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Thunderbird Club

#138,901
Bandleader: "I booked us a formal corporate gig"
Me: "So I can just dress normally, right?"
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#138,904
Gaolee said:
Human backs were intended to be used like a suspension bridge cable, not a column, and the muscles that were intended to wag a tail are the ones that keep our guts from falling out. We aren't the best designed creatures.
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But isn't it amazing that the remnants of said "tail" keep us from falling over even while playing TBirds....
 
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#138,905
MCF said:
Re the cobalt flats: I installed them per the weird instructions and have had no issues. When I put them on the '15, I promised myself they would stay on for a year. I'll likely be breaking that promise when I get around to it; I'm just not hearing what I like from them on that bass. But they play fine for me.
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Oh yeah the weird instructions! The strings took weeks to stop creaking when I tuned. They sounded good though.
 
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#138,906
Gaolee said:
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.
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It was born all black, I just removed paint and added the carbon fiber look decal on the pickguard and headstock, and a gold bird on top of the carbon fiber of the pick guard. I also added the copper shielding tape on top of the knobs.
 
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#138,907
Tim Skaggs said:
It was born all black, I just removed paint and added the carbon fiber look decal on the pickguard and headstock, and a gold bird on top of the carbon fiber of the pick guard. I also added the copper shielding tape on top of the knobs.
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It looks fantastic. Nicely done.
 
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#138,908
Engle said:
Oh yeah the weird instructions! The strings took weeks to stop creaking when I tuned. They sounded good though.
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What are the weird instructions? I have always just put them on like any other set of strings. With no problems noticeable by my prehistoric fingers.
 
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#138,910
Well, I got the Fano bass because I have the mind of a child. Super nice bass and I'll take it to the gig tonight. I quickly compared the Fano-Bird pickups against the ThunderBuckers in my Cataldo and the tone was pretty similar, just more output on the TB's. Could be because the dude who sold me the Fano has the neck pickup screwed down way lower than I would. I'll get a feel for it tonight and see where to go from there
 
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#138,919
BklynKen said:
Aren't Cobalt rounds known to be rough like cheese graters? ...
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dagrev said:
Yes on this point.
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Not in my experience (experience: 1 set of 4, 1 set of 5). They are far smoother than the rounds that came on my basses when I bought them (one new, one used). I can play for much longer, sliding more, before there's even a hint of a problem, and that goes away when I practice as much as I should.
 
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