Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

That's my Badbird II replacement for the three point bridge, I may have some left, I don't know if I will be making more.

Well, crap. I was still hoping for a black one.

 

[RedVee]

Built the bass using the following kit from Solo Music Gear: Invalid Link Removed

I've currently just kept it stock with all of the parts it came with. It needed a bit of extra work to get going. For example, the route for the pickup wires was too narrow to fit the wires from both pickups into the rear cavity so I had to get that enlarged a bit. One of the tuners snapped on the threading when I was installing it too but they sent a replacement pretty quickly. I think the cover for the truss rod access might have been missing in the original package as well. Frets needed some work too, but after all of that was sorted out, I was pleasantly surprised with the sound. I'll have to post some sound clips, maybe after work tonight.

It does look good, and similar to the Pitbull kit main difference the head stock and bridge - I prefer yours. Invalid Link Removed

 

[Engle]

Awesome, thank you for accepting me!

Hey that’s a nice looking bass! What’s the nut width?

 

[D.M.N.]

Well since we're showing off 'birds and I can't remember if I posted this one here before or not...

That's my Badbird II replacement for the three point bridge, I may have some left, I don't know if I will be making more.

Well shoot, I guess I better get one ASAP. Let me know if you do in fact have some left, I'd like one for the Greco.

 

[RedVee]

Dang it, I really really want an NR!

Yeah, I’m getting there as well. Maybe I need to try building one. I need to find a place that guide beginners through a build.

 

[Dadagoboi]

Yeah, I’m getting there as well. Maybe I need to try building one. I need to find a place that guide beginners through a build.

Luthier's Corner here on Talk Bass.

Lots of how to info for anyone from beginner to pro. Buy a kit and start a thread. You'll get plenty of help.

 

[Markamb1]

Wow skipping a day or two leaves one with much reading to do.... I posted a thread that exploded into 9 pages in a day....that was even worse. I should never post outside of here...I don’t have that much time.

I never even knew it was unusual or even thought about it much before trying to describe sounds here. For 50 years, I thought it was just an ordinary thing that normal people experienced. Now I understand some of the odd looks I got when saying things like "that sound has a lot of white in it," and "that sound has a lime green edge."

I’ve been dying to associate the right Colour with the right Notes. I want to take one guitar and one bass.... sticker each fret with the notes and colour of the note....

Every source has a different opinion...spectrum of light waves do roughly correspond with the frequencies of sound waves.... I’m hoping some of you have thought about this as well or are interested enough to do some searching....I think you could also shade those colours up and down per octave.

Canadians don't hate bullets. It is the guns that some segments of the population dislike.




Technically, those are not blanks (blanks contain enough gunpowder to make a bang), those are dummy rounds. Now the joke practically writes itself...


I suggest NOT crossing the border with that. Although completely legal, it will cause no end of difficulties. If you do try, be sure to post the mug shots...

FWIW, I have a friend from Army days who is a munitions (bomb) disposal expert. Everything he owns has explosives residue on it. He budgets a lot of extra time to get through airports.

Strictest gun law states have some of the highest levels of gun crimes. Interesting relationship. Perhaps more complicated than it seems but interesting all the same.

We will all regret the day that guns are outlawed and psychos realize bombs are cheap, easy to make, indiscrimate and much less incriminating than guns...

I drove nearly that on an original Interceptor (a 1983, IIRC) when I was already somewhat sleep-deprived. On interstate (bad idea), half of it in massive thunderstorms, missing a tornado by about 15 seconds in Alabama. Aftera few hours sleep, I drove the remaining 300+ miles in something like 10 hours, including several hours not moving on an idling motorcycle (the starter was dead, and I was boxed in between semis, aimed uphill on a bridge). On the hottest day in Texas that year. I sweated off over ten pounds of water weight, and probably took a couple years off the engine's life.

I could hardly bend my fingers for a week, and for a month, they'd randomly just go numb. I also walked like a cowboy in a B western for a couple of days after getting to Austin.

Uphill both ways! lol I get it though. I hate riding Harley’s especially in stop and go traffic. I’d rather do anything else until the traffic subsides....obviously you couldn’t.... with old Harley though you could bum start them..... put em in first clutch in and run like hell up to a decent speed drop the clutch and let her roar.... had to do that once like seven times an a two hour trip....shovel head choppers are cool as hell.... I was a kid...

