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Thunderbird Club

#216,261
dagrev said:
Good review. They both agreed the VP was better.

(Slight chain-yanking here.)
VP sounded abnormally thin. They can go that direction anyway, but this is not how either of mine sound.
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Mine sounded a bit thin until I cranked the p/u high.
BklynKen said:
Gibson stole Chucky's idea.

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That's a tempting NR.
 
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JIO said:
But you gotta admit - J Mastic's yearning delivery 'fits' the songs sentiment and his drudgy guitar works well in the song. I know this always solicits 'controversy' but part of what J Mastic (self admittedly) wanted to do w/Dinosaur Jr was to reflect Neil Young and The Meat Puppets, who they wanted to be the East Coast version of. True - do your own research! :laugh:

Signing off, I've been a long time (50 yrs?) appreciator of NY for a number of reasons - so any 'NY hate' is like water on a ducks back to me, and probably wise to not escalate there. At the end of the day - everyone is free to express their opinion - and I endorse this message. :) (sue me!)
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Main course and dessert?
Neil Young and the Meat Puppets,
Haikus a la mode

Dinosaur Junior
Went to town, riding on a
Whiteflake THUNDERBIRD
 
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Engle said:
I was learning “Don’t let it bring you down” last week. I thought I’d start by listening to the original. I like Neil Young, and it’s a great song, but the microtonality on the track is a bit much, even for me. The Cowboy Junkies did a cool heavy version:
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The Cowboy Junkies could play slower than anybody on the planet and still make it work.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I’d think a good combo would be a TB+ in the 1960’s neck position for warmth and depth and a 760 in the 60’s bridge position for crunch and grit.
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You make an interesting point here. I too would be really interested in hearing what a TB+ would sound like in the 60s position(s). As in real estate, location is everything. (The pickup obviously matters as well, but a great pickup in less than optimal location results in a degradation of some of the magic of 60s sound.)
 
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Well, it apparently came out two months ago but I only learned about it a moment ago...

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It's probably one of the most iconic rock guitars ever, Malcolm Young's 1962 Gretsch Jet Firebird, stripped, hacked up and never far away from its owner's hands when the latter played shows. In fact, only a White Falcon threatened its reign as Young's main stage guitar in the early eighties.

Gretsch has done a couple of Malcolm Young Signature models over the years.

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(I really dig this one, it's so minimalist)

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The modern day production version, which is more true to the original at a reasonable price.

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And the Mac daddy of them all, the custom shop made “Salute” model

So what do the boffins at Gretsch got in store now? What more can they do to the format?

Here's the answer.
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They will take it back to how the guitar was when Malcolm got it from his brother George Young from the Easybeats.

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To be honest, I think this latest iteration of the Malcolm Young signature model is the RADDEST of them all, it looks so bad ass with the triple pickup lay out, it would be a stellar studio tool.
 
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D.M.N. said:
I've seen the Seymour offering for years, but have read very little about it in way of review or how it sounds. Looking at the spec sheet, the neck is wound to 12.3k, which seems high compared to a standard 'Bird neck, which sits in the 7-8k range typically. Does this hotter winding put it closer to the Greco pickup in terms of sound, or have little impact overall? Tonally how does it compare to say the 760 or Greco pickup/60s style bird pickups?

I'm rather inclined to go with Novak as well, given his reputation and willingness to make tweaks for the customer. I'm really just going for "60s bird", though probably more of the 63 style for the 4001 neck pickup rather than a later, hotter 66+ version. The modern TB+ pickups have always felt rather lifeless and dampened to me, so I don't think the big studs having more mud would be something I'd go for, but I am interested in the newer 2021+ Gibson pickups from the NR birds.
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Might give Scott a PM. He's mentioned how various replacements sound and compare to the originals and can likely shed some good light on any questions you may have. If I recall, the Ducan's were decent. Thunderbuckers first, Epi 760s second and I believe Duncans, of those he's had experience with. I believe I have that correct.
 
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