Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

did you see the Motley Crue movie The Dirt? Nikki Sixx bashes some schmoe in the audience with his T-Bird....formidable multipurpose tool..

I mentioned that last week. That bit was obviously fanstasy.

He played a white '76 early on, I certainly couldn't prove it, but that he would hit someone with it at show/fight in a skeezy bar doesn't seem too far fetched to me, you wouldn't catch me doing that! Beats the scene at the swimming pool with Ozzy.

 

[5StringBlues]

..formidable multipurpose tool..

Nikki or the bass?

 

[Engle]

I considered those, but the mixed reviews led me to the Line6 G30s. I have two sets; one in the upstairs practice area and another downstairs. They’re pricier at $199 a set, but work really well. Only drawback is the chinchy battery door on the transmitter. Solved by using the Neotech medium size cases. If you get the xvive, let us know how they work. Disclaimer: I don’t play out (haven’t for years) and most likely won’t ‘til I can retire from the clampdown. I’m so looking forward to band drama.

I’ll second the G30. It uses AA batteries, so you can always throw in some alkalines if you forget to charge.
Last gig I walked all they to the other end of the pub as we were playing so I could hear the mix in various spots.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Shure GLXD (I think). I think it's great. I haven't noticed any difference in sound or latency to speak of. I got latency once, but that was when I wandered far enough away that it was probably the sound getting to me rather than the transmitter that was the issue, namely more than 150 feet. I haven't had any issues with interference or drop-outs in the years I have been using it, either.

There's no room at the inn for a wireless pedal, something else would have to make way for it. Obvious candidates would be the tuner, but I love its bluuuuuuuuuue and white LEDs, or the preamp, which having knocking around loose would defeat the purpose of having everything stuck down on a board.

Somewhat related -- last weekend I was at one of the venues we will be playing in the nearish future. It's a mystery how we're ever going fit a 4 piece drum kit, guitar combo and bass amp plus a singer onto that stage. Bass doesn't go through FoH either, so ampless isn't an option.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Nikki or the bass?

Bass

 

[dukeorock]

Bass

Well, both are tools

 

[fasterpussycat]

It must be Feline Friday in the behind parts of the world.

 

[fasterpussycat]

Hey @fasterpussycat !
I've built a stutter pedal and the graphic I'm going to put on it is basically your avatar.

Kill! Kill!

Sounds cool. I dreamed I had a Thunderbird with a kill switch and a drop-D tuner this morning. No idea what dark recess of my subconscious that crawled out of.

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

Three of 'em and counting. I like them. HE 6-3/8" works but looks different from stock. GB 7 also works and looks like the stock Grovers. I have both on different bass guitars. There are some earlier Thunderbird reissues that require a bit of drilling to fit a Hipshot tuner. My 1991 has all Ultralite tuners, and they required a larger hole for the peg and the set screw is in a different location than stock. The 2001 was a drop-in.

If you go with clovers, call them and make sure you order the slightly smaller clovers they make for Thunderbirds.

Excellent! And oh look, there's a nice GB7 on Reverb for cheap! Or there was.

 

[Mike.C.]

It must be Feline Friday in the behind parts of the world.

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Daisy is confused and thinks it is NBD.

 

[dukeorock]

Now this is a country gig in Texas. They even reserved me a table

 

[BklynKen]

Now this is a country gig in Texas. They even reserved me a table
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Except their flags are touching the ground!

 

[MCF]

Now this is a country gig in Texas. They even reserved me a table
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Looks like fun Duke. Will there be BBQ? Post a bit of vid please...

 

[dukeorock]

Except their flags are touching the ground!

But those aren’t Texas Flags

 

[dukeorock]

Looks like fun Duke. Will there be BBQ? Post a bit of vid please...

Do my best!

 

[BklynKen]

But those aren’t Texas Flags

Damn.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

But those aren’t Texas Flags

pretty quick thinking there..

 

[Miles_ONeal]

But those aren’t Texas Flags

Exactly! 8^) 8^P

 

[Gaolee]

Nikki or the bass?

Both.

 

[Gaolee]

Excellent! And oh look, there's a nice GB7 on Reverb for cheap! Or there was.

And of course if I'm wrong, I'll deny ever having said anything...

I'm about 99.9% sure that was all good information, but I have been hit in the head often enough to start to like it.