Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

I gotta go with ol’ Fuzzbow on this one

Better fuzzbow than fuzzbrow. Maybe.

 

[BklynKen]

Better fuzzbow than fuzzbrow. Maybe.

Your Delta Tau Chi name is definitely Fuzzbow.

 

[veebass]

Thank you, I guess what I have learned through the years is there are many T Bird tones and none are the "true" tone, though the mid 60s is the Holy Grail. That is the same for Rickenbacker. I have never played a 60s Rick, but my 1974 Rick 4000 has a HOT and snarly PU, and I am always surprised when I played 80s to current Ricks that the bridge PU never sounds quite like my 4000. I had a US made Gibson T Bird and put Lull T Bird PUs in it and they sounded a bit quieter and less "dark" than the modern T Bird PUs, and these Epi 760s seem to capture that sound pretty well. EXACTLY? I will never know, but perhaps it is safe to say they approximate original T Bird PUs pretty well. Or am I off the mark? MARK???

General consensus is Thunderbuckers approximate 60s TBird sound best.
The 760s are very different to TB+s. I pulled the TB+s out of my Gibson and installed what we have called Chinabuckers- 60s TBird "replicas" sold by EY Guitars in China.
I would not be surprised if the 760 and the "Chinabuckers" are related.

There are some sound clips around of Thunderbuckers and Chinabuckers I think.

 

[kat888]

Definitely Fuzzbow is a better band name than Mathilda Saturdays. Thanks Will.

 

[Nocturnal]

LOVE those amps! Prices a tad high and local pickup only (ehem)

Price seems VERY high. There are a couple for sale local. One for $675 and one for $900. Much better deals IMO.

 

[theFixer]

Great outfits. They just need matching hats.

Buck Owens was a gentlemen. No hats indoors

 

[theFixer]

I used to hate this stuff as a kid - mostly because “Hee Haw” was a viewing staple in our house. But as an “adult”, I have come to appreciate how influential the Bakersfield sound was and that “Dangerous” Don Rich was the country version of Keith Richards, as a side man, in helping Buck Owens be the Mick Jagger of country in his day. Owens wrote some corny/campy stuff but even the Beatles covered his work (“Act Naturally”). Those outfits were part of the campiness.

I think the so called “cow punk” of the 80s and early 90s helped my appreciation of the chick’n pick’n of Rich and others.

I believe that the Telecaster Rich is playing in that clip has a story behind it. I only learned this, when doing some research before having my sparkle P bass paint job done. Owens and Rich were gifted a couple of Teles, with sparkle finishes that apparently had some unique ingredients.

sparkle telecasters

I tried like hell to hate 'em when I was a teenager... but it was a front. For me it was the vocal harmonies more than anything else. They wormed their way into my brain, and are still there today. I believe my head would've exploded if Emmylou Harris hadda been added to the mix!

 

[theFixer]

Must be Scott had a busy day today. I was looking forward to this weeks "Vintage Sunday" installment

 

[Stevis]

Just want to check that I am not crossing anyone here by bidding on the Cataldo Fenderbird that goes off on eBay later today. Let me know if there is a problem.

How wonderfully polite and civil this group is that someone would take other members into consideration, while in gear acquisition mode. Well played, sir. I hope that you score a great deal!

 

[Gaolee]

Definitely Fuzzbow is a better band name than Mathilda Saturdays. Thanks Will.

You are welcome.

 

[Gaolee]

I tried like hell to hate 'em when I was a teenager... but it was a front. For me it was the vocal harmonies more than anything else. They wormed their way into my brain, and are still there today. I believe my head would've exploded if Emmylou Harris hadda been added to the mix!

Emmylou Harris had that kind of effect.

 

[Haji]

If I lived where you live, I’d rethink my rig for sure, especially since I already have to drag an upright to most of my gigs. Nashville is getting more and more crowded, but it’s still easy enough to own a car and haul your gear to the gig

The advantage of playing original heavy music in this town: No place downtown books us, just the dives in East Nash, Hendersonville and the like. Easy load ins from empty parking lots.

 

[JJR58]

Midnight, and it's a school night. So i must go random. Only player missing here is @dukeorock on upright.
EDIT; Think i hear a little bleed through from the guitarist headphones. Or someone's.....

 

[Haji]

Your Delta Tau Chi name is definitely Fuzzbow.

More fuzzbow than fuzzbow...

 

[theFixer]

Emmylou Harris had has that kind of effect.

all fixed

a beautifully enchanting voice, and a unique approach to vocal harmony.

 

[hillerup]

Nope, I think he actually meant his friends old dot matrix printer. His buddy's Epson is pretty well worn out by now.

Ahh.... Now it all makes sense to me - It was the absent apostrophe on "Buddy" that tipped me off...

 

[hillerup]

Great outfits. They just need matching hats.

Are those what they call "nudie" suits?

 

[hillerup]

Proof that I’m old and worn out...couldn’t remember how to spell the name and too intimidated to “ask the google” to spell it for me

Didn't matter - Whether I tried searching for Buddy Epson or Buddy Epsom, Google still only came up with Buddy Ebsen...

 

[kat888]

OCD alert!

 

[theFixer]

Are those what they call "nudie" suits?

Yessirree!

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