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Good morning fellow Pedulla players!
WARNING - there is a Thunderbass listed in the used section at Guitar Center (zebra wood top) - it has a crack straight through the body at the control cavity. The only thing holding the piece in place is the zebra wood top.
How do I know? I bought it weeks ago and immediately returned it.
Can't believe they put it back in the rotation... SMH
WARNING - there is a Thunderbass listed in the used section at Guitar Center (zebra wood top) - it has a crack straight through the body at the control cavity. The only thing holding the piece in place is the zebra wood top.
How do I know? I bought it weeks ago and immediately returned it.
Can't believe they put it back in the rotation... SMH
The truss rod was perfect - that was the first thing I checked. Then I went to plug it in and saw all the body damage.
Ooo...a Pedulla club! Can I join? I recently found this '98 Rapture JJ fretless on CL, & I asked the owner if he would consider a straight across trade for a MINT Fender Jaco signature Artist model. Guess what he said...
At some point in the near future I'm going to swap the pickguard with a blue one that I'll make myself from a blank. I'm also interested to know if anyone has swapped the original Bart pre for a John East Uni? I would love a mid control (esp sweepable).
Thanks,
Eric
At some point in the near future I'm going to swap the pickguard with a blue one that I'll make myself from a blank. I'm also interested to know if anyone has swapped the original Bart pre for a John East Uni? I would love a mid control (esp sweepable).
Thanks,
Eric
Nice score, Eric! See below for you number, and welcome to the club!
BTW, the member list is getting really long, so starting now I'm only going to list names/numbers for #200 and newer. For earlier numbers, see Post 4488.
Updated list:
200. punchdrunk
201. bmallory
202. drumsnbass
203. Aquarianfuture
204. Boba Fretless
205. mildewman
206. mhartman29
207. OldSchool50
208. thopper
209. Folmeister
210. Kim Jong Funk
211. Merlino
212. Fresh Eddie
213. Twarpie
214. Lovep
215. FlyingFinn
216. japhy4529
217. IronLung1986
218. olnost
219. Jeff Sarsippius
220. roccobasstorius
221. climber
222. mking
223. brookes
224. DanielleMeyer
225. RobLindberg
226. guszkl
227. srbbass
228. laslen
229. Pedullist
230. guitarflinger
231. gegznes
232. naetog
233. Selta
234. Element Zero
235. ThunderR
236. SpcMnk
237. Beatfarm615
238. Jefenator
239. India_Sierra
240. CTBassGuy
241. Marcus Holbrook
242. Gusdfunk
243. 600 Ohms
244. Inara
245. kpsta
246. Mastodon2
247. flamfork
248. mbluto
249. Mamoru
250. Green Knight
251. Philly Watts
252. blmartin2215
253. Daniel Immel
254. Artman
255. TheHoneyBear
256. 59jazz
257. Dr. Cheese
258. MHT75
259. c0nsilience
260. Bassman06
261. Tomppp
262. Shedua511
263. Ash Mo
264. njtarantini
265. ChrisRS
266. crabbybassman
267. pbass888
268.bmoriarty
269. David1957
270. Swipter
271. Dale Sevrey
272. Basspaws
273. Bad Bob
274. villis
275. Reviresco
276. Consul
277. Bassistcool
278. souper
279. SteveBassJr
280. Rich-Cincy Kid
281. graphics1988
282. BassPraiser777
283. ErikP.Bass
284. Eric Ryan
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt
Pedulla Club #45 Unique Arrangements of Hymns, P&W Standards, and Original Tunes
Administrator, Official Tobias Club #133
Administrator, Fretless Club #943
Big Cabs Club #23
My Basses
My Rig: Stage and FOH Friendly
4488
Meet the Pedullas
Thunderbolt 5 - 1993, Blue
Thunderbass 5 - 1994, AAA Maple
Thunderbass 6 - 1993, AAA Maple
Thunderbass 6 - 1994, Teal
Thunderbolt 5 - 1994, Red
All have original Bartolini pickups with Aguilar OBP-3, except the red one is all original.
