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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
- Feb 19, 2006
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- Endorsing Cataldo Basses, Whirlwind products, Thunderbucker pickups
I remember that picture! Got it in a music book somewhere.
Almost as big as a cashewton.
The pic popped up on the Leslie West and Mountain fan page. It was from a Mountain songbook. As someone else said, he's mostly known for playing the EB-1 or EB-0 live, but the Thunderbird definitely deserves more credit for all the recording he did with it.
I was sleeping. Eight hours plus with only one demand with menaces for food.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
That soul food pedal has a lot of knobs (is that a JHS upgrade? Mine only has three knobs . I turn the first knob up all the way and the second ( distortion/overdrive) all the way down and then if I need just a little more top end I turn the second up just a little. The tone knob gives you control over what harmonic mid frequencies you want to accentuate. Mine is usually around 11:50 close to the middle.
I only use it for harmonic midrange control. Seems to me the best distortion in a box is the Billy Sheehan EBS pedal it has a cool feature that keeps your bass tone intact and let's you bring in the distorted tone without affecting your original bass one a all and you can also put effects on either side without affecting he other. I guess the lastest incarnation gives you the option f being able to add your own eight prong chip for a unique tone for the player.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
The master is kinda low, just saying.
Spare bedroom?! Should be set to at LEAST midnight... 9:00 for master bedroom volume
Haji
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I had one, but in my band it was too subtle. I had to Go the more obnoxious route of a true distortion and got the MXR M85 Bass Distortion. It's just naaaaasty...in the best way.
Midnight and the room would shake itself to bits.
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Yeah, but it'll give the neighbors something to talk about.
Can't you just hear them now...
"what were Kat and the Mod doing in there, the whole house was shaking"
Can't you just hear them now...
Too much vibration in that room increases the likelihood of being buried under an Adi-lanche.
My favorite! Did not know, thanks!
With great volume comes great responsibility. Of course, that great volume is meaningless if it isn't exercised once in a while.
