They may have one here @ motorcity I'll look. They're like $20-40 and IMO have the best fuzz and auto wah I've heard in a multi without a million buttons, knobs and parimiters.
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Thunderbird Club
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Haji
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I was gonna suggest a Zoom pedal as well. I have their MS60B. Lots of good sounding effects in it, but the downside to one box solutions like that aren't as easy to program as they'd be in a different format. As always, there are compromises. I think its kind of sad that I only use mine as a compressor.
Gaolee
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Just out of curiosity, does anybody know when Thunderbird fingerboard switched from ebony to rosewood? I know the story about baked maple, but I don't know how long they used ebony or when Henry took over the company.
One other thing- I use a big 3mm stubby triangle from Dunlap when I use a pick. It doesn't come natural like fingers, but sometimes it's what the song calls for. The funny thing is that I can use a pick just fine for guitar, and I use a small, heavy jazz pick. For bass, a small pick somehow disappears and doesn't work very well at all. Good thing there are all kinds of different picks out there!
One other thing- I use a big 3mm stubby triangle from Dunlap when I use a pick. It doesn't come natural like fingers, but sometimes it's what the song calls for. The funny thing is that I can use a pick just fine for guitar, and I use a small, heavy jazz pick. For bass, a small pick somehow disappears and doesn't work very well at all. Good thing there are all kinds of different picks out there!
Proof of me Thunderbird gigging. OMG that Grecobird sounds huge!
Last night, at the heats of a 12 band "battle" we are in for $10,000!
Waiting to hear whether we are through to the finals in a fortnight.
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That's my wonderful son driving the Desert Burst Les Paul!
Very, very happy with how we went!
Last night, at the heats of a 12 band "battle" we are in for $10,000!
Waiting to hear whether we are through to the finals in a fortnight.
Supplied backline.
That's my wonderful son driving the Desert Burst Les Paul!
Very, very happy with how we went!
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Awesome! Good luck to you!
No need for a second guitarist with that 'Bird
We're auditioning a new guitar player tonight, I can't wait to play mine!
No need for a second guitarist with that 'Bird
We're auditioning a new guitar player tonight, I can't wait to play mine!Awesome! Good luck to you!
No need for a second guitarist with that 'Bird
Thanks. Definitely no need for a second guitarist. Hope your audition goes well.
The supplied bass amp was a Peavey something or other, I think, which I got a good sound out of- I missed the definition and grind of my GK, though.
Gaolee
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I'm guessing that Peavey was solid state and had a big, clean, round sound. I love that kind of sound with a 'Bird. There's nothing quite as good, to my ears anyway, as a full throated Thunderbird through a big Acoustic Control rig. Peaveys from the 1970s were very similar.
Yes it was solid state amp and you absolutely nailed how it sounded.
Interestingly, as I was coming off when we had finished the bass player from the second band, who I didn't know, came straight up to me and said it was the best bass tone he had ever heard.
The bass he had with him was an expensive German Warwick of some description and said he never knew a TBird could sound so good.
He was blown away by how relatively light the TBird is. He said he always imaged them as very heavy.
Funny how there are so many misconceptions around about TBirds.
hillerup
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Awesome! Good luck to you!
No need for a second guitarist with that 'Bird
So what's up with you guys and guitar players?
I kinda like your previous one - image-wise, he had some cool cyber chick going on with the neon dreads and goggles...
Your last one not so much, image wise...
So I'm looking for the effects pedals and I'm seeing a ton of the Zoom pedals but they're for bass. Is that good for guitar too or do I need to make sure it's a guitar version which is seems that the one I found for guitar looks just like the bass one. 
- Mar 13, 2008
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Well, Rachael was our guitarist for many years, she decided to retire from the band (she'd retired from Microsoft a couple years earlier) and go onto other things. I really miss her playing, she knew just when to take a solo or play rhythm and she had great tone, plus consistency. In trying to replace her Carla, in retrospect wasn't a good choice (insert lots of band drama here) I remorselessly fired her about 6 weeks ago with blessings from my fellow bandmates, it was a liberating experience!
There's more to tell, but I'll wait till after tonight
Haji
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A lot of those effects will work with guitar, but they are bass-centric in which ones are in there. The G Series, like the MS50G and MS100G are designed around guitar effects. Lots of stuff that works awesome on guitar translates like ass on bass.So I'm looking for the effects pedals and I'm seeing a ton of the Zoom pedals but they're for bass. Is that good for guitar too or do I need to make sure it's a guitar version which is seems that the one I found for guitar looks just like the bass one.
The 506 is bass specific, another cool option is a bass POD which are cheap for the originals. Alot of cool stuff for different sounds but not as much effects wise. I personally love a flanger w/delay and reverb for chord stuff, pedal tone things and chorus as well.
Ahhhh... Now that makes sense why the pedals are all for bass. I said earlier in the thread that I needed it for guitar, not bass. It's for my son who plays a Gibson SG.
So just to be clearer: I need a good used multi-effects pedal for a rock guitar player. Thx!
So just to be clearer: I need a good used multi-effects pedal for a rock guitar player. Thx!
Doe! Simple, digitech rp anything. The 100, 200, 50. Any are good enough for at home. I have a 200 artist, a 100 and they're cool and a zillion effects plus a drum machine. That's probably the most valuable part
Haji
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I've meet a guitar player whose pedal board was 90% bass pedals. According to him he prefered them because they gave him a much fuller sound since they didn't cut any frequencies and had a much better low end control. Of course not all bass pedals are like that some cut high frequenciesSo I'm looking for the effects pedals and I'm seeing a ton of the Zoom pedals but they're for bass. Is that good for guitar too or do I need to make sure it's a guitar version which is seems that the one I found for guitar looks just like the bass one.
