Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

I've got several of those old Ampegs including a B-18, a B-15S (60 watt portaflex) and this one, 1959 Bassamp 835. I don't have any pictures of the first two but here's the Bassamp, this thing really sounds good. 35 watts.


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that is gorgeous….
7027s?
always dreamt of a wall of 10 or 12 B-15s…

 

[bobyoung53]

Cops can't find cocaine in your hat.

Nothing is illegal here except in large quantities.

 

[bobyoung53]

that is gorgeous….
7027s?
always dreamt of a wall of 10 or 12 B-15s…

I'm insane too I bought two of those '90's SS B-15T's years ago and use them both with the 100 watt Solid State heads or just with an SVT head (sound great with it) and always thought of buying 2 more to have four 15's. They used to be really cheap, but that's gone by.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Drummer's good, got the right feel.

thx Bob, Ric’s a good guy, I’ll relay the nicety….

 

[bobyoung53]

Fire up the coco in the toilet?

Nah, drink it in front of the computer in the morning. You buy bags of leaves in the markets or buy boxes in the supermarkets.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Rockin' that Pbass!

sporting Boomers thanks to you..

 

[Stealth57]

Nah, drink it in front of the computer in the morning. You buy bags of leaves in the markets or buy boxes in the supermarkets.

Found in the lobby of just about any hotel.

 

[bobyoung53]

Found in the lobby of just about any hotel.

I stopped ingesting......things many years ago but will drink the tea, it's considered an herb here, all drugs are legal here in small quantities but you'd never know it. The better restaurants also have the tea, Mate de Coca.

 

[WillyW]

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'm insane too I bought two of those '90's SS B-15T's years ago and use them both with the 100 watt Solid State heads or just with an SVT head (sound great with it) and always thought of buying 2 more to have four 15's. They used to be really cheap, but that's gone by.

yeah, as much as I dig Piazza’s preamp, they were always underpowered for my liking….first thing I did when I got mine (owned two) was a ss rectifier swap with the stock 5AR4, always a noticeable headroom improvement….

 

[GBassNorth]

Prefiero coca té a cerveza.

You prefer coca tea to beer?
Your, kidneys liver and bladder probably all agree with you.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Here's Will (Gaolee) pontificating on the fine points of the Fremont Troll.

We had a blast!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

My takes is that EYs are not near as good as Lulls or the originals in Veronica's '64. Lulls are very similar to the '64.

The other part of the evening was comparing neck shapes and sizes. The Lull 'Bird has a 7enderish feeling neck. It isn't an aircraft carrier deck like my P, but it feels wider and flatter than a Gibson. The NR has a neck I liked very much. Must resist....

I'm not sold on the pickups in my VP. They are more similar to EYs than the other pickups. Blasphemy of course, but I may sell the VP.

That was a whole lot of fun.

We were there before dinner and Will was there after dinner, in case anyone wonders.

I made the mistake of playing the 64 first. It really is magical, with my favorite neck ever, and tone to die for. The Greco was next, and it’s a strong second for me. Plus, it’s LOUD. Play it through a 300W tube amp and the Greco will try to push it to 450W. The NR neck doesn’t do it for me, but I do like the sound of those pickups. The Queen knows her stuff; there wasn’t a bad one in the bunch.

I like my VP a lot better since finally getting something under the pickups so they’re closer to the strings, but it still doesn’t quite have the thunder. Keeping mine for now, but definitely going to have to talk with Sharon about investing in an early bird. Yeep.

Thanks for coordinating that, Veronica!

 

[PhR75]

Measurement from 12th fret to the Centerline of each pickup
1990 Greco IV 10-7/8” and 14-1/8” (note 33.5” scale)
Gibson 2013 Tbird 10-1/4” and 14-5/8”
BaCH II 10-5/8”
1977 Greco II 11” (note 33.5” scale)
Epiphone VP 11” and 14-7/8”
Epiphone Goth 10-3/4” and 14-5/8”
Gibson 1964 Tbird 10-7/8” and 14-3/8”
Gibson 2015 Tbird 10-1/4” and 14-1/2”
Spector Rex5 Pro 12-3/8” and 15-3/8” (note 35” scale)
2019 Epiphone CP 10-1/4” and 14-1/2"
1988 Greco TB-70 10-7/8” and 14-3/8”
1960’s Gibson NR 10-11/16" and 14-3/16"

Some nice day I will convert all those measurements into metric...of course if somebody has done it already...

 

[Mark Lin]

 

[Miles_ONeal]

All the basses went well with this shirt, but this one could be a twin sibling. Alas, it remained at Queen V’s castle rather than following me.

Rick, it turns out, is not a Rick buff, but a Thundernerd like us!

Sharon should have a group photo from the restaurant; I’ll see about getting one of those up.

 

[RedVee]

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[RedVee]

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That red! Wow!

 

[MCF]

To follow-up the discussion about the EB “tone tapped” pickups in the ‘15s, I found one of the articles I recalled reading about them.
Gibson Thunderbird Bass 2015 (Guitarsite)

 

[PhR75]

If I was thorough the measurements should look like this in modern...I mean metric system:

Measurement from 12th fret to the Centerline of each pickup:


1990 Greco IV 27.62 cm and 35.88 cm (note 33.5” scale)
Gibson 2013 Tbird 26.04 cm and 37.15 cm
BaCH II 26.99 cm
1977 Greco II 27.94 cm (note 33.5” scale)
Epiphone VP 27.94 cm and 37.78 cm
Epiphone Goth 27.31 cm and 37.15 cm
Gibson 1964 Tbird 27.62 cm and 36.51 cm
Gibson 2015 Tbird 26.04 cm and 36.83 cm
Spector Rex5 Pro 31.43 cm and 39.05 cm (note 35” scale)
2019 Epiphone CP 26.04 cm and 36.83 cm
1988 Greco TB-70 27.62 cm and 36.51 cm
1960’s Gibson NR IV 27.15 cm and 36.04 cm