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Thunderbird Club

#120,621
PillO said:
I'm not sure about that. I love playing my bird but I also love playing my Midtown and my JC with have much bigger necks. My Yamaha has the most bird-like neck and I enjoy playing that too. Maybe I just like playing all the basses I have...
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I enjoy everything, too. I'll still happily play a Precision, and I play the upright more than anything else. What I meant was the ergos, as far as body shape. Neck size isn't an issue at all for my insensitive CroMagnon hands.
 
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Gaolee said:
I enjoy everything, too. I'll still happily play a Precision, and I play the upright more than anything else. What I meant was the ergos, as far as body shape. Neck size isn't an issue at all for my insensitive CroMagnon hands.
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I think the last sentence is the key here. I have tried all my basses before buying, so I already know I like something about them and that there isn't a problem that keeps me from buying. So, at latest for me, maybe it is the ergonomics, or maybe it isn't but all my basses work for me.

I have tried a number of Fenders. They don't speak to me (except that made in Mexico P I tried a few weeks back, but it was just OK). Likewise, I have tried a few Rics and they just don't speak to me. I even tried a Yamaha 305 that I really wanted to like (it looked great and the price was fantastic), but it just didn't speak to me. I have liked all the Ibanez that I have tried but haven't gotten around to buying one (yet).

Although, I have tried one of these
Gretsch Guitars - G2220 Junior Jet Bass II, Rosewood Fingerboard, 30.3'' Scale - Walnut Stain
and Gretsch is a 7ender brand... These play really nice and I think it is lot of bass for C$400. Could end up with one as the office bass.
 
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PillO said:
I think the last sentence is the key here. I have tried all my basses before buying, so I already know I like something about them and that there isn't a problem that keeps me from buying. So, at latest for me, maybe it is the ergonomics, or maybe it isn't but all my basses work for me.

I have tried a number of Fenders. They don't speak to me (except that made in Mexico P I tried a few weeks back, but it was just OK). Likewise, I have tried a few Rics and they just don't speak to me. I even tried a Yamaha 305 that I really wanted to like (it looked great and the price was fantastic), but it just didn't speak to me. I have liked all the Ibanez that I have tried but haven't gotten around to buying one (yet).

Although, I have tried one of these
Gretsch Guitars - G2220 Junior Jet Bass II, Rosewood Fingerboard, 30.3'' Scale - Walnut Stain
and Gretsch is a 7ender brand... These play really nice and I think it is lot of bass for C$400. Could end up with one as the office bass.
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So, that's like, what, $120 USD?:smug:
 
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:hyper:Just got the Guitar Center 4th of July sales phamplet in the mail! It's a total of 14 pages and is packed with great Bass deals :thumbsup: (not!):cool:.

:bassist:Actually it has about 6 pages of guitars, a page of keyboards, almost three pages of mics, three pages of drums, and a page of misc cabs and PA stuff. But take heart, they did have one whole bass (not a page, just a bass) listed, by that well known manufacturer - Mitchell. That's it. Almost disheartening. :crying:
 
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PillO said:
I have tried a number of Fenders. They don't speak to me (except that made in Mexico P I tried a few weeks back, but it was just OK). Likewise, I have tried a few Rics and they just don't speak to me. I even tried a Yamaha 305 that I really wanted to like (it looked great and the price was fantastic), but it just didn't speak to me.
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I had to look the Yammie up. I hate instruments that only have model numbers. Give me names, please.
OTOH, I have always wanted a pair of Honda 305s (SuperHawk and Scrambler).

Although, I have tried one of these
Gretsch Guitars - G2220 Junior Jet Bass II, Rosewood Fingerboard, 30.3'' Scale - Walnut Stain
and Gretsch is a 7ender brand... These play really nice and I think it is lot of bass for C$400. Could end up with one as the office bass.
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I had completely forgotten that It's now FGretsch (The F is silent (and normally invisible)).
 
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GBassNorth said:
:hyper:Just got the Guitar Center 4th of July sales phamplet in the mail! It's a total of 14 pages and is packed with great Bass deals :thumbsup: (not!):cool:.

:bassist:Actually it has about 6 pages of guitars, a page of keyboards, almost three pages of mics, three pages of drums, and a page of misc cabs and PA stuff. But take heart, they did have one whole bass (not a page, just a bass) listed, by that well known manufacturer - Mitchell. That's it. Almost disheartening. :crying:
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Really? I missed there being *any* bass. Thinking it's time to write them a letter.
 
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GBassNorth said:
:hyper:Just got the Guitar Center 4th of July sales phamplet in the mail! It's a total of 14 pages and is packed with great Bass deals :thumbsup: (not!):cool:.

:bassist:Actually it has about 6 pages of guitars, a page of keyboards, almost three pages of mics, three pages of drums, and a page of misc cabs and PA stuff. But take heart, they did have one whole bass (not a page, just a bass) listed, by that well known manufacturer - Mitchell. That's it. Almost disheartening. :crying:
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Yeah, but what about that cool Jackson Rhodes FSR on the cover! $220!!!
 
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georgiagoodie said:
Yeah, but what about that cool Jackson Rhodes FSR on the cover! $220!!!
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Better yet, turn to page six and look at those Fender offerings on the upper right corner. They have an oddly familiar shape to them.... I just can't quite figure out where I've seen a shape like that before. :unsure:



Maybe an RD Artist, meets Jaguar gets blended with Thunderbird and has an EB13 pickguard slapped on it?
 
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GBassNorth said:
Better yet, turn to page six and look at those Fender offerings on the upper right corner. They have an oddly familiar shape to them.... I just can't quite figure out where I've seen a shape like that before. :unsure:

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I noticed that! Thought the timing was interesting given the current Gibson stance on what the "press" keeps calling "copyright violation".
 
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#120,639
Jonithen said:
Gave in to temptation and installed rotosound 77's. Lowered the action to stupidly dangerous levels and loving it.

I feel like the neck / fingerboard could be offset a few degrees couter clockwise to offset the tendency of the body to hang with the upper bout drifted away ay a small angle. Not enough to kill it for me although I did briefly entertain the idea of flipping this baby. I think I've got it where I want it now.
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Stay with it and try a few different strap/position options (don't even go there!). Once you get it, you get it and it's no big deal. My '64 is the most comfortable bass I own--and second lightest. Though the more recent ones may not be perfect like the '64, the sound is worth any slight inconvenience that might linger.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Better yet, turn to page six and look at those Fender offerings on the upper right corner. They have an oddly familiar shape to them.... I just can't quite figure out where I've seen a shape like that before. :unsure:



Maybe an RD Artist, meets Jaguar gets blended with Thunderbird and has an EB13 pickguard slapped on it?
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Is it similar to the Firebird Zero??

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