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Thunderbird Club

#140,504
TBird1958 said:
Ovaltine...…… great, now I have to find some.
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WADR (sincerely) - how our language has evolved! "Why be content to be waken tired, listless or low - when you should be gay and radiantly alive?" (note chirping bird - think David Lynch "Blue Velvet")

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BklynKen said:
What the difference between using a HPF and just turning the bass down at the amp?
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the ‘bass’ knob could mean a lot of different things depending on the amp. What if you turned down the ‘bass’ setting on your amp and the sound was too thin? With a HPF, you can turn the ‘bass’ as high as you like, but determine the cutoff of how low it can go. It just shaves off stuff below a usable range, I suppose
 
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FlyingPigSound said:
Brought my TBird out to play tonight...
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Wow !
That painting would look so good in my little home studio :)


JIO said:
Only gold I entertained - my majorly chambered alder/maple bodied silver & gold "Glam P/J" - Marty Bell sparkle/tobacco>back side finish.
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Thanks to the peeps at Hipshot for their help on their drop-D silver/gold mix. :thumbsup:
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Gotoh '70s style big-plate clover 'Geddy Lee' style tuners - the best (note: personal collection - not for sale)
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Gorgeous bass ! That XTender is a nice touch, they custom-made that for you ?
 
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Bassmike62 said:
Wow !
That painting would look so good in my little home studio :)




Gorgeous bass ! That XTender is a nice touch, they custom-made that for you ?
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:) Thanks! I sent them the gold tuner and requested the mix. They will convert most tuners into their drop-D system for a set fee, but they were extra nice to go the extra mile. (at no additional cost) I've used a lot of Hipshot products over the years including bridges and converting tuners to their drop-D system. :thumbsup:
 
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JIO said:
:) Thanks! I sent them the gold tuner and requested the mix. They will convert most tuners into their drop-D system for a set fee, but they were extra nice to go the extra mile. (at no additional cost) I've used a lot of Hipshot products over the years including bridges and converting tuners to their drop-D system. :thumbsup:
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Same here, I use either their XTenders and bridges on all my basses (only the 'Bird has her original bridge).
The guys at Hipshot are awesome indeed :-).
 
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PillO said:
There are several of us who also love our JCs. Polyamory rules!

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I have a JC that I HATE - not that it's not a really good bass. It's just that mine has a neck that CONTANTLY needs adjusting - at least it's in both directions. Plus, there is something screwy with the 12th fret on the E string. I thought it was a raised fret so I tried tapping it in - did nothing. Upon closer inspection it appears that the fret is totally seated, and that maybe the fretboard itself wasn't sanded flat, or maybe some piece of debris fell into the slot right before the frets were added. I should take it to a tech to get it sorted out, but then there is still the see-sawing neck issue. Not worth the trouble to me. I want to sell it, but don't want anyone else stuck with my problems, so I imagine it will just take up space until I meet my maker. :drool:
 
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Glenn Johnson said:
I have a JC that I HATE - not that it's not a really good bass. It's just that mine has a neck that CONTANTLY needs adjusting - at least it's in both directions. Plus, there is something screwy with the 12th fret on the E string. I thought it was a raised fret so I tried tapping it in - did nothing. Upon closer inspection it appears that the fret is totally seated, and that maybe the fretboard itself wasn't sanded flat, or maybe some piece of debris fell into the slot right before the frets were added. I should take it to a tech to get it sorted out, but then there is still the see-sawing neck issue. Not worth the trouble to me. I want to sell it, but don't want anyone else stuck with my problems, so I imagine it will just take up space until I meet my maker. :drool:
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Part it out?
Observation: it does no good to come up with(semi)witty repartee, type it, then forget to hit post.:banghead::oops:
 
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