Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

Luscious!
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Some day I want to get a TBird with a third pickup, made to look as much like a Firebird VII as possible. Preferably red with gold pickups (although this may beat that out). That's always been one of my favorite guitars.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, what I assume is going on there is a thin sheet of aluminum cut to the (slab) body shape (with finished edges), ground with a swirl pattern, adhered to the body, and finished with gloss translucent colours. The aluminum sheet will add a little weight but being that it is thin - the extra weight should be minimal.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I moved here in 1990 in the aftermath of the last major quake and have felt many tremors over the years but lately it's been "still".., which isn't a good sign.

I remember loma prieta in 89....no fun...

 

[Gaolee]

Not sure i can describe it quite the way you do. But something like purple mixed with gold, and then a nice tan to round out the bit of blue in there. It's a wide open grindy animal off it's leash.

Makes perfect sense to me. I can construct the sound in my head using your description.

I played the '15 at a rehearsal last night, and was amusing myself messing with the volume knobs and tone knob. I was getting more of a maroon sound out of it, then a really shiny electric blue and white sound. It didn't have as much black as usual in its sound last night for some reason. Maybe the strings.

 

[Gaolee]

Excellent description - Elvin Jones used colour to describe his tones.

Elvin Jones is one of my favorite drummers. Trying to figure out what he was doing is really tough, but it always makes complete sense. Trying to play anything like Elvin Jones would have played is an exercise in comparing yourself to a genius. It's humbling and inspiring at the same time.

 

[GonePlaid]

I remember loma prieta in 89....no fun...

Stay safe.

 

[JIO]

Elvin Jones is one of my favorite drummers. Trying to figure out what he was doing is really tough, but it always makes complete sense. Trying to play anything like Elvin Jones would have played is an exercise in comparing yourself to a genius. It's humbling and inspiring at the same time.

One of my favorites as well - I was fortunate enough to see him a couple of times in the 80's and had him sign a double album of his "Live at the Lighthouse" (1972). He was a very approachable guy - very up-beat. When a song ended, he would still be playing like a wind-up clock that was winding down. He also made noises while he played - hard to describe but sorta' like sustained grunting - it fit well with his playing. Elvin also sweated up a bucket!

 

[JIO]

For a moment I thought you had a Stark Industries arc reactor. Those are hard to come by.

not aware of that - what is it?

 

[RedVee]

not aware of that - what is it?

Iron Man’s thingy in his chest

 

[JIO]

Iron Man’s thingy in his chest

Hah! Oh yah - I was a fan of Iron Man when I was a kid. I started when he was all yellow and more Tin-Man looking before developing the skin-tight yellow/red look!

 

[ToddOfThunder]

yeah, 31 confirmed dead, 200 missing up in Paradise, Calabasas not as bad but pretty bad and we, stuck right in the middle..
just in time for rainy/landslide season!!! Oh and there was a small quake Saturday morning...

Sounds about right.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

not aware of that - what is it?

 

[Engle]

Has anybody tried the Artec mudbucker? I’m playing reggae more these days and my Pbass FSO already has a mudbucker route in the neck position.

 

[JIO]

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Has anybody tried the Artec mudbucker? I’m playing reggae more these days and my Pbass FSO already has a mudbucker route in the neck position.

Only their TBird pups. Didn't know they made mudbuckers. I like their Bird buckers.

 

[ToddOfThunder]

I remember loma prieta in 89....no fun...

Yes, I was a couple miles from the epicenter that day and watched it all unfold right before my eyes. I’ve never seen anything quite like it since. The sound alone is engraved in my memory.

 

[Count Bassie]

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Has anybody tried the Artec mudbucker? I’m playing reggae more these days and my Pbass FSO already has a mudbucker route in the neck position.

I had an Epi EB-3 with their mudbucker, had a treble bleeder circuit add-on installed, and it leveled out the erratic tone dynamic as you raised or lowered pickup volumes.
Just saying that in general it was a sensible mod for such a pickup...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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I had an Epi EB-3 with their mudbucker, had a treble bleeder circuit add-on installed, and it leveled out the erratic tone dynamic as you raised or lowered pickup volumes.
Just saying that in general it was a sensible mod for such a pickup...

was that treble bleeder factory stock?

 

[ToddOfThunder]

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I had an Epi EB-3 with their mudbucker, had a treble bleeder circuit add-on installed, and it leveled out the erratic tone dynamic as you raised or lowered pickup volumes.
Just saying that in general it was a sensible mod for such a pickup...

I was gonna buy a Epi EB3 but my drummer at the time talked me out of it. I bought my Bird instead but I’ve been wanting a EB3. Is it a shorter scale?

 

[PillO]

I was gonna buy a Epi EB3 but my drummer at the time talked me out of it. I bought my Bird instead but I’ve been wanting a EB3. Is it a shorter scale?

EB3 is the long scale set neck, neck sidewinder bridge mini-humbucker. EB0 is the short scale bolt-on neck, neck sidewinder.

 

[GonePlaid]

I was gonna buy a Epi EB3 but my drummer at the time talked me out of it. I bought my Bird instead but I’ve been wanting a EB3. Is it a shorter scale?

Yes and no(or more accurately, no and yes). Epi EB3's are long scale. I had one and it "neckdived(dove?)" worse than either of my NR 'Birds. The Gibby EB3/SG bass is short scale. I had one of those(a '68) I never shoulda sold. So it depends on what you want/can afford.