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Thunderbird Club

#46,461
Count Bassie said:
Nope, you seem to be functioning ok! Lol. It'll be interesting to see how we employ the EB-3 in our respective venues, for sure. My Model One p'up came today, setting that in over the weekend.
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You will find that the Model One is a different animal from a Gibson mudbucker. I love it in the EB-2. It doesn't have the same raw output level, or at least mine doesn't. Then again, it's 40 + years old. I'll be interested to hear what you have to say about it. I think it's one of the warmest, woodiest sounding pickups, but it can get a real snarl if you scoop the EQ a little. Normally, I don't like a scooped EQ, but with that bass and that pickup, it sounds like Entwhstle, only more aggressive. If that's even possible. Roll off and let it be mid-rangy, and it has a sound like a bright, cool autumn afternoon with freshly pressed apple cider.
 
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Dean Back came out rockin' his Thunderbird right from the start!

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kat888 said:
Coulda gone for a couple of Alumitone Bass Bars. If ever get my paws on a Steinberger, it will get the Alumitone treatment.
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Just about anything can work with Alumitones. They are the most colorless, transparent pickups you can get, which means they will tell you where you put them with respect to the bridge or sweet spot, how you are playing, what your technique is like, where you are playing on the strings, and all that. I love 'em. They aren't right for everything. For what they are good for, they are perfect.
 
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TBird1958 said:
When I'm playing a show, I sweat profusely, to the point that my clothing is utterly soaked in perspiration and it runs off my nose in drops. For three one hour sets I drink 3 quarts of Gatorade (never, ever alcohol, it doesn't hydrate you and getting drunk while I'm at work isn't a good idea anyway) and then usually more water back at the hotel. Regarding the sweat, it's the cause of some consternation for me between sets and after the show as folks want to have their pic taken with me and usually I feel completely disgusting by that point, yet people are all about putting their arms about me for a hug while I worry about how I smell............
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Exactly.

I often wear a shiny polyester shirt for gigs. It's like playing in a plastic trash bag, so that makes the sweat factor even worse. I don't want to be anywhere near anything warm, whether it's an affectionate person or not after coming off a stage in that condition. It's not even the smell I'm concerned about, because I'm used to it more or less by then. I don't want to be any warmer, and I sure don't want to leave an unfortunate stain on anybody. Leave me alone in the puddle. Thanks.
 
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Larry V said:
With special guests from our very own Queen's hometown of Seattle, WA.

Have you heard of these guys, @TBird1958 ?

Aryon Jones! Putting on a nice show mixed with originals and covers.

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I just looked him up. He can sure play. Thanks for pointing him out. I don't get out much these days, so this is the first I heard of him even thought he's from here. The videos on his website are all about this place. I recognize most of the places they were shot. His music is good, too.
 
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Butcherboy said:
Something completely different....still waiting for the EPI Vintage Pro....no news from Andertons UK... EPI case arrived today....the headstock repaired classic pro fits perfectly...View attachment 2776649
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I like the look of the pickguard. Nice touch.
 
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veebass said:
Anything interesting in the last 50 pages? I have been busy with the marriage equality stuff over here.
I suppose no one has seen the Epi Vintage Pro TBirds yet?
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No, but someone received their Embassy, which means that the pickups are confirmed as existing (and also apparently sounding quite good). So hopefully the T-bird's not too far behind!

kat888 said:
A fundamentalist would insist on bass, amp, cable, therefore I must be a traditionalist ... or middle aged.

Steinbergers appeal because they are super compact and yet full scale, and you can throw them in a gig bag (which I would never do with a Bird), which makes them an excellent travel bass. They're minimalist and industrial, which, when you think about it, puts them on a design continuum with the Dietrich designed sleek and fast Thunderbirds.
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What always throws me off with headless basses is that apparently I subconsciously use the distance from end of headstock in my peripheral vision to know where I am on the fretboard. Having NO headstock throws this off, for me, in my own experience. I could probably get used to it if I played only headless basses.

Gaolee said:
Funny thing is that I don't really know what a tube amp sounds like as a generic idea. I know what this amp or that amp sounds like with this or that input. I have heard solid state amps that sounded great. I have heard tube amps that sounded great. There's also sold state and tube amps that don't sound so good. So, there you have it. I fail the TB golden ears test.
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Yeah. The amps I have most experience with are my Mesa D-180, my Sunn Concert Lead, Ampeg SVTs, and my drummer's GK 400RB.

In my experience, you can get all of them to sound great. That said, the tube Mesa and Ampegs just have a certain authority and fullness to them regardless of how high or low I'm playing that the SS amps lack. Also they respond better to fuzz pedals. In my experience.

Gaolee said:
Exactly.

I often wear a shiny polyester shirt for gigs. It's like playing in a plastic trash bag, so that makes the sweat factor even worse. I don't want to be anywhere near anything warm, whether it's an affectionate person or not after coming off a stage in that condition. It's not even the smell I'm concerned about, because I'm used to it more or less by then. I don't want to be any warmer, and I sure don't want to leave an unfortunate stain on anybody. Leave me alone in the puddle. Thanks.
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Why not wear something more breathable?

I go all cotton when I play live (as well as most other times). Except for my hat, which is leather and wool, cause it's a kepi.
 
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Korladis said:
Yeah. The amps I have most experience with are my Mesa D-180, my Sunn Concert Lead, Ampeg SVTs, and my drummer's GK 400RB.

In my experience, you can get all of them to sound great. That said, the tube Mesa and Ampegs just have a certain authority and fullness to them regardless of how high or low I'm playing that the SS amps lack. Also they respond better to fuzz pedals. In my experience..
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It has been a long time since I played through a proper 'lead sled' SS amp with a proper power supply, heatsinks and all the rest. My recent experience of Class D amplification (the PF500) is that it lacks heft, which may be why so many people are rocking 800 or 900 watts.
 
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kat888 said:
It has been a long time since I played through a proper 'lead sled' SS amp with a proper power supply, heatsinks and all the rest. My recent experience of Class D amplification (the PF500) is that it lacks heft, which may be why so many people are rocking 800 or 900 watts.
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Not very experienced with Class D amps.

I can still haul the old heavy stuff, and I like how it sounds, so I will continue to do so until I no longer can.
 
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Korladis said:
Not very experienced with Class D amps.

I can still haul the old heavy stuff, and I like how it sounds, so I will continue to do so until I no longer can.
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That's why I haul a big ol Acoustic Control stack fairly often. Plus, it looks the part. Style over comfort.
 
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Gaolee said:
That's why I haul a big ol Acoustic Control stack fairly often. Plus, it looks the part. Style over comfort.
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I'm not comfortable if I don't have a big rig capable of sonic devastation behind me, personally. I hate little amps that seem to be designed as if my ears are on the back of my knees.
 
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Korladis said:
Ugh, no. I don't think polyester looks good, personally.
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Normally, nope. It looks awful. On stage, it looks shiny. I'm not going up there in a satin shirt, so polyester will have to do. If my wife wouldn't change the locks if I did it, I would look for a much more outrageous shirt than plain black. But, there are just lines we all have that can't be crossed.
 
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