Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

Don't forget the amp he used on that…

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I don't think that'd fit in my van.
Maybe in this: [my 'horse'; company's 'wagon']

 

[Albert Ross]

Or Jaco, or Paul Denman of Sade, even Chris Squire (who played with a pick!), although conducive to better pizzicato (for me) playing, the goofy look disqualifies that (wearing) position for me....shallow? perhaps, at least here...

Mark King wears his bass nice and high.

 

[GonePlaid]

 

[Gaolee]

Or Jaco, or Paul Denman of Sade, even Chris Squire (who played with a pick!), although conducive to better pizzicato (for me) playing, the goofy look disqualifies that (wearing) position for me....shallow? perhaps, at least here...

Shallow is a virtue.

 

[Gaolee]

Mahogany Monday?

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Had this been a 4 string I’d likely still have it.

My fretless is made out of a four string version. If mine had that finish, it would probably still have a factory finish. I was one of the gloomiest tobacco bursts I have ever seen and the poly was about an inch thick. So, it's now Rally Green metallic. I still haven't got it all put back together again. I think it needs a third pickup. It needs a Dimarzio One at the neck. I'll probably farm that out.

 

[Gaolee]

So, the belly cut on a reverse, when there is one, seems pretty subtle/shallow, compared to an NR.

And really shallow compared to an FSO.

Seems like it mainly continues the line of the thickness of the upper and lower bouts thru the thicker waist.

Hard to find photos that really show it, but on this body, seem like only maybe 4 or 5 mm at the deepest point of the edge?

And biased well tailward?

Approximately so:
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(Photos of real ones welcome!)

Given the way I play and the way a Thunderbird hangs on a strap, I would push the belly cut up onto the vestigial upper bout and make it smaller toward the lower bout. It's more of a hip cut than a belly cut anyway.

 

[Gaolee]

Don't forget the amp he used on that…

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Nice little rig. I wonder what he uses for big shows when the practice amp isn't enough.

 

[MCF]

Not officially...

Its been on a track once or twice, but it's my commute car, so I can't risk excess entropy.

Absolute blast to drive. My morning coffee.

Bring it up to Buttonwillow. .

 

[MCF]

Actually, any of these work too: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Del Norte, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity, and Tuolumne.

Inyo is closest for him.

 

[MCF]

That sounds like something terrifying out of science fiction. Laes Yango’s Sheem Assassin (from The Witches of Karres) leaps to mind.

It’s Oz. Totally fits.

 

[MCF]

Shallow is a virtue.

Huh. Haven’t heard of any strippers going by that name.

 

[MCF]

Tal!

 

[Stealth57]

Tal!

A JC on lead bass

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Tal!

Awesome

 

[JJR58]

The Arrival.

O! M! G!

First off, this amp is brand new, fresh outta the box.
Came in its original packaging, footswitch and all……

All I did right now is set it flat, no overdrive engaged, no room balance, no vari-q.

It’s sounds freakin incredible through the Eich cabinet.

I think this is the first ever plug and play amp that sounds awesome right out of the box.
Having 2 tubes in the pre section is a game changer.

Later on I’ll start trying all its options along with the Empress, which is still not engaged, just in the loop.

 

[BklynKen]

The Arrival.

O! M! G!

First off, this amp is brand new, fresh outta the box.
Came in its original packaging, footswitch and all……

All I did right now is set it flat, no overdrive engaged, no room balance, no vari-q.

It’s sounds freakin incredible through the Eich cabinet.

I think this is the first ever plug and play amp that sounds awesome right out of the box.
Having 2 tubes in the pre section is a game changer.

Later on I’ll start trying all its options along with the Empress, which is still not engaged, just in the loop.

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Your new neighbors will be so happy!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Your new neighbors will be so happy!

I would be!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Also, I expect both of you (@JJR58 and @BklynKen ) to report back on how it sounds once Jeff's tweaked things. Heck, everyone in the northeast ought to be able to tell us.

 

[JJR58]

Your new neighbors will be so happy!

They’re all from NY and Jersey.
They love me

 

[JJR58]

Also, I expect both of you (@JJR58 and @BklynKen ) to report back on how it sounds once Jeff's tweaked things. Heck, everyone in the northeast ought to be able to tell us.

Unfortunately I’m not so close to Ken.
I miss our weekend bass get togethers.