Justins T-Bird in 1000000 DVD Rehersals

[Toolmybass]

Im sure this may have been asked already but im a nOOb and could find it by doing a search

Justin...Could you give me the lowdown on that TBird (DVD Rehearsals 1000000)

70's? Any Mods to the sound..ie pickups

I love the sound!

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Thank you.

My recipe:

Stock T-Bird necks and bodies, circa '99. One Natural, one Natural Burst, one Metallic Blue.

Hipshot Ultralites, Badass, bone nut, Schaller locks, and '70's NOS nickel-covered pickups and rings purchased from a broker in Japan.

Tour them for years, without regard for dings, scuffs and scratches.

Remove from oven and let cool.

JMJ

 

[Toolmybass]

Im not a TBird freak...but i knew there was something up with those p/u's. In fact im pretty much in love with any old p/u's from that time era 67sih-->72

If you know where i can find p/u's like those, pls let me know.... i would love to mod my friends TB he wants to sell me!!

Thanks for the speedy response!....I can stop watching that rehearsal DVD...That kicks ASS!

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Those pickups can be found in a new incarnation from Mike Lull. They sound good.

There are no more where mine came from, unfortunately.

JMJ

 

[skulletwhip]

have you ever played an Epiphone T-Bird? I know its not gonna be as good as a Gibson but I am on a budget. I'm sure they're alright just askin'.

Mike

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Epiphone T-bird is pretty good, actually. I like the way those pickups sound. Plays good too, and the bolt-on neck is actually a pretty cool tonal enhancement. I say get one. I bought one of those first, and used it for some Beck touring in '99 before I started customizing my own from USA T-Birds.

JMJ

 

[skulletwhip]

the reason i asked is because a local music shop has 2 of them and they are both dinged up(scratched up and chipped paint) and only they only want 200 bucks each. even I can afford that.

 

[kyral210]

I customised by Epiphone Thunderbird (gothic) and put the results on youtube:

Modifications I made (part 1)
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Modifications I made (part 2)
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Neck Pickup
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Bridge Pickup
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Neck + Bridge Pickup
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I know my playing style is not amazing and I get allot of comments about that on youtube, but the videos are meant to just show a basic sound. I would love to have some feedback on this, how the sound I got compaires to a real T-Bird in particular.



P.S - Recorded through a Bass Pod XT (RIP) on the stock 'classic rock' setting to be universal.