Yeah. I don't own a P-bass and have no intention of owning one.
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Thunderbird Club
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I really love my P for my hard rock/punk band, for the stoner/Garage band I strongly prefer a bird or a j
We should start a club...
I think you'll really like the reverse P and dual Jazz layout! I did something similar on a bass I built a few years ago...Well, i seem to have answered my own question (on my part as of now based on aesthetics & ease of work). & Option B gets my vote.
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Not only does it look great on a thunderbird, but also it allows me to route - again - the bottom portion of the first failed split p route. & this config allows me to have a different split p layout & tone possiblity. As for the bridge pickup, because i deem it too close to the reverse pickup, itll move down by 1/8"-1/4". Just enough for perfect tone, still not overly bright & no excess pickup where i actually pick
Insights are still welcome!!!
...as others have noted the rev P tightens up the low end and fattens up the top end. In my case I used a Stingray pup in the mid position maximizing space between the bridge and the Ray pup to keep it from sounding too thin. Either pickup soloed sounds great and mixed they sound breathtaking on the low end and deep but crystal clear on the top end.
FWIW - I used two discreet preamps and a stereo jack so I could run each pup to a different rig or house/stage setup.
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I actually don't really use different basses for different bands. I use the 4003S, T-bird, and Peavey for both bands that I use BEAD tuning for.
I have a VT pedal for backup.
maybe it's a "look-Thing", my P is lake placid blue, golden pickguard, pinstriping, maple neck... it just SCREAMS ZZ-Top-Cool... would not fit what we do with the other band, I think...
Fixed my VT pedal gas. There was [one] going cheap on Reverb.com. NO MORE kit this year.
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All the way with GK! Never ever needed anything else!
I always take more than one bass to a show. One bass = none, two basses = 1. Always Thunderbirds.
GK here too. I'll occasionally throw the MB200 into the pocket on my gig bag, just in case, for an important gig. I don't often take a backup bass, but probably should. My Tbirds are passive and I carry extra strings, but have never needed them.
I always take two basses to gigs, always one of my Birds (Classic IV or Pro V) and something else (currently own 6 basses), usually either my Dirnt '51 P RI or my Stingray. I need the other one for a couple songs I have to get farther up the neck than I can get on my Birds. Plus I run through a BDI21 pre, split the signal one to the amp the other to the board. So pretty much covered for all possible scenarios.
Gaolee
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I take a second 'Bird, but only one amp. A second 360 would be magnificent overkill. Unfortunately no stage short of a stadium would hold two of them. Only one upright when I am playing it. I only own one of those.
So I don't lose my tbird card I still have my TV Silver 
This finally happened today, routed it out and dropped a ChinaBucker in it.
This finally happened today, routed it out and dropped a ChinaBucker in it.
Gaolee
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That is how I am about J-basses. They can sound good, but mostly they don't. I cannot think of any reason I would ever want one. I had a Ric and played it most of the time for a year or so. It sounded good and felt good, but it just wasn't a Thunderbird.
So my buddy got my old Bird in the mail today. He called me to say how long he has to wait to play it. I think he's excited
Always take two basses to gigs. Always have since I had more than one bass. Also carry spare strings.
Number one bass at present is the Gibson Les Paul Double Cut, that I paid $AU400 for.
Backup tomorrow night will be either a TBird or my 73P Bass, although I am seriously thinking of taking the ASAT for a stroll.
In the event of an amp failure- I'd run into the PA.
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I think the "feel" of the instrument is a good point here. To me, the P has always felt right. I was also heavily influenced by the bands of my youth. Two of my favorite players were Graham Maby (Joe Jackson) and Bruce Thomas (E. Costello and the Attractions). They both rocked the P. So, I had to have one too (and traded off the trusty Grabber). And I am also the guy who goes to a restaurant and always orders the same meal. Thus, the bird being my first Gibson bass in 40 years. For some reason, that same "logic" doesn't hold true with guitars.
I have an MIA P with the P/J and active/passive switch. I also have an MIM P with some split pups that a guy up in Baltimore handwound for me. They are like Duncan quarter pounders on steroids, as the poles are taller than typical pups (very hot). I have a couple of J-basses too. The 2015 bird is a VERY different creature, in both sound and feel (in a good way). And after all, can we ever have too many basses (or amps, pedals and guitars)?
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No we cannot have too many basses, guitars, amps, or pedals.
