Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

Those knobs turn!?!?

Ahem

 

[bobyoung53]

Mine looks pretty much just like that. A & D just a bit higher to account for fretboard radius:

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The saddles on my NR are pretty much even, the G is just a little lower than the rest of them but I kind of like that anyway.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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My Vintage Pro from the tail POV.
And the synth looming in the background is the Yamaha CS-01. I just got it back from repair and I have to say I had forgotten how good it sounds. Looks like a toy but when you plug it into a PA or soundcard it really shows it fangs (or teeth or claws). Did a little demo, ran it thru the pedalboard just for a little stereo delay. OK, quite a lot delay.

I remember those the “baby” CS-80…. when working at E-mu, other engineers that had worked on the Prophet 5 at Sequential used to praise the temp stabilizing technique Yamaha used on the oscillators…pre FM, great sounding synths..Vangelis, Blade Runner…

 

[Engle]

26456027[/URL], member: 317807"]That won’t work. The adjustment screws go through holes with no slop on both sides of the bridge.

I recommend a set of radius gauges (the understring type). That way you can compare the saddle radius to the fingerboard radius before modifying the saddles. Not that they necessarily need to match, but it’s best to make an informed decision before modding those saddles.
I haven’t noticed any issues with mine. It may depend on string types/gauges.

 

[bobyoung53]

What I like about the SIT Power Steels is that they are in some way a little less aggressive up top than 66s (I don't go for the angry piano sound), but the mids seem more full or broad. Meaning they don't just seem to have that upper mid thing that 66s specialize in. But I do love the 66s on certain things and nothing else will do. Oddly enough, I don't find them crazy bright like some do. But my Ampeg rigs are all inherently big and warm sounding. And there's that whole amps have knobs that can be turned as well. My heads are all mostly flat with a little boost in the lows and mids.

I actually use a rolled up flannel mute quite a bit with them, especially when playing blues like i do out here. I also palm mute them when using a pick. When I stopped using them years ago because of dead E strings I went on a years long string quest and went full circle back to RS66's and feel like I'm home again. I don't think anything else sounds like them. I don't like nickel strings, they sound like dead rounds to me .

 

[PhR75]

I remember those the “baby” CS-80…. when working at E-mu, other engineers that had worked on the Prophet 5 at Sequential used to praise the temp stabilizing technique Yamaha used on the oscillators…pre FM, great sounding synths..Vangelis, Blade Runner…

You worked at E-mu?
And while my only experience of the CS series synths are the aforementioned CS01 and my other synth CS-5 both are very stabile. The CS-5 had some tuning problems but the drifting was because of a malfunctiong pitch slider that idn't let voltage thru properly. I had that bypassed and it has worked very well after that.
I'd love to have a CS-15 (2 oscillators) or even CS-10 that has two EGs. But as basic as the CS-5 is I have had lots of fun with it plus I have learned a lot of synthesis with it. Plus as I'm not a keyboard player by any means I can do layering and come up with chordal stuff I could not think of with a polyphonic synth.
One "happy accident" sound sample as an attachement.

I love the CS-80. Lots of favs (Eddie Jobson for example), one is this from Judie Tzuke's first album. Fantastic drumming on it too, one should recognise the drummer easily.

 

[dagrev]

Times like these, are hard hitting moments where we remember how short life can be. My deepest condolences, to you & your family, for the loss .

Having my grandmother pass on valentine's day this year, it's still a hard truth to swallow.

Thank you for the kind words, and I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your Grandmother. I trust you have many fond memories to draw upon for enjoyment and comfort.

 

[dagrev]

Something I've been waiting on pics to show. Not mine.
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[Chucky Stiletti]

You worked at E-mu?
And while my only experience of the CS series synths are the aforementioned CS01 and my other synth CS-5 both are very stabile. The CS-5 had some tuning problems but the drifting was because of a malfunctiong pitch slider that idn't let voltage thru properly. I had that bypassed and it has worked very well after that.
I'd love to have a CS-15 (2 oscillators) or even CS-10 that has two EGs. But as basic as the CS-5 is I have had lots of fun with it plus I have learned a lot of synthesis with it. Plus as I'm not a keyboard player by any means I can do layering and come up with chordal stuff I could not think of with a polyphonic synth.
One "happy accident" sound sample as an attachement.

