Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Here is someone's take on a NR Bird. Guard is wonky IMO but it has a graphite neck.

Custom NR Bird

Very cool looking

 

[Count Bassie]

...I was on somewhat better behavior because my girlfriend, now wife, was with me on the trip.

Wow. That's love I guess!! Way to be.

 

[JIO]

Depending on plans I may chamber/lighten the Squire Pbass under the PG. Not sure I want to keep though. Depends. I need to talk with you about it and if there are things I need to know before beginning. Other than drilling all the way through!

A P-bass having a larger pg (than a J), you can loose a bit of weight but not as much as you'd hope though. To optimize that I do a honeycomb pattern using a drill press with various sized Forster bits. I drill down to 1/4" and position the holes as close to each other as possible. The honeycomb keeps it stable so use every available space under the pg.

Much conjecture about its effect on sound/tone - but the only time I noticed it was when I did a much more involved chambering. This is the late '80s alder J body I mentioned. I routed the top down 1/2" and added a 1/4" maple cap also chambered (to 1/8") in-line with the alder holes.

...and more recently this one - this is the top which is flamed maple. The one slab mahogany back was chambered in-line with the top holes. Depth of the body is 1/1/4". When doing the whole body, one has to be aware of scallops and belly bevels so as not to drill to as deep in those area's.

 

[Nocturnal]

My neighbor strikes again. Sweet masa tamale. Never had that before.

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Sounds tasty! How was it?

 

[JIO]

Very nice '76 on eBay from Germany - I've always liked the 'natural' finish version -

https://www.ebay.com/itm/188134821693?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110018%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DCompVIDesktopATF2V6ReplaceKnnV4WithVectorDbNsOptHotPlRecallWithSiblingFilterCpcRecallsWithUserTargetingV2%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D196363215146%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEOw00GeaZXrQJQCIVf9yP0w%3D%26itm%3D188134821693%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A161140581012%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26brand%3DGibson%26asc%3D20201210111451%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D8%26pid%3D101196%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D77%26meid%3D49a698d305ca425188189932ec0ae54d%26pg%3D2332490&_trksid=p2332490.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A18813482169349a698d305ca425188189932ec0ae54d%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABYFyvTK8FDi5%252FSHI0lJ%252BTnhAMGcHocxkHvqpM5VgIYPKhjoHFKj%252Bb%252BxIQCxiESLOq3uSvfQ86ArctWzcUYjDDMyyHmVBqmSl15eTDPmxXrZRPXNF39Dxi6yw6YnmzEk08bPYePm2e%252FJ1SgPwrgY3YZFZG%252Fa%252FwZ5OowqMjY3lgRTvLfR2%252F26YSBA6ufU94wvTpR%252BthI6iCxa7YFgf0%252FHug7piccMLKpPl6o8zf2HuyM7BHva1PJrkRw0LxFEkwIt6yiTTiWFH5tzpKJp6%252F09YjrWo89mLpErjATlzNZwL1KN6oKl17Q5Xp1FTyaDBmO%252BfstfJuxKS1bRgSSl4EyL6z9lrQwOQ8uuPeEOFffIlvzBB5C0dJIiQLmTBaybveY6VFWS4l7caLfZpqC1XBbmtMtxVEvypsI6qzc8LIo5ALR33sFHilPE7EAGttmtYGku4dGttXsQeyYNmu7zB%252Fknn2JSY%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01KVG8JAN00VABKKAF4ACA6Z8D

 

[Stealth57]

Sounds tasty! How was it?

Delicious. The filling was coarser than the masa outside. Tasted like a nice sweet yellow corn. Not sweet like sugar. Chuck will probably say it wasn't red corn, so it was the wrong recipe

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Then there was "Alone Again, Naturally" by Gilbert O' Sullivan and "Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross to cheer you up. Sure was a sharp transition from songs recorded on the cusp of the 1970's like Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" and Bobby Sherman's "Easy, Come, Easy Go." From then on the early-70's were on a depressing kick- I remember when mom dropped a friend and I at the mall theater to watch the sci-fi feel good film "Silent Running" in 1972.

By then I was ignoring a lot of pop and listening to harder rock, acid rock, etc. Of course, you still had Bloodrock's DOA, etc.

 

[Stealth57]

I dearly love Scotland. If we ever move out of the US, Scotland and Ireland would be likely homes.

Volume 5. Haven't said that in a while.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

A P-bass having a larger pg (than a J), you can loose a bit of weight but not as much as you'd hope though. To optimize that I do a honeycomb pattern using a drill press with various sized Forster bits. I drill down to 1/4" and position the holes as close to each other as possible. The honeycomb keeps it stable so use every available space under the pg.

