Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

was surprised at how many folks in the club like them...had to try it...will take to my gig tonight along with a backup strung with rounds..

It's a love or hate relationship.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

It's a love or hate relationship.

you a fan? I like them on other basses, that said, when I bought my brand new 77 it was strung with flats from the factory..

 

[Gaolee]

As long as it's cold fried chicken, been there, had it, love it!

Eat it or wear it? I'm confused.

 

[Gaolee]

Is this the general consensus? I’d love a single pickup T bird but if I can get there by just turning down the bridge pickup...

I like two pickups for a lot of reasons, but there are those who remove the second pickup if it's there to start with. Also for a lot of reasons. The consensus is that there is a difference between a single pickup and two pickups, even if you turn down the bridge pickup volume completely.

 

[mr zee]

My EB 3 had flats on, don't know what make, when I bought it. Tried it out at the geezers place and the first thing I thought was rounds.
I put it through my ashdown Evo ll 300 4x10 and twiddled about for half hour when I got home.
Internet was next job, ordering rounds.

 

[rdwil191]

Nice straps, what say you, padded or unpadded?

well, the Neotech on the VP is probably the most comfy..and it's padded. Need it on that bass...around 10lbs...the Gibson is like 8.5ish, so it gets the unpadded fancy strap

 

[JIO]

Hmmm, Now that I have a Reggae band going, I’m thinking about putting a Mudbucker (old Gibson)in a long scale.

For raggae bass - I would grab my (short-scale/2-singles/flats) '66 Teisco Del Rey for really phat pillowy bass with the tone rolled off - big things come in small packages!

 

[PillO]

A Pacer would have been a HOOT although this will do. Good Job

The Gremlin was more fun to drive... The Pacer has an irony factor - especially if painted with a goldfish theme or with a long submarine sandwich in the back.

 

[PillO]

It's a love or hate relationship.

I love to hate cobalt flats.

Carry on...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I like two pickups for a lot of reasons, but there are those who remove the second pickup if it's there to start with. Also for a lot of reasons. The consensus is that there is a difference between a single pickup and two pickups, even if you turn down the bridge pickup volume completely.

wonder if the extra wood makes a difference...

 

[PillO]

wonder if the extra wood makes a difference...

Ahem. Extra wood always makes a difference.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

The Gremlin was more fun to drive... The Pacer has an irony factor - especially if painted with a goldfish theme or with a long submarine sandwich in the back.

believe it or not the Pacer was to be powered by a Chevy rotary that they reneged on last minute leaving AMC no choice but to shoehorn in the in-line 6..

 

[Butcherboy]

Don't like motorbikes. Haven't ridden a bike since I was nearly killed by an idiot in a van. As a general rule, if I can't get there on a train and/or walking, it's not that worth doing/seeing/going anyway -- the Jack Casady was seven stops on the train and a 5 minute walk.

Our cities are built around cars not people, but I think slowly more and more people are going car free. Maybe one day half the roads will be dug up and turned into parks or gardens.

....picked up my Cataldo at FedEx by metro.... the 7 minute walk to the station was not a lot of fun.... seems that bass players have to suffer....

 

[godofthunder59]

Is this the general consensus? I’d love a single pickup T bird but if I can get there by just turning down the bridge pickup...

Most of my Thunderbirds are IIs though I have plenty of VIs I just shut off the bridge pickup. Btw the bass pictured started life as a II, I removed the hack job bridge pickup and put a cover plate over the hole, left the extra volume control just to mess with people.

 

[godofthunder59]

TOTALLY CONCUR!!
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Should be this color

 

[JIO]

Ahem. Extra wood always makes a difference.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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Yup! Nice!!

 

[RedVee]

Interesting, i think by the numbers that the Fender flats have way more tension. And feel that way too. At least to me.
And oddly enough, The TI's i have on one of my 7enders is getting Cobalts put back on.
And the CB's feel more flexible to me then the TI's. Go figure.
But i am a Chechen alien, so one must take that into consideration when ever i blab around here.

aren’t the Fender flats d’addario
(chromes?) now?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

....picked up my Cataldo at FedEx by metro.... the 7 minute walk to the station was not a lot of fun.... seems that bass players have to suffer....

bet the walk back was better..

 

[fasterpussycat]

....picked up my Cataldo at FedEx by metro.... the 7 minute walk to the station was not a lot of fun.... seems that bass players have to suffer....

The JC in its case is quite light so wasn't too much of a drag getting it up the hill (always UP the hill) to the station. But getting it to the rehearsal space and back would no fun at all.