Pardon the randomness of this but I just ran across this photo of Sir Pete Way (I knighted him for being a TBird ambassador!)! 
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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Pardon the randomness of this but I just ran across this photo of Sir Pete Way (I knighted him for being a TBird ambassador!)!
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"when it comes to being a great musician, it's all about practice isn't it...oh, and wearing the right trousers."-Pete Way
What would the world be like without Pete?!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Epiphones are cheap, that plastic is VINTAGE.
Yeah, maybe...
But in these parts of the world were vintage Gibson Thunderbirds are extremely rare, and there are no pawn shops to find hidden gems, Epiphones are the next best thing regardless of price...
I don't post much, but that's cause i'm taking it easy after much hours of non stop work (10 days straight & i only got 2 days to recover). Not much building either since all my day light is spent working. I hope to get back into it soon, at least to finish my thunderbird build.
I thought I was hearing an odd cover of Eminence Front for the first minute there...
Haji
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Just went and looked up "Say What You Will" again, because Fastway. The bass drives that song...but dang, that'd be hard not to be bored with playing!
Haji
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And it turns out that's not even Pete on the record.
The neck is great, having a heck of a time with the neck pockey. This one was cut way to deep, so the bridge I cut 1/8" and its still 1/8" to high.
Havent messed with it or any bass much for awhile.
Been doing a truck project and messing with rug rats
Haji
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You guys are freaking me out when you're not posting 50 messages an hour. All of a sudden there's lots less traffic in here, and its making me think something is broken. LOL!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing... I don't usually have to look on the second page to find this thread.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,211
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Just ass dragging back home from a four day trip with the band, we played Fri and Sat, sold out the bar and brought home 4K. I'm utterly exhausted. I used my white '89 for the first two sets each night and finished with the Jackson, used the Greco de-tuned a half step for the encores. Oh, I got flashed bewbs on Sat too, Pt Angeles takes drinking to a professional level.
Haji
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Good call on the Jackson. Surely do wish I had one.
I could probably do with a job again first, though; I got laid off last Monday. I'll probably be brought back on in a couple months, but since that's not guaranteed I've gotta search for something else in the meantime.
I could probably do with a job again first, though; I got laid off last Monday. I'll probably be brought back on in a couple months, but since that's not guaranteed I've gotta search for something else in the meantime.
Haji
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The bummer is that Gibson has some openings in Nashville. Good friend of mine recently left there. The rumors are true: it appears to be a really crappy place to work. I would have relocated for that, but their reputation preceds them.
Question - this has probably been covered here somewhere but I'll ask anyway. Is there any consensus on what type/brand compressor works best with an Epi T-Bird (Classic IV bolt on if that makes a difference)? I've got a Boss ME-50B multi effects unit I picked up some time ago used off local CL, been playing around with the one in that. Just wondering if there isn't something more specific/more ideal to this specific bass. Never really been an effects guy so this is all kinda new to me.
