Thunderbird Club

[spoonman69]

@JIO : I would like to learn more about your Silvertone basses. May I ask you to post a link to an existing thread, if there is one? Thanks.
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[Chucky Stiletti]

Is Jeff Scott someone we should be aware of? (short answer... not really)

Pics of you playing your bass - Part 3

just send him this with the caption…”even Geddy graduated”…

 

[Engle]

It sure felt good to get on a stage and rock out with Mike and Em! Paul (on drums) is the guy I’m forming the Motown R&B band with.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

just send him this with the caption…”even Geddy graduated”…
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Yeah, but Geddy didn’t stoop to that strap thing that grossed Mr. Scott out.

 

[JIO]

@JIO : I would like to learn more about your Silvertone basses. May I ask you to post a link to an existing thread, if there is one? Thanks.
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Sure thing! I have a couple threads that started with other projects and morphed into others so you can look at the whole thread if interested - but one of my Silvertone Hornets started on page 13 of this thread. Danelectro Coral Deluxe Bass project The Coral Deluxe Bass is also a Dano product and shares a lot of what the Hornets were.

Here's the other one - Hornet Crackle Kraze Batman! Craquelure effect finish

If you have further questions - let me know. They have become some of my favorite basses!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yeah, but Geddy didn’t stoop to that strap thing that grossed Mr. Scott out.

because like any real bass player, he compensates for neck dive with his arm/hand….

 

[GBassNorth]

because like any real bass player, he compensates for neck dive with his arm/hand….

Gotta keep the Myth alive - just look at the grimace of pain in Geddy’s face. He’s clearly struggling to keep that horrible neck diving one trick pony muddy sounding over priced finish flawed headstock ejecting bass from hitting the floor. But then again, he’s not doing a bad job of playing considering he’s just a Roadie for Scott. Maybe someday Canada will have a band that gains popularity.

 

[WillyW]

I can’t put the strap over the body on my NR’s, but I found a solution.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Gotta keep the Myth alive - just look at the grimace of pain in Geddy’s face. He’s clearly struggling to keep that horrible neck diving one trick pony muddy sounding over priced finish flawed headstock ejecting bass from hitting the floor. But then again, he’s not doing a bad job of playing considering he’s just a Roadie for Scott. Maybe someday Canada will have a band that gains popularity.

all you gotta do is play this setup for a min or two and neck dive (if any) quickly becomes of secondary of even tertiary concern…(at least for me…)

 

[TBird1958]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[GBassNorth]

all you gotta do is play this setup for a min or two and neck dive (if any) quickly becomes of secondary of even tertiary concern…(at least for me…)
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I hear ya! Was doin that for years, SVT-VR into a Berg NV610 (and I suppose I could have added my HT322 as an extension cab if needed). More than enough to bring the house down and push any thoughts of neck dive right outta your mind.

 

[JJR58]

I keep forgetting it's a '70s vintage P maple neck w/blk binding/blocks - not that common back then.

The neck needs to be replaced.
Twist, a hump. Bad frets.
Gonna do a custom build somewhere along the way here.

 

[Bent77]

I have to say, sunburst is the most atrocious ****ing color

Except on Tbirds....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I have to say, sunburst is the most atrocious ****ing color

Except on Tbirds....

yep…’kinda depends on the burst imho …

 

[Count Bassie]

Hm. Just doesn't seem like quite the right sentiment for a Thunderbird...

(Narragansett Beer "Hi Neighbor!" bumper sticker, bastardized. It's not stuck on...)

Ok actually I'm getting used to it. Lol.

 

[JIO]

The neck needs to be replaced.
Twist, a hump. Bad frets.
Gonna do a custom build somewhere along the way here.

I don't know the going price for having a NYC/surrounding area luthier make you a neck, but out here it's 4-5 hundred Plek'd. A new Fender neck can be close to that, same with Warmoth. AllParts makes very nice Fender Authorized necks for about $250. You can buy a Fender P clone from China all day long for under $100 but I personally wouldn't do that.

 

[JJR58]

I don't know the going price for having a NYC/surrounding area luthier make you a neck, but out here it's 4-5 hundred Plek'd. A new Fender neck can be close to that, same with Warmoth. AllParts makes very nice Fender Authorized necks for about $250. You can buy a Fender P clone from China all day long for under $100 but I personally wouldn't do that.

All of those options are on the list, and as you say Geo, minus P clone.

 

[PillO]

I have boomers already (probably the hex core) so I’ll pass on that one but the GHS Pressurewounds sound like an interesting choice. They’d be a slight diversion from the nickel rounds, cobalt flats, TI flats, LB Black tapes, Gold rounds and Fender rounds I have on my other birds.

About the only other directions I could go would be Stainless, but I’m not aware of any warm sounding stainless strings, or an Alembic elliptical wound string (on a steel hex core), it supposedly has reduced finger and fret noise but retains much of the round wound feel and sound.

Consider DR Fatbeams. Compression wound steel on a round core. I use them on my Midtown.

 

[PillO]

Great, thanks! I bought the bass in September and I've been gigging* with it the whole fall but it seems I haven't been sweating enough.

*Duo gigs in libraries around my area so hard to break any sweat. And nobody gave us any sweat over the volume either which was kinda surprising.
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Channeling Jeff Healey?

 

[Engle]

All of those options are on the list, and as you say Geo, minus P clone.

Warmoth long scale bass necks have steel reinforcement bars in them. They are beautiful necks, really solid, but also heavy unless you go for the carbon fibre reinforcement option.
Just something to be aware of.