Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

My Custom Dingwall DRoc ‘Bird. Sort of a flipflop Green, custom maple neck/fingerboard/pkguard, green pearl ellipse markers and side Elumilays, custom body wood, drop D, custom electronics.

View attachment 4772242 View attachment 4772245 View attachment 4772246

Hi Jon!

It's a beauty!

 

[TBird1958]

Little Black dress and a classic............

Happy Thursday all!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

cool….imho…

 

[GBassNorth]

What is CP?

CP is Classic Pro, in essence as close as you can get to a modern Gibson Tbird sound and build without spending all the money for a Gibson. If you see a nice used one for less than $500 just buy it. They are discontinued now so prices are starting to go up.

Smooth, deep sounds. Rattle the walls at 5 across the head and CP. A few crackles on startup but went away in less than a minute. White bird trying a photo bomb.
View attachment 4772212

Sweet! You’re gonna love that amp. Keep in mind you have a hybrid amp there with a SS preamp on the front end (volume control) and a tube power section (master volume control). You can get some really interesting saturation by just barely cracking the volume and cranking the master or by cranking the volume and just barely cracking the master. The power halving switch also plays into the saturation level. Also note the number 1 input and number 2 input on each channel are different. One is for passive basses (#1 IIRC) and the other is for active basses (#2 IIRC). Great amps, love my HD150.

George, did you record before and after the cap change?

I did but have since recorded over that recording. A few months ago I did post sound clips in this thread of the Korean Goth compared to several other birds. Most everyone that commented ranked the Goth sound as 1st or 2nd favorite against a Greco, a 2013 Gibby bird, a 2015 Gibby bird and the BlingBird. The cap change is quick, cheap and easy and the difference is night and day, really opens up the goth.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

cool….imho…

Surf with a jazz approach. Super cool.

 

[Stealth57]

Sweet! You’re gonna love that amp. Keep in mind you have a hybrid amp there with a SS preamp on the front end (volume control) and a tube power section (master volume control). You can get some really interesting saturation by just barely cracking the volume and cranking the master or by cranking the volume and just barely cracking the master. The power halving switch also plays into the saturation level. Also note the number 1 input and number 2 input on each channel are different. One is for passive basses (#1 IIRC) and the other is for active basses (#2 IIRC). Great amps, love my HD150.

Thanks. I wasn’t aware that volume was pre-amp and master was power amp. I knew it was a hybrid. It has 2 pretty beefy tubes.

Is that similar to a SS amp that has a gain and volume?

 

[GBassNorth]

Thanks. I wasn’t aware that volume was pre-amp and master was power amp. I knew it was a hybrid. It has 2 pretty beefy tubes.

Is that similar to a SS amp that has a gain and volume?

Essentially the same thing.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Surf with a jazz approach. Super cool.

“Neopsychedelia”….

 

[RedVee]

CP is Classic Pro, in essence as close as you can get to a modern Gibson Tbird sound and build without spending all the money for a Gibson. If you see a nice used one for less than $500 just buy it. They are discontinued now so prices are starting to go up.


Sweet! You’re gonna love that amp. Keep in mind you have a hybrid amp there with a SS preamp on the front end (volume control) and a tube power section (master volume control). You can get some really interesting saturation by just barely cracking the volume and cranking the master or by cranking the volume and just barely cracking the master. The power halving switch also plays into the saturation level. Also note the number 1 input and number 2 input on each channel are different. One is for passive basses (#1 IIRC) and the other is for active basses (#2 IIRC). Great amps, love my HD150.


I did but have since recorded over that recording. A few months ago I did post sound clips in this thread of the Korean Goth compared to several other birds. Most everyone that commented ranked the Goth sound as 1st or 2nd favorite against a Greco, a 2013 Gibby bird, a 2015 Gibby bird and the BlingBird. The cap change is quick, cheap and easy and the difference is night and day, really opens up the goth.

Oh I remember that.

I’m interested but I really liked the sound of the Goth when I got it… so I’m a bit cautious as well

 

[5StringBlues]

Haikumod99 strikes again:



"Yet another thread
A duplicate duplicate
Posted already"

 

[PhR75]

The band I play in just released a first single and video today. Digitally only as it is usually these days. The track was played on my Telecaster but I used the non-reverse in the video as it looked better and fitted the color scheme of my clothes (not that I'm a very colorful dresser anyway...). The title of a song means "A fellow with wings" if translated literally so a 'bird was needed.

 

[Instagator]

Curious about the body finish on that one. Maybe just light reflection, but would love to see some more pics !

Its a stock finish on an Epiphone vintage pro. A combination of reflections from LED lights above and a loaded wine rack behind

 

[GonePlaid]

The band I play in just released a first single and video today. Digitally only as it is usually these days. The track was played on my Telecaster but I used the non-reverse in the video as it looked better and fitted the color scheme of my clothes (not that I'm a very colorful dresser anyway...). The title of a song means "A fellow with wings" if translated literally so a 'bird was needed.

 

[JJR58]

…..deleto?….

It was too late.....

 

[JJR58]

cool….imho…

 

[Larry V]

The band I play in just released a first single and video today. Digitally only as it is usually these days. The track was played on my Telecaster but I used the non-reverse in the video as it looked better and fitted the color scheme of my clothes (not that I'm a very colorful dresser anyway...). The title of a song means "A fellow with wings" if translated literally so a 'bird was needed.

I like it! Straight ahead rock and roll with some backing vocals.

 

[Nocturnal]

The band I play in just released a first single and video today. Digitally only as it is usually these days. The track was played on my Telecaster but I used the non-reverse in the video as it looked better and fitted the color scheme of my clothes (not that I'm a very colorful dresser anyway...). The title of a song means "A fellow with wings" if translated literally so a 'bird was needed.

Well done!!

 

[JJR58]

The band I play in just released a first single and video today. Digitally only as it is usually these days. The track was played on my Telecaster but I used the non-reverse in the video as it looked better and fitted the color scheme of my clothes (not that I'm a very colorful dresser anyway...). The title of a song means "A fellow with wings" if translated literally so a 'bird was needed.

Solid!!!! Nice work!!

 

[Engle]

My friend/tech just had his Greco Bird pickup re-wound by Novak and he highly recommends his work. He says the rewound pickup is just as aggressive as it was before it went bad.



GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS!!!!

I wonder what makes a great sounding pickup? There are only so many variables.

 

[Engle]

Smooth, deep sounds. Rattle the walls at 5 across the head and CP. A few crackles on startup but went away in less than a minute. White bird trying a photo bomb.

View attachment 4772212

Sweet score!