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Thunderbird Club
- Thread starter TBird1958
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Nooooo!Looks great aside from the tort IMO. Of course I am one of those shallow weirdos that hates tort on 99.99999999% of basses/guitars.
- Mar 13, 2008
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“only you alone can quench this here thirst”….Well, hello nurse!!!
Thanks for the video! Definitely an awesome sounding bass. Haven't seen anyone answer the neckdive question, but I guess I'll have to see for myself, can't be worse than a regular TB anyway
ok butt ton relocated to the heel, and I play with my fingerses parallel to the frets and move the geetar as I play up and down the neck to maintain my fingers parallel to the frets.
(this keeps me somewhat in tune on fretlesses)
I wear my instrumink up high so the audience can check out my junk when I’m onstage.
Happy new year thunderbuddies!
I still can't play my bird... but I brought thunderbird pickups this time at least.
This genre is called ''rumba flamenca'' and this is 100% my own arrangement for this song from the scratch, you may like it (or not).
(The video recording is quite bad I must say)
I still can't play my bird... but I brought thunderbird pickups this time at least.
This genre is called ''rumba flamenca'' and this is 100% my own arrangement for this song from the scratch, you may like it (or not).
(The video recording is quite bad I must say)
just typed “naughty nurse” into a google search…. Be back later…
Actually it was your post that prompted me to double check. My recollection was the same as yours, the 2015 pup was bigger than a standard Gibson bird pup. Decided to measure it to see how much bigger. Was very surprised to find they are identical in size.
The great news is that opens up a bunch of options for folks that aren’t fond of the exposed pole look. The 2015 plastic covers just pop right off (no destructive cover removal required, held in place with a small dab of silicone caulking). Take those plastic covers off and you can replace them with some smoke black or gloss black covers and trim rings for a cool look, or go all out with nickel, chrome or gold covers instead. And since there’s no tearing apart the pup covers, you can easily return it to stock if needed.
Rexx - welcome to the new year!
I have to admit, I’m not normally a fan of slap technique on bass, but that was done very tastefully and the percussive nature of the technique fit the song very well. Nicely done sir! Keep ‘em coming!
Well there is a channel I will never watch...
Can we just abbreviate "slap and pop" to "slop"?
- Jun 30, 2010
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You're describing another more current phenomenon. which is the concept of "DIY modding". It's been around for decades but the number of products geared for aftermarket "upgrading" is at an all time high. I have a bass that wasn't in that same "MIC around $100 bass", but nonetheless I changed everything on it aside from the body and neck. (and I refinished and chambered the body!) Companies like Glarry can produce a 'functional' bass for cheap (won't go into how they can do that here...) and with targeted upgrades I can imagine it would be a decent playing/sounding instrument. It satisfies those who want something for close to nothing, and also satisfies their DIY "itch" to make their cheap investment into a playable instrument. I say, if that works for you - more power to you. That "Burning Fire" probably doesn't neck-dive.
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I only posted it because he isn't entirely incorrect in all his opinions. Also, choosing the G&L L2000 as his top choice is something I agree with, and I've heard nothing but positive things about Serrick basses. It looks and sound great. I also agree with him about acoustic-electric basses.
(not hollow-body basses) So his batting average considering his choices give him cred in my book. I understand why those who worship the Bird would take offense, but realistically - I can't dis him. FTR - I'm a T-bird player/supporter longer than most on this thread so I'm not dissing on the beast - just making sure the adoration is justified when new consumer products are released.
After 10-15 minutes on the urban dictionary, I couldn't find "nap with the kitty" so I am left to conclude that you meant actually having a nap with your cat...
