Thunderbird Club

[Bassmike62]

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Now that is one gorgeous Bird !

 

[TerribleTim68]

There has been a worldwide deficiency in weirdness since sometime around 1990. Grunge stamped out weird for weird's sake. I blame Kurt Cobain.

Being in the greater Seattle area, I blame Kurt for a ton of things.

 

[Count Bassie]

Being in the greater Seattle area, I blame Kurt for a ton of things.

The music industry always makes sure to have a scapegoat handy.

 

[TerribleTim68]

The music industry always makes sure to have a scapegoat handy.

I'm just saying, I had a cool little hair metal band going until he showed up.

 

[Larry V]

I'm just saying, I had a cool little hair metal band going until he showed up.

How soon after did you break out your flannel?

 

[Engle]

Hey all,
I just wanted to let you know the solution to my C-Standart Vintage Pro Intonation problem, for the ones that will come after me.
I wanted to replace the bridge and let wrote some of you about different options for bridge replacements, because the Saddle for the C and F string would not go back as far as i needed it to to intonate.
That is with all roundwounds in regular gauge up to Earnie Ball Power slinkys 110-055, aswell as labella 760m Roundwound 110-53. (labellas even had much more problems with the saddle range).

I really used the search function quite a lot the last few weeks since I got the bass and everything kind of did not work out for what i wanted to use it for, but the really simple solution, that i just could not find on TB but my local musicstore bassist who also plays c standart, told me i should use higher gauges especially on the C and it might solve the problem.
I bought daddario rounds 130-65 and there it is. perfect intonation on all strings. (Saddle for C string still all the bay back but a perfect fit, might switch to 135 at some point in the future)
It was an easy solution and maybe this information will help out some of you.
Higher gauge results in flatter note on the 12th fret if the saddle stays in the same position.

Only problem left is, the 130 string is too fat at the Ball end to pass though the clawpiece T.T
any suggestions for this other than file it down? I thought about Rotosound piano strings they are tapered
For now I used the ball end of an old 45 string with a small amount of string left and put it through the clawpiece and fixed the ball end of the 130 string at this string piece in the area between clawpiece and bridge.
Works for now, but I think i can do better.

Peace

Im glad you got the intonation issue figured out. I've tuned down to C#, but not C.
I would file the slot in the claw. It's not you're modifying a vintage Gibson

 

[GonePlaid]

Im glad you got the intonation issue figured out. I've tuned down to C#, but not C.
I would file the slot in the claw. It's not you're modifying a vintage Gibson

Or you could drill a hole behind the claw, line it with a metal tube, and run 'string through body' for the "C" string. Or you could tune it regular and buy an octaver. Choices.

 

[JIO]

How soon after did you break out your flannel?

The grungers copped that look from Watt! (and lumberjacks...)

 

[TerribleTim68]

How soon after did you break out your flannel?

We might have tried that, but we didn't want people thinking we were a Trixter tribute band -

 

[JIO]

We might have tried that, but we didn't want people thinking we were a Trixter tribute band -
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Nothing sez' "I'm different" more than flannel plaid pants.

 

[TerribleTim68]

Nothing set' "I'm different" more than flannel plaid pants.

In his defense, there was also the kilt -

 

[Patrick J]

Loll thx.
I often say something similar, when told or asked something about the instrument I'm playing or simply the way I'm playing it: "we choose our instruments, but they also choose us". Maybe its extra special with 'Birds and that what's happening here. Either way, that bass is amazing, can't wait to take her to rehearsal and see how she blends in our sound.

When I worked at GC, especially if they were millennials, I ask them if they were Harry Potter fans.

Remember, the wand chooses the wizard.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Nothing sez' "I'm different" more than flannel plaid pants.

along with a black leather jacket..

 

[Gaolee]

back at Cannery Row tonight....often wonder what Steinbeck would think if he saw it today....
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Steinbeck would be confused.

 

[Gaolee]

Rotos are what happen to be on the white bird right now, so it is what it is. I had never understood why people complained that Rotos were hard on the fingers, maybe they are popping too much. SITs are on my list of strings to try.

Maybe you should try flats. Cobalt flats, for example.

 

[Bassmike62]

(..) Remember, the wand chooses the wizard.

Sig-worthy .

 

[Gaolee]

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I'll say! That's a fantastic looking 'Bird. Did it start life as a black one, start life as a natural one, or something else and get refinished? It looks fantastic. Being a 'Bird, we all have a pretty good idea that it sounds great, so no problems there.

 

[Gaolee]

My band The Sean Conneries does this campy showbiz spy song. That particular vid is a bit butchered shortening the intro to each verse - why I don't know. You can see the chomped edits if you watch it again. But as far as the actual vid - it does seem odd just to have her spinning in that mod chair. Seems like it could have been a throwaway - a "just sit in this chain here in the studio and lip-synch the song" sort of thing. Like they wanted to get by as cheaply as possible and just needed to shoot something - now. I mean, she was Frank's girl and "we're doin' Frank a favor here." Either that or it was shot by an avaunt guard director who wanted to strip the visual gestalt to its minimal essence while conveying a soft collision of mystery and absurdity. One or the other, or both.

I'll buy that explanation. It has the essence of conveyance and engenderment that is unmistakably in its essential spirality.

 

[PillO]

Maybe you should try flats. Cobalt flats, for example.

NO! The great flats experiment was a bust and cobalt flats are like little cheese graters.

Unless your thought is to grind up my fingers with cobalt flats so that Rotos feel so much better... But still no.

 

[StephnG]

The grungers copped that look from Watt! (and lumberjacks...)

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Yup but after the gig they put on women's clothing & hung around in bars!!