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Thunderbird Club

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Andii Syckz said:
Schecter ultra bass?
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No idea if they're still manufactured. I've tried one, i like how it feels, tone is pretty clear too. Can't recall if it sounded tbird or not but it's an alternative i'd guess.
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They are still for sale on the website but as Simon Gallup's signature bass. I think about getting the black one every other week.
 
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Bent77 said:
I hate it when I hit turtles with my pick up, they shouldn't play in the street!
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They need one of these...
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Guess I could have been a bit more specific or at least thrown out a bit more info. Sound I'm going for - I like a nice deep punch with definition and with the T-Bird I want just a touch of that growl we all love so much. Something that will fill spots most would use a Fender for but with a T-Bird flavor to it. I play with my fingers (no picks) and I hate flatwounds, no offense to you flatwound users. Just never did like the feel. The only bass I ever used Rotosounds on was a '74 Ric and after about 4 fret jobs it was almost like playing a fretless. Which was fun but I'd like to avoid that much fret damage. If any of this is at all helpful. I realize this is all kinda relative but I'm open to suggestions, thank you.
 
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EdO. said:
Guess I could have been a bit more specific or at least thrown out a bit more info. Sound I'm going for - I like a nice deep punch with definition and with the T-Bird I want just a touch of that growl we all love so much. Something that will fill spots most would use a Fender for but with a T-Bird flavor to it. I play with my fingers (no picks) and I hate flatwounds, no offense to you flatwound users. Just never did like the feel. The only bass I ever used Rotosounds on was a '74 Ric and after about 4 fret jobs it was almost like playing a fretless. Which was fun but I'd like to avoid that much fret damage. If any of this is at all helpful. I realize this is all kinda relative but I'm open to suggestions, thank you.
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Big fan of DR Black Beauties and Highbeams on my Birds. I used the Smith strings that the Queen mentioned earlier for a while way back when and really liked them. They used to be easy to buy locally, not so much any more. I like the angry-ish sound as well on my basses and the DR's give me what I am after.
 
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Nocturnal said:
Big fan of DR Black Beauties and Highbeams on my Birds. I used the Smith strings that the Queen mentioned earlier for a while way back when and really liked them. They used to be easy to buy locally, not so much any more. I like the angry-ish sound as well on my basses and the DR's give me what I am after.
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+1 on what Andy says! :)
 
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Have you seen this nice Sandberg T-Bird? I know it is already around for a while, but I discovered it yesterday, and I certainly like what I see!

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Sandberg Forty Eight Sounds Demo
A link with some sound files, youtube has some more. I like it very much!

If you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to visit their Bass/Guitar configurator, the best of its kind that I've seen yet. I use it a lot to see if a certain color / pickguard combination would look good together:
Sandberg Configurator
 
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