I may be selling the red one, and hope to find one more Thunderbass 5.
Only the blue 5 had an OBP-3 in it when I got it in 2021, I like it so much I had the other 3 done in the past month. They all play great, but wasn't happy with the sound.
Finally they are all together for a family photo. Overall, the blue Thunderbolt 5 is my favorite, most beat up, most gigged, and the reason I've been looking for other Pedullas since then.
Cheers.
Thunderbolt 5 - 1993, Blue
Thunderbass 5 - 1994, AAA Maple
Thunderbass 6 - 1993, AAA Maple
Thunderbass 6 - 1994, Teal
Thunderbolt 5 - 1994, Red
All have original Bartolini pickups with Aguilar OBP-3, except the red one is all original.
I may be selling the red one, and hope to find one more Thunderbass 5.
Only the blue 5 had an OBP-3 in it when I got it in 2021, I like it so much I had the other 3 done in the past month. They all play great, but wasn't happy with the sound.
Finally they are all together for a family photo. Overall, the blue Thunderbolt 5 is my favorite, most beat up, most gigged, and the reason I've been looking for other Pedullas since then.
Cheers.
I had some problems with CraigsList. Here it is: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Family photos... (I realized that when I was looking at some of my older pics of my basses, I must have had an additional 12 Pedullas that I sold, and yes, I do regret; you can't possibly own too many Pedulla basses).
Sadly, the wood grain for the flame maple tops are difficult to see in the pics
1st pic:
Black Rapture-5 (just purchased) - bone stock. I really love how this bass sounds with a slight boost to bass and treble - nice and aggressive without being harsh
Red Thunderbass-5: this bass looks like it toured the world a couple times with a punk band (lots of mojo going on). SGD sidewinder pickups with a Darkglass Tone Capsule. Very, very glassy sounding.
Blue-burst Thunderbolt-5 (refinished by me) - Delano Driver HE pickups and an Audere classic 4-band preamp. In the spring, I plan on doing another refinish of this bass (not sure of the color yet). Coil tap for each pickup (parallel, single, series)
2nd pic:
Blue Thunderbolt-5: Bartolini Custom Pickups for Stienberger (I don't remember which pickup model, but from an email with Bartolini, they are reverse P topology) & John East Uni (the pickups in this bass are absolutely AMAZING!).
Red Thunderbolt-5 (my first ever Pedulla) - Nordstrand Dual Blade Neos and an Audere Classic 4 band preamp with a coil toggle (inner single coil / Series / Outer single coil). These pickups are very, very aggressive in single coil (way more aggressive than the bart single coils in the Rapture).
Violet Thunderbolt-5 (just purchased) - I kept the pickups, but used Bartolini's wiring diagram to run them in passive mode, and what a difference (so much more open sounding, and no longer compressed). Audere Classic 4 band preamp (toggle switch in not connected, just filling a hole)
Last pic is when I first did the refin on the Blueburst (originally teal top over clear maple)
Sadly, the wood grain for the flame maple tops are difficult to see in the pics
1st pic:
Black Rapture-5 (just purchased) - bone stock. I really love how this bass sounds with a slight boost to bass and treble - nice and aggressive without being harsh
Red Thunderbass-5: this bass looks like it toured the world a couple times with a punk band (lots of mojo going on). SGD sidewinder pickups with a Darkglass Tone Capsule. Very, very glassy sounding.
Blue-burst Thunderbolt-5 (refinished by me) - Delano Driver HE pickups and an Audere classic 4-band preamp. In the spring, I plan on doing another refinish of this bass (not sure of the color yet). Coil tap for each pickup (parallel, single, series)
2nd pic:
Blue Thunderbolt-5: Bartolini Custom Pickups for Stienberger (I don't remember which pickup model, but from an email with Bartolini, they are reverse P topology) & John East Uni (the pickups in this bass are absolutely AMAZING!).
