meeting on the mountain.

They meet from 6:00 to 9:00 on Tuesdays. There were about twelve there tonight. They said there are about twenty or so in the group. They jam traditional Celtic and Americana. Very easy stuff. I will start attending, first on six string acoustic guitar (reminds me I need new strings) as I learn the songs. They’re more than happy to have me bring a Thunderbird (so long as I keep to roots and fifths, and triads (and don’t bring heavy iron). I think the little Hartke I have may be overkill. I’ll use the Rumble 25 I have sitting in a closet. They have an upright bass member who makes it occasionally. I made it clear I don’t do upright.

There is a guy in the group who is a pretty well known Celtic harpist who plays Celtic festivals in SoCal with various projects. The dude is amazing (think Alan Stivell).

The leader is a woman, probably eighty-something, who has played in various SoCal projects since the sixties on dulcimer and concertina. She also plays guitar. She’s amazing.

One of the guitarists is a woman who plays guitar and percussion in local projects.

Another guitarist played and sang a song for us that she has been practicing, Bad Company’s Seagull. Very impressive.

The music was really good. The leader will be providing me their fake book, a bit at a time. The joke was the banjo player wasn’t there, and some seemed relieved. He is apparently way loud.

So I’m going to be slowly blending into the music scene up here. There is also a guitar group here, but they don’t seem to meet as regularly. Baby steps.

That's great. You have to show up with the SVT just once. Maybe when the banjo player is going to be there.

Banjos are just loud instruments even if you play lightly. Few things you can do about it. Could play with rolls with no finger picks but that would likely get sloppy.

 

[dagrev]

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But having a gator in it will keep the snakes away.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I can do that. Just don’t tell my wife. The Bicentennial was a stretch. And a big one at that.

We're not here to enable here. Unless she starts playing Thunderbirds.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

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I'm always amazed no inquisitive wildlife comes through pet doors around here.

I have a friend who, years ago, rented a rustic cabin out in the country (back in Georgia). There was a big hole in the floor. Pier and beam construction. Raccoons would occasionally get in. I can't recall why he didn't just put something big and heavy over the hole, but after he shot a raccoon coming out of the hole, he had no more problems during the few months he was there afterward.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

AI in music?......what do you guys think?....

 

[dagrev]

I'm always amazed no inquisitive wildlife comes through pet doors around here.

I have a friend who, years ago, rented a rustic cabin out in the country (back in Georgia). There was a big hole in the floor. Pier and beam construction. Raccoons would occasionally get in. I can't recall why he didn't just put something big and heavy over the hole, but after he shot a raccoon coming out of the hole, he had no more problems during the few months he was there afterward.

Hey!
Hey you.
You killed our friend.
We see you and know where you live....