Yeah. He's a good guy though, although last time I saw him was... 1988 or 89.
He used to do work for Ingwe Malmsteen, Larry was his #1 guitar tech.
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Thunderbird Club
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He used to do work for Ingwe Malmsteen, Larry was his #1 guitar tech.
I got the 67 NR in 72(coming from a 66 Gibson EB-3)and after a pretty short time of getting used to its length, it became my "A" bass and the EB-3 went to its 'new' home-the closet. I'm currently using the Epi Embassy for the few gigs I'm still doing due to the NR needing fixing I can't do-or afford to have done.
I don't "hate" 7enders, but my 80 y/o hands don't deal well with any neck profile except Gibson/Epi. Even my Ibanez semi-hollow that I use(d) for a UB-y tone causes pain in my fretting hand b4 very long.
Limitations happen. I always call limitation the Mother of Invention, but they're also limitations. I've got a few. But they do influence how I play, and sometimes they yield something cool
The band I'm in (or one of the bands) just released this new single today.
I used the Telecaster bass with DeCola T-Bird pickups. I'm also the main writer on this song. Danceable prog for the lack of a better description.
I used the Telecaster bass with DeCola T-Bird pickups. I'm also the main writer on this song. Danceable prog for the lack of a better description.
I didn't know what to expect in terms of tone, but that's a cool tone. Fits the song perfectly. Cool song. Far better than many popular bands.
Must be one of those crazy rock songs kids play. Can't understand a thing they're saying.
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I have a set of TB+ I’d sell for cheap, if you want a pair to play with. One is a brand new one and one is from my ‘97. The other original pickup in the ‘97 was bad when I bought the bass.
$80 plus shipping from 94402.
Lmk
I find "what works for me" changes. Sometimes it's a different musical project that has me reaching for a different bass to suit, but I also pick up and play every bass I own regularily, even if it's just for a few minutes. And often one I havent played strikes something in me and becomes the new favourite.
Would love to see a photo of the control cavity to see how that’s wired.
In every bass I’ve ever had that has a series/parallel switch that switch stays in series mode 95% of the time. I don’t think you can do it with the Gibson reissue pickups, but single/dual coil switching is something I’ve done to one of my Goths (with Bartolini soapbars) and I find it very very useful. I’ve also had great results with a stacked vol/tone pot for each pickup.
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I'm with you. We are getting four original songs ready to record with the same guy on March 1st. Working with him now for over 6 yrs, he knows what we're after as an overall sound. He also know that I need the bass heard. Sometimes I request to have the bass moved forward depending on the songs' need. Sometimes the bass sounds right felt more than heard - it just depends.
Just love love love how that came out! Red and gold is such a classy and uncommon color combo. You really need to try a set of Optima Gold rounds on that beast or a set of GHS Gold Flats. Both are great strings and bring a different sound to the table (the flats being very mid focused and bell clear while the rounds have a nice tight low end and subdued top end). Plus it completes the gold hardware look for those of us that are shallow.
Flats…
Rounds…
My NR started out as a VP (pickups, bridge and tuners were scavenged off a 2018 VP). I even used vintage pickup spacing vs copying the NR reissue pickup spacing (which has the neck pickup closer to the neck). Even have two necks for it, a fretless and a fretted, both in roasted maple with rosewood boards…If it was an NR.
Control layout is master volume, neck vol/tone, bridge vol/tone.
I’ve only played with series/parallel on my Hagstrom guitar with two of the original Dimarzio SDS-1s. In series, it’s the bassiest sound I can recall hearing from a guitar.
The DeColas sound great! Great playing!
When you guys say series/parallel do you mean switching the coils in each humbucker from series to parallel, or putting the two pickups between series or parallel to each other?
My favorite BondGirl song!
No Fender hate here, just a lot of love for the Tbird shape, size, fit and feel for me. Which is why I have Thunderbirds with Fender pickups in them, not to mention a NR P/J and my to be painted Jazz/Jazz equipped Reverse body ThumbDerBird.
Although I find stock Gibson and Epiphone thunderbirds capable of playing just about any genre of music I still have preferences on different pickups or a different tonal range for a given song (much like I have different string preferences for some songs). Could I make a single Tbird work for everything I play, sure, but when there are so many flavors of basses out there that sound so good why limit yourself to one.
Heck, my next build will most likely be a semi hollow body reverse with optical pickups and a midi output for some truly mind bending tone options. Just think, Riders on the Storm with a thunderbird emulating a Fender Rhodes which was originally emulating a Fender bass.
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Word - I was fortunate enough to play with a group of experienced improv players on a weekly basis for years. I had a number of basses (less than now) and had a hard time deciding which one to bring each Friday night. I wrote down each on a slip of paper and put them in a hat. I'd draw one and whichever it was - that's what I'd bring. Every one has its own 'feel', its own sound and each would shape the way I played that night. So as much my '66 J is my mainstay bass with BG since I joined over 10 yrs ago, all my basses work but some better fit than others for certain songs for recording.