Red Thunderbolt-5 (my first ever Pedulla) - Nordstrand Dual Blade Neos and an Audere Classic 4 band preamp with a coil toggle (inner single coil / Series / Outer single coil). These pickups are very, very aggressive in single coil (way more aggressive than the bart single coils in the Rapture).
Violet Thunderbolt-5 (just purchased) - I kept the pickups, but used Bartolini's wiring diagram to run them in passive mode, and what a difference (so much more open sounding, and no longer compressed). Audere Classic 4 band preamp (toggle switch in not connected, just filling a hole)
Last pic is when I first did the refin on the Blueburst (originally teal top over clear maple)
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Those are some drool-worthy pictures, gentlemen! See below for your member number Ryan, and welcome to the Club!
For numbers 1-199, see Post 4488.
Updated list:
200. punchdrunk
201. bmallory
202. drumsnbass
203. Aquarianfuture
204. Boba Fretless
205. mildewman
206. mhartman29
207. OldSchool50
208. thopper
209. Folmeister
210. Kim Jong Funk
211. Merlino
212. Fresh Eddie
213. Twarpie
214. Lovep
215. FlyingFinn
216. japhy4529
217. IronLung1986
218. olnost
219. Jeff Sarsippius
220. roccobasstorius
221. climber
222. mking
223. brookes
224. DanielleMeyer
225. RobLindberg
226. guszkl
227. srbbass
228. laslen
229. Pedullist
230. guitarflinger
231. gegznes
232. naetog
233. Selta
234. Element Zero
235. ThunderR
236. SpcMnk
237. Beatfarm615
238. Jefenator
239. India_Sierra
240. CTBassGuy
241. Marcus Holbrook
242. Gusdfunk
243. 600 Ohms
244. Inara
245. kpsta
246. Mastodon2
247. flamfork
248. mbluto
249. Mamoru
250. Green Knight
251. Philly Watts
252. blmartin2215
253. Daniel Immel
254. Artman
255. TheHoneyBear
256. 59jazz
257. Dr. Cheese
258. MHT75
259. c0nsilience
260. Bassman06
261. Tomppp
262. Shedua511
263. Ash Mo
264. njtarantini
265. ChrisRS
266. crabbybassman
267. pbass888
268.bmoriarty
269. David1957
270. Swipter
271. Dale Sevrey
272. Basspaws
273. Bad Bob
274. villis
275. Reviresco
276. Consul
277. Bassistcool
278. souper
279. SteveBassJr
280. Rich-Cincy Kid
281. graphics1988
282. BassPraiser777
283. ErikP.Bass
284. Eric Ryan
285. RyanOh
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt
Pedulla Club #45 Unique Arrangements of Hymns, P&W Standards, and Original Tunes
Administrator, Official Tobias Club #133
Administrator, Fretless Club #943
Big Cabs Club #23
My Basses
My Rig: Stage and FOH Friendly
4488
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Hi all, just got my first Pedulla. It's a 1994 Thunderbass that had been abused and needed a lot of TLC. Had a new truss rod installed, a headstock crack repair, a small finish crack around the controls where it looked like it was either dropped or thrown. I did some re-wiring and simplifying of the Bartolini electronics and it roars! Very happy w/ it and lots of mojo. Was only $850 because of the damage, so I feel like I got a pretty good deal on it.
It might've been. I got it from Atomic Music.
the 2 chips on the front of the bass can be repaired with some fingernail polish (assuming you can find one that matches, you might have to combine a couple different reds to try to match the color). It won't be perfect but will def look better. I've repaired a few chips like that over the years with fingernail polish & if needed some CA (superglue) on top (& then sanded & buffed if it sticks out too much).
You got a great deal!
These aren't chips actually, it's where the thumb wore through the finish from the previous owner. I like the mojo!
