Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

I know what you mean, I felt myself starting to 'check out'.

Well, I endured 45 minutes of Dr. John last night as the opener for the wonderful, fabulous, tremendous, perfection personified Avetts. He's as bad today as he was the first time I saw him 40 years ago. But nowhere near as horrible as the map ladies in the video.

 

[Nocturnal]

I have never liked the look of these huge single cuts. They look awkward and uncomfortable to wear/play. And that is from someone that loves the shape of a Tbird
I'm sure those Sukop basses can sound great with right player, amp, settings, etc but those examples show you very little about the sound of those instruments.

 

[MCF]

Please do tell me you did not watch all 13:39 of it, you couldnt, you wouldnt really do that.......would and could and did you really?.

I did. Thought it might cure my hangover. It didn't.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I started watching it was halfway through. I use no script and had to allow a google script for another site. Now yt reloaded and I'm at the beginning again.

A gun to the head seems like a viable option right now.

NOOOO!....please dont do that, I'll order the experience of @theFixer to guide you through.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

I did. Thought it might cure my hangover. It didn't.

OH NO!, your supposed to watch it while drinking, I should have made that clear. Would make for great interrogation tactics though.

 

[JIO]

Epi T-bird neck on a repurposed/refinished mahogany body Teisco Del Rey (originally a short scale bass) circa '65. Guild Darkstar pu, Hipshot Kick-ass bridge and 500k pots - I've been rockin' it with my band of late and it has a sound/tone quality that is really special. (aka Teiscobird)

 

[MCF]

I'm sure this must have been posted somewhere here but I could not find it so...

Here is a link to the new Epi Vintage Pro demo.

Got to stop watching this. Every time I do, my wallet starts getting nervous.

 

[MCF]

Epi T-bird neck on a repurposed/refinished mahogany body Teisco Del Rey (originally a short scale bass) circa '65. Guild Darkstar pu, Hipshot Kick-ass bridge and 500k pots - I've been rockin' it with my band of late and it has a sound/tone quality that is really special. (aka Teiscobird)

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Incredible. Love the sparkle finish; it really works on that bass.

 

[theFixer]

Sorry Prog, after all the bad press on this, i just can't..................

You always were wunna the smart ones

 

[theFixer]

I did. Thought it might cure my hangover. It didn't.

Naw man... ya didn't think that through. That's like trying to dig up a hole so you can move it!

 

[PillO]

I thought all Beachcombers was , original and remake. I like Relic though but I would love to have seen him played by Jack Nicholson instead.

The original Beachcombers was terrible, but the remake was much worse. There is a small amount of nostalgic value in the Beachcombers simply because there was nothing else on Sunday early evening so everyone watched it.

And Relic was the only cool character.

 

[theFixer]

Epi T-bird neck on a repurposed/refinished mahogany body Teisco Del Rey (originally a short scale bass) circa '65. Guild Darkstar pu, Hipshot Kick-ass bridge and 500k pots - I've been rockin' it with my band of late and it has a sound/tone quality that is really special. (aka Teiscobird)

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Maaaaaaaaan... that is fawngkee!!!

Did the neck fit the pocket without mod?

 

[godofthunder59]

Epi T-bird neck on a repurposed/refinished mahogany body Teisco Del Rey (originally a short scale bass) circa '65. Guild Darkstar pu, Hipshot Kick-ass bridge and 500k pots - I've been rockin' it with my band of late and it has a sound/tone quality that is really special. (aka Teiscobird)

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That's Killer!

 

[theFixer]

To commemorate the achievement of reaching page number 1976... I offer Grand Funk's rather odd (and slightly morbid) album from that year...

 

[Larry V]

The boys from Flint, MI!

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Sorry Prog, after all the bad press on this, i just can't..................

And you shouldnt, I probably should have added a caveat that states that the material you are about to witness may cause depression.

 

[theFixer]

The boys from Flint, MI!

 

[Larry V]

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...and I'm sitting in Flint, MI for the next 7 minutes and then I'm out of here and heading to Oxford for a pig roast!

 

[Gaolee]

Probably takes a beating! Which is great for me, of course...

Likewise here. My upright has seen the insides of more bars than any of my 'Birds at this point. It got flogged pretty hard in a parking lot last night. It's had it's neck broken at both ends once each. It is a warrior, but it could be a tougher warrior. I'm not a huge fan of bat holes in place of f-holes, but that's OK. Give me cat-eye holes like on some Synchromatic guitars and I would be really happy. And electric blue metal flake paint. That would be about right.

 

[theFixer]

And you shouldnt, I probably should have added a caveat that states that the material you are about to witness may cause depression.

Depression??? A soft economic climate causes "depression". A poor sense of self worth causes "depression". A chemical imbalance in the brain causes "depression". Hell... a three legged puppy may even cause "depression". THIS is something else! THIS is whatever is just beyond depression's horizon, and beneath it's surface. One step closer to the edge, and we would be in "A Clockwork Orange" territory! THIS sick twisted abomination, is the icepick slowly being inserted into the eye of depression! My advice? RUN!!! Run away and don't look back!