tony_m Posted Friday at 11:28 Posted Friday at 11:28 I've always played Fenders / Squiers, but equally have always had a fascination for Thunderbirds (blame it on Nigel Mogg, Pete Way and Leon Wilkeson), so when this one appeared in the pre-owned stock at @Bass Direct my interest was piqued. As we were away at the time, I decided to leave it until we got home, and see if it was still available then. It was, so... 🤷♂️ It actually arrived yesterday, and I spent a pleasant afternoon swapping the strings to my preferred TI flats, tweaking the setup and intonation slightly, and trying to get used to the, erm, somewhat different ergonomics... 😂 Not had chance to run it though an amp yet, but it sounds wonderful through the Tascam bass trainer + headphones, so looking forward to giving it a proper run out at rehearsal next week. Then I just need to persuade the rest of the band to adopt a new country-goth direction...... 😎 6 Quote
Bass Direct Posted Friday at 11:55 Posted Friday at 11:55 Awesome bass, I really hope you enjoy it 1 Quote
tony_m Posted Friday at 12:40 Author Posted Friday at 12:40 40 minutes ago, Bass Direct said: Awesome bass, I really hope you enjoy it Cheers, it's definitely summat a bit different! 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted Friday at 12:48 Posted Friday at 12:48 Nice, I tried one years ago, they’ve a really deep rich tone to them 2 Quote
tony_m Posted Friday at 13:40 Author Posted Friday at 13:40 47 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Nice, I tried one years ago, they’ve a really deep rich tone to them Yeah, also seems to be very crisp and clear. Might have to sharpen up my technique a tad... 😳 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago (edited) Our very own @KingBollock has a Goth Bird... Mine is a bit more stripey... Edited 12 hours ago by PaulThePlug Quote
KingBollock Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 15 hours ago, jd56hawk said: Ohh, I hadn’t thought of red strings. The ones currently on mine are black. (Not the black strings. It came with black strings which I replaced and then unreplaced.) I’ve got some black dye for the fretboard. I just need to get around to using it. Quote
KingBollock Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 9 hours ago, PaulThePlug said: Our very own @KingBollock has a Goth Bird... Mine is a bit more stripey... Thanks! I always appreciate an opportunity to post those pics! 1 Quote
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