I may put some Chinabuckers in my doner Embassy until I can find a replacement set.I set it up without the rings for now..
It seems like I’m spreading Thunderbird DNA everywhere..Cheers!
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Thunderbird Club
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I may put some Chinabuckers in my doner Embassy until I can find a replacement set.I set it up without the rings for now..
It seems like I’m spreading Thunderbird DNA everywhere..Cheers!
Man, this is a killer pair of basses, and you've done both of the mods I've been wanting to do!
On your P-bass, is the neck pickup in the P sweet spot still, or did you move it around at all? I've had an idea for a while to fashion a swappable pickup system in a P like this, since you could do quite a bit of routing underneath a pickguard that size and just have extra pickguards made to fit each pickup.
On your Thunderbird, how do you like that Hipshot (that's what it is right)? I have a Epi Classic IV pro that I wanna improve and I definitely wanna replace the bridge in favor of something more easily adjustable, but I'm not sure whether I should get one of these or a Badbird, maybe a Babicz.
This sounds awesome.
Morris dancing is purely a hobby. It is what I do when I want to annoy the neighbours.You weren’ One of those US army Morris dancers were you? Those are skills to be admired in any soldier
Not really. I don't get to use the 'Bird as often as I'd like so I'm happy to have it in my hands. The 5quier is sort of a toy after the 'Bird. And I'm already nuts.
Just don’t call the cops when you hear one of us in your house in the middle of the night
After we all pile into Noc's place, only seems fair to pay a visit to @TBird1958, then off to @Dr_Feelgoood212's place.
I grabbed an Embassy from the rack at L&M the other day and was surprised at how fat the neck was!
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The trick is to be sure and choose clothing that properly accents the color of the bass you plan on playing that evening ( the result is a vicious circle of buying both Thunderbirds and clothes to match, good for you and the economy, your wallet, not so much!) and sally forth to the show!
I do end up wearing a lot of black so a nice brightly colored bass "pops" easily, and the blue hair is a nice compliment to the orange bass.
I should charge for this kind of fashion advice
Yeah, I agree but I'd heard he wanted the backups to keep it simple-stay outta the way. We do this song and I walk it most of the way through. Maybe only walk during the bridge. Oh.....it doesn't have one ("Where's that confounded bridge?")No kidding! I could never play I&V for that long without throwing in a walk or two
The trick is to be sure and choose clothing that properly accents the color of the bass you plan on playing that evening ( the result is a vicious circle of buying both Thunderbirds and clothes to match, good for you and the economy, your wallet, not so much!) and sally forth to the show!
I do end up wearing a lot of black so a nice brightly colored bass "pops" easily, and the blue hair is a nice compliment to the orange bass.
I should charge for this kind of fashion advice
What a great shot!
They did have a nice groove going on. Chuck sure was happy! Maybe the band from the night before sucked.
I’ve seen footage from Chuck at a car dealership in my town in the 70’s and the bass player was awful.
I’ve seen footage from Chuck at a car dealership in my town in the 70’s and the bass player was awful.
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Thank you, Jeff!
That's why I like bridge covers, my right hand is there pretty much all night.
Got a msg. from Pay Pal: AliExpress is having a 50% off sale. I'll be away looking at their offers.
Gettin' to know each other! Just dropped some cash on a set of Lollars and a Hipshot bridge. Can't wait to bring the NR to the stage!
Than singing and playing? Nah...anybody can soldier, not anybody can sing. Think supply and demand..
You won't be disappointed. And i know you've probably mentioned this, but my brain broken, what pick ups are in the Reverse?
Nice basses!
I've been bugging people in this thread about the Hipshot Supertone since I've got an Epi classic IV pro I wanna use as an upgrade platform. How's your impression of the supertone so far, worthy upgrade?
Seymour Duncans. They’re incredible.