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Much conjecture about its effect on sound/tone - but the only time I noticed it was when I did a much more involved chambering. This is the late '80s alder J body I mentioned. I routed the top down 1/2" and added a 1/4" maple cap also chambered (to 1/8") in-line with the alder holes.
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...and more recently this one - this is the top which is flamed maple. The one slab mahogany back was chambered in-line with the top holes. Depth of the body is 1/1/4". When doing the whole body, one has to be aware of scallops and belly bevels so as not to drill to as deep in those area's.
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That middle one is well into semi-hollow territory.

 

[MCF]

Very nice '76 on eBay from Germany - I've always liked the 'natural' finish version -

https://www.ebay.com/itm/188134821693?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110018%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DCompVIDesktopATF2V6ReplaceKnnV4WithVectorDbNsOptHotPlRecallWithSiblingFilterCpcRecallsWithUserTargetingV2%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D196363215146%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEOw00GeaZXrQJQCIVf9yP0w%3D%26itm%3D188134821693%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A161140581012%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26brand%3DGibson%26asc%3D20201210111451%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D8%26pid%3D101196%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D77%26meid%3D49a698d305ca425188189932ec0ae54d%26pg%3D2332490&_trksid=p2332490.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A18813482169349a698d305ca425188189932ec0ae54d%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABYFyvTK8FDi5%252FSHI0lJ%252BTnhAMGcHocxkHvqpM5VgIYPKhjoHFKj%252Bb%252BxIQCxiESLOq3uSvfQ86ArctWzcUYjDDMyyHmVBqmSl15eTDPmxXrZRPXNF39Dxi6yw6YnmzEk08bPYePm2e%252FJ1SgPwrgY3YZFZG%252Fa%252FwZ5OowqMjY3lgRTvLfR2%252F26YSBA6ufU94wvTpR%252BthI6iCxa7YFgf0%252FHug7piccMLKpPl6o8zf2HuyM7BHva1PJrkRw0LxFEkwIt6yiTTiWFH5tzpKJp6%252F09YjrWo89mLpErjATlzNZwL1KN6oKl17Q5Xp1FTyaDBmO%252BfstfJuxKS1bRgSSl4EyL6z9lrQwOQ8uuPeEOFffIlvzBB5C0dJIiQLmTBaybveY6VFWS4l7caLfZpqC1XBbmtMtxVEvypsI6qzc8LIo5ALR33sFHilPE7EAGttmtYGku4dGttXsQeyYNmu7zB%252Fknn2JSY%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01KVG8JAN00VABKKAF4ACA6Z8D

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Wow. That one is really nice. And priced accordingly. I’m so glad I bought the ‘77 when I did.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

From yesterday's concert at my workplace's happy hour. That MusicMan sounded great. He doesn't use the B a lot except in one band he plays with, and he just got confortable with 5s so that's what he plays now. He has Fenders as well, wants to get a G&L to have something from each of Leo's companies. Cool cat and good player.

I also told Steph how much I enjoyed them. She asked, "You play bass? I saw you talking to Patrick (Sanderson)." Yeah, we know. Nobody talks to us but other bass players. (Or bands than want to snipe one.)

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Wow. That one is really nice. And priced accordingly. I’m so glad I bought the ‘77 when I did.

Yeah, they're asking more than I paid for my '64 after the dust settled.

 

[JIO]

By then I was ignoring a lot of pop and listening to harder rock, acid rock, etc. Of course, you still had Bloodrock's DOA, etc.

Bloodrock! I had that LP!

 

[GonePlaid]

By then I was ignoring a lot of pop and listening to harder rock, acid rock, etc. Of course, you still had Bloodrock's DOA, etc.

A 'cheery' little anthem.

 

[JIO]

A 'cheery' little anthem.

The crap I listened to as a young teen!

 

[Stealth57]

January 8, 2001. Too bad in IL.

 

[Thumper]

Bloodrock! I had that LP!

I saw Bloodrock open up for Grand Funk, what a show. Imagine Mel Schacher (my favorite bassist) playing through 48 15" JBLs! Leaning back on his heels, and the soundwaves keeping him from falling over backwards! I was never the same as a bassist again ( yes, I was known as being a loud bassist, but only 1 bar ever complained (the sound man begged us to come back, but we never did)).

 

[ectoflanger]

Gotta hand it to him. He had a sense of humor. My Jr. High girlfriend thought he was great. He was known to be one of the genuine good guys in SoCal.

This is going back a ways, but I remember as a kid that for al limited run, they had a 45-size Bobby Sherman paper record you could cut out of the back of a Post Super Sugar Crisp cereal box that you could supposedly play.

 

[ectoflanger]

Looked it up to make sure I remembered itright-

 

[dagrev]

I think I saw ZZTop opening for Aerosmith. I remember ZZ having a great light show.

When I saw them they were always the headliner. Couldn't tell you who all opened for them now.
One year/tour (82?) they had a dude sitting on the lighting structure that fell around the last song. It was a dummy. Thought it was a fluke until friend and I went to Lex to see them and the dummy was back up there. We waited for people to be shocked. Kind of sick really if you think about it I guess. But right after "he" fell a stage person would go out and pick him up and off they went.