Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

With first reports of the ProBucker 760s being 'the real deal' and Epiphone having 'nailed it', I am vicariously hopping from one foot to the other in anticipation for those of you with the VP on order. You can all count down sleeps (some will have more sleeps than others) until New Bird Day.

Any plans for you on getting one?

 

[kat888]

Any plans for you on getting one?

Yeah but I'll wait until the dust settles a bit. Don't know how long until they arrive here anyway. Unfortunately the last ABH standing also has the most obnoxious staff. They give you that 'the sheet music's over there mum' look.

Guess you won't be buying a new head in the short term eh?

 

[Korladis]

I would say that the demo's do not really push through how great those pickups sound in person as I am not all that great at recording much of anything. I do think that if you were to install them on your bass you would probably like them if you like the modern pickups. But if you like what you have, there's no reason to change it. I was never happy with the tone from my Ric's, especially from the stock neck pickup and that was where I saw the biggest difference between the stock and the CA's. Plus I like to tinker and modify things.

I do prefer the toaster in my 4001 to the neck high gain in my 4003S. But that's partly because of how I use the pickups. Bridge is for loud and aggressive, neck is for quieter and rounder sound. For me.

 

[JJR58]

Yeah but I'll wait until the dust settles a bit. Don't know how long until they arrive here anyway. Unfortunately the last ABH standing also has the most obnoxious staff. They give you that 'the sheet music's over there mum' look.

Guess you won't be buying a new head in the short term eh?

I'm actually on the fence with everything right now Kat. Don't really need to change up anything on the amplification front. But since I've got the Classic Pro so dialed in right now, feel I should just ride things out. The only kinda sad thing is, I haven't gone near the Jazz bass.

 

[theFixer]

I'm actually on the fence with everything right now Kat. Don't really need to change up anything on the amplification front. But since I've got the Classic Pro so dialed in right now, feel I should just ride things out. The only kinda sad thing is, I haven't gone near the Jazz bass.

Oh no! You mean your "stuck" with a 700 watts of GK power into a vintage Ampeg 2x15? How will you ever "scrape by" on that

 

[kat888]

The only kinda sad thing is, I haven't gone near the Jazz bass.

Must. RESIST. Temptation....

 

[JJR58]

Must. RESIST. Temptation....

If you mean resist the Jazz bass, oddly enough, I have absolutely no desire to play it. I tried a couple of days ago and was like, meh.

 

[JJR58]

Oh no! You mean your "stuck" with a 700 watts of GK power into a vintage Ampeg 2x15? How will you ever "scrape by" on that

8x10's bro. Oh, I'm cool with the GK.
I have no complaints there my friend.
And not trying to be Mr. Correction, but the GK at 4ohms is 480watts, iirc.

 

[JIO]

... but it does seem like the CA pickups are more for people who like Rickenbackers because of Chris Squire and Geddy Lee. While I respect both players, that's before my time and not really the tone I've ever gone for or why I like Rickenbackers.

It is true that some players gravitate to an established sound/tone made iconic by an acknowledged player, but it's always nice to see a player playing an iconic bass in a style or tonal register unlike the established style/tonal register. Like seeing that the bass player for the Chambers Brothers played a T-bird. Their sound was mid-late 60's R&B/blues/soul with a rock delivery. Or recently watching a cool b&w 1962 doc about Ska music with the Jamaican house-band bass player playing a J. Even Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) playing a 5 string P with one J pu in the P location - it sounds more like a Ric but regardless sounds exactly as it should for their sound. More about the ears and finding ones personal voice.

 

[theFixer]

If you mean resist the Jazz bass, oddly enough, I have absolutely no desire to play it. I tried a couple of days ago and was like, meh.

Well crap man! You could take that and your VP cash in to your local music store & work out a "bundle" deal! Maybe that new amp is closer than you think

 

[kat888]

If you mean resist the Jazz bass, oddly enough, I have absolutely no desire to play it. I tried a couple of days ago and was like, meh.

No mate, must resist temptation to say something obnoxious about it.

 

[theFixer]

8x10's bro. Oh, I'm cool with the GK.
I have no complaints there my friend.
And not trying to be Mr. Correction, but the GK at 4ohms is 480watts, iirc.

Oops! I thought that was a 2x15. Either way, yer sittin' pretty

Is your GK is the 1001RB?

 

[kat888]

It's a shame Fender spoiled the Aerodyne Precision with that rout for a J pup by the bridge, because it would be such a nice bass otherwise.

 

[theFixer]

It's a shame Fender spoiled the Aerodyne Precision with that rout for a J pup by the bridge, because it would be such a nice bass otherwise.

... you just said something sorta nice about an FSO!!!

 

[JJR58]

Oops! I thought that was a 2x15. Either way, yer sittin' pretty

Is your GK is the 1001RB?

The 700rbii.

 

[JJR58]

No mate, must resist temptation to say something obnoxious about it.

Nothing bad to say about it at all.
I have a fine line between being objective and subjective.

 

[Korladis]

It is true that some players gravitate to an established sound/tone made iconic by an acknowledged player, but it's always nice to see a player playing an iconic bass in a style or tonal register unlike the established style/tonal register. Like seeing that the bass player for the Chambers Brothers played a T-bird. Their sound was mid-late 60's R&B/blues/soul with a rock delivery. Or recently watching a cool b&w 1962 doc about Ska music with the Jamaican house-band bass player playing a J. Even Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) playing a 5 string P with one J pu in the P location - it sounds more like a Ric but regardless sounds exactly as it should for their sound. More about the ears and finding ones personal voice.

The Rickenbacker tones I'm more a fan of are those of Lemmy, Cliff Burton, and Al Cisneros.

 

[kat888]

... you just said something nice about an FSO!!!

I don't hate them (all), I just enjoy winding up the fanbois. Most of the bass players I love play(ed) FSOs -- Foxton, Lynott, Talbot, Blair, Murray, Dunn.

The Aerodyne P has a J-neck, slabby front like the 51 Ps I like, and very nice eye candy finishes. If I had a big music room I'd totally get one and rip out that ganky-arsed, useless as t1ts on a bull J pup.

As it is there's not a lot of space and I have to keep him indoors happy. If I can have only three basses, then they are all going to be Thunderbirds -- a Non-Reverse II and Reverse II and IV.

'boobies' -- really?

 

[theFixer]

The 700rbii.

Therein lies my kunfyoozjun

 

[theFixer]

I don't hate them (all), I just enjoy winding up the fanbois. Most of the bass players I love play(ed) FSOs -- Foxton, Lynott, Talbot, Blair, Murray, Dunn.

The Aerodyne P has a J-neck, slabby front like the 51 Ps I like, and very nice eye candy finishes. If I had a big music room I'd totally get one and rip out that ganky-arsed, useless as t1ts on a bull J pup.

As it is there's not a lot of space and I have to keep him indoors happy. If I can have only three basses, then they are all going to be Thunderbirds -- a Non-Reverse II and Reverse II and IV.

'boobies' -- really?

I'm sure you've already informed him that 3 is not an adequate number...