Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

So Warmoth asks about the bridge regard to string through the body or not string through?

What do you think? All but one of my Fender basses are string throigh.

I ordered min not through body, are you doing it over the phone?

 

[Gaolee]

If you could have either a 1964 or a Bicentennial, which would you prefer (ignoring collectability, etc.) and why?

A Lull. Veronica's orange Lull. I am a heretic.

 

[ectoflanger]

I ordered min not through body, are you doing it over the phone?

That would probably the best but I was building the body on the website

 

[Nocturnal]

So Warmoth asks about the bridge regard to string through the body or not string through?

What do you think? All but one of my Fender basses are string throigh.

Would it hurt anything to have it, just in case?

 

[Gaolee]

How often, if ever, do you find yourself using the tug bar?

I've never had hands on a bass that had one, and the concept of use is sort of a mystery to me.

You put a tugbar on a bass for the same reason you put covers on a bass. It looks the part and you are shallow. I put covers and a tugbar on my Precision and covers on the Flamingo. It needs a tugbar, but I haven't got around to making and installing one yet.

 

[ectoflanger]

Would it hurt anything to have it, just in case?

I suppose I could ask them/. I also have one Gibson Flying V with strings through the body -

 

[ectoflanger]

A Lull. Veronica's orange Lull. I am a heretic.

A Lull between Thunderbirds?

 

[ectoflanger]

Would it hurt anything to have it, just in case?

I don't know- supposedly there can be a different between string tension and the angle of the string across the bridge. I think it looks pretty cool-
but not necessary

 

[GonePlaid]

We're just now starting to have days that aren't 91-95F, which is late for us.

Yeah. Our fall ain't fell yet either.

 

[GonePlaid]

Which begs the question, how does one milk a dragon?

Very carefully.

 

[Nocturnal]

I don't know- supposedly there can be a different between string tension and the angle of the string across the bridge. I think it looks pretty cool-
but not necessary

I have a couple of basses with string-thru, but don't always use it. Just depends on my mood when I'm restringing them.

 

[GonePlaid]

As far as I know, we only had a 10 and 20 year reunion. I missed the 20. The 10 was interesting, to say the least.

Many of use were/are in that boat. Meanwhile, you are wildly popular here with the Thunderbird tribe!

I went to my 50th. Weird. Lotta old people.

 

[GonePlaid]

I finally was able to carve out time for a 45 mile ride yesterday. When I finished (14mph average in a 10+ mph wind, not bad for me lately) I still had energy so the 65 mile Livestrong ride is looking doable! I haven't let my donors down yet; I don't plan to do so this year. (Not that anyone would be upset. All cool people.)

A friend of mine from H.S. days does marathons. I told him I'll drive to Marathon(~1/2 way down the Florida keys).

 

[GonePlaid]

Never heard of it. Looked it up, not a fan of the extra high alcohol beers.



VERY Carefully!

Yeah, but one is enuff.

 

[GonePlaid]

How often, if ever, do you find yourself using the tug bar?

I've never had hands on a bass that had one, and the concept of use is sort of a mystery to me.

Never. Which is why I didn't have my custom PG drilled for a tug bar. They're mostly for thumb players-which I'm not.

 

[GonePlaid]

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( just playin... saw the dates and I will be hip deep in ERP launch fallout. But will audit in spirit!)

Is that like Wyatt Erp?

 

[TBird1958]

How often, if ever, do you find yourself using the tug bar?

I've never had hands on a bass that had one, and the concept of use is sort of a mystery to me.

I don't use the one on my Bird, but it should have it and other than the felt mutes ( which I would remove) mine has all of its parts.
I think of it like a Bikini, sexy

 

[GonePlaid]

I don't use the one on my Bird, but it should have it and other than the felt mutes ( which I would remove) mine has all of its parts.
I think of it like a Bikini, sexy

I think of it as more like boobs on a bull-useless. The one that I took offa the 67 NR became a thumbrest on my EB-0.

 

[GonePlaid]

Have y'all seen this? Just showed up in my notifications.

 

[Thumper]

Sorry, I'm starting to feel like a contrarion here. I had a '76, gone, only miss the $ I could sell it for now. I would only similarly have a 60's vintage Thunderbird for the same reason. I love my 2014 because it is light, a beauty, sounds great, and I will play it anywhere, anytime. I don't need anymore wall art.