Thunderbird Club

[hillerup]

Not I. Mine's a case queen really, the only damage to it is a ding on the headstock due to a clumsy saxophone player from back in my high school jazz band days. I've contemplated selling it once or twice, but I don't think I could ever bring myself to do it. Even though I don't play it too much (I really don't care for TB+ pickups), I love how it looks (even if it doesn't have a vintage chromed out look), it's definitely my most exotic looking bass. But I prefer the new Greco II to it sounding and look-wise.

My mistake then... Must have been another club member, who posted this quite a while back...

 

[kat888]

That looks fantastic! I'm not partial to black basses, but those knobs are great. Once it's all chromed out, it's going to be stunning.

Depending on the light it's black or coffee coloured, as the mahogany comes though the transparent black finish. The next one, ie NRBird, will be Ferrari red with a white scratch plate (if Carlo has the paint for it).

The truss rod cover has had the steel wool treatment to remove the 'TBird PRO IV' logo (cos it ain't one anymore), but I'm thinking it might be better shiny - can it be buffed with a Dremel?

 

[hillerup]

The chef was Swedish and it was discovered that he spoke mock Swedish. Apologies, I remember far too many useless facts.

It gets even better... The Swedish TV broadcast of the Muppet Show renamed him the Danish Chef...

Apparently they didn't find it funny to be portrayed like that on the Muppet Show....

 

[hillerup]

gratuitous

Bird

• kat888
• Oct 13, 2016
• 1
• bird

knobs

• kat888
• Oct 13, 2016
• 1
• knobs

Now show us the whole cat!

 

[Loretta]

Apparently they didn't find it funny to be portrayed like that on the Muppet Show....

Erh...the Swedish?

 

[hillerup]

Erh...the Swedish?

Exactly!

 

[kat888]

Now show us the whole cat!

cat number 1

relaxed

• kat888
• Feb 6, 2016
• 1
• cats

cat number 2

catbird

• kat888
• Apr 9, 2016
• 1
• epiphone thunderbird

 

[Loretta]

It's so long ago I watched the Muppets...but I played the drumsticks of the Quietsch Boys in "Hallo Spencer" (German TV, 80s). Fun.
Much of the humour gets lost in the German translation - you never see movies here in original speech...what a pity. And bad luck.

 

[hillerup]

It's so long ago I watched the Muppets...but I played the drumsticks of the Quietsch Boys in "Hallo Spencer" (German TV, 80s). Fun.
Much of the humour gets lost in the German translation - you never see movies here in original speech...what a pity. And bad luck.

German synchronization really sucks...

 

[hillerup]

cat number 1

relaxed

• kat888
• Feb 6, 2016
• 1
• cats

cat number 2

catbird

• kat888
• Apr 9, 2016
• 1
• epiphone thunderbird

Pretty kitties...

Thanks for sharing!

 

[hillerup]

Found this picture on Facebook today:

The pedalboard to end all pedalboards!!!

I bet a T-bird will sound absurdly growly through this.

 

[Stevis]

cat number 1

relaxed

• kat888
• Feb 6, 2016
• 1
• cats

cat number 2

catbird

• kat888
• Apr 9, 2016
• 1
• epiphone thunderbird

Kat, what effects pedals do you have lurking on your boardl? It looks like there are three, in addition to tuning pedal (the only one I can make out).

At this rate, I think that the two kitties are going to need their own Facebook page (and agent?), given their growing popularity in the global music community.

 

[Dadagoboi]

NRBird, will be Ferrari red with a white scratch plate (if Carlo has the paint for it).

The truss rod cover has had the steel wool treatment to remove the 'TBird PRO IV' logo (cos it ain't one anymore), but I'm thinking it might be better shiny - can it be buffed with a Dremel?

Ferrari Red!

The truss rod cover has had the steel wool treatment to remove the 'TBird PRO IV' logo (cos it ain't one anymore), but I'm thinking it might be better shiny - can it be buffed with a Dremel?

You could also spray it with gloss clear.

 

[kat888]

Kat, what effects pedals do you have lurking on your boardl? It looks like there are three, in addition to tuning pedal (the only one I can make out).

At this rate, I think that the two kitties are going to need their own Facebook page (and agent?), given their growing popularity in the global music community.

They are smug enough already without millions of fans.

The red pedal was a DHA VT1 valve OD, sold after I bought the Traynor. There's a Diamond BCP1 compressor (mild compression for that 70s 'sheen') and a Cioks DC5 power supply.

 

[TBird1958]

My mistake then... Must have been another club member, who posted this quite a while back...

Pretty sure that's Gaffster's bass.

 

[Stevis]

I am going to follow up on a recent post of mine, about a music documentary, with a preachy post about another music documentary: "The Wrecking Crew" (2015). For "all you kids out there," who might not have seen it already, it is a fascinating look at a group of LA studio musicians, who were rock and pop in 60s and 70s. Among them are two bassists, including Carol Kaye. Prior to seeing this doc, I ashamedly had no idea that there were influential female rock bassists, pre-Susie Quatro or Tina Weymouth.

This is also a great doc to view prior to watching last year's theatrical release about Brian Wilson: "Love & Mercy" (if you haven't seen it). You don't necessarily need to be a fan of the music/genre to appreciate the music history (both the creative side and the business side). Kaye clip from " Wrecking Crew":

 

[wolfkeller]

You guys were talking about amps, running these these days into 2 ampeg 8x10s. We have roadies but I handle the heads myself and all of it if need be

 

[DerekW]

Needs more antennas.

 

[wolfkeller]

Needs more antennas.

3 wireless there, one for bass, 2 for vocal mikes.

 

[kat888]

I am going to follow up on a recent post of mine, about a music documentary, with a preachy post about another music documentary: "The Wrecking Crew" (2015). For "all you kids out there," who might not have seen it already, it is a fascinating look at a group of LA studio musicians, who were rock and pop in 60s and 70s. Among them are two bassists, including Carol Kaye. Prior to seeing this doc, I ashamedly had no idea that there were influential female rock bassists, pre-Susie Quatro or Tina Weymouth.

This is also a great doc to view prior to watching last year's theatrical release about Brian Wilson: "Love & Mercy" (if you haven't seen it). You don't necessarily need to be a fan of the music/genre to appreciate the music history (both the creative side and the business side). Kaye clip from " Wrecking Crew":

That's a fantastic doco. Still playing/teaching last time I checked.