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If I had Big Disposable Bucks I’d shop around for the best Thunderbird I could find and pay Alembic to give it the Big Brown treatment (as much as would fit) along with slimming it down a bit to add a sick laminate with a trans red or purple finish and gold hardware.
Love the sound of a Rhodes - Wurlitzer's aren't bad either.
I watched a vid not too long ago of a girl restoring one. I just tried to find it but there are dozens of restoration vids. I was fascinated by it.
We lost a decent pawn to the pandemic. And just recently lost another that had been in business for like 50-60 years. End of an era.
I really enjoyed the book I read about the Dead’s wall. Of course lots of Alembic history was included.
Just get a wall rack.This is mine, I actually haven't been able to spend much time with since I got it about 4 months ago, it's from a run Epiphone did for AMS and ZZ Sounds a few years back. It its long scale with a stout neck, a bit bigger than a VP, it feels like a big bass and it is! I can't say that I've heard a lot about these specifically, my original intent was to put some different pickups in mine but, as it turns out, the previous owner had installed a Preamp and rewired it, and it sounds quite good as it is now. So, for the time being I'll leave it alone tho I may install some different knobs on it, the current ones don't do much for me.
At one point I owned an '80s Gibson, it was 32" scale, it was "OK" but nothing too inspiring tone wise and I ended up using it as trade fodder for a Thunderbird. Gibson Re-issued them as a long scale bass, essentially a pointy Thunderbird, with a 3 Point and TB Plus pickups, I kinda want one, but I'm hoping some form of common sense will prevail as I'm running out of space for these things.
I actually like TB+ pickups. I think there's something special about 2001-ish vintage Gibson TB+ pickups. I have a 2001 Thunderbird that has some magic to it, and I'm pretty sure it's got quite a bit to do with those specific pickups.
My company’s band got to play on the Antone’s stage yesterday. Antone’s is a local legend of a venue. The keys player got to use the venue’s B3 with a Leslie. Keys heaven.
They’re different but still shine at what they do. When I want to emphasize low end, the CP delivers in truckloads.
Do you mean La Bella Gold Flats? They are a little higher in tension and the 760FL (104 set) is all I want to put on it. And they sounds great. If stable in a couple years, I might but I'm really happy with the DTFs.
Hum...fretless. A Pbass just seems natural for that (i.e. Chuck's Stanley bass), But this...I like how this checks the fretless and Thunderbird boxes.
you've gone to the Dark Side....
Trade that thing in and get a bass. Maybe upgrade from that Hondo.Someone say Rhodes? Poor thing been stuck in the closet for a couple decades.
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the Queen looks just fine with that NR.....Mine's at Lull's having a bit work done four at least four weeks so I'll be needing a '64, will you send that one up please, the Queen's in need!
Meantime I made Creemate of the month, Happy Thunderbird Thursday!
The Queen could rock a cigar box base.the Queen looks just fine with that NR.....
I do have one of the Epi Explorers.
