Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Here's a rig i could dig playing. Other than the price and possible cracking on the back of the neck.
I presume this one is sort of rare.

Gibson EB-0L | Music Plant

 

[JJR58]

Look at the trade interest on this one. Nice Lull by the way.

For Sale - Lull T4 Thunderbird

 

[BklynKen]

Here's a rig i could dig playing. Other than the price and possible cracking on the back of the neck.
I presume this one is sort of rare.

Gibson EB-0L | Music Plant

Yeah, I think that's long scale.

 

[Inky13]

It’s a nice place! Pretty new. Nice part is we’re about an hour away from Houston, where we’re playing tomorrow

Hey Duke. There's an old MollyKay thread that's been resurrected
on the DB side about a compendium of Epiphone uprights that she's cataloging. Made me think of you. Also, did you see the thread about the guy that got a B series for free and is having his neighbor
work on it? It will make you cringe. I was astounded how those burst ones looked. I think I'm on a mission now. A tough get to be sure.
There's just something about older Americana basses.

 

[godofthunder59]

Here's a rig i could dig playing. Other than the price and possible cracking on the back of the neck.
I presume this one is sort of rare.

Gibson EB-0L | Music Plant

Rediculous price.

 

[JJR58]

Rediculous price.

I know, Japan, figures.

 

[Inky13]

So in other words... it never happened

Funny, I'm playing a job tomorrow where we hung a poster from us circa 1992 with that bass in it as a goof. I wish I was still that young and thin. Tempus Fugit.

 

[theFixer]

Turns out there is a Splendoura, Texas. Just soundchecked there

Sounds like some kinda artificial sweetener or sup'm...

 

[theFixer]

Perry is delicious, as are dry ciders.

Being of peasant stock I find most IPAs and others / small brews much too ‘fancy pants’ for me.

My fave Oz beer is Coopers Pale Ale (nothing at all like an IPA) but I do love a Guinness- poss my favourite of all. I would go for a Kilkenny if it is on offer as well.

Don’t like the Peroni or Heineken beers.


Designed by committee, taste like camel piss (evidently)

 

[Haji]

So I emailed Rotosound about the string snapping and such, just since I figure they know their strings best and curious what they'd have to say about it. This is the response. I find it weird suggesting not to cut it at all.

It is very rare for more than one string in any set to be faulty. They all have different specs, made at different times on different machines, if you get my drift.
I would very politely advise however, that you should always wind the tail of the string at least 3 times around the machine post before taking up tension. This spreads the load and avoids unwanted shear stress at the hole or slot of the tuner.
Also, you should never ever cut the tails of bass strings because this can cause the windings to relax. Many players will do this if the string is a little on the long side for their particular bass but is very bad practice. You see, the windings lock around the length of the tail and prevents slippage, which can result in loss of tone, ring or unwanted resonance.
Now, I am not suggesting you do these things Ken but mention such as standard procedure, particularly when strings break at the tuner or/and tonal loss and rattles, buzzes etc.
Do please let me know how things progress.​

That's the first time I've heard "don't cut 'em". I haven't had a whole lot of strings in my life, but that message definitely gives me the Spock Eyebrow.

 

[Haji]

Hmm... that makes WAY more sense. I think that one on the end is the "mid-sweep", the noisy one.

Even the Gibson site isn't clear on it. (That, and I don;t really, truly, understand what "parametric" means).

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It's when there's two, and only two. A single one is solometric, three is fewometric. Two is pairometric, spelled using the English Military spelling "parametric".

 

[theFixer]

It's when there's two, and only two. A single one is solometric, there is fewometric. Two is pairometric, spelled using the English Military spelling "parametric".

Suspicion confirmed

 

[Haji]

Made by Molson Canada for distribution in the states.

Yup. Fostah's. Canadian forr Australian forr beah.

 

[Haji]

I would pronounce it ohTAHgo. What is the correct pronunciation?

Ertagwot.

 

[kat888]

Ertagwot.

You forget that I actually know where you live mate.

 

[Haji]

You forget that I actually know where you live mate.

Come visit!

 

[Shannon]

That mid eq is technically called ‘semi-parametric.’ It’s also a great idea if you’re using active electronics, in my opinion. In this case, one knob selects a frequency center and the other knob boosts or cuts that frequency center. Fully parametric would add a third knob to adjust how wide or narrow the frequency center, or ‘q’ is.

Q?

 

[Shannon]

We have snow. It generally occurs on mountains.

You have mountains? I thought Australia was flat. Like the rest of the Earth.

 

[kat888]

You have mountains? I thought Australia was flat. Like the rest of the Earth.

Australia is remarkably flat. Even the Blue Mountains west of Sydney are an eroded plateau rather than actual pointy mountains.

 

[Shannon]

My word, the stock string on the Epi VP are bright. I'll need to get some Nickels onto that.

Use Black Beauties, those aren't nearly as shiny and bright. Wait, you aren't talking reflectivity?