Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

Welcome to the Middle East weekend.

 

[dagrev]

Just the facts to help decide whether to try and buy one in the current climate.

Good attorney thinking.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I've held a Pbass once.

I played a couple. They worked fine but didn’t inspire me, feel that great, or sound that great. (They were fine, just not great.)

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

200 or 2000S in your Avatar?....

Mid 60’s 200s. Or at least pre 69 (theyre hard to date).

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Reading the last guy's opinion (not JimmyM), Sure, yeah, P-basses are just fine. But they aren't the go-to for the vast majority of modern players and there are very, very few actual name players out there in today's music business who use one as their primary bass.

I find this to be conjecture stated as fact. (Common problem.) While people now have many options, this dude is seeing different things than I do.

I suspect it depends on genre and locale. I see Pbasses played around Austin, but more not-Pbasses played.

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

Just a couple 65’s… you know, talkin about old guy stuff. Crazy how different these two are. My 65 Jazz with Labella flats is a smooth, silky, funky little bass. The Tbird, on the other hand, is this big growly plank that just screams with these super polished labellas. Sigh. I like roto 66’s, and will play them if they fit, but these Labella IMA’s are just amazing on this t bird. Wish I could make them fit somehow. Maybe an aftermarket stop piece?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Just a couple 65’s… you know, talkin about old guy stuff. Crazy how different these two are. My 65 Jazz with Labella flats is a smooth, silky, funky little bass. The Tbird, on the other hand, is this big growly plank that just screams with these super polished labellas. Sigh. I like roto 66’s, and will play them if they fit, but these Labella IMA’s are just amazing on this t bird. Wish I could make them fit somehow. Maybe an aftermarket stop piece? View attachment 7340575

How do they not fit?

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

How do they not fit?

Ball end is too big.

 

[GonePlaid]

I played a couple. They worked fine but didn’t inspire me, feel that great, or sound that great. (They were fine, just not great.)

I haven't recorded in a studio since the early 70's(Criteria, FWIW), but I've heard that some sound engineers want a PBass for the session 'cos they know how to EQ for it. Move some controls, dummy.

 

[Stealth57]

Ball end is too big.

I've had that issue with LaBella nylons on bridges that have holes vs slots. Had to ream the hole a bit on the E. SIT PowerFlat is a tight fit on the Tbird claw (45-105).

 

[TBird1958]

Just a couple 65’s… you know, talkin about old guy stuff. Crazy how different these two are. My 65 Jazz with Labella flats is a smooth, silky, funky little bass. The Tbird, on the other hand, is this big growly plank that just screams with these super polished labellas. Sigh. I like roto 66’s, and will play them if they fit, but these Labella IMA’s are just amazing on this t bird. Wish I could make them fit somehow. Maybe an aftermarket stop piece? View attachment 7340575

You don't want to modify that Thunderbird, that's a 9-10K bass in today's market.

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

You don't want to modify that Thunderbird, that's a 9-10K bass in today's market.

Well, not permanently. I’ll use any bridge parts that are reversable and let me play the strings I want in tune

 

[GBassNorth]

Well, not permanently. I’ll use any bridge parts that are reversable and let me play the strings I want in tune

A wide string winding on the ball end of a B string that won’t go in the hard tail slot is a common issue on Warwick basses. I’ve had good luck putting the winding in a vice (or gently using a hammer) and flattening it a bit so it’s narrow enough to fit the slot. You might give that a try.

 

[bylar13]

I posted my p-bass in that thread:

 

[MCF]

Welcome to the Middle East weekend.

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Hummus, pia, and beer. Doesn’t get any better than that.

 

[MCF]

I posted my p-bass in that thread:

That’s cheating.

 

[RedVee]

Hummus, pia, and beer. Doesn’t get any better than that.

Pita?

 

[RedVee]

I posted my p-bass in that thread:

Thunder-Pee !

 

[bylar13]

Thunder-Pee !

That's what antibiotics are for!

 

[MCF]

Pita?

Of course! Damn fingers…