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Thunderbird Club

#54,621
dukeorock said:
Congrats! I have a buddy that swears the ‘63 AVRI is the best P Fender ever put out. I’ve played his and it’s sure up there. Oly/mint is such a nice combo too!
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Thanks. it's a great bass! Sounds slightly different from these two, probably due to the Duncan Antiquity pups and body/neck combos. Warmoth ash body/ Fender CS neck on left "57" with raised A pup and Fender CAR MIJ alder body/ MIJ Allparts neck with Antiquity II pup "Duck Dunn Tribute".

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Klondike said:
You guys(@PianoOfDoom & @GBassNorth ) have mentioned moving the strap button. Another way that seems to work for me is moving the button at the heal of the bass to a higher position. When I “stole” my Pro IV the previous owner had drilled a big hole about four inches anove the norman position, this adds weight below the button and seems to add some stability to the way she hangs.

All your points are excellent. One of the great thing about this club is each persons ability to allow for each others ways to get to the end game.
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As I'm sure you know... people are SO passionate about their instruments! We devote significant portions of our lives to them. Each individual's experiences and knowledge have components that line up with other peoples', and those that don't. Tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect are required in order for a place like this to exist successfully. It is my opinion that there is a significantly higher concentration of people with those traits, here in the Thunderbird Club, than in most others. We've had a few dust-ups, but certainly nothing like the needless combative insults & random mean-spiritedness that goes on out in the general population. Another significant contributing factor, is the fact that there are a lot of people here, like myself, who enjoy this place just like it is, and don't want to see, or cause anything bad happen to it. All that stuff adds up to a place where we can hang out together & talk about our musical lives, swap pictures of our pets, come up with vehicular analogies to apply to various aspects of our lives, exchange good-natured jabs, and fight over who gets to chauffeur the Queen around on her birthday... and most days... everybody's smiling at the end of the day:thumbsup:
 
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Dadagoboi said:
NBW...

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Used recent AVRI '63P.

I own around 20 FSOs. But this is the first American Fender I've owned that wasn't assembled from parts since my '55P in the 70s. Worth the wait! Great neck and sound. Oly White with mint pick guard, lightweight, and arrived wearing flats. No fret wear and just a few miniscule nitro chips.
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Nice wiiiiiide fretboard! Looks like a 1 3/4" nut... "the way God intended" (seems to be the recurring phrase here as of late);)
 
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GIBrat51 said:
View attachment 2839470 View attachment 2839472 No, "not play it (MUCH)". "Much" being the operative word.. I have a couple of basses in that category. There's a very good chance that this '01 COY lefty 4003 is the only one ever made. It's certainly the only lefty anything in Desert Gold on the RickRegister - where almost all COY Ricks wind up... And, the '94 Gretsch Broadkaster; have you ever seen a Lefty Gretsch bass? Don't feel bad; very, very few people have. If that really is a prototype? By all means, play it. I play both of these, too. I just play them carefully; gently; and "not much"...:thumbsup:
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Never seen that gold (similar to 7ender's "Shoreline Gold") on a Ric before! Looks better on a Ric than a 7ender IMHO:cool::thumbsup:

LOVE the Gretsch!!! Semi Hollow, or True Hollow?
 
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True hollow-body. IIRC, if a Gretsch looks like a Hollow body, it is. They do use a variety of bracing to support the top, but they're hollow in there. Some use trestle bracing - like an upright bass. This one uses what Gretsch calls "waffle bracing". It's a piece of fairly thin wood glued on the underside of the top, running down the center, where the pick ups and bridge are. It's got slots cut in it that make it look like.. well, like a waffle. But, far as I know, they don't make any semi-hollow basses or guitars... As for the Rick? John Hall admitted somewhere that the run of Desert Gold instruments had to be cut very short, because they were unable to get a consistant finish quality with it. While it was a popular Color Of The Year - order wise - very few were actually made. And, lefty COYs tend to be scarce, anyway. In the most popular COY color - Blueburst - John Hall said they only made 6 lefty 4003s. Much as I would like one, I'm not holding my breath...;)
 
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theFixer said:
As I'm sure you know... people are SO passionate about their instruments! We devote significant portions of our lives to them. Each individual's experiences and knowledge have components that line up with other peoples', and those that don't. Tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect are required in order for a place like this to exist successfully. It is my opinion that there is a significantly higher concentration of people with those traits, here in the Thunderbird Club, than in most others. We've had a few dust-ups, but certainly nothing like the needless combative insults & random mean-spiritedness that goes on out in the general population. Another significant contributing factor, is the fact that there are a lot of people here, like myself, who enjoy this place just like it is, and don't want to see, or cause anything bad happen to it. All that stuff adds up to a place where we can hang out together & talk about our musical lives, swap pictures of our pets, come up with vehicular analogies to apply to various aspects of our lives, exchange good-natured jabs, and fight over who gets to chauffeur the Queen around on her birthday... and most days... everybody's smiling at the end of the day:thumbsup:
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Thats exactly how I feel, hope I didn't imply anything else.
 
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BklynKen said:
For those who feel the bass tilts away from them, I just realized there's something I seem to do instinctively that helps with that. I always seem to have my left leg (most of your right legs) forward, which sort of pushes the bass back into my body. Things work fine without doing that, but I noticed that's sort of my default position.

Edit: Head On from JAMC is incredibly easy to play. Three notes.
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+1. I also double up on the rubber o-ring style strap locks(/). This seems to help reduce the "tilt away" I experienced.

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BklynKen said:
Do you keep the strap on? I couldn’t see taking these on and off every time I put on or take off the strap. That’s why I like the strap locks.
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Yeah I leave it on. I had Dunlop strap locks on it to start and they felt like the made it more susceptible to tilting away. That is how I ended up with this "kludge-tatstic" solution! The upside it that it works and no permanent mods were required.
 
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Had a rehearsal with a (more or less) rock trio. Singer/guitarist is 23. New to town, so me and a drummer pal are trying to help him develop his skills. Very promising kid. Brought the ‘Bird. First time playing it with a band
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The drummer brought out a monitor we didn’t need. He said “with a proper rock bass you gotta do rehearsal with one foot on the monitor.” I told him my back was still a bit jacked up, so I was probably gonna use a barstool, yet he was insistent
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Just like the session earlier, the bass made its presence known without stomping all over everyone else. I’m sure you guys are sick of me going on about this so much, but man, these basses are something special :)
 
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dukeorock said:
Had a rehearsal with a (more or less) rock trio. Singer/guitarist is 23. New to town, so me and a drummer pal are trying to help him develop his skills. Very promising kid. Brought the ‘Bird. First time playing it with a band
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The drummer brought out a monitor we didn’t need. He said “with a proper rock bass you gotta do rehearsal with one foot on the monitor.” I told him my back was still a bit jacked up, so I was probably gonna use a barstool, yet he was insistent
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Just like the session earlier, the bass made its presence known without stomping all over everyone else. I’m sure you guys are sick of me going on about this so much, but man, these basses are something special :)
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Never sick of it! We love hearing how much you’re enjoying it. And that natural finish is gorgeous. And that’s so cool you’re playing with a young guy to help him out.

Where are you playing?
 
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