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Thunderbird Club

#127,026
Chucky Stiletti said:
asking cause we were talking about Hagstroms and Hamers recently and she posted a pic of an 8 string NR not long ago...
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Speaking of Hagstroms.......... I saw this for sale over the weekend, is it anything special?
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#127,027
Engle said:
I prefer an octave pedal myself, but if the Queen wants an 8 string, that is a suitably outlandish one;)
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It depends on the octave pedal. The best one I have found so far is a cheapo Mooer that does octave up and sub octave. Unlike some of the others, it tracks with reasonable accuracy and stability. It turns the upright into an amusing synthetic beast, especially with a little envelope follower tacked on. An eight string with all that might be great or awful. Nothing in between.
 
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#127,030
Glenn Johnson said:
Anyone else in the club think that the newer bridge TB+ pickups on the T-Birds do a better burpy Jaco tone than the jazz bass does? Or am I nuts???
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I'm not sure about it being better than a Jazz, but I do think the modern T-bird bridge pup has a surprisingly great burp. I'd love to hear someone actually play jazz on one.
 
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#127,032
BurtMacklinFBI said:
I'm not sure about it being better than a Jazz, but I do think the modern T-bird bridge pup has a surprisingly great burp. I'd love to hear someone actually play jazz on one.
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I just got done playing a bunch of Peter White stuff (relatively smooth jazz) using my VP. Sounded great, every bit as good if not better than my Jazz bass. Probably important to note though that most Peter White songs don't feature a lot of bass in the mix. But heck, if this guy can use a Bull Shark bass I can darn well use a Thunderbird...
 
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#127,033
wraub said:
Hagstrom HB4, a later, lower-priced variant of an 8 string model from the 60s iirc.
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It had a $400.00 ticket on it, I'll take it that's a bit overpriced.
 
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#127,034
Gaolee said:
It depends on the octave pedal. The best one I have found so far is a cheapo Mooer that does octave up and sub octave. Unlike some of the others, it tracks with reasonable accuracy and stability. It turns the upright into an amusing synthetic beast, especially with a little envelope follower tacked on. An eight string with all that might be great or awful. Nothing in between.
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Same octave I have. It’s main use in my cover band is I Wish and Sledgehammer (along with a Boss chorus).
Still working it into tunes for the heavy band - mostly to fatten the sound during guitar solos.
 
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#127,035
GBassNorth said:
I just got done playing a bunch of Peter White stuff (relatively smooth jazz) using my VP. Sounded great, every bit as good if not better than my Jazz bass. Probably important to note though that most Peter White songs don't feature a lot of bass in the mix. But heck, if this guy can use a Bull Shark bass I can darn well use a Thunderbird...
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He can't really be any good. I mean, no distortion, overdrive, wah-wah. What kinda guitarist is he anyway?:rolleyes: Liked the little curved soprano sax.
 
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#127,037
GBassNorth said:
I just got done playing a bunch of Peter White stuff (relatively smooth jazz) using my VP. Sounded great, every bit as good if not better than my Jazz bass. Probably important to note though that most Peter White songs don't feature a lot of bass in the mix. But heck, if this guy can use a Bull Shark bass I can darn well use a Thunderbird...
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Is the foot getting you the NR? In other words - are you playing the sympathy card well?
 
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#127,038
Engle said:
Same octave I have. It’s main use in my cover band is I Wish and Sledgehammer (along with a Boss chorus).
Still working it into tunes for the heavy band - mostly to fatten the sound during guitar solos.
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Being able to add just a tinge of octave if you want makes it more useful than if it was less flexible. It can go from just a hint to full synth. I have been using it to emulate keys with the upright on some songs we do like Use Me, the Bill Withers song. Trying to be Booker T playing electric piano by playing bass through effects is a challenge. Not always successful, but lots of fun.

I am not all the way down the shiny box rabbit hole yet, so no chorus or flange. Yet. Mark hasn't been around inciting that kind of thing as much lately. Or ribbon mics.
 
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Gaolee said:
Being able to add just a tinge of octave if you want makes it more useful than if it was less flexible. It can go from just a hint to full synth. I have been using it to emulate keys with the upright on some songs we do like Use Me, the Bill Withers song. Trying to be Booker T playing electric piano by playing bass through effects is a challenge. Not always successful, but lots of fun.

I am not all the way down the shiny box rabbit hole yet, so no chorus or flange. Yet. Mark hasn't been around inciting that kind of thing as much lately. Or ribbon mics.
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Even better is fretless with chorus and octave!
IMO chorus or flange is a go big or go home situation. If you’re subtle with it on bass, no one really hears it. But add the up octave and a bit of down octave and it’s monstrous - especially with a Thunderbird!
 
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