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Thunderbird Club
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Chambers Brothers bass player?
Nope. It be Tiran Porter (Doobie Bros.)
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I think I saw that rig in one of the Road Warrior movies...
Check out his website. It's pretty cool. Especially regarding his gear.
I think you two might have something in common. I think Tiran is playing the '75 Tbird listed on his site.
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And at least one had a watermelon.
I love my GK 400RB, it's such a powerhouse tank. Mine's a 90's (couldn't pin point exact cause serial number is half erased -.- ), & mine's missing its handle & knob caps (& GK doesn't have any replacements for sale sadly). I do plan on making a rackmount studio bass rig with it, a sansamp RBI, Tuner, & power conditioner. I do wanna service it (change all it's electrolytics & swap the input jack), but aside from, it's still going very strong. Different from my PV Century bass heads, though i can replicate that sort of tone + more with the GK.
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I've definitely thought about doing a refin, for the price I can't complain.
Good, I don't feel so bad for doing the same. Wasn't sure where that was going when this popped up...Yes (thank you for enriching what little brain I have left) , I had to look that up, it's true.
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ahem...Good, I don't feel so bad for doing the same. Wasn't sure where that was going when this popped up...
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@JIO ask Chucky to introduce you to him.
Mike's Les Paul is heavy, so he needs a wide strap. That may have come with the guitar.
Hah! I ended up playing the Ripper all 3 sets. Everyone loved the sound.
When I tried the Ric, it caused a low frequency resonance through the PA. The sound guy is not a great troubleshooter...but I think there's a TB rule about slagging sound people, so I'll leave it at that
100%! Gave my 760's a good play and they're definitely bright and clear. They are not dark or thin; they just have a lot of midrange, maybe also in conjunction with the mahogany body. And maybe I should quit using a coiled cable with a passive bass...
OTOH I found the VP neck a bit thick, thicker than my Newport and my previous Gibby (as I remember). I wonder if the new 60 and 64 will be an improvement in this regard?
so those were not your guitars?Hah! I ended up playing the Ripper all 3 sets. Everyone loved the sound.
When I tried the Ric, it caused a low frequency resonance through the PA. The sound guy is not a great troubleshooter...but I think there's a TB rule about slagging sound people, so I'll leave it at that
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So this fellow actually showed up yesterday. Quite something really, it's in pretty good shape for a 35 year old bass that has definitely been played a lot. Plenty of wear on the gold plating around the pickups, only a couple very small dings in the body, overall, the craftsmanship is pretty good, The 3 position toggle allows you to select neck, mid and bridge, or bridge pickups. There's a little bit of fret sprout, likely the bass having lived in Minnesota has something to do with that, it's not horrible and I can certainly play it without difficulty. With regard to tone, I'll hold off for now, I'm going to put some Ken Smith's on it (The Original Purple Silks) and enjoy working with it for awhile. 
Noice!!!!So this fellow actually showed up yesterday. Quite something really, it's in pretty good shape for a 35 year old bass that has definitely been played a lot. Plenty of wear on the gold plating around the pickups, only a couple very small dings in the body, overall, the craftsmanship is pretty good, The 3 position toggle allows you to select neck, mid and bridge, or bridge pickups. There's a little bit of fret sprout, likely the bass having lived in Minnesota has something to do with that, it's not horrible and I can certainly play it without difficulty. With regard to tone, I'll hold off for now, I'm going to put some Ken Smith's on it (The Original Purple Silks) and enjoy working with it for awhile.
Slagging or slugging?Hah! I ended up playing the Ripper all 3 sets. Everyone loved the sound.
When I tried the Ric, it caused a low frequency resonance through the PA. The sound guy is not a great troubleshooter...but I think there's a TB rule about slagging sound people, so I'll leave it at that
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So this fellow actually showed up yesterday. Quite something really, it's in pretty good shape for a 35 year old bass that has definitely been played a lot. Plenty of wear on the gold plating around the pickups, only a couple very small dings in the body, overall, the craftsmanship is pretty good, The 3 position toggle allows you to select neck, mid and bridge, or bridge pickups. There's a little bit of fret sprout, likely the bass having lived in Minnesota has something to do with that, it's not horrible and I can certainly play it without difficulty. With regard to tone, I'll hold off for now, I'm going to put some Ken Smith's on it (The Original Purple Silks) and enjoy working with it for awhile.
Killer! If it were mine, i think id wire it as a g3 (neck mid, all 3, mid bridge). Or get a super/freeway toggle & do 3 other combos.
