Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

Talking about colour - this is a guitar ('66 Firebird) but the aged finish is spectacular -

1966 Gibson Firebird III Sparkling Burgundy Metallic Non-Reverse | Reverb

I hear you thinking: "Ah right, a Sparkling Burgundy Metallic Gibson Firebird. Thats cool!"But no, no, no, my friends, don't you think Sparkling Burgundy is a standard Gibson custom color for Firebirds. While the metallic shade resembles the Candy Apple Red found on Fender instruments, it was not...

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Damn! Fade much?

 

[GonePlaid]

starting to think this club can survive on oysters alone.....

Then I'm done for...

 

[GonePlaid]

I’d pretty much agree with your tonal pecking order (might swap pu positions with electronics but that could honestly go either way).

I’d also throw strings (type and brand) in there as well. Maybe right between pickups and electronics. Then at the tail end add neck woods, body woods, hardware (nut, bridge, tuners), construction method (bolt on set or thru neck) and finish in that order.

And don’t forget that all assumes you don’t have any variability in amps or cabs or cables which we all know play a huge part in the sound of your bass.

Then there’s the aspect of different players and their playing styles.

And all that’s before we even consider venue acoustics and interactions with other band instruments and background noise.

Oh and don’t forget the impossible to predict issues of listener hearing quality and any conformation or other bias they might have hardwired in their brain that tells them how your tone sounds or in Wills case, what color it is.

It’s no wonder tone chasing frequently ends up being an expensive rabbit hole to run down.

My advice (as a quintessential tone chaser who build basses to achieve specific tones) play what ya got, make it sound as good as you can using your style of playing and the gear you have and in the venue you’re in. That’s gonna get you 80% there, that last 20% has financially drastically diminishing returns and largely won’t even be noticed by an audience in a typical rock, pop, or country band setting, especially if you rely on a sound man or recording engineer.

If you choose to chase down that last 20% I’d start with strings, probably the biggest bang for the buck, and once you find the right strings you’ll probably not even need to address the other tone tweak issues.

Ab-so-freakin'-lutely. It's one of the two reasons I have one TBird. And if I could have only one bass, it would be "the one".
(the other reason being chronic mufunzalo)

 

[GonePlaid]

I’ll be tickled pink if my Sparkling Burgundy NR reissue looks like that someday!

Tweetchie zone. I want my SB Epi Embassy to stay Sparkling Burgundy. Otherwise I'd've bought it in Smoked Almond Metallic. In fact, almost did.

Epiphone Embassy Bass Guitar Smoked Almond Metallic | Guitar Center

Shop for the Epiphone Embassy Bass Guitar in Smoked Almond Metallic and receive free shipping and guaranteed lowest price.

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[GonePlaid]

To make matters worse, he's in Delaware--same area(ish) as you, as opposed to Nevada or something. The nerve of some people.

Gots to admit, I doubt if there's another @GonePlaid out there. Gone TO Plaid-the actual quote, maybe.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yes - the production nears a Bond vibe, abet a modern overtly pop version. She is obviously a very talented/gifted singer/performer. The presentation/spectacle enhances that. For me as a Bond enthusiast - the last truly great Bond movie song was one that unfortunately never was officially a Bond theme. It was by Radiohead, and it would have been a superb addition to the Bond legacy. However... they broke their contract by playing it at a concert before the movie it was meant for came out. Dumb but sad as it is an exquisite Bond song with all the necessary elements of suspense and beauty the best Bond songs encapsulate.

Oops!

 

[GonePlaid]

She might, but do you want to risk it?

Why not? There are far worse ways to go.

 

[Count Bassie]

9:00 downbeat on the North Coast View attachment 7496154

That's a Pearl Jam logo- tribute band?

 

[BuddhaFingas]

GPers look at that, bash Gibson QC, and complain about finish flaws. Doesn’t bother me in the least.

"GPers"?

 

[MCF]

"GPers"?

From the “general population.”

 

[MCF]

She might, but do you want to risk it?

Well…..

 

[Stealth57]

Off topic, for the G&L folks. Saw this on Craigslist but others on Reverb are pushing 2 grand. What am I missing?

 

[MCF]

Off topic, for the G&L folks. Saw this on Craigslist but others on Reverb are pushing 2 grand. What am I missing?

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That’s a Tribute. Likely MIC.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

fun night......

 

[ectoflanger]

Off topic, for the G&L folks. Saw this on Craigslist but others on Reverb are pushing 2 grand. What am I missing?

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Love the color- I nearly bought a Sadowsky Metro Express in a similar tone-

 

[BuddhaFingas]

From the “general population.”

Ah, sodeska. Arigato.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Let's do this!..

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

@JIO

do you know these? someone found it in the garbage,..... apparently they
have "gold" (very microphonic) sought after pups?.

 

[MCF]

@JIO

do you know these? someone found it in the garbage,..... apparently they
have "gold" (very microphonic) sought after pups?.
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Geo could do wonders with that one.

 

[dagrev]

She might, but do you want to risk it?

If I were not married and younger? Yes. Both current factors of marriage and age could prove fatal.