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Thunderbird Club
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- Jun 30, 2010
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very cool...where's that venue? like it....let me know when you're playing next, i'll come up..
It's a place in SF Tenderloin called PianoFight. We got the gig through Kirstin who has performed ensemble comedy there. A big bar (where the stage is) and 2 small theater spaces. Throughout our 2 sets the place filled up and then dispersed into the theaters a few time. It's like playing at Grand Central Station. I'll PM you a list of our upcoming shows.
7500 miles away. I’ll be there in Spirit!
- Jun 30, 2010
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A bass that echoed the Coral Deluxe Bass more specifically was the recent Ibanez Talman - The body outline is nearly the same - it just doesn't have the edge taper like the Coral and it's probably thicker. (and heavier) The thinner body (1-1/4") and tapered edges help as the Coral body is pretty big.
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Played my 2012 Bird into a Hartke rig at half time....4 tunes..sounded creamy...
The Talmans look nice. I like some of the colors. I find them heavy, even the short scale. Atypical, for Ibanez, thick necks. They seem to play ok, but....Don’t care much for the pickups or the pickguard which you can get in any color, as long as it’s tort. I do think the lower end versions are a reasonable first bass for someone wanting something different looking. Of course the Epi IV is the better choice.
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Yah, when I first saw them I liked the way they looked - but never played one. I think they were going for a retro-vibe with the thick-neck and 'look'. Figures that they are heavy.
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What nature of sport is this? "Roller ______"?
That is a very cool poster.
Those Hi-A pickups are rare! But so is the bass.
I like chicken heads. No guessing where they are pointing
That's what I hear. As well as the original Badass bridge. Nice mahogany, too, especially relatively subtle transition of the neck-through piece.
I like chicken heads. No guessing where they are pointing
The volume on my Thunderbird pickup is either 100% or 0% -- no need to see/guess where anything is pointing. Speed knobs are the schizzzzz.
I would have said that in future should I acquire a not-Thunderbird electric bass, the type with initials J and C, I would leave the electronics stock, but maybe blutack the tone on 100% (because the damned things sometimes move even when you never touch them), thereby negating the imperative to see where it's pointing ... but I'm not going to.
Great band practice today. The Thunderbird was roaring. Even with music that involves a Moog, it cuts through and shines.
You don't need knobs. You just need a switch.
Switches make popping noises. Speed knobs are prettier on a Thunderbird.
Audio. You can apply this to Thunderbirds.
Pfft. Just need a decent quality switch.
