Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

Come on, help a brother out.

too late...see what happens when you try to do good?....

 

[rdwil191]

hope this comes out...
I never got to see the Pretenders back in the day. Pete Farndon was one of my bass inspirations.
Took my daughters to Manhattan for the weekend (Dec 2016) and went to see them & Stevie Nicks.

Enjoy,
Rob

 

[Mike.C.]

I've had three stolen, a 72 P, a 76 J and a Bicentennial Bird.....people that steal musical instruments should be sent to a penal colony in Antarctica..

That’s too good for them.

 

[Haji]

Thanks for the words of encouragement. Sti'll have decided if I'm getting back to it, but I haven't totally ruled it out, either.

 

[fasterpussycat]

There was something in the post this morning. It wasn't shoes.

Spoiler

 

[Count Bassie]

Leon concurred..

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Great shot. Great player. Rock on...

 

[Count Bassie]

There was something in the post this morning. It wasn't shoes.

Spoiler

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Nnnnniiiiiice...

 

[Inky13]

There was something in the post this morning. It wasn't shoes.

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I’m not saying it was shoes.
But it was definitely shoes.

 

[Gaolee]

There was something in the post this morning. It wasn't shoes.

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There are plenty of shoes in the picture. Bridge came in the post? I thought you had that bass for a while - must have, the bridge pickup is gone.

 

[fasterpussycat]

There are plenty of shoes in the picture. Bridge came in the post? I thought you had that bass for a while - must have, the bridge pickup is gone.

Neck.

 

[MCF]

Leon concurred..

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And Brian too.

 

[BklynKen]

Well, I think I have a new favorite string. Since La Bella discontinued the Stainless Steel series, I went back to the Rotosound RS66. I still love it, but I was very curious about SIT strings. Tried their RB (Rock Bright) Stainless and they were indeed bright, a little too bright for my tastes, possible masking some lower end tone. The feel was amazing, though. I felt I could play faster and better with them. I think they're about as stiff as the Rotosounds, but I'm able to slide string-to-string more easily, allowing me to play faster. Even if they're not as stiff as the RS66, the fact that I can more easily cross strings maybe makes them feel that way, since there's less resistance, therefore less needing to put pressure on the string to bend it. SIT also has the Power Steel strings, which don't have some sort of process that bonds the core to the wrap, which seems to make them inherently less bright. I put them on yesterday and I think the Power Steel is the best balance of everything I like in a string. Not that I need to know who uses/used their stuff if I like it, but they list Jack Bruce.

Anyway, so pretty psyched I found a string that seems to meet all my needs and feels great.

 

[BklynKen]

And Brian too.

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PJ.

 

[BklynKen]

Oh, sorry, we were talking about NR. Who cares, it's PJ.

 

[Count Bassie]

Oh, sorry, we were talking about NR. Who cares, it's PJ.

Yes.

 

[Gaolee]

Neck.

Ah, right. I think you mentioned it. I forgot.

 

[Count Bassie]

Yes.

And PJ is not base.

 

[Count Bassie]

And PJ is not base.

Sorry!

 

[Engle]

I love those Firebird inlays. I wish Gibson used ones more like this on the Thunderbird. I find dots so cliche and boring.

I’m going to order a set of block inlay stickers for my VP one day. I’ve had them on my JB neck for years and no one ever noticed they are stickers.

 

[JIO]

I have been a Pretenders fan since their first record. Being from rural Ohio this one really hits home:


She always had fantastic bass players. This one is a blast to play:

I saw them in Chicago in the mid-80's when this album came out, at the once Playboy nightclub, Park West. At one point someone in the audience (inflated?) a big ball and it was bouncing around the packed floor. It eventually rolled up on the stage and Chrissy stopped playing mid-song, walked over, grabbed the ball, and threw it out of sight behind the stage. Her look said "I'm the show here fools - " and she was right.