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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 8, 2011
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I got a couple billion posts behind...wondering how many smashed headstocks there have been in my absence? I feel bad because I have that rare 2,000’s era Gibson TBird with an intact headstock, great finish and no neck dive. And I don’t even play metal!
Been playing my Fano with ‘Bird pickups a lot lately. Plays and sounds so good
Been playing my Fano with ‘Bird pickups a lot lately. Plays and sounds so good
I recall that the tech 21 unit was to emulate what he does with British Lion. I vaguely recall, perhaps erroneously, that he was playing an Orange amp for that. I can't recall what amp he uses for Iron Maiden; it seems like his focus is on his custom Marshall cabinets.
All the pre-sets are examples of people that played with varying amounts of dirt, something that Orange amps seem to produce in abundance.
Sorry to hear that. Terrible news.
Drop tuners are usually used to bring the E string to D, but I’ve used mine to go to E flat (for playing Sledgehammer and Superstition in Eb)
Some bands tune everything down. I’ve played in Eb, D, C#. And people go lower. It just depends how heavy and growly the band wants to sound.
Black Sabbath started in E and by Vol4 they were playing in C#
Exactly! And when you wear it lower, it matters less.
Welcome back! Please - only negative comments on Tbirds from now on. That will leave more for us.
- Mar 8, 2011
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- Authorized greenboy designs builder/Owner of BNA Audio
The guitarist in my reggae band was an engineer/producer. He used to run a studio with an Ensoniq Paris setup which he has now re-acquired and got running. Anyone heard of it?
This is old gear, but wow does it sound nice and warm! There’s another I/O chassis, so we might set up another rig at my place with an old XP computer I still have
This is old gear, but wow does it sound nice and warm! There’s another I/O chassis, so we might set up another rig at my place with an old XP computer I still have
Our official position as per @fasterpussycat:
Well you don't need to have touched, let alone seen, a Thunderbird in the flesh to know they are just awful. Their headstocks pop off when you least expect it, they are really badly made, their pickups produce nothing but mud and raw sewage, they all -- without exception -- are so unbalanced they might as well have a block of concrete chained around the neck ... and they only good for metal.
I still have-and will keep-my LPB2/5*, but I never woulda bought it if I'd discovered 'octavers' sooner. I'm just more comfortable with 4 string, especially reading arrangements. Plus, I can use the Micro POG with any of the collection; was gonna use it with the NR last night but, once again, space was at a premium. And I prolly woulda only used it on one song anyway, so no BF(low)D.
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That confirms what we've all known down deep. I'm done with these goofy things. With all those problems, who cares how good they sound. Dropping my four off at Salvation Army in the morning.
Thoughts that run through my mind when playing a Fender Jazz...
...vs thoughts that run through my mind when playing a Thunderbird...
...vs thoughts that run through my mind when playing a Thunderbird...
Ha! That was me with a Ric! Never ever felt right. Seemed to fight with it every time. It's long gone. One of the best trades I ever made.
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This is what replaced the Ric. Fantastic!
Wow! Blast from the past...I worked with Paris when Creative Labs bought Ensoniq (they already owned E-mu Systems where I worked) in the late 90’s...The guitarist in my reggae band was an engineer/producer. He used to run a studio with an Ensoniq Paris setup which he has now re-acquired and got running. Anyone heard of it?
This is old gear, but wow does it sound nice and warm! There’s another I/O chassis, so we might set up another rig at my place with an old XP computer I still have
- Mar 13, 2008
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But, but.....The greatest collection of Thunderbirds in the world resides in Germany. You've seen a copy of "The Gibson Bass Book" I hope.
- Jun 30, 2010
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Gotta say - I love my 500 Spyder and I'm certain that is an awesome sounding rig.
Anybody know where I could find a real Orville truss rod cover? I've been checking online but haven't found anything. I'd like to take off the Gibson TRC that some previous owner has put on my 1991 Orville Thunderbird and put on the the real thing.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- 142,212
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
