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Thunderbird Club

#165,741
Chucky Stiletti said:
don’t overlook the brightness of a bolt on..
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Since someone mentioned it:
My experience is very limited compared to youse guys, but when I recently became inflamed by this topic, and changed the neck on my new F Am Pro J Bass from 1.5"/.8"/.9" to an Allparts PMO 1.625"/.92"/1.0", the unwanted brightness disappeared and the lows and richness came up (all over the neck it seemed to me), and only then did it become comparable to my GLARRY.

The mysteriously great sound of the Glarry had been one hint. Another was that a capo on the second fret (tuned to E with the capo installed) also almost fixed that J. Expensive lesson.
 
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#165,742
Nocturnal said:
****Nevermind. I found the thread and GBassNorth had provided the info.*****I know its off topic but....a while back someone shared their home warranty company they were super happy with. I am blanking on who but I think it may have been Goalee?? Anyhow, if you see this would you please share the name once again? We are thinking of changing companies for the new house. Thanks

Oh yeah, Thunderbird Thursday!! An oldie for the holiday season.
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Home warranty company wasn't me. Being a knuckle dragger and all, we are self-insured for home repairs up to a point.
 
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GonePlaid said:
Actually, a little bit o' electrical tape over the D and G holes and yer done.:smug:
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I believe this is the bass used by K-Pow from PPL MVR before they got sponsored by Gibson. He now uses a 2 string t-bird I believe
 
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GBassNorth said:
I voted, Thunderbird of course.
Always interesting to see where people's opinions fall on something like this. Would be even more interesting if they weeded out the uninformed and just counted votes from individuals that have significant experience with each of the basses listed. I currently own nearly every bass on that list and have played the Ric and Hofner. I'll stick with the TBird as the GOAT mass produced bass (followed very closely by a P bass), and probably an Alembic series I or II as the GOAT boutique bass.
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I wish we could pick our top 3.
 
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In the most recent Sweetwaer SweetNotes, Dave Martin writes in "The Well-equipped bassist" that "We want gear for one of three reasons: to make us sound better, to make us play better, or to make us feel better."

I would add, "to make us look better (in terms of stage presence)." Or possibly "because it just looks so cool", although I suppose that can be a subset of "make us feel better".

Thoughts?

Case in point: Bootsy gear
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Alas, I can't find any pics of his R2 Funk U. Can't recall a pic of him with a Thunderbird, either. He definitely played a 7ender with JB, and with EW&F when I saw them in 1973.
 
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dagrev said:
I'm envious, but glad you were able to see a great show. I like BG OK, but he can wear on me at times due to his "abundance of personality" we might say.
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Yes, Buddy Guy is a showman thought and through. So many of the generation of bluesmen before him weren't. He injected performance showmanship ala Little Richard (r&r), Chuck Berry (r&b) and James Brown (soul) into blues. I would have to believe that Prince appreciated him. Considering he's still hitting stages at his age bustin' a high level of showmanship is amazing and a testament to the lifelong fire within him as an artist. That sort of entertainer showmanship is dying out replaced by synchronized group dancing and choreographed light-shows.
 
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dagrev said:
I'm envious, but glad you were able to see a great show. I like BG OK, but he can wear on me at times due to his "abundance of personality" we might say.
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A company I worked for ~20 years ago bought the old Austin Opera House. Half was being converted to office space, but the rest would be a venue. Buddy, who at the time didn't dod private parties, agreed to do our Christmas party because Austin Opera House. I ended up quitting before Christmas because they brought in a new VP who acted like a royal sphincter.[1] A friend in HR assured me I'd still get to come to the show, but I never got an invite. A vindictive C?O apparently said no because I was a traitor and left the company.[2] So I missed a chance to see Buddy play in a small, intimate setting, and meet him afterward.

But 2-3 years ago I won tickets through my current employer to see Buddy at an Austin City Limits taping[3]. While I didn't get to meet him, we had primo seats down near the stage. It mostly made up for the missed opportunity.


[1] He needed up getting fired after I left when they discovered he was still VPing at his previous startup as well. He had signed contracts with both companies promising to work exclusively for them. Not unusual for statrups.
[2] This wasn't the first startup I worked for that took the "employees are family" concept too far.
[3] Cirrus is a corporate sponsor of ACL and other musical events, charities, etc. so the company get a number of freebies and perqs.
 
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JIO said:
Yes, Buddy Guy is a showman thought and through. So many of the generation of bluesmen before him weren't. He injected performance showmanship ala Little Richard (r&r), Chuck Berry (r&b) and James Brown (soul) into blues. I would have to believe that Prince appreciated him. Considering he's still hitting stages at his age bustin' a high level of showmanship is amazing and a testament to the lifelong fire within him as an artist. That sort of entertainer showmanship is dying out replaced by synchronized group dancing and choreographed light-shows.
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I saw Bo Diddley years ago. I don't know how old he was but he was "up there." It was clearly one of the best concerts I ever attended. No big production, but talk about high energy. Not James "The human Energizer Bunny" Brown energy, but man he was leaving nothing on the table. Even got to talk with him before the show and get his autograph. Funny story, actually. He was wearing a bus driver or police type hat and standing out side a door getting some air. People thought he was some kind of parking lot attendant or security and were asking him for directions, etc. I saw him and thought, that's BD and went up and talked a while. All the while people kept coming up and asking him questions he had no answers to. He seemed happy somebody actually knew who he was.
 
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