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Thunderbird Club

All black can't be beat.

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There's parchment pearl that I've used in the past on black. I was just seeing how it looked - it was on it when it was all trans-brown before re-finishing the top in black.
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matte parchment
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black is black
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Thanks JIO, I appreciate the perspective. I think I will put the black back on and see how it goes. That pearloid look was a thing when I did that and now that it's changed colors it just doesn't look good to me.

The black and matte parchment with the darkstar looks perfect like that.
 
broke an A last night……:rollno:

this guy today….
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I found a picture of an old RCA 6CA7 and it matches the plate holes, wires, etc. The other brands had differences that were obvious like square vs round holes or not as fat.
just pull one out and see what’s written up on it.. :laugh:
you could possibly have the original set which makes them more expensive than what you paid for the amp….
if you get bored you can come to my place and we can throw them on the tester….
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among other things…:D
strings came from some other bass so who knows…..left the bass in the heat of the car all day as well….but yes, was playing pretty aggressive fingerstyle….fortunately it was at the end of the set….
Same with my last string break. Aggressively popping the G in the final song of the last set. Just had to play the rest of the song in a different position.
 
just pull one out and see what’s written up on it.. :laugh:
you could possibly have the original set which makes them more expensive than what you paid for the amp….
if you get bored you can come to my place and we can throw them on the tester….
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Now that you invited me ……….
 
I'm trying this on my current build - it's a fuzz cap and very blue. I'm wiring it to the push-pull tone pot.

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I have one of those that I bought months ago but never put in. Wasn’t sure it would work well for bass, although the videos on guitar sound pretty good. Have you tried one on bass yet?

My most likely recipient would be the China Goth where I was contemplating installing two stacked vol/tone pots with the neck using a .022 cap and the bridge using the fuzz cap. Since I rarely use the bridge I would have the fuzz off, but if fuzz was wanted I’d be able to roll in the bridge pup for a wet/dry blend or even solo.
 
Thanks for the warm welcome! Full disclosure, while I was considering a T-bird I found this thread, and you all may have inspired/enabled my initial purchase. Now that I've dipped my toes in the pool, I'm already GAS'ing for the higher models.
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