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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- club thunderbird
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Mine is 33.25" scale, two singles, round neck and action of an inch.
Sounds like my first bass. How I ever stuck with it is beyond me.
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Actually... the "tape the head back on the bird & sell it to a blind kid" thing, was a reference to Dumb & Dumber
Strangely enough, I've never even held a headless bass or guitar in my hands, so the jury's deadlocked on that feature... but that body do look miiiiiighty comfy
Oh, got it - haven't seen that movie. The 32" scale Kubicki Ex-Factor was and still is unique as it incorporated a extended E drop-D capo like on a classical double bass. So once open you had an open D but F was in the same place as on a standard neck. (no need to transcribe on the fly)
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on the avatar Roger, I liked the other, handsome one!
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
I gotta say man... That is one impressive 'bird! Very unique, innovative, and damn fine lookin' too! It oughta be on the cover of a magazine
Thanks! It's currently strung BEAD, so... low (open) A !
He's just trying to keep up with Fixer. Our buddy Fix changes his avatar more often than some people change their underwear.
"Mr. Handsome" needs a break!... it's time for "Super-Handmade-Bought-At-The-Christmas-Bazaar-Plush-Man"! Times are tough, I need cartoons. Grim old Count Bassie will be back... but thanks for the nice buzz, your Grace!
He's just trying to keep up with Fixer. Our buddy Fix changes his avatar more often than some people change their underwear.
Hey! I change my underwear almost every month!
What are the pickups/electronics?
If Phil were still with us, I could picture him making those and giving you a royalty. It is one of the coolest basses I have seen. I met him at Namm in the early 90s. I was with a bass player friend who played an ex factor. This was right after he split away from fender. I used to mess around on the green ex-factor that was in the Jim's music showroom. Neck is a bit chunky if I recall, but it has been a while. I would imagine the multi laminate design maintained wonderful stability over the years.
Bumping forward from five pages ago since I didn't hear a peep from any of the birdbrains here...
Help needed
- Jun 30, 2010
- 49,588
- 221,963
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
Thanks so much for your kind words! I've owned a few Factors over the years and spoke w/Phil a number of times on the phone. He was a very generous with his time when I called and if you were talking with him he genuinely engaged with you. I wanted to show him my Factorbird but I'm not sure he would have appreciated his unique proprietary design being hybridized. The thing I appreciated about his Factor design was that it was 100% his design - everything other than the "T" strap-pegs which are aftermarket and still available. Not certain but possibly he designed them. The multi-lam neck profile is not especially chunky or thin - it's similar to a Jazz bass, and yes - it's solid/stable as the rock-maple it's made of.The MDF pu's and pre-amp/harness is the G&L L-2000 system. As far as active systems it's one of the best out there. (does incorporate a passive mode) When I saw the recent active Gibson T-bird with exposed-pole buckers, I wondered if it was a nod to G&L. I have Phils Fender/Factor 9v pre-amp in my Sauderbird (Epi T-bird body/Saunders P-neck/Wilkinson buckers) - it rocks so hard!
Long live Phil Kubicki (rip)
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- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,211
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Been absent here for awhile, slammed with the band. Just got back from a blow out show in El Paso. I learned 2 things. 1) I don't like my live rig and 2) stay away from the border. We wanted to go check our juarez but our driver wasn't having it. He is it's on you, if you come back call me. So, we didn't go. Apparently some big cartel war going down.
So, thinking about going back to my favorite amp svt 2 NP. What an adventure.
Btw, anyone other than me think the bass line for Uriah Heep's stealing is really cool?
So, thinking about going back to my favorite amp svt 2 NP. What an adventure.
Btw, anyone other than me think the bass line for Uriah Heep's stealing is really cool?
