Thunderbird Club

[Butcherboy]

Thunderbird Thursday.....the bird on the left is sold...one of my 91 twins has a new home ... and a new Babicz Bridge....new owner told me that the Babicz bridge worked perfectly right out of the box without any intonation adjustments.....

 

[GBassNorth]

You have a PROBLEM with giant music stands?

Well, you know what they say about big stands...

...or was that big hands???

 

[Kriegs]

 

[PillO]

Hercules stand.

Will he be bringing Newton?

 

[PillO]

Or fellow Canadian Shatner style.

Don't make me post Shatner doing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds...

 

[PillO]

I can remember the changes/patterns to hundreds of songs including some fairly obscure standards. I can remember all the words to "Mack the Knife". I can't remember the words to "Old Time Rock + Roll", which we do on every gig. Both of which, I sing lead.

It isn't enough to remember the changes/patterns to a lot of songs. You have to remember which songs they go with. Unless you are playing jazz.

 

[JIO]

They should correct the title - he states it's his a '64 IV right in the vid.

 

[PillO]

They should correct the title - he states it's his '64 IV right in the vid.

at 1:09 he says that particular bass was not his.

 

[JIO]

at 1:09 he says that particular bass was not his.

ok, point being it is not a '67 - I corrected my prior post

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

latest patient...can’t believe how lightweight it is...

 

[JIO]

It happened a coupla years ago(not while playing). The bass was on a stand, I was in another room. I heard a weird sound so I walked in the direction of the noise. Looking all around to see what had fallen, I looked toward the TBird. My heart sunk[sank?], my stomach went up into my throat; I figured it was done. Nope. The luthier at the shop I go to put it back together and added a coupla short reinforcing rods. As he said, it might break again, but not there.

I'd guess that out of all the early II's and IV's especially - the majority of the ones remaining have mostly had the neck surgery. I remember seeing a few back in the early 70's when I got my '63 (neck intact) and they all had the surgery. Years ago, my '64 did a belly-flop forward when leaned against a wall onto a tiled floor but was barely phased by it. I had a Parker Hornet bass in a basic gig bag and the strap gave way sending the hs hard to concrete. It split it through one of the posts but being natural spalted maple with a satin clear-coat I repaired it invisibly & securely.

 

[dagrev]

It happened a coupla years ago(not while playing). The bass was on a stand, I was in another room. I heard a weird sound so I walked in the direction of the noise. Looking all around to see what had fallen, I looked toward the TBird. My heart sunk[sank?], my stomach went up into my throat; I figured it was done. Nope. The luthier at the shop I go to put it back together and added a coupla short reinforcing rods. As he said, it might break again, but not there.

My '64 was broken and repaired before I got it about '82. I've had no problems. Never needed to adjust the truss rod so I don't know if that even works.

 

[GonePlaid]

My '64 was broken and repaired before I got it about '82. I've had no problems. Never needed to adjust the truss rod so I don't know if that even works.

Mine works-I watched the luthier adjust it. I ain't gonna f---* with it.



*ool

 

[RedVee]

Back in the 80s Q107 in Toronto used to do some amusing things like a dramatic reading of the Duran Duran song The Reflex.

I don't do the Batman voice for those mundane things. Instead I try to sing them to Taylor Swift songs. In terms of child embarrassment, that works much better.

I saw a read of Satisfaction at the ABC Studios in Kings X in my last year of High School. Very artsy near monotone read by a few actors. It was interesting and I enjoyed the trip to town but no clue what it had to do with the HSC English syllabus.

 

[MCF]

latest patient...can’t believe how lightweight it is...
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Haven’t seen many as a patient! That’s a good sign.

 

[BklynKen]

My '64 was broken and repaired before I got it about '82. I've had no problems. Never needed to adjust the truss rod so I don't know if that even works.

Mine works-I watched the luthier adjust it. I ain't gonna f---* with it.



*ool

Jeez, I adjust my truss rod at least a couple of times a year. Maybe because I like my action at Entwistle lows.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Haven’t seen many as a patient! That’s a good sign.

you’re right...first one I look at...I wouldn’t worry, this one was dropped..

 

[dagrev]

Jeez, I adjust my truss rod at least a couple of times a year. Maybe because I like my action at Entwistle lows.

I have a '71 Jazz that needs Spring and Fall adjustments. Everything else is good to go, even with our climate changes with fluctuations in humidity from Summer to Winter.

 

[BklynKen]

I have a '71 Jazz that needs Spring and Fall adjustments. Everything else is good to go, even with our climate changes with fluctuations in humidity from Summer to Winter.

How low or high do you like your action set?

 

[RogerTheAlien]

New pickguard