Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

I would look into current automotive colours. I've seen some really cool deep/rich blues on BMW's and Porsches lately.

Thanks, both are. One is a GM color. I have a Ford in the cart as well. Those have caught my attention when searching for dark metallic blues. One I liked at first was a Toyota, but have since found others I prefer. I'll look into the BMW's and Porsche options. Fitting for such an expensive bass!

 

[dagrev]

Lots of beautiful blues in the Porsche line up. Here’s a complete blue run down…

Rennbow - The Porsche Color Wiki

The official garage of the Porsche Club of America

www.rennbow.org

Quick, somebody help Marshall, he’s gonna go into blue overload!

Thank you. Some great options there.

 

[dagrev]

Someone say SPAM?

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Got a backup can today. Just in case.

 

[Ringhammer]

Personally I feel that if Corporate Fender keeps pushing - they will lose everything they established for the players who supported them for decades - and that sucks.

I have lots of Fenders and none are from this century. And it’s very unlikely I will buy anything new. I find it simply amazing that there is a big enough market for new instruments that can keep the big guitar shops open. Seems like the small shops have the better vintage selections.

 

[dagrev]

In case anyone grabs one of these nice basses, they will fit a Pbass case.

 

[GBassNorth]

Thank you. Some great options there.

My favorite Porsche color for a guitar body is San Marino Blue Metallic.

 

[MCF]

Thinking of something like a dark blue metallic. One is darker but ai made it look black.
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Blue!

 

[MCF]

No worries - Sometimes unless someone uses the or emoji it can be difficult to read the intent. I and any others like me are beyond small potatoes in the grand scheme of all things corporate. It biz's like Lull and others who do 'more or less' FSO/GSO etc. Then there's other major guitar brands who's look is different enough but use 3 single-coil pu's like a Strat and if this litigation is allowed can be "run out of town". That's just wrong and it's a blatant power money grab attempt by a mega-corporation. Personally I feel that if Corporate Fender keeps pushing - they will lose everything they established for the players who supported them for decades - and that sucks.

The new CEO came from Ralph Lauren back in the day. I’m a Polo fanboy. The guy has no business running Fender. JMO. YMMV.

 

[MCF]

fretless can be so incredibly cool...

Totally agree. Explore her catalog. She is awesome. I’m a huge fan. I don’t understand why she isn’t more well known.

 

[JIO]

Absolutely love the clean crisp looks of a fretless. For the type of music I play I really don’t find them that much more difficult to play than a fretted bass (I rely a little less on muscle memory and a bit more on sight). They also offer a nice warm smooth blooming sound to the mix. Had two fretless basses in my line up, a NR Tbird build I did with Eppi 760ProBuckers in true 1966 locations and an Eastwood EUB style Scroll bass with a single TB+ pickup…
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I’ve since flipped the NR back to fretted and do all my fretless playing on the Eastwood, that TB+ pickup with LB Black Tapes just sounds so right for a fretless vs the slightly thinner sounding NR pickups.

 

[JIO]

While not really problem solving, Occam's razor comes to mind. One can see how the summary, entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity can have application to your point. More stuff going on--more stuff can and will go wrong.

word

 

[MCF]

Got a backup can today. Just in case.

So as I’ve mentioned, my mountain place is on top of the San Andrea. I should put together a two to to three week survival food kit. But having bears around makes that dangerous.

 

[JIO]

Thanks, both are. One is a GM color. I have a Ford in the cart as well. Those have caught my attention when searching for dark metallic blues. One I liked at first was a Toyota, but have since found others I prefer. I'll look into the BMW's and Porsche options. Fitting for such an expensive bass!

I'm not a 'blue' person in general, but I've seen a bunch of remarkable (new) blue car finishes lately. I think I'll become more of a 'blue' fan seeing examples like that.

 

[JIO]

The new CEO came from Ralph Lauren back in the day. I’m a Polo fanboy. The guy has no business running Fender. JMO. YMMV.

Corporate suits assume broadly who their "target market" is... big mistake.

In the '70s, we (penniless art students) used to buy used RL Polo shirts in thrift-stores for peanuts.
100% cotton - they would last a good while - here's a 1978 version of me wearing one I bought years before while playing my '64 II the day I got it -

...and probably the same shirt in '76 playing my King 'Moretone' upright -

 

[JIO]

My favorite Porsche color for a guitar body is San Marino Blue Metallic.

pictorial example or it doesn't' exist...

 

[Stealth57]

So as I’ve mentioned, my mountain place is on top of the San Andrea. I should put together a two to to three week survival food kit. But having bears around makes that dangerous.

Dehydrated in sealed kevlar bags. If Yogi can smell that, you’re out of luck.

 

[JIO]

Totally agree. Explore her catalog. She is awesome. I’m a huge fan. I don’t understand why she isn’t more well known.

nice B-D-A-B bass groove

 

[ectoflanger]

Absolutely love the clean crisp looks of a fretless. For the type of music I play I really don’t find them that much more difficult to play than a fretted bass (I rely a little less on muscle memory and a bit more on sight). They also offer a nice warm smooth blooming sound to the mix. Had two fretless basses in my line up, a NR Tbird build I did with Eppi 760ProBuckers in true 1966 locations and an Eastwood EUB style Scroll bass with a single TB+ pickup…
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I’ve since flipped the NR back to fretted and do all my fretless playing on the Eastwood, that TB+ pickup with LB Black Tapes just sounds so right for a fretless vs the slightly thinner sounding NR pickups.

Unlined and unlined is what I love, and will only own- Lines and dots confuse me- beautiful basses you have there-

 

[ectoflanger]

So I'm looking for a travel fretless bass - so here are my criteria which almost read like a perfect date list-

- Less than two grand in price
-Five string
- Must be unlined
-Medium or short scale but not uber short like some 22 inch models I've seen
- Preferably headless but not a deal breaker
- No more than moderately satanic

 

[JIO]

So I'm looking for a travel fretless bass - so here are my criteria which almost read like a perfect date list-

- Less than two grand in price
-Five string
- Must be unlined
-Medium or short scale but not uber short like some 22 inch models I've seen
- Preferably headless but not a deal breaker
- No more than moderately satanic

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