gareth Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I think they should get back to all chrome fittings - bridge, pups, covers, tuners Ban black fittings - blimey can I say that?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Yeah, the more I think about it...reissue the II and the IV, chrome covers and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I like them all. but still...me and a NR thunderbird...really doesn’t work. You've gotta get it looooow!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 19 hours ago, DaytonaRik said: You've gotta get it looooow!!! None as low as Mr Pete’s..! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 hour ago, MacDaddy said: Frankie Poullain's legendary cowbell solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Frankie Poullain's legendary cowbell solo. more cowbell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 21 hours ago, DaytonaRik said: You've gotta get it looooow!!! Or sell it 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Old Man Riva said: Oh my god, if I tried to play like that I'd destroy my wrist in seconds. Looks hideously uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: Or sell it 😂 Noooooooooooooooooooooo! Ya can't beat a bit of T'bird rock action! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 23 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: The Man and his sparkly suit beg to differ 😆 I've never even played a Thunderbird before, but playing in a Who covers band, this picture always makes we want to splash out on an Epi Vintage Pro...agreed with the chrome covers and hardware, just looks altogether more...right to me. For those easily offended, I would need to play it at this height though...not necessarily to emulate JE, but just because of my wee stubby arms, I simply couldn't do the Murdoc from Gorillaz / Simon from The Cure stance...! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, lou24d53 said: I've never even played a Thunderbird before, but playing in a Who covers band, this picture always makes we want to splash out on an Epi Vintage Pro...agreed with the chrome covers and hardware, just looks altogether more...right to me. If you're in a Who tribute, you have no choice but to get a VP 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou24d53 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: If you're in a Who tribute, you have no choice but to get a VP 😁 Haha, you've no idea how much your post will play on my mind after a few red wines this Saturday night...!!! 🙈😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 13:57, Cosmo Valdemar said: Why? Just go the whole hog and reissue the original '64. It had better pickups (so I hear) and doesn't have that oil rig bridge. Absolutely agree; IHMO the original '64 T'bird was the finest passive bass that Gibson ever produced. The "tune-a-matic" type bridge is a joy, and the pickups sublime - they're the units that Mike Lull and Thunderbucker Ranch "reverse engineered" for their Thunderbird pickups. Only downsize was the big headstock on a skinny mahogany neck with no volute; they had a strong tendency to snap at the top of the neck with any impact. I think the headstock on the bicentennial (and onwards) was smaller and thus stronger. Entirely gratuitous pic of my 1965 T'bird IV - 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Absolutely agree; IHMO the original '64 T'bird was the finest passive bass that Gibson ever produced. The "tune-a-matic" type bridge is a joy, and the pickups sublime - they're the units that Mike Lull and Thunderbucker Ranch "reverse engineered" for their Thunderbird pickups. Only downsize was the big headstock on a skinny mahogany neck with no volute; they had a strong tendency to snap at the top of the neck with any impact. I think the headstock on the bicentennial (and onwards) was smaller and thus stronger. Entirely gratuitous pic of my 1965 T'bird IV - Absoflipinglutely gorgeous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 My sadly not a '65 and Epi equivalent spare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, MacDaddy said: I concede..! 3 hours ago, Rich said: Oh my god, if I tried to play like that I'd destroy my wrist in seconds. Looks hideously uncomfortable. I agree. It’s not for everyone, it has to be said! I think Pete decided very early on in his career to focus on throwing shapes and the rest would follow... which it did! Edited January 28, 2021 by Old Man Riva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 It's a subject for a whole new thread I know - and it's probably already been done - but seems to me that bass playing height / playing stance goes very much with era and musical fashion: In the 1960's it was as the John Entwhistle pic in posts above: standing fairly stationary (unless you were Jet Harris) with bass at mid-height, and plunking away (though of course JE took the plunking to a whole new level) In the 1970's the rockers started slinging the bass l-o-o-o-w (as Pete Way, and also most of the punk rockers) plus adoption of the "power stance" and / or prowling about on stage (Phil Lynott, Chris Squire etc etc) In the 1980's bass playing height either got even lower (hair metal), or if you were a funkster the bass was up under your armpit (as Mr Mark King - no Thunderbird pictured of course, but definitely a Thunderthumb...) After that - anything goes....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I sit down with a bass, get comfy, then adjust strap to suit that seated position. For pretty much everything that works. For Thunderbirds...not so much. My back is terribly fragile though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I don’t know why we think the Thunderbird is a heavy rock instrument. A well known harmony band used them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 There is TV footage of Freddie and the Dreamers with their bassist using a Thunderbird too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Gibsons biggest mistake with the Thunderbird was making the Epiphone Vintage Pro so good. I think it sounds better and its a grand cheaper. I own a vintage pro and have played a 2020 Gibson and maybe I'm biased but I don't think the Gibson was a thousand pounds better. It just seemed to be slightly nicer finished. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 13:07, BigRedX said: When the rest of your band are Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and Keith Moon; standing completely motionless looking cool as **** can be a useful strategy. Fixed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 9 hours ago, Jus Lukin said: Regardless, they were all played belt-buckle and up in them days. 😉 Until Pete showed them the *right* way to play one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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