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Thunderbird Club
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Cool! It’s presently VBT with 500k pots, but I might try the series/parallel thing. Something to keep in mind for those experimenting with Chinabuckers, I found the Chinabucker polarity is opposite of the Fender Samarium Cobalt J PU. I had to flip the J so white goes to ground and black is hot.
The J is my ultralight for those days that my shoulder is acting up
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I know these lists are subjective, but leaving out Pete Way, who was famous for playing TBirds, but including some players who maybe briefly played one occasionally?
Yeah, leaving Nikki off was a bit odd, especially since he's had, technically, three "signature edition" Thunderbirds
It’s a Gibson puff piece. I’m pretty much a fan of all of them on there. But Simmons? Really? Letterman’s lists proved just how stupid it is to try to rank anything. FWIW, Martin Turner is #1. Nikki Monninger is #1 in my heart.
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Have you seen my pix?Lol, I get amps in for repair where the owner puts a piece of masking tape over the knobs to keep the settings…
happens often believe it or not…
how am I supposed to test it? haven’t you heard of photography?
Crazy glue some screw heads into the rings and adhere to the bass with double back tape. No drilling required.
Easy enough to do, but I kinda like the non linear look of the scattered knobs. What I’d really focus on is the bridge. I’d follow the Greco lead and hide the three point with a cover and install a hard tail. Then at stage distance it would look much more vintage.
What! @Chucky Stiletti isn’t on the list, @dukeorock isn’t on the list, @godofthunder59 isn’t on the list, @D.M.N. isn't on the list, and a dozen other club members aren’t on the list, heck, even our Queen isn’t on the list. Who put this list together anyway? They don’t know cool when they see it.
I think Gene played one for like 15 minutes... Jackie maybe even less.
Yeah, leaving Nikki off was a bit odd, especially since he's had, technically, three "signature edition" Thunderbirds
For a whole generation of bassists, Nikki IS Thunderbird.
forget those 4 bozos, it’s the absence of Plaid that ticked me off!!Crazy glue some screw heads into the rings and adhere to the bass with double back tape. No drilling required.
Easy enough to do, but I kinda like the non linear look of the scattered knobs. What I’d really focus on is the bridge. I’d follow the Greco lead and hide the three point with a cover and install a hard tail. Then at stage distance it would look much more vintage.
What! @Chucky Stiletti isn’t on the list, @dukeorock isn’t on the list, @godofthunder59 isn’t on the list, @D.M.N. isn't on the list, and a dozen other club members aren’t on the list, heck, even our Queen isn’t on the list. Who put this list together anyway? They don’t know cool when they see it.
Wouldn't it be more accurate to say 'dehead"? Since that's what happens.They used to behead people for much less
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I'm flattered to be listed among such a illustrious group.Crazy glue some screw heads into the rings and adhere to the bass with double back tape. No drilling required.
Easy enough to do, but I kinda like the non linear look of the scattered knobs. What I’d really focus on is the bridge. I’d follow the Greco lead and hide the three point with a cover and install a hard tail. Then at stage distance it would look much more vintage.
What! @Chucky Stiletti isn’t on the list, @dukeorock isn’t on the list, @godofthunder59 isn’t on the list, @D.M.N. isn't on the list, and a dozen other club members aren’t on the list, heck, even our Queen isn’t on the list. Who put this list together anyway? They don’t know cool when they see it.
Maybe for longevity...
likewise I’m sure!…I'm flattered to be listed among such a illustrious group.
Yup it would. We detune, they should dehead, makes sense to me.
I'm flattered to be listed among such a illustrious group.
I most definitely should've been in the list of coolest left-handed Thunderbird players. Gibson had better get their priorities straight.
Plaid was one of the dozen other club members that should be on the list, I was just running out of time typing everything into my phone before teeing off on the golf course. It’s a five club competition today so should be some interesting scores.
on TalkBass while on the course? whoa! says a lot!
