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Thunderbird Club
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How can i miss this chance. Ehem!
Gaolee
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That does it! I"m so upset that I'm keeping the ACC stack! And leaving the grass stains on my knuckles for another week, at least!Sorry to disappoint, but that was a jokeOther people without gangly arms can torture themselves all they want, but I choose not to.
Even on an iPhone her bird sounds great.
For what it's worth, I'm picking up a Tbird in 3 days...always wanted one of these for...oh I dunno, about 4 decades (y)
I did the cobalts (45-105) before. That added brightness factor only lasted two days. They were pretty dead afterwards. Playing in a punk band, i needed the grind to last longer than two days, hence my preference for D'addario - little cheaper, & last longer IMO. Also another reason i dislike EB strings with anger is cause, when i first got my epi goth bird - some 7 years ago, i figured i'll go EB route as they did work on my other bass. Had all strings on, & stretched them as i always do to break them in: The G & A snapped at the tuning post. Since then, no more EB strings for me.
I think that's a big reason to why they have a lot of artists: The play shows every night, tour extensively. They're good for one show, that's it. Endless amounts of strings supplied to them. I'd rather be on the road with a couple of packs of D'Add & have my original strings last the whole duration, than to go through strings every night. I do my own tech work too, Less i have to worry about new strings, it's just minor tweaking at that point.
This isn't meant to offend, nor have i taken offense of your 2 cents xD It's mearly my distaste, & bad exp with EB strings that put a fundamental strain in ever having that be my pick. on another note, they're not as stiff as the D'addario. I guess it does earn their slinky name well, but i figured once you get to a heavier gauge, it would start being stiffer.
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I would never try to convince anyone to play a T-bird - they aren't for everyone. Due to it's inherent design shortfalls, T-birds played at a standard waistline position require shifting it back so that the upper hump of the body is poking your ribs. Not ideal but it works to bring first position within reach and also helps with neck-dive. I loop my strap over the lower elbow bout which pulls the bass into your body and further stabilizes it. So a bit high-matenance played in a standard position (compared to hanging it low) - but is well worth doing if wanting to play a T-bird.
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hmmmm, so why would you want flats that don't sound like flats?
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more instrument maneuvering/positioning to allow established playing technique
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In my case, I don't like the feel of rounds.hmmmm, so why would you want flats that don't sound like flats?
and don't like the sound of flats?
Sorry to disappoint, but that was a joke
I was very surprised that so many people missed your sarcasm.
In my case, the talent is there, my skill is a bit behind.
Yeah now that I look so cool with the low hanging blackbird I can pretty much skip that stuff... I think just showing up and looking cool will suffice for success.
Cool idea.
Playing a ridiculously oversized, pointy, high action bass for 30 mins makes the blackbird feel like a smooth little guitar.... good idea. I find that playing a lot of bass makes my guitars feel like 3/4 size guitars.
Like(d) the sound of Chromes and Tapewounds for most of my basses. Didn't like Chromes on the EpiBird 5er('P' pup) so that's why I put the Cobalt Flats on it. The Chromes on the '67 were getting old so I put the Cobalts on it and have to roll off highs from the normal 7 to about 5 on the neck pup otherwise a bit too 'jangly' for what we do. I have 1/2 rounds on the LPB25 and am planning on putting Chromes on it-maybe. With the active stock Barts, I haven't yet found the right strings for it. The Chromes from the 5er are still here(I didn't cut them off)and I might put them on the Les Paul just to see how they sound. They were only on the EpiBird a short time so they aren't worn out. Oh, one other thing(Columbo), I only use the bridge pup-w/ the neck pup-on the Les Paul.<to clarify(sort of)>I don't use the bridge pup on any bass('67 NR, Epi 5er, Ibanez semi-hollow, 5quier VM Jaguar)except the LPB25. I hope that's as clear as the neck pup on an EB3.
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Like Ampeg rigs, Thunderbirds aren't for everyone.Sorry to disappoint, but that was a joke
That doesn't mean that they aren't great basses or rigs, it just means they haven't personally spoken to you (yet). Sooner or later many players find out (as I did) that Gibson (and Eppi) are perfectly capable of making quality basses that fill a sonic or visual need. Being six foot tall with a normal wingspan I don't find my Thunderbirds any more of an ergonomic challenge than I do my Fender P or Jazz basses (and this is coming from a guy who's main bass these days is a short scale Gibson SG bass). Even my 5 foot 3 inch tall daughter has strapped my Eppi Goth on and had no problem in first position.
Again, these birds aren't for everybody, but if you ever find yourself in a Bird curious mood please feel free to drop in and chat, we'd love to hook you up!
LOL - actually I did want flats that sounded like flats and after trying them I decided they sound closer to a nickel round than they do to a well broken in flat. My normal string selection centers mostly around nickel rounds, but now I've added Cobalt flats to that list of favorite strings. Interesting to note that Cobalt rounds remain my least favorite string of all time.hmmmm, so why would you want flats that don't sound like flats?
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, HawkBucker.
