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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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- club thunderbird
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
who’s the artist? what a photo!!
Cherie Curry and the (very) appropriately named Jackie Fox.
Diggin that paint job on the upright! Is it Kay?
Thunderbird (pickups at least) bassday.
Sorry for the shtty looks but that's how being sick looks like.
I really like the simplicity of the overdriven kind of sound that comes out of my bass thanks to one of the nicest overdrives that I've played so far, the Shiftline BUZZ V1.
Sorry for the shtty looks but that's how being sick looks like.
I really like the simplicity of the overdriven kind of sound that comes out of my bass thanks to one of the nicest overdrives that I've played so far, the Shiftline BUZZ V1.
Since it's Thunderbird Club, I've got a recent success story to tell.
The one on the left is my T-Bird Pro in Natural Oil, and when I got it some time back, the strings sounded too metallic with what I thought was horrible fret buzz. Two local guitar techs looked at her - the first said the neck was slightly twisted and couldn't be undone, even with turning the truss rod; the other said it was fine, changed the strings and replaced the plastic nut with bone. It sounded good for a while, but the ringing came back. It might have a weather-temperament, contracting just a bit more with colder weather (I guess it's a Georgia Peach).
Two things happened: while poking around TB, I read a comment that T-Birds were designed when flatwound strings were the only option; the other was a conversation at band rehearsal, and someone said that one cure for fret buzz is flatwound strings. I thought, "why not?" and replaced the roundwounds (D'Addario EXL165s) with Dunlop 45-105 stainless steel flats. Holy Priceless Collection of Etruscan Snoods, Batman - night and day! It's punchy and smooth, and hits the bottom end solid. It sounds so good that I'll be using it in an upcoming show.
The one on the right is a standard made in China version that I'll be converting to heavy metal use, by putting on BEAD strings and working on different tunings.
The one on the left is my T-Bird Pro in Natural Oil, and when I got it some time back, the strings sounded too metallic with what I thought was horrible fret buzz. Two local guitar techs looked at her - the first said the neck was slightly twisted and couldn't be undone, even with turning the truss rod; the other said it was fine, changed the strings and replaced the plastic nut with bone. It sounded good for a while, but the ringing came back. It might have a weather-temperament, contracting just a bit more with colder weather (I guess it's a Georgia Peach).
Two things happened: while poking around TB, I read a comment that T-Birds were designed when flatwound strings were the only option; the other was a conversation at band rehearsal, and someone said that one cure for fret buzz is flatwound strings. I thought, "why not?" and replaced the roundwounds (D'Addario EXL165s) with Dunlop 45-105 stainless steel flats. Holy Priceless Collection of Etruscan Snoods, Batman - night and day! It's punchy and smooth, and hits the bottom end solid. It sounds so good that I'll be using it in an upcoming show.
The one on the right is a standard made in China version that I'll be converting to heavy metal use, by putting on BEAD strings and working on different tunings.
Yay, flats! And you’re named after my favorite sport.
My friend/bass tech has (or had) a black version of the B301. I liked it a lot when I got to play it. He was working a trade deal last week and the Guild was part of the deal. Not sure if it flew the coop or not, but it was quite nice.
How cool, thx Instagator..!
My uncle is sick but the Thunderbird is green?........
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I set my uncle on fire because the Thunderbird is green.My uncle is sick but the Thunderbird is green?........
- Mar 8, 2011
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- Authorized greenboy designs builder/Owner of BNA Audio
it’s a custom Blast Cult. I’ve been an endorser for years. Love their basses for live work. My recording bass is a 1948 Epiphone B4
1982/2021 Not exactly the same, but consistent!
Nice. So at least three of us Thunderbird people also have BC Riches.
I did, but that Mockingbird is a Fernandes copy. I'm on the lookout for an original NJ Eagle or Warlock. I had one of the the Warlocks 15 years ago at the same time I had a US, '81 Mockingbird, and the neck on the NJ was perfect to me. Not quite Thunderbird sized, but a lot closer than their US counterparts. It sounded just as nice as the Mockingbird, too. I wish I'd never sold it.
Shouldn't be too hard to find, right?
I was lucky enough a few years ago to pick up a left-handed 1976 Bodine. All mahogany, 8 lbs., and a super thin neck. Actually feels a little thinner than the Thunderbird's, which is already quite thin.
At one point their shirts had their names! And check out the Traynor in the back left.From L to R: Cherie Currie, Joan Jett, Sandy West, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox
No está inferno. Enfermo.
