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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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There's no way that one of the much anticipated Vintage Pros will be coming home with me until:
1. the Maranello Z is sold ... and there's zero interest here for a non-FSO, to the point I'm tempted to try my luck in the TB classifieds ... but it has a rosewood fretboard.
2. I sell the ChinaBird ... which would be painful, has no real resale value and is my first Bird.
1. the Maranello Z is sold ... and there's zero interest here for a non-FSO, to the point I'm tempted to try my luck in the TB classifieds ... but it has a rosewood fretboard.
2. I sell the ChinaBird ... which would be painful, has no real resale value and is my first Bird.
So, if these new Birds are built as solid as their predecessors, the worst case scenario, is replacing the pick-ups.
I would be none the wiser as i would have no other Birds in hand to compare.
@TBird1958 will though.
I'm taking the plunge myself, i have a feeling they are going to be good.
Yes it is. I love bats and that is one of the coolest bat-related images ever IMO.
@theFixer Here you go.
ok... I remember this pic now! I can't find even ONE of them out on the web! I'm startin' to wonder if you have something in common with @godofthunder59. He owns all the Hiwatts & you own all the Hamers!
What are the pups?
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I'm hoping to just leave mine stock, the pups would have to be really bad before I'd replace them in this case. Between my Line6 and the GK I should be able to get tone I like.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I would go +1 on some bands already mentioned: Nirvana and Husker Du/Bob Mould. I would add the Ramones and early Joe Jackson (fun bass lines). Some Goo Goo Dolls tunes were "up tempo numbers" (as the kids call it these days). Everclear would certainly fit. You could also take a page from Ramones and others, by going back and covering songs from 50s and 60s (Eddie Cochran, The Sonics, etc.) with tempo at 90 mph.
Bands from this century would include Bass Drum of Death, The Thermals, Courtney Barnett and Jacuzzi Boys, as they are all trios. But your audience might not be familiar with most them, due to lack of terrestrial alternative radio these days except for college stations.
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Me too, i think/hope they will knock it out of the park with this new one.
And yes, my GK/Ampeg rig should get it done for a little tone tweaking.
Here is the US FWS page with a downloadable instrument passport form. It had to be rosewood eh? Only the most common fretboard wood, eh.
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- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I use a 700RBII and two SBX 4x10s, or a single Goldline 4x10. Volume is never a problem!
yes... but what kind?
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I never use it, trust me, being present in the same room with that amp even at low volume can be dangerous
Yeah, that was the situation. 3 (diff brands/models) little tray boxes with dividers and colour codes sizes.
I don't know what I want so I grabbed 2 to start with.
On my MB 210 combo, I find that there's a lot of magic in that low-mid knob. Do you find that to be the case with your rig?I never use it, trust me, being present in the same room with that amp even at low volume can be dangerous
Did I just see a Bird fly by???
@Nocturnal - love that pic man!
Edit: my photobucket just allowed this picture to post, maybe not all is lost. BTW - that's a puppy shot of my Aussie, she loves to sit next to me when I play the bass.
@Nocturnal - love that pic man!
Edit: my photobucket just allowed this picture to post, maybe not all is lost. BTW - that's a puppy shot of my Aussie, she loves to sit next to me when I play the bass.
