Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

It's amazing we still have all our limbs...

I was careful with the bigger stuff, it was the pedestrian stuff I got careless with, especially firecrackers. I went deaf in an ear for three days once (well, once from a firecracker), and had blistered, oozing fingers one time. The far larger danger was to the world around me; I had few boundaries when it came to experimenting on stuff.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Same here. I don’t need to change basses. I have done a couple of cover band gigs with my VP and found it’s really versatile. I use the orange tortex “taco chips” for about 1/4 and fingers 3/4

Orange for 6-string, purple for 4 and 5.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

View attachment 3365076 View attachment 3365082 View attachment 3365088 Who's That finally has a booking agent, she's done more for us in two weeks than we were able to do in 9 months! I should be posting more Thunderbird/Hiwatt video soon. All set up for tonight's show.

Awesome rig!

My doptaniece went through several agents in Austin; they were all either on drugs and unreliable, or they were always hitting on her. I don't think she ever found a good one. Now she lives in Europe, and is having a much easier time finding paying gigs.

 

[TBird1958]

Did you age those pickup covers or have they just naturally done that over the years?

They're aging naturally, as much as I love making my model trains look weathered and used, I just can't stand fake mojo on a bass, that's poseur *&^%.

 

[Count Bassie]

They're aging naturally, as much as I love making my model trains look weathered and used, I just can't stand fake mojo on a bass, that's poseur *&^%.

Thank you, so much.

 

[BklynKen]

They're aging naturally, as much as I love making my model trains look weathered and used, I just can't stand fake mojo on a bass, that's poseur *&^%.

Agreed! It's just nickel hardware that I don't like all shiny and glossy, especially chrome. I like it dulled down. I've pictured this for the RNR. I like black on my regular one.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

At the dmv I say "I am smiling". I look ticked. I prolly was(it is the dmv).

Texas DMV won't let you smile any more. Says it's bad for facial recognition software- which is all the more reason to smile.

 

[Count Bassie]

Agreed! It's just nickel hardware that I don't like all shiny and glossy, especially chrome. I like it dulled down. I've pictured this for the RNR. I like black on my regular one.

That's not "relic-ing", that's a look.

It's those things with their finish scarred by whacking them with bundles of keys over a template that make me feel like I'm surrounded by aliens.

Not you, Jeff.

 

[BklynKen]

That's not "relic-ing", that's a look.

It's those things with their finish scarred by whacking them with bundles of keys over a template that make me feel like I'm surrounded by aliens.

Not you, Jeff.

Right, thank you. I would just want the nickel finish dulled down. I wouldn't necessarily need it prematurely aged.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Heres a video of Aerosmith in 1976, Tom Hamilton on an early 60's bird. I love Areosmith from this period. It's like watching speeding train about to go off the tracks. Pure rock and roll magic. It's stuff like this that made me want to be in a band.

Here's a true story about me meeting Tom Hamilton as a kid.

My favorite bands don't just sound great and play their butts off, they care about their fans.

 

[Count Bassie]

Right, thank you. I would just want the nickel finish dulled down. I wouldn't necessarily need it prematurely aged.

I had my Blackbird/Goth and went at it a bit to achieve a look. I was after a little unique presence. But the player marks, such as existed for the time I had it, those were mine.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

...and a sexy Sunday morning shot for those of you that like Gibson Birds of the 6 string persuasion...

And a VII! I've always wanted an old VII.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

...and a sexy Sunday morning shot for those of you that like Gibson Birds of the 6 string persuasion...

She knows what to do with a Firebird! Love her voice, too.

 

[RedVee]

Hooked on the T Bird - 2012 - Thoughts on replacing the View attachment 3366013 View attachment 3366013 View attachment 3366015 Tuners and the Bridge with HipShots?

I have a 2011 and have left it standard. So far I have no desire to change it except maybe a bridge cover.
A Chrome out would be nice though.

 

[JJR58]

Mmmmm, Aerosmith.

 

[GonePlaid]

We have a 2 hour jazz gig Sunday. It's a tight space; can't use either 'Bird, hafta use a short scale, prolly the VM Jag and the Rumble 40.View attachment 3365330

Well, under the heading "that figures", I had played this place once before and the "stage" was tight. Now it isn't. Coulda tooken a 'Bird.

 

[PillO]

Hey @PillO , how are you getting on with that Traynor 210/115 cab of yours? I'm looking at one locally, may pick it up this week.

I love it. Plenty loud (with a portaflex 350, I rattle things before reaching 9:00 on the master volume), sounds relatively flat (not scooped). It sits on a carpeted concrete basement floor and any thing over 1/3 volume I can feel the ground vibrate. It is heavy (by TB standards) at 85#, but it has side handles and I can easy shift it myself. best part is that they do seem to sell inexpensively both new and used (at least around here, within 100mi of where they are made). My brother is surprised that I haven't broken one of the mirrors on the wall yet; and so am I. I am still impressed with the bargain I got on it - C$200 - so much so that I have left the price tag on it as a point of pride.

These things are durable. Traynor built them to be able to fall off a stage and keep working. There are videos of them tossing amps off the top of the building to test them.

If it is a good price and in decent shape, I would tell you to buy it.

 

[Count Bassie]

I love it. Plenty loud (with a portaflex 350, I rattle things before reaching 9:00 on the master volume), sounds relatively flat (not scooped). It sits on a carpeted concrete basement floor and any thing over 1/3 volume I can feel the ground vibrate. It is heavy (by TB standards) at 85#, but it has side handles and I can easy shift it myself. best part is that they do seem to sell inexpensively both new and used (at least around here, within 100mi of where they are made). My brother is surprised that I haven't broken one of the mirrors on the wall yet; and so am I. I am still impressed with the bargain I got on it - C$200 - so much so that I have left the price tag on it as a point of pride.

These things are durable. Traynor built them to be able to fall off a stage and keep working. There are videos of them tossing amps off the top of the building to test them.

If it is a good price and in decent shape, I would tell you to buy it.

Good buzz, thanks. I'm going to see one this week I hope.

 

[fasterpussycat]

They're aging naturally, as much as I love making my model trains look weathered and used, I just can't stand fake mojo on a bass, that's poseur *&^%.

Agreed! It's just nickel hardware that I don't like all shiny and glossy, especially chrome. I like it dulled down. I've pictured this for the RNR. I like black on my regular one.

Both Thunderbucker 66S pickups (NR41 and Orville) are as shiny as they day they were born. The 66N in the JAEbird is not.

 

[PillO]

Good buzz, thanks. I'm going to see one this week I hope.

If you play a 5 or a BEAD tuned bass, it will reproduce a low B really well. Deafeningly well. The low B on my EB3 is massive through the 1510.