Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

I think we're doing this @Chucky Stiletti place, watermelon helmets required for safety, I of course will do it in a dress and heels.

was more thinking we all indulge in adult beverages and go here afterwards….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I love those old British amps and nice cabs you have there. I bought my second Marshall Major head last year, I don't have a good picture of it but it's in pretty nice shape, 1970. These pictures are from the seller. I had it checked out, it's in nice shape and sounds good, can't wait to be able to use it, I'll be using Ampeg cabs, either 810's or 410's. I did see an original Major 4 x 15 cab on Reverb last year but it was missing two speakers (really hard to get) and was expensive. They look just like large 4 x 12 Marshall cabs.

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5881s?..

 

[Stealth57]

was more thinking we all indulge in adult beverages and go here afterwards….
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You trying to get people to fall down or puke?

 

[bobyoung53]

The Major uses the conventional front end like other Marshall amps, i.e. bass, treble, mids, presence, volume. The Pig featured Partridge transformers, was ultralinear if I recall correctly, and featured Volume, Bass, and Treble knobs, with two inputs. The Bass and Treble knobs act as gains for the specific frequency range, as the pre has parallel hi and low pass filters. It's a bit of a strange set-up, and more akin to say, a later Sound City or Sunn Coliseum, in that you're not really controlling the frequencies but rather their level in the mix.

I think Majors are ultralinear too, but yes conventional tone controls, SVT's or at least their active mid controls are similar to the PIG then.

 

[bobyoung53]

5881s?..

KT88's.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You trying to get people to fall down or puke?

nah…this is where we go… if anyone is so inclined…

 

[PillO]

Off to writhe that down.....

That sounds like a pain...

You actually had room there to shake your groove thang.

At @GonePlaid 's age does one's thang still groove?

 

[PillO]

Übercoolness…..
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Hey! I've been there! End of April/Beginning of May `89. They were doing time trials for the Indy! Fun. And loud.

 

[PillO]

was more thinking we all indulge in adult beverages and go here afterwards….
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In terms of tourist traps, the Mirassou champagne cellars in Los Gatos would be a first choice, but I think it was sold and torn down.

The Winchester Mystery House is also worth seeing.

 

[Stealth57]

In terms of tourist traps, the Mirassou champagne cellars in Los Gatos would be a first choice, but I think it was sold and torn down.

The Winchester Mystery House is also worth seeing.

Giant Dipper

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I bounce around between ~9 forums.

I'm having to cut back. TalkBass wasn't leaving me in time for PlayBass!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Looks great. What are the watts on those, about 110 or so?

You're thinking of some wimpy amplifier, not the 200W MM.

 

[JJR58]

Interesting! I honestly can't say I can define what the Hofner sound really is. I never was into the Beatles (heresy I know), and the looks of those basses never appealed to me enough to play one as far as I remember.

Im a big fan of Hofner.
But certainly wasn’t expecting that tone.
But I really dig it.

 

[JJR58]

nah…this is where we go… if anyone is so inclined…
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Yes!!!!

 

[Venom of God]

Hey gang,

I'm finally ready to order the parts and do it - get my Tbird ready for the rest of my life. I bought her new in 2010 (2009 build, burst) with money from delivering pizzas. Now I'm in my mid-30's and have a baby on the way it's time to do it. My fantastic (but slightly boring) Pbass is gone, my expensive lesson in disappointment Ricky is gone and I've ditched all my pedals (I really am getting old). Tbird and Ampeg. That's it.

I want to build her out taking inspiration from the 70's bicentennial style spec. Duncan Thunderbird Bass seem like an easy choice since they don't require any routing. I'd like a slightly hot vintage style and I probably would like some pickup rings so I suppose I'll have to source those elsewhere. I've always been happy with the Grover tuners from the factory, so would have bought their clovers, but would rather nickel to chrome. Which are the correct HipShots for a Tbird? Not sure between the 3/8th and the half inch but assume Ultralight is the way to go? I'm stuck on the bridge. Babicz seems like the "best," though it's ugly as sin. Allparts make a nickel three-point which looks the best (imo), but I'm not sure I want an Allparts bridge on my beloved. The Hipshot SuperTone looks like the happy compromise. Thoughts there?

I'm super grateful for any input - I only want to do this once.

Cheers!

 

[dagrev]

Übercoolness…..
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Cool! See any cars testing/practicing? Marathon has a storage terminal at corner 2 (I believe), and when my wife would go up there to train and certify people she would at times hear them practicing.

 

[TBird1958]

It is after all St. Patrick's Day.........And Thursday.

 

[dagrev]

That sounds like a pain...


At @GonePlaid 's age does one's thang still groove?

It is to go back and read my horrible quick typing....

I don't know and don't want a demonstration video to prove it either.

 

[dagrev]

Very, very early Skynyrd song and never on an album that I know of. Before Ed King joined. Recorded in 1968, it seems.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Anyone here play "White Rabbit"? How close to the original do you play it? I've been working on it this week; the basic part is simple enough but there are some subtleties. At one point I thought Casady had made a mistake, but after many relistenings, I can't tell if it's a mistake or just a quick difference because it felt right at the moment. Whether I ever play it with a band as recorded or not, I want to be able to.
And the Thunderbird VP can nail the tone. So that's it's One Trick. It can nail the tone. 8^)