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Gibson Thunderbird Wiring Diagram.

I am nearly done with my Thunderbird bass i built from warmoth parts , after being disheartened with the price of the mike lull custom t-bass. However i purchased the Mike Lull Thunderbird pickups , however i am completely clueless about the wiring aspect of it .

I know you need potentiometer , capacitor etc and i am beginning to get familiar with them . However i would need the wiring diagram for the Mike Lull 60's replica pickups . I presently have 500k pots and 250k pots (about 7 each just in case) and an orange capacitor about 0.47uf . I really don't know weather the capacitor is of the correct specs but it would be great if someone would guide me through the wiring schematics :D

Oh and i am also interested in the Gibson Custom Bridge and Tailpeice , i know someone from the forums does indeed sell them.
 
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Here's a link to some correct Thunderbird wiring schematics.
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4109.15

We speak Gibson bass there, Talkbass not so much.

I've wired some Lull pups to 3 of my Thunderbirds.........Let's just say they're VERY GOOD. You can get a nicely intonating two point from GodofThunder59, the coresponding tailpiece may be a bit more difficult. Lull does sell his parts separately too tho.

My Lull Thunderbird ( his first production 'Bird) and one of G.O.T.'s bridges.

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