Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

No, it is a original, I got lucky on Ebay. Tug bar is also 60s Gibson.

I know, but close enough for this purpose.

Why's your bird on the bench?

Getting converted to left-handed. I think the NRs look great upside down.

 

[GonePlaid]

Crazy long, but fun day today. Had a full 8 hour session producing and playing bass for artist Adrian + Meredith. Headed straight from the studio to a gig with Mike Lynch. First show with him. Awesome kid, great singer, writer and guitarist. We decided to go for a drink at a nearby place after and the Slowbeats happened to be playing there. Slowbeats feature super picker Kenny Vaughn (Lucinda Williams, Marty Stuart, A list session dude.) and Dave Roe on bass. His resume’ includes, Jerry Reed, Dotty West, Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam, John Mellencamp, Pretenders, Dan Auerbach. Just has a resume’ few can dare to dream of and he’s a sweet dude and old pal.
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Dave told me he loves seeing me use a T Bird on country gigs

That sounds like a cool day and evening. I find it interesting that both guys had tuners on their headstocks so I guess I'm in good company.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Keep the 370! Sell the cabs if you must. I have put a ACC rig together for my Zeppelin tribute. It's not a 360 but it's little brother the 150b paired with a 406 cab. For 150w it's wicked loud!View attachment 3340916

nice rig...what bass do you play with that tribute?

 

[Klondike]

Thanks for the feedback. Here's what I have now. Just keep thinking about hot rodding a Spector 4X. I already have the SNC pre sitting around because it wouldn't fit in the epi. Some after and before pics.

Im way behind and this may have already been asked but, Which EMGs ya got in there?

 

[cableguy]

Im way behind and this may have already been asked but, Which EMGs ya got in there?

I have some Active P's. Both of the pups are reverse P's. It does grind.....

 

[godofthunder59]

nice rig...what bass do you play with that tribute?

Right now the only FSO that sorta fits the bill is a sunburst 72 parts Pre

nice rig...what bass do you play with that tribute?

Right now using a sunburst 72 Precision parts bass, I'm in the process of building a parts Jazz for it.

 

[Gaolee]

Right now the only FSO that sorta fits the bill is a sunburst 72 parts Pre

Right now using a sunburst 72 Precision parts bass, I'm in the process of building a parts Jazz for it.

I thought JPJ played a P. I could be wrong, and it may have varied over the years. He played just about everything that anybody else could play anyway, and probably better.

 

[JJR58]

I thought JPJ played a P. I could be wrong, and it may have varied over the years. He played just about everything that anybody else could play anyway, and probably better.

He did early on, an early 50's one.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

He did early on, an early 50's one.

yeah this thing..

Although I don't favor 8 stringers...this was my favorite JPJ bass....sounds smokin' on "Achilles Last Stand"...
what a work of art that bass is....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

yeah this thing..
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Although I don't favor 8 stringers...this was my favorite JPJ bass....sounds smokin' on "Achilles Last Stand"...
what a work of art that bass is....
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correction;

this is the one JPJ played on the early records....

 

[JJR58]

correction;

this is the one JPJ played on the early records....View attachment 3341241

That's the one i was talking about.

 

[godofthunder59]

I thought JPJ played a P. I could be wrong, and it may have varied over the years. He played just about everything that anybody else could play anyway, and probably better.

He is mainly known for his '64 Jazz. I'll see how far I want to go down the rabbit hole, I suppose any FSO will do.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

He is mainly known for his '64 Jazz. I'll see how far I want to go down the rabbit hole, I suppose any FSO will do.

you could always go out with an EB-1

 

[dukeorock]

Getting silly with percussion overdubs, from the ‘more is more’ school of record production

And from the Mike Lynch gig last night

Haven’t gigged or recorded a T Bird in nearly two weeks. Longest I’ve gone since owning it. Gonna have to change that today

 

[JJR58]

Getting silly with percussion overdubs, from the ‘more is more’ school of record production
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And from the Mike Lynch gig last night
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Haven’t gigged or recorded a T Bird in nearly two weeks. Longest I’ve gone since owning it. Gonna have to change that today

Watcha playin there?

 

[godofthunder59]

you could always go out with an EB-1

I could and that would be cool! Who's gonna buy me one?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I could and that would be cool! Who's gonna buy me one?

something like this may just do it..
1998 Gibson Epiphone EB-1 Violin Bass - Medium 32" scale

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

He is mainly known for his '64 Jazz. I'll see how far I want to go down the rabbit hole, I suppose any FSO will do.

I thought he mainly used a ‘60 or early ‘61 stack knob jazz

 

[godofthunder59]

I thought he mainly used a ‘60 or early ‘61 stack knob jazz

Yeah I could be wrong on the year. I'm not the gospel on Zeppelin , though I know he used a EB1, Jazz, and Alembic. The old Precision was news to me.

 

[godofthunder59]

something like this may just do it..
1998 Gibson Epiphone EB-1 Violin Bass - Medium 32" scale

Naw cheap feeling imho, and not versatile enough to cover all the material.