Nice pics....can’t dislike anything about Alembics...
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Thunderbird Club
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I can't take credit for the pics, I just grabbed them off the net. But I do love my Alembics, incredibly high quality and tone monsters. Here's mine, they both have the brass bridge blocks...
I ordered at properly spaced hipshot a-style bridge, brass, black. My buddy is going to fabricate a brass spacer plate. I’ve always wanted to do this to a bird. My white diy build us one and it just us a more solid punch. I’ll keep you guys posted.
Good luck! Those are great bridges. I have one on my Carvin.
I have always been curious about Thunderbirds, but I went the Lull route.
This bass is super light at 7.6 lbs, perfectly balanced and a tone monster ;-)
Lull T4-3 by Eneade, sur Flickr
Lull T4-5 by Eneade, sur Flickr
Lull T4-4 by Eneade, sur Flickr
Lull T4 by Eneade, sur Flickr
Lull T4-2 by Eneade, sur Flickr
This bass is super light at 7.6 lbs, perfectly balanced and a tone monster ;-)
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Congratulations! What a wonderful bass you have. Welcome to the wonderful world of Thunderbirds!
Gig(sorta-open mic/jam)tonight[3/8]. Cool-for south FL-and low humidity=Thunderbird. I haven't done one of these for awhile. Hope they haven't added a lotta new [stuff]. There'll be a "whole lotta fakin' goin' on". Good thing-for me-is I don't hafta take an amp. Last time I did this thing, I was hooked into 2 daisy-chained Rumble 100's, so 200W>2x12's. Not bad for a little outside tiki bar. And it's an early gig: 6:15 -9:00ish.
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Bonjor! Lovely, you have one of the very best Thunderbirds ever - Mike knew them very well, his updated version is fantastic!
I'm very fortunate in having made his acquaintance way back in 1976, in the intervening years he worked on all my Birds painted a couple '76s for me as well. I was involved a little bit with the T4 and have the #3 he built just for me. I would hang onto that bass as of course Mike has passed away and while the company continues on, no more T4s or Jeff Ament Birds are made, it will only go up in value as time goes on. Let me know if you'd a club number.
The essential Lull.
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Gaolee
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The upright has the equivalent easily accessible length of about nine frets or so. But, it's a different instrument.I have a few 24 fret necked basses also. Agreed that a standard repertoire doesn't require more than 20 frets but I deliberately invent passages at the end/heal of any neck I own. I do the same with my Ex-Factor neck creating something that takes advantage of the lower A. (strung BEAD) It may be an accent or feature within a bass-line/structure but my aim is to incorporate it musically into a song or solo piece where it adds expressive emphasis. It works especially well doubling a guitarists' brief lead fills between changes.
This '60s 15 fret Dano could probably suffice in 98% of bass needs
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The Thunderbird of bass guitar strings.
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I like how he kept the front traditional and did targeted bevels/scallops on the back to make it more ergonomic and provide access to the upper register.
I had no idea that Lull stopped the T4 production. That's a bummer. I had hoped to one day buy a T5.
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I think Gibson rattled the lawsuit saber again, which is strange because Mike and I spoke about that back when he started making T4s and he said the issue had been resolved in court. My .02 is that if you can find a T5 for sale - buy it!
Congrats! Those pickups get a lot of love around here.
At this point I consider playing 45 minutes to empty tables a solid gig.Gig(sorta-open mic/jam)tonight[3/8]. Cool-for south FL-and low humidity=Thunderbird. I haven't done one of these for awhile. Hope they haven't added a lotta new [stuff]. There'll be a "whole lotta fakin' goin' on". Good thing-for me-is I don't hafta take an amp. Last time I did this thing, I was hooked into 2 daisy-chained Rumble 100's, so 200W>2x12's. Not bad for a little outside tiki bar. And it's an early gig: 6:15 -9:00ish.
Absolutely. Clint Eastwood did a gig talking to an empty chair.
very cool... thank God for gigs! back at the Roadhouse this coming Sunday, 1 to 4....must have done something right first time around.....Gig(sorta-open mic/jam)tonight[3/8]. Cool-for south FL-and low humidity=Thunderbird. I haven't done one of these for awhile. Hope they haven't added a lotta new [stuff]. There'll be a "whole lotta fakin' goin' on". Good thing-for me-is I don't hafta take an amp. Last time I did this thing, I was hooked into 2 daisy-chained Rumble 100's, so 200W>2x12's. Not bad for a little outside tiki bar. And it's an early gig: 6:15 -9:00ish.
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I don't remember seeing you at last Thursday's jazz gig.