I love the CS-80. Lots of favs (Eddie Jobson for example), one is this from Judie Tzuke's first album. Fantastic drumming on it too, one should recognise the drummer easily.

did indeed, I was the analog designer, joined in 92, left in 98 when Creative acquired Ensoniq and the Paris suite…interesting times going from analog recordings to samples….used to design the word clock PLL sync multipliers….that was over 25 years ago…
my close friend Mike Barnes who also worked at E-mu worked on the FM algorithms for the DX-7 while at Yamaha…

 

[WillyW]

Something I've been waiting on pics to show. Not mine.
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I want a treble geetar like that.

 

[GonePlaid]

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My Vintage Pro from the tail POV.
And the synth looming in the background is the Yamaha CS-01. I just got it back from repair and I have to say I had forgotten how good it sounds. Looks like a toy but when you plug it into a PA or soundcard it really shows it fangs (or teeth or claws). Did a little demo, ran it thru the pedalboard just for a little stereo delay. OK, quite a lot delay.

 

[RedVee]

I’m pretty sure the Beetle went to 75 or 76 and the Cabriolet was still produced for a few more years.

I think you are right about the Beetle outlasting the type 3. I think the type 3 ended in 73 with the Golf/Rabbit /Jetta etc. replacing them.

With Australian assembly we may have been different but from memory:

Beetle had in 73 a Superbug with the curved windscreen, padded dash and I think a 1600 engine. But by 75 we had an odd mixture with the old body but front blinkers the the bumper. That was the last hurrah, they must have been clearing parts.
Pretty sure my Uncles last Type 3 was a 73. But they must have finished about them because the local Passat (replaced the Type 3) started in 74 and the local Golf (replaced the Beetle) came in 75.

Then in 76 they closed up and went to full import, prices went up by thousands and sales dropped dramatically.
Pretty sure they sold the factory to Nissan for more local Datsuns.

That’s all memory so I may be a little off with the dates, but I think that’s how it happened.

 

[PillO]

With Australian assembly we may have been different but from memory:

Beetle had in 73 a Superbug with the curved windscreen, padded dash and I think a 1600 engine. But by 75 we had an odd mixture with the old body but front blinkers the the bumper. That was the last hurrah, they must have been clearing parts.
Pretty sure my Uncles last Type 3 was a 73. But they must have finished about them because the local Passat (replaced the Type 3) started in 74 and the local Golf (replaced the Beetle) came in 75.

Then in 76 they closed up and went to full import, prices went up by thousands and sales dropped dramatically.
Pretty sure they sold the factory to Nissan for more local Datsuns.

That’s all memory so I may be a little off with the dates, but I think that’s how it happened.

The Type 3 matches my recall. Last production in 73, replaced by Jetta, Passat, Golf, Rabbit.

I actually liked the Type 3 more than the Beetle even if the latter is the classic. And I really would like to get a Type 2 Bus one day.

 

[RedVee]

The Type 3 matches my recall. Last production in 73, replaced by Jetta, Passat, Golf, Rabbit.

I actually liked the Type 3 more than the Beetle even if the latter is the classic. And I really would like to get a Type 2 Bus one day.

I liked the latter Type 3’s (big bumpers) a lot although I’m told the earlier model is the classic. The pancake engine made a good difference to luggage space, allowing for a rear boot as well as the front.

Years ago a guy fairly local to me had a bright blue Type 3 wagon and it was really cool. I’m pretty sure he used it as a Surfer Wagon to go to the beach in. I don’t surf but I like that idea.
VW should rerelease a modern version as part of their electric reimagined series.

Im told that the Aussie assembly Type 3 was unique in having a “Type3” badge on it. (Front end of the front fenders).

 

[GonePlaid]

The Type 3 matches my recall. Last production in 73, replaced by Jetta, Passat, Golf, Rabbit.

I actually liked the Type 3 more than the Beetle even if the latter is the classic. And I really would like to get a Type 2 Bus one day.

Like this?

or

EDIT: A smaller (1/87th/HO scale)version is available

 

[JJR58]

Just gonna divert a bit from cars, trucks and buses.

Pre TT.

 

[Stealth57]

Just gonna divert a bit from cars, trucks and buses.

Pre TT.

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Are you running your camera through a Super Fuzz pedal?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

groovy….

 

[BklynKen]

Are you running your camera through a Super Fuzz pedal?

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The filter is called GonePlaid.

 

[PillO]

The filter is called GonePlaid.