The funny thing about that 700 mile day was that I found it fairly easy. It was mostly back roads with a whole lot of curves. I may or may not have been going faster than the official speed limits. As I recall, the signs said something about 35 or 50 or something. Nice suggestions, especially when they say slow down for corners. It's nice they care.

The funny thing is I got pulled on I-5 going the speed limit about 100 miles from home. As it turned out, my plate had expired the day before. I thought it was good to the end of the month. Surprise. Washington State plates expire at some random day during the month based on when you got new tabs, not at the end of the month like a reasonable, civilized, organized state would do. i was actually going the posted limit when I got pulled, which had me really confused. The cop said he really just wanted to look at the bike - it was yellow and there were next to no Triumphs on the road at that point, let alone a yellow Triumph crotch rocket. While he was checking my license, insurance, and all that, some guy had a radiator hose blow just as he was passing us. So, the cop handed my paperwork back and made a comment about having to do some actual work now. I was pretty relieved, but he was an OK guy, all around.

My knees were angry the last couple hundred miles, but I thought about just riding up to Canada and then back down to Seattle to make sure I got in an even 1000, just to do it. It would have been pretty straight forward to do, since I had started at about 4:30 am and was home by 6 pm or so. I could have taken a nap and still had plenty of time for the last 300 or so miles. The plates were the main reason I didn't do it to see if I could. I was in my early 40s at the time and was practicing Aikido a whole lot. I had a back injury and now have a work schedule that has put the kibbosh on going back to Aikido. Meaning the knees are creakier and don't have practice bending like they did then.

There's joy in an excessive energy level, but when it runs out, I'm really out and can't do anything about it.

In British Columbia some roads don’t even have speed limits they just say SLOW!!!

Not a Bird, but a Gibson RD sighting... took me by surprise.

They were awesomely terrible

3 Pick ups!

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You were sSOOOOOOOOO Photo bombing to be the 100000th poster. I get it. I’d have tried if I could....until I saw you trying... happy 5000 pages 100000 posts.

A knob that goes both ways, i'll say no more.

I was very tempted on the remark too

 

[dagrev]

Yummy!
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Now that's just braggin'! But justified braggin!

 

[JJR58]

You were sSOOOOOOOOO Photo bombing to be the 100000th poster. I get it. I’d have tried if I could....until I saw you trying... happy 5000 pages 100000 posts.

Nah, i'm just a freak who's allowed to hangout here. I think it was the efforts from everyone else that garnished our new level.

 

[Markamb1]

Sorry I misquoted you..... I meant that remark for tbird

 

[Markamb1]

I’m most likely going to do it with a fretlight guitar...

 

[JJR58]

Sorry I misquoted you..... I meant that remark for tbird

Well, on that note. This is totally random on my part of course.

 

[PillO]

A knob that goes both ways, i'll say no more.

That was already ahemed...

 

[PillO]

Another happy BBB owner.

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I'm sure that there is nothing wrong with the Bad Bird or Bad Bird 2 and by all reports here, they are fantastic. But, I am very satisfied with the Hipshot bridges I have installed everywhere. Not that there was anything "wrong" with the 3 point bridges either... Just found what I like and am sticking with it.

 

[Markamb1]

Yeah I know I quoted a quote of a quote.... only time I was ever half tempted

 

[JJR58]

That was already ahemed...

I know, but short of actually e..........ming it myself. How could i not resist?

 

[PillO]

Does a kit Tbird count?

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What kind of kit? Parts unknown?

 

[JJR58]

I'm sure that there is nothing wrong with the Bad Bird or Bad Bird 2 and by all reports here, they are fantastic. But, I am very satisfied with the Hipshot bridges I have installed everywhere. Not that there was anything "wrong" with the 3 point bridges either... Just found what I like and am sticking with it.

Totally get it. I like both. Each have their own merits.

 

[TBird1958]

Now that's just braggin'! But justified braggin!

Those aren't mine! Earlier this year I traveled to Germany to visit the owner of all those basses, he's friend that I've known since the Gibson forum at The Dudepit. He's visited me here in Seattle and since my family is from Germany I took the opportunity to visit him and see his incredible collection of Gibson basses - Most of which at in The Gibson Bass Book. The one Thunderbird to realy note in that pic is about halfway up the row, it's Korina and has a bound neck with block inlays and gold hardware, one of a kind from the Custom Shop, very cool! There's also a short scale at he very end.

 

[PillO]

Hey that’s a nice looking bass! What’s the nut width?

Ahem.