Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

I questioned my sales rep at "another outlet". He dug into it. The official pre-order announcements should come out late Sept/early Oct.

What color have you decided on ?

 

[GonePlaid]

What color have you decided on ?

See ETA. But "Sparkling Burgundy."

 

[GonePlaid]

TBH, when they come out, I'll go check one out at 'a store', and if it K.O.'s me, sell the EB-0.

 

[Engle]

I bet Cobalt flats sound really good on a Thunderbird. TIs and Dunlops probably do, too. I don't know if I would want to put a set of dark vintage-style flats on one, though. I generally prefer nickel rounds or flats (my other basses have DR Pure Blues or TI flats on them), but I immediately ran home and put a set of Hi Beams on my VP. It absolutely kills with SS rounds.

RS66s also were great on the VP.

 

[Engle]

I questioned my sales rep at "another outlet". He dug into it. The official pre-order announcements should come out late Sept/early Oct.
ETA: I might've been 'in the market' but I scored a really good deal on an Epi EB-0; sold my Squier VM jag SS and came out ~$100 ahead, which will about cover a Hipshot to replace the 3 point-maybe.

I’ve never liked any of the Epi EBOs that I’ve played in stores. They always seem too thick and heavy.

 

[PillO]

According to a reliable source, someone at Zz "jumped the gun" with that email. Prolly got their butt chewed. They will be back in the fall.(The Embassy's, not the 'gun jumper')

You are a man of mystery Plaid. Good to hear.

I questioned my sales rep at "another outlet". He dug into it. The official pre-order announcements should come out late Sept/early Oct.
ETA: I might've been 'in the market' but I scored a really good deal on an Epi EB-0; sold my Squier VM jag SS and came out ~$100 ahead, which will about cover a Hipshot to replace the 3 point-maybe.

My source claims that there will be non-reverse VPs at NAMM in inverness green, pelham blue, burgundy mist metallic and various other colours with a thunderbird inlay at the 12th fret.

I have to stop listening to the voices in my head...

 

[GonePlaid]

I’ve never liked any of the Epi EBOs that I’ve played in stores. They always seem too thick and heavy.

This is an '09.

 

[JIO]

For Chucky -

6 Vintage British Amps Worth Tracking Down, Part 3

 

[dagrev]

It was a 1981 Rabbit S. Not sure where they were building them back then. Fun little car, very economical, could haul surprisingly large loads for its size, dead reliable. Traded it in on a new Chrysler Laser Turbo XE in 1984. Horrible car, had more vertical miles on it from the maintenance shop lift than it did horizontal miles from driving.

My cousin had a diesel Rabbit from his company. He called it the diesel Pig--which was more reflective of it's "performance."

 

[dagrev]

I’m assuming yesterday’s cul de sac party was my last gig for the year unless we have a dry fall:

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The sound on my side of the “stage” was perfect! Nice fat tone from the VP out of my little rig - surprising how well it works in open air.

It's great to just hear about someone playing. It's exciting just to hear about it at this point!

That cab no doubt helped as well. Cool little cabs that sound really good. Not back-killers either.

 

[KaraQ]

Off from work tonight (supposed to be my "Wednesday" ), which I'm actually glad of - it's currently 109° at 6pm

Decided I would do some work on the GBP. Got the nut finished & ready for gluing. Not the prettiest, but acceptable for my first one

 

[dagrev]

If memory serves, brite flats are ground round wound strings. You may also want to try some type of pressure wounds (DR Fat Beams are my favourite).

You are correct. The brite flats are the least popular GHS sting I would think. The GHS Pressurewounds are the best of the "not flats, not rounds" kind of string. They have everything but clank. Great punch. Their Precision Flats are great old school flats. Super smooth. Makes the bass play like........asparagus.

 

[JIO]

It's great to just hear about someone playing. It's exciting just to hear about it at this point!

That cab no doubt helped as well. Cool little cabs that sound really good. Not back-killers either.

Players are adapting to battery operated amps. I don't have one (yet) but that is where the industry is striving to be for. Like the acoustic trend of the '90s, battery powered amps are the technology of this period.

 

[GonePlaid]

It's great to just hear about someone playing. It's exciting just to hear about it at this point!

That cab no doubt helped as well. Cool little cabs that sound really good. Not back-killers either.

I'm s'posed to play the Monday night open mic/jam tomorrow-which would be Monday-however, it's outside, semi-sheltered and it's s'posed to "Florida" tomorrow. That means late afternoon/evening T-storms. I'm gonna go, but I'm not taking the THUNDERBIRD in that weather. It'll be the inaugural gig for my $165 EB-0.

 

[dagrev]

Greetings Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers. I hope everyone is enjoying a long relaxing weekend. After several weeks of playing only my Thunderbird with the flats, I got out my 5 string American Jazz, as I have been working on different versions of Superstition. I was struck by how the roundwounds felt under my fingers. They are GHS balanced nickels, which had been my go to strings before venturing into flats. They sounded fine, but felt slow, and I kept thinking, I wonder how this would feel with a set of flats? I picked up a set of GHS Brite flats and now just have to decide whether they are going on the Jazz or the 5 string bird. I seem to be enjoying the flats much more than I expected. My teacher was surprised to see them on the Thunderbird when they first went on, but even compliments me on their sound, and I am sold on their feel. The adventure continues.
Have a great weekend everyone.

Flats are great on most Thunderbirds. Sounds counter-intuitive, but it works.

 

[JIO]

Off from work tonight (supposed to be my "Wednesday" ), which I'm actually glad of - it's currently 109° at 6pm

Decided I would do some work on the GBP. Got the nut finished & ready for gluing. Not the prettiest, but acceptable for my first one

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You can use a "system" with "feeler gauges" but otherwise it's a back & forth filing and checking. String barely touching the first fret depressing the 3rd fret is where you want to be.

 

[dagrev]

There are a few of us on/in Thunderbird Club using Cobalt Flats. Most are very happy with them.

There is a very exclusive club for those who are not.

 

[GonePlaid]

There is a very exclusive club for those who are not.

I'm somewhat bummed that EBCF's aren't available short scale for my EB-0. And I'd hafta cut Waaay too much off of their long scale strings. Oh, well back to the drawing board. Might go with D'addario 1/2 rounds.

 

[dagrev]

The fingers club that finds RS66s fine and EB Cobalts injury inducing. Still shaking head...

Yes. It's not really the Cobalts, it's the uranium in the cobalts that breaks down the tissue in the fingers due to sucking out all the intracellular fluid. It's a fact not a conspiracy theory. I've got to go, I'm hearing the voices from outer space again.....

 

[dagrev]

RS66s also were great on the VP.

Yes. And as a matter of fact, easier on the fingers that Cobalts come to think of it.