Thunderbird Club

[Stealth57]

Still dirty but couldn’t resist. Clean bird may be saved for White Bird Wednesday.

 

[GBassNorth]

Measured the pickup locations from the middle of the 12th fret to the middle of the pickups:

CP 10 9/16" and 14 15/16"
IV 11 3/8" and 15 3/16"

Anyone have the 2013 CP measurements?

For reference here’s what I have…

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”

 

[KaraQ]

Measured the pickup locations from the middle of the 12th fret to the middle of the pickups:

CP 10 9/16" and 14 15/16"
IV 11 3/8" and 15 3/16"

Anyone have the 2013 CP measurements?

For reference here’s what I have…

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”

Since I have mine out hanging on the wall atm, I went & checked.....it's 10 15/16" and 14 3/4"

 

[Stealth57]

Since I have mine out hanging on the wall atm, I went & checked.....it's 10 15/16" and 14 3/4"

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Bridge is within measurement error. I’ll have to recheck the neck. Can’t see why they’d move the neck pickup a quarter inch from late 2013 to very early 2014.

 

[dagrev]

I think that skinny Canuck was busy schmoozing Primus in hopes of a new roadie gig.

I guess he's got bills to pay, and with little useful life skills, he has to take whatever comes along.

 

[dagrev]

Still dirty but couldn’t resist. Clean bird may be saved for White Bird Wednesday.

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Looks great from here! LaBella Black Nylon Tapes would sound pretty good. So would SIT Power Steels. Those were the two best sounding strings for my '06 Gibson with the same pickups. Or likely the same, with Gibson you never know.

 

[dagrev]

Since I have mine out hanging on the wall atm, I went & checked.....it's 10 15/16" and 14 3/4"

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That black bass has one of those newer continuous thumb rest things that looks like a string.

 

[Stealth57]

Looks great from here! LaBella Black Nylon Tapes would sound pretty good. So would SIT Power Steels. Those were the two best sounding strings for my '06 Gibson with the same pickups. Or likely the same, with Gibson you never know.

I have/had LaBella 750-N black tapes on all basses save for a Mikro. That has 750-TS whites. Blacks were unavailable. Maybe I need to be more adventurous?

 

[Stealth57]

Since I have mine out hanging on the wall atm, I went & checked.....it's 10 15/16" and 14 3/4"

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Silver pickup covers? Changed? Thought all CPs were black hardware.

 

[GonePlaid]

that bad huh?

Home and not home(on gig).

 

[KaraQ]

Looks great from here! LaBella Black Nylon Tapes would sound pretty good. So would SIT Power Steels. Those were the two best sounding strings for my '06 Gibson with the same pickups. Or likely the same, with Gibson you never know.

I like my DR neon reds

They're nps under the coating, and the best sounding ones I've had on it (so far)

That black bass has one of those newer continuous thumb rest things that looks like a string.

I'd never noticed that before!

It does go the whole way, doesn't it?!

Silver pickup covers? Changed? Thought all CPs were black hardware.

Yes, changed. They were black, the covers & rings are from Philadelphia Luthiers

 

[GonePlaid]

I have/had LaBella 750-N black tapes on all basses save for a Mikro. That has 750-TS whites. Blacks were unavailable. Maybe I need to be more adventurous?

 

[GonePlaid]

Got the CP. one small finish crack on the top rear horn. Pictures a bit later.

 

[GonePlaid]

The white CP is a little dirty. I want to clean it up before posting pics. The finish looks like epoxy? What to use as a cleaner?

 

[Stealth57]

Trying to generate work for @JIO ?

 

[GonePlaid]

Trying to generate work for @JIO ?

Just trying to be "helpful"(???).

 

[JIO]

Trying to generate work for @JIO ?

I can imagine that being a possible way to achieve a 'matte' finish...

 

[JIO]

Honestly, it's a great sounding bass with what's in there now.
@JIO has a good point about retaining the ability to have that Precision tone.
I've got a Pure Vintage '63 in there, and that's the closest pick up I've ever heard that comes to an original early 60's Precision.
But I seem to be on a humbucker quest these days.

This Chowny Retrovibe is for sale (no affiliation) by a fellow tb member EmuBass, (add @___ if interested) but he's in Australia so shipping most likely wouldn't be cheap... it's cool, sorta' Ric but actually better designed and it has twin buckers. I've heard they are decent for the price - from what I've seen, they are under $500. This one has a custom pg, which is well done. (nicer than the one that comes on it which looks more Ric-esk) Also has upgraded electronics.

 

[GonePlaid]

I can imagine that being a possible way to achieve a 'matte' finish...

"You can tell it's 'matte'-l; it's swell".
Ya gots to be a certain age to recall that slogan.

 

[JIO]

"You can tell it's 'matte'-l; it's swell".
Ya gots to be a certain age to recall that slogan.

You mean like this one?