Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

String order.

 

[gaffster]

I play an Aguilar Tone Hammer thru a Goliath III 410 or an Ampeg 410 with the handlebar. I have 4 Gibsons.. a Short Scale, 2 bicentennials, and a modern 2000s bird. With rotos they sound pretty close to each other, one of the 76 sidewinders is lacking in the mids and a frown EQ fixes that. The SS is a bit darker. And it's my main bass now.

When I did a jazz/bird A/B compare through a 20KW PA 100 feet out on the grass, the delta was interesting. Jazz bass really sizzles in those line arrays, more than the bird. Nothing beats a bird played with a pick for much of my setlist. These new PAs really reproduce (accentuate?) your tone. In any event, good to have a back-up.

Amazing how power amps went from like $10/watt to like $0.10/watt with switching technology, not to mention weight and efficiency.

 

[JJR58]

I'm not asking, and screw anyone trying to send me to a corner.

With all due respect to the sisters and brothers here.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I'm not asking, and screw anyone trying to send me to a corner.

With all due respect to the sisters and brothers here.

You ever listen to the Edgar Winter's White Trash "Roadwork" version of this?

 

[JJR58]

You ever listen to the Edgar Winter's White Trash "Roadwork" version of this?

Oh yes, i have Miles.

 

[JIO]

All this talk of hi/low pass filters has me second guessing myself.

I've always assumed the semiparametric equalizer section of my Thunderfunk amp served the purpose of a HLPF. The way it's set up you can dial in any specific frequency you want in any of four ranges of frequencies and either cut or boost those frequencies. Here's a pic of the EQ section...
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...I just select the Hz setting on the top row and cut or boost that setting by as much as 15dB.
So is that the same general function as an HLPF or am I missing out on something more???

Way over my head - a guitarist friend recommended the BBE SS pedal, I found a used one for a good price, bought it, plugged it in and it sounded good. That's all I know.

 

[JIO]

It's this I think, which you'll find under various brand names.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L5B64RG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pAaFDbH6QQW9P

yes, different brand but essentially the same

 

[Engle]

OK, somebody had to.

I got there first

 

[JIO]

The serial killer drummer was stupidly loud. Our stand in (and I'm hoping future permanent) drummer (and singer's husband) had not played for 25 years until the other day. He was both tasteful and not overly loud, to the extent we we able to have a vox, bass and drums session without earplugs which was a pleasant change.

I love our drummer to death - he's from Detroit and a serious musician. He's also a serious aging juvenile deliquent - but we humor him all the same and give him a long leash. It's the concessions you make that determines the longevity of a band. High maintenance? somewhat.., but we all love him and he is a damn good drummer.

 

[JIO]

Here she is from another angle:
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Pugs are cute! (in a smushed-up sort of way!) There's no getting around that!

Funny story - when visiting my partner Beth's twin sister & family in Portland, I did a painting of their pug "Buddy" while I was there. We held Buddy, Beth took a pic with her iPhone and printed out a b&w image to work from. I would get up early and work on it quietly in the rec-room/kitchen area before everyone got up. (including Buddy, asleep in the kitchen) When I was nearly finished, Buddy woke up suddenly, faced the painting and started barking! Done! I worked on it a bit more (mostly to darken his mussel) and it now resides above their fireplace!

 

[MCF]

Came home and spread out on the kitchen table to give the new one some TLC.

Fret polish, F1 fretboard clean/oil, Gibson polish, new strings and fixed the bridge angle. I’m beginning to feel a little guilty about scoring this beauty for a very nice price. The fretboard edges have obviously been professionally rolled and the fret ends must have been done at the same time. It is a joy to play. Researching the serial number puts it as production #29 in November of ‘07 from the Unsung Plant in Korea. It looks brand new. Very light play up to the 5th fret, mostly on E and A.

I’ll complete the setup in a few days after the strings stretch a bit. Won’t need much tweaking. Then I’ll order a nice strap for it. It is a fabulous THUNDERBIRD Friday!

 

[JIO]

Interesting. I didn't know this was another option. I've found some pretty cheap filters online, but didn't know if that was going to be a waste of money. More pondering necessary. Good thing my Thunderbirds sound good as is!

Like I said, once plugged in - it is now part of the chain. At home it's the only pedal between my bass and the amp.

 

[MCF]

I bought a used G30 on eBay for $130 and put it on my board. It sure is nice to be able to go out front to hear the mix.
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I’ve got two G30s, one upstairs and one downstairs. When I’m home alone, I wander all over the place playing.

 

[BklynKen]

Came home and spread out on the kitchen table to give the new one some TLC.
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Fret polish, F1 fretboard clean/oil, Gibson polish, new strings and fixed the bridge angle. I’m beginning to feel a little guilty about scoring this beauty for a very nice price. The fretboard edges have obviously been professionally rolled and the fret ends must have been done at the same time. It is a joy to play. Researching the serial number puts it as production #29 in November of ‘07 from the Unsung Plant in Korea. It looks brand new. Very light play up to the 5th fret, mostly on E and A.

I’ll complete the setup in a few days after the strings stretch a bit. Won’t need much tweaking. Then I’ll order a nice strap for it. It is a fabulous THUNDERBIRD Friday!

Very nice! Do you not stretch the strings when you install them? I keep doing it until they're in tune after another stretch.

 

[MCF]

Donner, your table is ready. Donner, party of 90, 89, 88, 87...


Thunderbird!

I was going to share my favorite “page,” but I don’t want to get banned from the Thunderbird Club.

 

[JJR58]

I was going to share my favorite “page,” but I don’t want to get banned from the Thunderbird Club.

I'm still here. Think you're ok.

 

[JIO]

I'm still here. Think you're ok.

here, but in the corner.

 

[GBassNorth]

I was going to share my favorite “page,” but I don’t want to get banned from the Thunderbird Club.

Paging Mr. Eppi... Telephone in the lobby for Mr. Eppi... Mr. Eppi, Phone in the Lobby please.

There, a paging joke that's Thunderbird related. Best I can do on short notice.

 

[GBassNorth]

here, but in the corner.

 

[RedVee]

@RedVee -- which airline?

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