Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

Agreed about the Peavey. One thing I always consider though, is how a bass sounds not only solo, but- even more importantly- how it sits in the ensemble. There is a reason the P-Bass is so popular in so many styles, especially as a recording instrument.

Fire away...

True to a degree, but don't discount the influence that a soundman has on gear selection for a given song, and in my experience 90% of the soundmen I've dealt with default to a P bass in the mix because it's what they're familiar with and know how to EQ quickly. And worse yet, an incompetent soundman or a passive aggressive soundman (that wants to prove a point to non P bass conformists) can guarantee your TBird sounds like crud or is completely buried in the mix.

So the real question might be how many recordings were denied the grace of a TBird because of a non-performance based decision. Much like the age old question, "how many licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop"? The world may never know.

 

[Gaolee]

Is that Michael Moore back there, on guitar?

@Gaolee , Great girl, yes!

Some shapes catch my eye more than other shapes.

 

[JJR58]

Short, wrinkly, and unbathed?

Not even bro, Just full of unabashed Rock-N-Roll Power, that's all.

 

[JJR58]

You know that saying what goes around comes around? Last week I made the decision that me and my Bird needed to spend more time playing with others. We heard on a few occasions that My Bird sounded fine but nowhere near as warm or bottom end heavy as my Precision and although that is true it was the unique sound factor I was after when I installed the Rickenbacker pups and as much as I wanted to incorporate that Thunderbacker into my bands sound I could not, realization settled in and off went the Rick neck pup into the EB3's bridge position and into the Birds neck position came the.........Bird's bridge pup!. I still have a Chickenbacker neck pup in the Birds bridge position so now my Bird is a Thunderchicken. All strung up with NYXL nylon coated string 70 - 135 gauge.The Bird is back, pissed off and ready to rumble! I never know what to play for a sample so I just live in the moment.
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Most Ehhhhhxcellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Most Ehhhhhxcellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you kindly Dude

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Fresh released Thunderbird sighting.

 

[JJR58]

Iggy rules!, he doesn't need to "Bow down before the one you serve"

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Iggy rules!, he doesn't need to "Bow down before the one you serve"

Iggy is a madman, still love the Stooges more but some of his stuff is really cool like "I wanna be your dog", so killer!

 

[Count Bassie]

I'm not dissin' the P-bass... it's just that everything else sounds better

I keed, I keed...

I have nuthin' but respect for the mighty P... it's just not for me

I gotta point out though... it's the Thunderbird club! What kinda response do you expect?

1st place: Thunderbird

2nd place: the bass that sounds most like the Thunderbird

3rd place: "other"

Lol. Fine.

 

[Count Bassie]

You know that saying what goes around comes around? Last week I made the decision that me and my Bird needed to spend more time playing with others. We heard on a few occasions that My Bird sounded fine but nowhere near as warm or bottom end heavy as my Precision and although that is true it was the unique sound factor I was after when I installed the Rickenbacker pups and as much as I wanted to incorporate that Thunderbacker into my bands sound I could not, realization settled in and off went the Rick neck pup into the EB3's bridge position and into the Birds neck position came the.........Bird's bridge pup!. I still have a Chickenbacker neck pup in the Birds bridge position so now my Bird is a Thunderchicken. All strung up with NYXL nylon coated string 70 - 135 gauge.The Bird is back, pissed off and ready to rumble! I never know what to play for a sample so I just live in the moment.
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Hefty, lots of belly. Great sounds.

 

[JJR58]

Iggy is a madman, still love the Stooges more but some of his stuff is really cool like "I wanna be your dog", so killer!

Madman, he's got my respect. Tell me a Story, Prog. Listen to that one.

 

[kat888]

Iggy is a madman, still love the Stooges more but some of his stuff is really cool like "I wanna be your dog", so killer!

[cough] 'I wanna be your dog' is on The Stooges [cough]

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

[cough] I wanna be your dog is on The Stooges [cough]

Damn!, Im thinking of the Iggy Pop live footage from the Olympia but yes you are correct. Reason I only recall the song through Iggy is because the unsightly image of him playing live with his member hanging out in full view well doing that song. Not going to post that.....ever. Take care of that cough ok?, maybe try Buckleys, it tastes like but it works

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

Hefty, lots of belly. Great sounds.

Thank you Dude, the Thunder in my Bird has been restored and oh how I have been missing some of that. The Chickenbacker neck pup at the bridge really adds to the sound options too, this Bird has more Thunder now than when I first brought it home, who would have thought that the original Bird bridge pickup could sound so killer in the neck position?. Thats crazy, what is the difference between the stock pups other than the sticker on the bottom saying bridge or neck?.

 

[JJR58]

Thank you Dude, the Thunder in my Bird has been restored and oh how I have been missing some of that. The Chickenbacker neck pup at the bridge really adds to the sound options too, this Bird has more Thunder now than when I first brought it home, who would have thought that the original Bird bridge pickup could sound so killer in the neck position?. Thats crazy, what is the difference between the stock pups other than the sticker on the bottom saying bridge or neck?.

@Dadagoboi can answer that.

 

[kat888]

Thank you Dude, the Thunder in my Bird has been restored and oh how I have been missing some of that. The Chickenbacker neck pup at the bridge really adds to the sound options too, this Bird has more Thunder now than when I first brought it home, who would have thought that the original Bird bridge pickup could sound so killer in the neck position?. Thats crazy, what is the difference between the stock pups other than the sticker on the bottom saying bridge or neck?.

The stock 'bridge' pup will generally be a little hotter than the 'neck' pup to compensate for the differences in string vibration in the different positions. The EYGP 'Chinabuckers' are 8kΩ in the neck position and 9.2kΩ in the bridge.

I measured the Thunderbucker 66S as a hair over 9kΩ before it went into the Epi.

 

[JJR58]

The stock 'bridge' pup will generally be a little hotter than the 'neck' pup to compensate for the differences in string vibration in the different positions.

Isn't it @Gaolee that does that on his Bird's, or some of them?
Reverse's pick up positions that is.

 

[kat888]

Isn't it @Gaolee that does that on his Bird's, or some of them?

Don't quite get you Jeff....

 

[JJR58]

Don't quite get you Jeff....

I edited my post Kat, yeah, i get you, didn't make sense. Bridge in neck, neck in bridge positions.

 

[kulit17]

anyone care for this?

$1099 seems like a good price, no?

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