Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

It's all about touch and eq. You can turn a 'Bird into any kind of machine you want with a bit of experimentation. I find that playing too hard with fingers between the 5th and 8th frets or so on the G string tends to get lost in the mix pretty easily. Other than that, it's just spending time with it to find out what it can do.

Truth!!!

 

[theFixer]

And to add to the already numerous mix of opinions. Ddraig might be cool on the trc. Hey, i had to.

oooooooooo... nicccccccccccccce

 

[theFixer]

Yes, up until today . They sound fantastic with the right pickups (Thunderbuckers for me), but I still strongly prefer LaBellas. Keep in mind, I’m playing with the tone at 0 and the neck solo’d. I also changed to a .1uf cap to darken it up further.

Damn! Sorta goin' for the audio equivalent of a black hole?

 

[hillerup]

My ex-wife had one of those........Not Chevy's best moment

Ex-wife???

 

[theFixer]

So I'll be playing with an alt metal group soon (think Tool). Just curious if I could get a decent Chancellor-esque tone from my standard Epi Thunderbird and a set of Ernie Ball Hybrid Cobalt 45-105 strings? I know he uses EB, but I always thought it was with 45-110. Not 100% sure. Any tips to turn my TBird into a alt metal machine?

EB Cobalt rounds are the harshest strings I personally have ever encountered. Extremely bright, "pointed" tone... and that was through my comparatively mellow Epiphone pups.

 

[GBassNorth]

EB Cobalt rounds are the harshest strings I personally have ever encountered. Extremely bright, "pointed" tone... and that was through my comparatively mellow Epiphone pups.

I'd second that opinion.
Cobalt rounds to me were clanky, clinky, grindy, buzzsaw strings. Very prominent (the most I've ever encountered) finger noise and fret noise string. Huge grit and grind. If you're going after that Robert Trujillo sound this and an OCD overdrive pedal would get you there. All that said, I absolutely hated the Cobalt Rounds and ripped them off my bass within minutes after installing them. They sound polar opposite to what I want my bass to sound like.

 

[TBird1958]

Ex-wife???

It was a long time ago Michael!




We all make a few mistakes.

 

[dukeorock]

It was a long time ago Michael!




We all make a few mistakes.

A few? Lucky you

 

[Christine]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I like this version. You could also bump the bass side tuners up further into the point to offset the tuners. Like this (but your headstock looks better to my eyes):

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Thank you I was thinking to move the top tuners up a little but only a couple of mm just to give a hint of off set

 

[Christine]

Dragon facing the other direction perhaps?

I never thought of that! I got too wrapped up in it being the Welsh dragon, that makes total sense. I'll post one in a pit when I've caught up

 

[Christine]

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!
Ticks all the boxes for me...
- Cool headstock with a familiar but not carbon copy shape
- rounded corners at the end of the headstock to minimize damage to itself and others while playing
- awesome logo that intuitively identifies the dragon brand
- lack of shameless overly wordy text filled advertising (think FSO) on the headstock

Now just follow Stewart Spector's lead (see pic below) on the back of the headstock and you're golden!
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Writing on the back of the headstock never occurred to me, I was thinking just decals or stamps, thanks

 

[Christine]

Dragon facing the other direction perhaps?

How about this then?

 

[Christine]

Or this

Sorry wrong text but will leave it there

 

[Christine]

And to add to the already numerous mix of opinions. Ddraig might be cool on the trc. Hey, i had to.

I like that too but I don't know how to do it properly, open to suggestions

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

How about this then?

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Better..

 

[PillO]

How about this then?

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This one!

 

[Larry V]

How about this idea?

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Dear GOD, NO!

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My favorite by a long shot but the dragon must be as large as will fit cleanly.

I tried really hard to get it down to just one favorite, but alas, I cannot. Two is as "narrowed down" as I can get.

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So, just to be clear.

The dragon should be like this:

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The dragon should be enlarged so it fits better between the tuners. It seems a bit on the smallish side for the available room and how about the Welsh word for dragon on the TRC?

 

[Larry V]

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Home studio MINTY! Asking $860, 45 minutes from where I live. So tempting!

 

[PillO]

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Home studio MINTY! Asking $860, 45 minutes from where I live. So tempting!

Normally, I would give you a BUY IT!. But I can't for this one. The headstock looks like a Jackson, the front strap lock is in an awkward spot, and the pickups look like they are off centre (toward the G string). And why a picture of the stand? Something about it just doesn't seem right.

 

[Larry V]

Normally, I would give you a BUY IT!. But I can't for this one. The headstock looks like a Jackson, the front strap lock is in an awkward spot, and the pickups look like they are off centre (toward the G string). And why a picture of the stand? Something about it just doesn't seem right.

Mark took pics with one in Germany and talked about it being a rare Gibson. To find one in such good condition near 40 years old makes it very tempting.