Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

I’ll measure my TB-70, and my CP.

I see CP’s listed already

1988 Greco TB-70 10-7/8” and 14-3/8”

Thanks. Added!

 

[GBassNorth]

You make it sound like I've done San Francisco.

ahem

…hopefully not in the same way somebody else did Dallas.

 

[RedVee]

Anyone can edit the page, but basically, I am.
Supposed to be? Who knows? We're just collecting data. What is the distance from the 12th to the center of the bridge pickup?
Thanks, Geoff!

A couple of things jump out.
Lots of T’birds with bridge pickups at 14 1/2” give or take 1/8” or a 1/16”

Also it seems the basic Epi IV lands closest to the ‘64 pup position. Neck anyway. I know the sample size is very small but I thought it interesting.
My Goth neck pickup is noticeably closer to mid than my Gibson’s.

I’m now wondering if anyone has ever dropped some Thunderbuckers, Lulls, Lollars etc into a basic Epi IV or Goth?

 

[dagrev]

A couple of things jump out.
Lots of T’birds with bridge pickups at 14 1/2” give or take 1/8” or a 1/16”

Also it seems the basic Epi IV lands closest to the ‘64 pup position. Neck anyway. I know the sample size is very small but I thought it interesting.
My G

Some of the many basses present.

Jio's own!

I'm still a bit overwhelmed at it...........Jio brought along a lovely bottle of Spey Single Malt Scotch, incredibly thoughtful! A toast was in order!
Chuck on the left, my husband Frank in the middle and Marshall

And here we have Dave, Jio and Jeff, plus my hand.

Lot's of cool people in those pics!

 

[icefly]

So... SS or NPS.
Downside: probably no more silk ends

 

[GonePlaid]

View attachment 4740096 So... SS or NPS.
Downside: probably no more silk ends

 

[icefly]

you´re not totally wrong.

 

[MCF]

Marshal and David - wearing the colours -

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Geo’s Coral is awesome. The lipstick pickups give it some unique tones. It fits right in with Thunderbirds.

 

[dagrev]

View attachment 4740096 So... SS or NPS.
Downside: probably no more silk ends

66s, but I like the Rotobass strings, just not as much.

 

[dagrev]

Everybody needs some GFR (Stop Lookin' Back may apply to some people's wild weekend!)

 

[PillO]

View attachment 4740096 So... SS or NPS.
Downside: probably no more silk ends

SS Thunderbirds love SS strings.

 

[MCF]

A couple of things jump out.
Lots of T’birds with bridge pickups at 14 1/2” give or take 1/8” or a 1/16”

Also it seems the basic Epi IV lands closest to the ‘64 pup position. Neck anyway. I know the sample size is very small but I thought it interesting.
My Goth neck pickup is noticeably closer to mid than my Gibson’s.

I’m now wondering if anyone has ever dropped some Thunderbuckers, Lulls, Lollars etc into a basic Epi IV or Goth?

Here’s Jason Lollar himself installing his into an Epi IV.

 

[Engle]

I never notice the fan in the TT800 at any volume. I wonder why the one in an 800+ would be louder. It could just be my lousy hearing.

Maybe the location of the fan in the chassis is different?

 

[Engle]

My Peavey Max 250 is the same way; any time I'm not actively playing, the fan is clearly audible.

My Ampeg pf350 (which is almost 2x the power output of the Peavey), however, is almost dead silent

My PF350 is quieter than the D800+, but I still hear it.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

A few more shots with some of the many basses present.

With Marshall's short scale Gibson, what a cool little Bird!

Chuck's BaCH Non Reverse, Thunderbuckers and Flats make a great combination!

For those that don't know, Chuck is the coolest guy, fun, knowledgeable, an amazing bass player ( love that accent too!) I can't wait to get together again!

With Jio's beautifully made Factor Bird.

Here's a group shot, David is holding one of Jio's super cool basses ( I've forgotten who made it!), it's very thin and has a super fast neck, way too cool!

Of course I got to play this fantantic '68 Non Reverse Thunderbird II of Chuck's

As they say "All good things must come to an end"
I am simply humbled, what an amazing thing for a group of strangers to come together about, many miles traveled so much effort, it was all more than worth it.
Thanks so very much guys, and again Chuck, thank you and Rosa for your generosity, kindness, and great cooking.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HONORING US WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL PRESENCE!!
Thank you for your beautifully kind words too! What a fun day and most importantly, what an amazing group of folks….. we got to do it again…move over Burnin’ Man!

 

[icefly]

View attachment 4740096 So... SS or NPS.
Downside: probably no more silk ends

66s, but I like the Rotobass strings, just not as much.

SS Thunderbirds love SS strings.

Probably will be stainless; and maybe record this, before and after strings change.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

Good morning fellow travelers! Watched a cool doc last night on Netflix called Rumble. It's about the contributions of Native Americans to music. A lot musicians that I never knew were Native, I always thought they were Hispanic.

 

[PillO]

Good morning fellow travelers! Watched a cool doc last night on Netflix called Rumble. It's about the contributions of Native Americans to music. A lot musicians that I never knew were Native, I always thought they were Hispanic.

Yep, seen it. Well worth the watch.

 

[TBird1958]

so many basses, so little time...

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I love these pictures thank you both!

 

[MCF]

Yep, seen it. Well worth the watch.

This is a really fun song to play. Redbone is great.