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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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I love the look of the covers, but as a pick-style guy, no bueno. Function over pretty chrome bumpers for me.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I absolutely love the look of covers, when I play live, 99% of my time I'm using a pick and my pinkie lays across the bridge cover. They make the perfect rest for your hand, my Greco really needs one as the exposed 3 point really roughs up the outside of my pinkie. Pup covers are fine by me too, no problem playing around them.
Me and the Lull, FWIW I added these to it after I bought it.
Me and the Lull, FWIW I added these to it after I bought it.
I like that bass a great deal.I absolutely love the look of covers, when I play live, 99% of my time I'm using a pick and my pinkie lays across the bridge cover. They make the perfect rest for your hand, my Greco really needs one as the exposed 3 point really roughs up the outside of my pinkie. Pup covers are fine by me too, no problem playing around them.
Me and the Lull, FWIW I added these to it after I bought it.
I absolutely love the look of covers, when I play live, 99% of my time I'm using a pick and my pinkie lays across the bridge cover. They make the perfect rest for your hand, my Greco really needs one as the exposed 3 point really roughs up the outside of my pinkie. Pup covers are fine by me too, no problem playing around them.
Me and the Lull, FWIW I added these to it after I bought it.
Making it look easy!
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
At my best I'm a mediocre player - I have a lot of fun with it tho
...and modest too!
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I'm admitting that you are either a 'Bird person or not. I'm apparently a 'Bird person. The Ric experiment is now officially over.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,212
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I'm not a (insert every bass designed by Leo Fender) person
The only bass of the many I've owned that I ever regret selling was my '73 Rickenbacker 4001.
I just got my 81 Rickenbacker 4001 back from a refret/plek/fixup from Mike Lull and it plays better than ever. I guess I am both a Ric and a bird person.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I like the Ric well enough, but it just doesn't get played. I may regret selling it. Or maybe not. Who knows. Once you are chosen as a 'Bird person, you can fight it or you can go with it. It's time to go with it.
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I love the P bass I built with the '62 Lollars and half-rounds. I love the sound the Jazz makes, but hate the aesthetics. I sold the G3. I'm really meh on the Armstrong and only keep it because it's cool and vintage.
I've bonded with the 'Bird. She's my favourite by a mile. The shape,the tone, the look. Can't be beat.
I've bonded with the 'Bird. She's my favourite by a mile. The shape,the tone, the look. Can't be beat.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I'm not a (insert every bass designed by Leo Fender) person
Same here...
I too regret selling my Jetglo 4001, but have never regretted selling my P-Bass, although I did like the sound of it...
Having said this, I gotta admit I do have a Blacktop P in my collection - Never played it live though... Just bought it for the double humbuckers and to mod the heck out of it, and to have a P-Bass that was not your usual MIM, MIJ or MIA...
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Last week. It was just sitting there collecting dust... and I need a guitar amp, so it got cut loose.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Same here, and it's been like that since I bought my first Goth in '09 - If only I had bought one years ago...
Tracked some demos this WE and used my Gibson 50th Anniversary for it - The growl of that bass is out of this world, and that's even with the stock strings still on...
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Guess it's time to post an updated picture of that cool wall in your man-cave, then...
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I have to say I like all the basses in my little collection. The cheap Ibby pj I started with I will keep for sentimental reasons. I love all my Lulls (including Mike's original T4) I have noticed that the string spacing on the Ric is tighter than on my 4 various Lulls which all have jazz necks.
