Good way to start any evening. As much as I love their early studio albums, the live album sounds so much better in almost every way.
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Thunderbird Club
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Good way to start any evening. As much as I love their early studio albums, the live album sounds so much better in almost every way.
This one just popped up on Reverb.
1965 Gibson Thunderbird II Bass - Sunburst - Non Reverse - OHSC | Bambibau | Reverb
1965 Gibson Thunderbird II Bass - Sunburst - Non Reverse - OHSC | Bambibau | Reverb
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
The trip to Italy to pick it up would work nicely too!
totally hear you George and to just clarify (not derail) that’s the all aluminum OHV Rover 3.5 liter (213 cid) V8 which believe it or not was originally a Buick design targeted at lighter, smaller cars for the older clientele....as a Rover it ended up in the TR-8 and the Rover 3500 sedan commonly used by British politicians....iow, completely different animal.......and if for some reason you aren't, you can probably off load it in this direction.
Suicide on wheels!
Had a buddy back in the 1970's that dropped a souped up 289 mustang V8 in an Austin Healey Sprite and tubbed the rear end shortened the axle and put drag slicks on it. He trailered it to the drag strip where the engine torque combined with the sticky tires promptly bent the frame on the first run.
Smile, you have a beautiful bird in your hands!
Sounds a little more sane. The Sunbeam Tiger used a small displacement V8 IIRC and it was a fun car to drive. It obviously can be done right or very very wrong.
yes that finish is super nice. I had one, it sat in the case, sold it to someone that really loves the bass, glad it went to a good home.
So. Who's got a buzz on a solid, inexpensive utility-type compressor?
My Peavey T-Max head sounds really good, but there are hot spots along the neck that I don't recall having dealt with on my Thunderbird before... not with the Eden, SWR or my old Trace head. May be just an eq thing, but I think I want to try a compressor in the fx loop, hopefully after the preamp's eq.
Recommendations would be enthusiastically pursued, thanks!
My Peavey T-Max head sounds really good, but there are hot spots along the neck that I don't recall having dealt with on my Thunderbird before... not with the Eden, SWR or my old Trace head. May be just an eq thing, but I think I want to try a compressor in the fx loop, hopefully after the preamp's eq.
Recommendations would be enthusiastically pursued, thanks!
Baffles the mind....
Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive (Horsie) | Reverb
Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive (Horsie) | Reverb
That's so dumb. There are so many Klon klones (heh heh) that I bet most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference in a blind test.
+$100 shipping.
Lol is the best "appropriate" response I've got.
Does anyone know if the truss rod on a 2013 NR would prevent shaving down the neck to be closer to the thickness of the Reverse? I'm considering doing this since I much prefer the thickness of the Reverse's.
It's more expensive because it's a "professional" pedal, not your run of the mill pedal for use in beer joints. Maybe.
I asked my luthier about this a couple of years ago, he used a magnet to determine the proximity of the TR to the neck surface and concluded that it’s not a good idea, not enough to gain...
The obvious answer is that it's impossible to do without risking a violent ejection of the headstock in the direction most dangerous to life and limb. Therefore, since the poorly designed bass is completely useless to you and a menace to society if altered, I'll do the sporting club member thing and take one for the team. Just send it to me and I'll cover the cost of shipping.
Hey, it's the least I can do. (...and, as most others, you've come to expect that from me)
You're switching to left-handed?The obvious answer is that it's impossible to do without risking a violent ejection of the headstock in the direction most dangerous to life and limb. Therefore, since the poorly designed bass is completely useless to you and a menace to society if altered, I'll do the sporting club member thing and take one for the team. Just send it to me and I'll cover the cost of shipping.
dude driving 17 million dollars around the way you would a Celica....
LOL - a NR for the price of shipping alone.... I'll learn.
I'll keep that in mind. I like the bass a lot. I'd just like it more if the neck were thinner.LOL - a NR for the price of shipping alone.... I'll learn.
Botox injections in your right hand?
