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Thunderbird Club

#22,144
GBassNorth said:
First of all, it's important to keep "he who roams the interior" in good standing and deliver your word, but it's ok to parse words slightly this time of year. So in essence you've promised not to "keep" more than three basses. That leaves you wide open to obtaining a fourth bass and once you have it you can decide if you want to keep it or off one of the others instead.

Second of all, steer clear of the full scale SG (I think that would be the Eppi EB) it is neck heavy and IMHO not the stellar performer that the Gibson is. The Gibby SG has about a 30" scale IIRC and sounds deeper, richer and fuller than the Eppi to my ears. Pick one up used and if you don't like it you can resell for no loss.
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I like my Epi EB-3....
 
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So... We are now into the two-digit Christmas Days now, and what better way to celebrate this than with a double post?!

The 10th Day of Christmas: My Epiphone Transparent Black Thunderbird PRO-IV & Pro-V:

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Nocturnal said:
There are other brands loaded on some of my basses and I have been wanting to pick up some Smith Rockmasters like I used in the old days (mid-80's to early 90's) to see if they sound as good as my memory tells me they did.
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Ken Smith Rockmasters (stainless) and Bass Burners (nickel) sound more like vintage sixties Rotosound Swing Bass 66 than current Rotosound product does IMO. Bass Burners are my go to when I want that sound.

Bass Burners on the bottom, $5 Allparts Flats on the top...

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Gaolee said:
Is your amp what I think it is? (370 with a 406 wide cabinet)

I love the sound of a 'Bird through a big ol' Acoustic stack.
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Yeppers! Of all my gear, I get more compliments on this combo. Rich digs it because its very "present" on stage. He and I both have a lot of trouble hearing an Ampeg fridge and that's what most theaters/clubs offer as backline. So he and I have decided that, unless we're flying, we're gonna tote around the Acoustic 370/406 wide combo as we can hear it. And it sounds like God's own amp!;)
 
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Dadagoboi said:
Ken Smith Rockmasters (stainless) and Bass Burners (nickel) sound more like vintage sixties Rotosound Swing Bass 66 than current Rotosound product does IMO. Bass Burners are my go to when I want that sound.

Bass Burners on the bottom, $5 Allparts Flats on the top...

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Agreed!

...also, for anyone interested, Ken Smith Slap Masters XL's are fantastic on Musicman basses:)
 
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maxschrek said:
Yeppers! Of all my gear, I get more compliments on this combo. Rich digs it because its very "present" on stage. He and I both have a lot of trouble hearing an Ampeg fridge on stage and that's what most theaters/clubs offer as backline. So he and I have decided that, unless we're flying, we're gonna tote around the Acoustic 370/406 wide combo as we can hear it. And it sounds like God's own amp!;)
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I had a 320/408 combo that was like that. I traded it for a limited edition Ric that I subsequently sold. Oh, well. I still play through a vintage 360 or an Acoustic USA 360M, but those have some of the same stage volume audibility problems that you describe with an Ampeg. The difference, of course, is that a 360 sounds sooooo much better than the Ampeg out in the audience.

In my mind, there's nothing like the sound of a 'Bird through a 360. Anywhere in the audience, the bass sounds like it's coming from everywhere, and I had one person tell me that the bass wasn't loud, but it was making chest cavity vibrations all the way in the back of the room. That's not cutting through the mix or overpowering the mix. It's being the huge, stone foundation for everything else. Tubes are OK, solid state is OK, and then there's Acoustic Control.
 
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Gaolee said:
I had a 320/408 combo that was like that. I traded it for a limited edition Ric that I subsequently sold. Oh, well. I still play through a vintage 360 or an Acoustic USA 360M, but those have some of the same stage volume audibility problems that you describe with an Ampeg. The difference, of course, is that a 360 sounds sooooo much better than the Ampeg out in the audience.

In my mind, there's nothing like the sound of a 'Bird through a 360. Anywhere in the audience, the bass sounds like it's coming from everywhere, and I had one person tell me that the bass wasn't loud, but it was making chest cavity vibrations all the way in the back of the room. That's not cutting through the mix or overpowering the mix. It's being the huge, stone foundation for everything else. Tubes are OK, solid state is OK, and then there's Acoustic Control.
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Gospel, Brother!!!
 
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