Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

I suspect you're correct. However, the release probably doesn't protect them from lawsuits incurred by not having adequate medical staff available in an obviously dangerous situation. And further, ignoring an obvious plea for help (I can't feel my face and I have a pounding headache) and instead instructing the contestant (who due to potential brain injury may not be able to make sound health decisions) to simply continue playing the game and load another watermelon into the machine that just nearly killed her.

I think that was a teammate rather than a host.

 

[MCF]

yeah, can't help but wonder if he would be a better player had he stuck to playing lefty....I'm a southpaw too but play righty and sometimes wonder how my playing would differ otherwise...plucking hand being the dominant one and all...

You coulda been the next a Paul.

 

[GonePlaid]

Surprisingly, I'm off to a gig-which I fully expected to be 86'ed. Prolly the last one for awhile.

 

[GonePlaid]

I think that was a teammate rather than a host.

Sure as hell wasn't a friend.

 

[Gaolee]

you tell us

Depends on the glitch.

Actually, sound colors might BE a glitch. Don't tell anybody. Thanks.

 

[JIO]

I'll accept your analysis. Certain 67 NR's don't either.

As you all know, I'm "one of us" here and only used that comparison/assessment answering fpc's question. The "boner" basses (I never use that name referring to my '93 J) were designed (re-designed based on a standard J & P body) to fully address player balance. T-birds were designed to look awesome. Those Fender basses got mocked, and (reversed) T-birds have a stigma attached. Can't win.

 

[MCF]

Love the Black Pearl Reverse burst on my Fender Boner bass...
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...wouldn't mind having it on a TBird.

That’s very cool..

 

[Gaolee]

Surprisingly, I'm off to a gig-which I fully expected to be 86'ed. Prolly the last one for awhile.

Like for playing a gig, not that it could be the last one for a while. We have one on the 9th, if it doesn't get cancelled.

 

[GBassNorth]

How much breaking in do the Silver Stars require?

My observation on hollow body basses equipped with round wounds is there's a tendency for the bass to have a bit more finger noise on slides than I like to hear while playing. It took about a week of playing for my Silver Stars to quiet down a tad on the glossy top end. They sound very nice now. Very solid mids, warm but with punch, deep bottom end, clarity in top but smooth not harsh.

Likewise I have Cobalt flats on my Gibby LP Memphis bass and they are a relatively bright sounding flat. I still want flats on that bass so I'll probably switch over to Rotosound flats vs waiting forever for the Cobalts to warm up. I'm looking for more if a dub tone from this bass, kind of in the same ballpark as my SG bass with flats.

All your (and others) raving here about the Eppi JC has me very gassed up to try one someday. Are they a short scale (32" or less) as well? Have you found a good string match for it? I'd be looking for a nice bump and grind tone from the JC, more agressive than the other two basses mentioned above, kind of along the lines of the TBird VP.

 

[MCF]

Yeah, an 8 pound watermelon fired in your face at 100 miles an hour at point blank range certainly has potential for concussion, broken nose, broken jaw, whiplash, detached retina, cracked skull, broken neck, brain bruise, and even death from blunt force trauma. The idiot blonde host doesn't offer any medical support (even after the contestant said they couldn't feel their face and had a splitting headache) and instead says- too bad, you have to keep playing. I'd have sued the TV show out of existence and I'm not normally a litigious person.

The contestant obviously signed a release.

 

[MCF]

I have to admit that I probably play my Gibby SG basses as much as I play my thunderbird basses. That short scale sure makes playing fun. I'm also really liking my short scale Fender Starcaster hollow body these days now that the Silver Star strings have broken in a bit. Haven't warmed up to the short scale Gibby Memphis as much, I don't think the Cobalt flats are a good match for it, needs some Roto flats I suspect. Wouldn't mind trying a short scale TBird but they are pretty hard to come buy in the used market.

I played shorties back in the day. Always liked them. Still do. But nothing compares the fun of playing my Thunderbirds. I’ll have a SS bird one of these days.

 

[GBassNorth]

I think that was a teammate rather than a host.

As the old saying goes - "With friends like that, you don't need enemas"

 

[MCF]

I've heard worse advice. Much worse advice. Not saying that this is good advice, just that I have heard others dispense much more harmful advice. I'm very much of the thought that the source of advice should be considered ahead of decisions about advice. I also tend to heavily discount unsolicited advice.



At University, we had a 'funnelator' - a very similar launching device based on rubber surgical tubing, a funnel, wire reinforcement, duct tape, and a few odds and ends. We launched water balloons as reliability was good but not great and misfires often resulted in projectiles going in unpredictable directions (as shown in the video). With ours, we calculated that muzzle velocity exceeded 300kmh (180mph for those still using that form of measurement) but we also noted that the aerodynamic properties of water balloons resulted in a rapid loss of speed. Never the less, we could achieve ranges of 300-500 meters (3-5 football fields for those using that form of measurement).

Given what I saw in the video, that woman was not strong enough to achieve a muzzle velocity like we used to get. But 1-2 kg at 60-100 kmh would certainly still hurt. I suspect that medical attention was required.



I'm betting 'waiver of liability'

You must have been a bio major.

 

[BklynKen]

That finish might look pretty good on a 'Bird.

Absolutely. I think it could look particularly good on a NR.

 

[RedVee]

This is a little long but I found it interesting.
Prince’s last Bass.

 

[PillO]

You must have been a bio major.

Something like that - B.Sc. Pharmacy. And I lived with a bunch of engineers. We were sometimes too smart for our own collective good.

 

[JIO]

This is a little long but I found it interesting.
Prince’s last Bass.

Those are awesome basses - really good design in every way. I have been aware of them for years. (way before this vid or Prince owning one)

 

[Count Bassie]

Love the Black Pearl Reverse burst on my Fender Boner bass...
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...wouldn't mind having it on a TBird.

I think that's a cool idea for a Thunderbird finish. "Cloudburst".

 

[Count Bassie]

The JC is standard long scale, 34".

 

[Engle]

just for a frame of reference, the author of that document retired last week..

Only a few pages in, but I can see it is very well written. You just don’t get 260 page printed manuals with gear anymore.