Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

At some point someone had referenced 6v6, 6l6, etc. so I was addressing the tubes as a group. My point was simply that the internal connection is to cathode, which isn't necessarily ground. All that said, there were a handful of cathode-biased 6L6 amps, including early Fender Twins. I've never gotten to open one up; I've just seen the schematics.

don’t recall anyone mentioning 6V6s but thanks anyway!…

How does it sound? I love the old Gibson amps but haven't played through many Epis.

trying to find a schematic but searches send me to Gibson RV stuff…..rebranding?..hmmm…

 

[WillyW]

1400 bills for this whole thing including the 2x15 folded horn (64 total built, originally designed for Bill Wyman)….
should I ship to Lima?…
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shag that! ship it to ABQ...

 

[dagrev]

This got me thinking..... have any of you guys that have issues with the cobalt? strings ever tried playing gloves like Scott Devine uses?
If so, did they help?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W9V4G75/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_5KV7FG88D4N6AHKZDNPC_0

I have not. It would almost certainly catch the gloves on fire! But it's actually a great thought.

I've seen Scott D. use them, and always thought it odd as I never heard him say way. Just seems awkward to me. But there's little change it could hurt my playing.

 

[JJR58]

1400 bills for this whole thing including the 2x15 folded horn (64 total built, originally designed for Bill Wyman)….
should I ship to Lima?…
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Brooklyn please.

 

[BklynKen]

This got me thinking..... have any of you guys that have issues with the cobalt? strings ever tried playing gloves like Scott Devine uses?
If so, did they help?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W9V4G75/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_5KV7FG88D4N6AHKZDNPC_0

Which leads to the question: If it came to that, why would you even consider those strings?

 

[TBird1958]

Which leads to the question: If it came to that, why would you even consider those strings?

Rounds till I die baby!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Which leads to the question: If it came to that, why would you even consider those strings?

totally, their tone can’t be THAT good….
i had no problems with them but….just sayin’….

 

[PillO]

Yet I know a guy who went into a certain profession and he talked about things he had to learn in school that had nothing to do with doing the job, but seemed to make the degree look better because it required more time in school. He bragged about knowing these areas, but admitted they had nothing to do with carrying out the job.

The education is learning the form and function of every part of the Swiss Army knife. Once working, only a few components of the knife will be used. But every graduate will find that it is a different few components that he/she uses.

My last day of class in pharmacy school, the dean addressed us and I still remember what he told us. He said "Half of what we have taught you is really useful and will be important every day of your professional career. And half of what we have taught you will be absolutely useless. Now it is time for you to go out into the world and figure out what parts are what."

 

[BklynKen]

I have not. It would almost certainly catch the gloves on fire! But it's actually a great thought.

I've seen Scott D. use them, and always thought it odd as I never heard him say way. Just seems awkward to me. But there's little change it could hurt my playing.

 

[Stealth57]

I have not. It would almost certainly catch the gloves on fire! But it's actually a great thought.

I've seen Scott D. use them, and always thought it odd as I never heard him say way. Just seems awkward to me. But there's little change it could hurt my playing.

He has a nerve disorder or similar that messes with control of his left hand. The pressure from the glove controls that issue.

 

[PillO]

Mine has been good for many years now, just a touch left but I unlike a lot of people never read the thousands of possible side effects if I take a new med unless I start feeling odd, then I'll check them out. That's definitely because of lawyers although not likely pharmaceutical lawyers. Pillo definitely knows more than I do though.

I was avoiding weighing in. It is actually the government regulators that require the long list of potential adverse effects. Every adverse event in the active treatment group in all the clinical trials must be listed. One person gets a headache? Headache must be listed. This is why every drug has both diarrhea and constipation listed as possible adverse effects. For such idiocy, government is required.

 

[PillO]

This got me thinking..... have any of you guys that have issues with the cobalt? strings ever tried playing gloves like Scott Devine uses?
If so, did they help?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W9V4G75/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_5KV7FG88D4N6AHKZDNPC_0

I have enough issues playing without complicating my life with a glove as well! Plus, I already have enough strange tan lines, I really don't need another.

But a far simpler approach is to avoid cobalt.*


* Avoiding cobalt could be an issue in the future. Several medical devices use alloys of cobalt.

 

[PillO]

shag that! ship it to ABQ...

Saul needs a bass amp?

 

[PillO]

I have not. It would almost certainly catch the gloves on fire! But it's actually a great thought.

I've seen Scott D. use them, and always thought it odd as I never heard him say way. Just seems awkward to me. But there's little change it could hurt my playing.

IIRC, Scott's issue is neurological.

 

[bobyoung53]

I was avoiding weighing in. It is actually the government regulators that require the long list of potential adverse effects. Every adverse event in the active treatment group in all the clinical trials must be listed. One person gets a headache? Headache must be listed. This is why every drug has both diarrhea and constipation listed as possible adverse effects. For such idiocy, government is required.

Yes, I knew it wasn't the pharmaceutical companies but wouldn't at least some of the government regulators be lawyers or am I off base here? I agree and knew about the one of out a thousand who get a headache also which is why I ignore the lists. My wife for example will read the side effects list and start to get some of them . I always advise everyone to ignore them, if they think they're having a serious side effect to call their doctor.

 

[PillO]

Yes, I knew it wasn't the pharmaceutical companies but wouldn't at least some of the government regulators be lawyers or am I off base here? I agree and knew about the one of out a thousand who get a headache also which is why I ignore the lists. My wife for example will read the side effects list and start to get some of them . I always advise everyone to ignore them, if they think they're having a serious side effect to call their doctor.

I can not freely give my opinion of government regulators here, else I would be banned...

Suffice it to say; consider the incentive structure. It is no extra work for a regulator to demand a full list of events. But if someone suffers an adverse event that you failed to require on the label, that is career limiting.

 

[bobyoung53]

I can not freely give my opinion of government regulators here, else I would be banned...

Suffice it to say; consider the incentive structure. It is no extra work for a regulator to demand a full list of events. But if someone suffers an adverse event that you failed to require on the label, that is career limiting.

Yes.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

don’t recall anyone mentioning 6V6s but thanks anyway!…



trying to find a schematic but searches send me to Gibson RV stuff…..rebranding?..hmmm…

Ugh. This is all I can find. Terrible quality but something. Free download epiphone ea 16rvt regent

I know Gibson had a number of xA-nnRVT models. Don't recall seeing a 16 in there but that doesn't mean much. Some of them existed in both brands while others didn't.

 

[dagrev]

He said "Half of what we have taught you is really useful and will be important every day of your professional career. And half of what we have taught you will be absolutely useless. Now it is time for you to go out into the world and figure out what parts are what."

I would have asked for half my money back for the useless part. Is this largely because pharmacists generally are not "chemists" as in years ago when they had to make much of what they dispensed--but it's still important (but useless day to day), to know how meds are created?

I don't use Greek noun declensions or how to spot verbal endings (and they seem endless), but I can't say much of what I learned in other areas I haven't used or don't use at least on occasion.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

So do y'all run across dud strings much? I think out of hundreds of sets of guitar strings, I maybe found one dud (not counting an entire set that just sucked). I've only tried a half dozen sets of bass strings - no duds.