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Here’s a session where I tuned the whole bass to D. When I’ve played it live with the artist I just quickly drop my E string down
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Thunderbird Club
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Yeah, as previously mentioned, space is often at a premium, so no second bass(what's on second). And because we rarely work from a set list for more than 3 songs/set, I ain't gots time to retune after a song is called. I really need to use my LPB2/5er more, but when ya have a 67 NR, why play anything else?I used to have a Hipshot dropper thing on one of my basses, but now I prefer to have a bass tuned DGCF in the studio. There’s a few young hotshots in Nashville that keep all their basses tuned to C# if they don’t like 5 string basses (I sold all of mine years ago). The theory being that a bass doesn’t typically need to go any lower or higher than that anyway. Whatever works, I reckon
if I have to drop to the D on the fly, it only takes a second to do it the old fashioned way
What a sweet looking bass! The one I’m likely getting is typical sunburst. Would love a white one at some point
Weird situation. Our acoustic guitar player at began having heavy distortion after some playing at the very end both last week and this week. Sounds almost like a shredded cone it sounds so bad. He and the sound guy checked things after last week and didn't find anything. Today is was fine till the last song and started in again. Last week all links were checked and bypassed to see if something in the signal chain was the problem. Our sound guy talked to a sound guy at a mega, mega church and he said it could be that an active DI is needed and might resolve it. I won't say what he thought it would do as I'm not sure I would get it right, but there was something about it being active and the way the signal was processed and maybe leveled out some. Something like that. Anyone ever run into something like that?
I played a Thunderbird (white VP) today, with Roto flats. Fantastic tone! Likely will leave them on this VP and rounds on the other.
I played a Thunderbird (white VP) today, with Roto flats. Fantastic tone! Likely will leave them on this VP and rounds on the other.
That's an understatement Chuck!
Love the Teiscobird!Our last TSC's rehearsal before our re-immigrant post-lockdown outdoor show (RIPLDOS)is tomorrow. I will bring my Coral Deluxe Bass to A/B it against my Teiscobird. One go-through of the set on one >[break]< and a second go-through on the other. The one that feels/sounds the best tomorrow wins. I hate to do this as I love them both dearly... but "best foot forward" and all...
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Same club, different night - too far from my drummer... it is a weird L-shaped stage w/no monitors on the stage right of drummer so we had to cramp together. I think it was because the bass amp was over there. (shared amp)
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Is there a chance some other electric circuit(lights, doors, etc.)is being turned on toward the end of services? And his acoustic is receiving a 'signal'?
Yes, but that it was such a horrid distortion. Not sure what that might be, but worth checking into.
My late friend’s brother asked me to look a 67(I think) NR Firebird from his collection. It had 3 P90s - and all the goodness of a 60’s Gibson. I estimated it at about $6K at the time and would have worked out a deal to buy it if it was a bass. Just couldn’t justify spending that much on a guitar.
Battery dying? Or maybe one of those newer acoustics that recharge, running low on power?
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Well yesterday I bought myself THIS basket case.
Which no matter how you slice it, is a genuine vintage sixties number. But I have no idea what brand or country of heritage. Also it's far from original.
The stems of those pots stick out a full inch and that mini toggle also never was part of its stock fittings.
Mother of bowling ball binding on the 2x4 which also serves as its neck
Set in construction, at least that's something it has going for itself.
A look underneath the hood, it looks like somebody went at it with a pickaxe.
Note anything missing? There was no ground wire.
So today I spend some time doing the old girl up.
Polished it up and removed decades of grime and dust, removed all the extra pots and switches in favor for a normal Master volume and tone set up and oiled the fingerboard.
Only four strings (That technically makes it a bass) because I didn't have a full set, everything works and it plays.
BUT a good instrument she certainly is NOT, what it does have going for itself is that it nails that garage band sound. You could use it in a white stripes tribute band.
So today I spend some time doing the old girl up.
BUT a good instrument she certainly is NOT, what it does have going for itself is that it nails that garage band sound. You could use it in a white stripes tribute band.
Very cool and unusual! The bridge and tailpiece look homemade with all the square edges.
It doesn’t have the usual 60s MIJ features. Maybe @JIO can shed some light. Edit: the pots are stamped “Made in Italy”.
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It has a Soviet quality to it. Beats me if it is Soviet Russian, but it is even odder than '60s Japanese or Italian.
Oui... I'm guessing the other pick-up is J Style ?
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Italian for sure, '60s for sure - that's all I got. The pearl neck binding and push-buttons (to engage/bypass each pu?) is a dead giveaway - like accordions. Some Italian guitars/basses are entirely covered in pearloid drum-skin. Not sure what the control cavity hacks are about as everything looks fairly original. As far as ground wire - my '66 Fender P-bass didn't have one. (from the factory) It does have a full size thin meal laminate under the pg. It's a bit prone to buzz if in a certain location to the amp but nothing terrible. Otherwise the guitar is following cues from that period - the red/black-burst finish was commonly seen on many guitars/basses in the '60s from Japan and the US. The origins of a sunburst finish goes way back to acoustic instruments but not sure what red/black-burst was based on originally but it was very popular.
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Good suggestion and a common source, but not this time. Though the distortion was so awful the battery was the first thing checked. I've literally never heard distortion like this. But thanks for the suggestion. You never know when you skip something--something even really obvious.Battery dying? Or maybe one of those newer acoustics that recharge, running low on power?
Cool! The backside of the pickguard actually looked pretty clean from what I was expecting.
I really liked: "Mother of bowling ball!" Never heard it and got a kick out of it.
