Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

Not sure if we talked about this before, but any excuse to praise my main man Martin. The studio version is his Ric that got stolen. The Live Dates version is the broken Thunderbird he got from Overend, fixed, and fell in love with. Neck PUP only. I’ve always assumed he used Rotos on it.

read this interview (78) where he says he used ketchup to deaden his new RS66..

 

[T-BirdBassist89]

I think you made a good choice there. Very traditional flat sound and they play very nicely with the bird pups.

If you have or get multiple birds try stringing one of them up with Cobalt Flats. They have a very interesting, agressive, complex sound. Very unflat like in their attack, bloom and decay. Still unmistakably a flat but definitely at the far end of the spectrum. Almost a perfect flat for folks that don't normally like flats. Very much worth a try.

Thats not a bad idea and yeah i do have another bird i can try it on thanks for that idean

 

[MCF]

I was afraid I'd get embarrassed like this, but thank you very much!

Yes, it must have been you who told me. I put both of those and one other in a Spotify playlist to study them. Thanks.

Please don’t feel embarrassed! I’m sort of an early Wishbone Ash nerd. And that is an all time favorite song of mine. The whole early to mid seventies British scene with Bowie, Mott, WA, Yes, ELP, Genesis was my escape during high school. Just didn’t want anyone chasing the Ric tone, although a bird can get close with eq tweeting.. I prefer Martin’s bird over the Ric...

 

[LetItGrowTone]

he used ketchup to deaden his new RS66..

Which brand of ketchup please?






Just kidding.

 

[PillO]

ahh....there is a method to..

There is a method to the melons as well. But it is not yet time to reveal the intricate plot.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Hello everyone it's been awhile I wanna try some flat strings any recommendations on a good brand was leaning between daddario and ernie ball.

I love the EB Cobalt flats. At least 20% of us here do. (Another 5% or so hate them.) They feel good, they sound good, they look good. Haven’t felt the need to try others.

 

[MCF]

so it’s an Eppi? if so, didn’t know they had a custom shop..

Not sure how “custom” they are in reality. They did a run of different finishes on bolt-ons over a few years and put a Custom Shop label on the back of the headstocks. They’re not Gibson craftsmanship by any stretch, but they’re a nice line of well made affordable Tbirds. I love ‘em.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Which brand of ketchup please?






Just kidding.

they only have one kind....remember, it’s Britain..

 

[MCF]

There is a method to the melons as well. But it is not yet time to reveal the intricate plot.

Which you make up as you go. I love it when you’re on pain meds.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

EDIT: (I'm ... not even a real bassist, see?)

what does that even mean?

 

[LetItGrowTone]

what does that even mean?

Well, I could post a clip to "remove all doubt".

 

[MCF]

read this interview (78) where he says he used ketchup to deaden his new RS66..
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A phenomenal player. In the class with the Ox, Squire, Geddy...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

so it’s an Eppi? if so, didn’t know they had a custom shop..

Now and then.

 

[MCF]

Which brand of ketchup please?






Just kidding.

Something vinegary.

 

[PillO]

Which you make up as you go.

It is supposed to appear that way...

I love it when you’re on pain meds.

Actually, I haven't needed any narcotics since Thursday. That means 2 things. First, this is an exceptionally skilled surgeon. All 4 times he has done work on me, I have needed a minimal amount of analgesia post-op. Second, this is just how my mind works (or not)...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Well, I could post a clip to "remove all doubt".

We’re all at different points on the spectrum. Numerous people here have posted clips or vids that show they blow me out of the water. That’s ok; I’m happy I’ve gotten as far as I have. I’ll keep playing and learning, but barring s miracle, will never be at our queen’s level- much less Tina Weymouth, the Ox, Nikki Monninger, Geddy Lee, etc.
You play bass? You’re a bassist in my book.

 

[LetItGrowTone]

I always loved bass more than I realized.

 

[PillO]

We’re all at different points on the spectrum. Numerous people here have posted clips or vids that show they blow me out of the water. That’s ok; I’m happy I’ve gotten as far as I have. I’ll keep playing and learning, but barring s miracle, will never be at our queen’s level- much less Tina Weymouth, the Ox, Nikki Monninger, Geddy Lee, etc.
You play bass? You’re a bassist in my book.

Indeed. I too am in that camp. I play for my own amusement (and sometimes amusement at the discomfort of others). When my brother and I play together, what we lack in talent, we make up for in volume, attitude, alcohol, and idiocy. We started playing Metal on Metal. It is simple, repetitive, and devoid of pretense; like it was made for us.

 

[Gaolee]

For some reason I was recalling your Tapes as being La Bella blacks but I might have you mixed up with someone else.
If it helps, the La Bella Tapes (which I love the feel and sound of) have purple Silks at the headstock. IIRC the Roto Tapes (which I hate the feel and sound of) have red silks.

Yes. You remembered better than I did. Purple silks. They looked great on the Flamingo. They aren't as color coordinated with the tobacco burst finished '15.

 

[Gaolee]

Does anyone know if Gibson uses the same volume/tone knobs on the Les Paul and Thunderbird? I'm looking at getting different ones, but as I learned with the 0-11 one I have on now, the splined part inside the knob of the genuine Gibson doesn't come down to the skirt area, where my 0-11 ones do, so they'll sit higher off the body. I'd prefer them to fit like the genuine Gibson ones. Many don't show the underside. Something something upskirt.....

Oh, got off track. You hardly ever see ones listed for the Thunderbird, but lots for the Les Paul.

They are the same so far as I know. That's what's on the Flamingo. I just threw the second tone knob in a drawer somewhere. Or maybe in the trash.