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Thunderbird Club

#203,341
Engle said:
Interesting that there was a mono version of Axis given all the stereo panning in EXP. I think my vinyl is stereo, but now I need to check!
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There's also the alternative stereo mix that was accidentally released in Europe in early 70's (IIRC) and continued to be the master for certain pressings and also for the early Polydor cd (825-something). It has some minor differences, like no psychedelic intro to "You Got Me Floatin'" and a bum note in "Little Wing". Sadly the glockenspiel hasn't been lowered in that mix either.
Discogs and Steve Hoffman forum are dangerous, man. Stay out if you want to keep on buying more T-Birds.
 
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PhR75 said:
Looks absolutely fabulous. Even 'though I'm a bit obsessed with "correct" pickup positions that new version doesn't look bad at all and U'm sure sounds as good as well.
In that position it could even work with a ring.

Somehow it (the neck PU position) reminded me of Bent Saether's Stavem T-Bird even 'though it has Bi-Sonics (or Dark Stars):
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As a left-handed player, I'm very intrigued by this bass. Having trouble finding any info on it, other than the luthier to made it.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
Anyone familiar with this repro Thunderbird pickup? It's marked SWD custom shop, it came out of a recent Tbird purchase I have yet to debut. From what I know of the basses history the latest it can be is around 2010. View attachment 4652738 View attachment 4652739
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Nocturnal said:
What's funny is in my brain I thought that is the song you were thinking of.



According to Wiki Seymour Duncan's middle name starts with a 'W'.
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Seymour Duncan was my first thought as well......

Thunderbird Bass




:)
 
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that time of year again…. crazy, no rain….:rollno:
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PillO said:
Well, my brother and I had our first noise session in... a year?? maybe more??

First, I am impressed by how much we have forgotten. Second, I am impressed by how much we remembered.

Both of us are not entirely up to speed. Somethings that were easy before are now difficult. More practice is clearly needed.

In terms of physical limitations; I am adjusting reasonably well to the new wiring. My biggest problem is that I can't mute the G string when playing G on the E string. I need to come up with a solution. Probably something like this:
Gruv Gear FretWraps String Muter/Dampener (1-Pack) Small, Black | Long & McQuade (long-mcquade.com)
I am open to other suggestions anyone may have.

Good news, is that the session was reasonably long, so stamina is good. Strength still needs work. And I really need some lighter gauge strings on the standard tuning bass. 105-45 is good for D standard; soft and floppy (ahem).
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Good news!
 
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PhR75 said:
Looks absolutely fabulous. Even 'though I'm a bit obsessed with "correct" pickup positions that new version doesn't look bad at all and U'm sure sounds as good as well.
In that position it could even work with a ring.

Somehow it (the neck PU position) reminded me of Bent Saether's Stavem T-Bird even 'though it has Bi-Sonics (or Dark Stars):
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Thanks. Is is a looker in person that's for sure. Yeah I'm still lost on "We have the perfect positions. I know, let's move them" thinking.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Interesting Reverb listing…
Epiphone Thunderbird Reverse Iv Vintage Sunburst | Reverb
looks like it might be a CP, if so, it’s way under priced. Could be a real bargain for those that want the modern Gibson Tbird sound at an Epiphone price.
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Hard to say for sure, without some pics of the actual bass....



But, the description says it has a bolt-on neck, and 1.73in/44mm nut.
Still, not a terrible price, even for a bolt-on, given the market lately.


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PhR75 said:
There's also the alternative stereo mix that was accidentally released in Europe in early 70's (IIRC) and continued to be the master for certain pressings and also for the early Polydor cd (825-something). It has some minor differences, like no psychedelic intro to "You Got Me Floatin'" and a bum note in "Little Wing". Sadly the glockenspiel hasn't been lowered in that mix either.
Discogs and Steve Hoffman forum are dangerous, man. Stay out if you want to keep on buying more T-Birds.
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I don’t dare go there.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Interesting Reverb listing…
Epiphone Thunderbird Reverse Iv Vintage Sunburst | Reverb
looks like it might be a CP, if so, it’s way under priced. Could be a real bargain for those that want the modern Gibson Tbird sound at an Epiphone price.
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I believe you’re correct if that is a picture of the bass that’s for sale. The nut looks to be a 1.5. Input jack is on the side. And those are Gibson, not Epi pickups. With shipping that’s a good price these days for a new Classic Pro.
 
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bobyoung53 said:
Japanese? My first bass was a Japanese bass too, no name on it and it didn't look as cool as yours.
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If of a certain age, many of us started out on Japanese made basses both short and long scale, although their short scale basses were most common. My second and third basses were short-scale ('67 Vox Cougar hollow-body and '68 EB-3) before getting my '63 T-bird II. I don't have one single picture of my 1st bass (or the Vox Cougar) but I think it was this one - badged "Stadium" (34" scale). They were also badged "St George". Bought new with paper-route money for $40 from Woolworths Dept Store in Omaha Nebraska. (my dad paid 1/2 - $40 was a lot of money in '66!) I was probably drawn to the Vox because of the Beatles using Vox amps. Neither came with HSC's and I didn't even know what a "gig-bag" was back then!

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JIO said:
If of a certain age, many of us started out on Japanese made basses both short and long scale, although their short scale basses were most common. My second and third basses were short-scale ('67 Vox Cougar hollow-body and '68 EB-3) before getting my '63 T-bird II. I don't have one single picture of my 1st bass (or the Vox Cougar) but I think it was this one - badged "Stadium" (34" scale). They were also badged "St George". Bought new with paper-route money for $40 from Woolworths Dept Store in Omaha Nebraska. (my dad paid 1/2 - $40 was a lot of money in '66!) I was probably drawn to the Vox because of the Beatles using Vox amps. Neither came with HSC's and I didn't even know what a "gig-bag" was back then!

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Mine was a long scale, I did post something that vaguely looked like it this morning but it had no name on it and looked like something you'd buy in Sears or Montgomery Ward for 69 bucks, it did the job though and sounded pretty good and I learned on it. It was nowhere near as cool as a Vox. It looked like it may have come from the same factory as the one on he left but not as cool looking as that one either.
 
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