Thunderbird Club

[RedVee]

I've been hangin and hangin waiting to (Re) post this pic for the Twelfth Day.

 

[RedVee]

LOL, geordies aren't really english, like scousers, they're a cut above

Brian Johnson of AC/DC was previously in a band called Geordie. Brian is from around Newcastle way in England.

 

[GBassNorth]

I've been hangin and hangin waiting to (Re) post this pic for the Twelfth Day.

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RedVee - rightfully flashes pic, drops mike and walks away!
What else can be said, that pic is the blue flame on my brandy plum pudding, the perfect end to a stellar series of posts!

 

[Nocturnal]

I've been hangin and hangin waiting to (Re) post this pic for the Twelfth Day.

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Well done sir!!!

 

[hillerup]

Sad to say but 2016 strikes again. One of my fave old rockers Rick Parfitt has passed away.

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I'm afraid 2016 isn't over yet - George Michael has just passed away as well..

 

[Bent77]

I'm afraid 2016 isn't over yet - George Michael has just passed away as well..

I believe it's a sad testament to the fact that we are getting old

 

[hillerup]

I believe it's a sad testament to the fact that we are getting old

Yes, but most of the others that passed away in these last twelve month where about 69-70 years old.

George Michael was only 53 - That is WAY too young to go...

 

[Bent77]

Yes, but most of the others that passed away in these last twelve month where about 69-70 years old.

George Michael was only 53 - That is WAY too young to go...

Wasn't Prince still fairly young as well?

 

[kat888]

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

• kat888
• Dec 25, 2016
• thunderbird

 

[hillerup]

Wasn't Prince still fairly young as well?

You are right... I had totally forgotten about him - He died at the age 57.

 

[hillerup]

Bitd of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

• kat888
• Dec 25, 2016
• thunderbird

Nice..

Chinabuckers or Thunderbuckers, and are the controls VV or VT?

 

[wolfkeller]

So that super rare Gibson "P" Thunderbird pup the dude was selling for $200, swooped it up for $125

 

[Larry V]

I'm not sure if there are any Howard Stern fans here but we also lost, Joey Boots two days ago. He was 49. In the Stern-iverse this is a big deal.

 

[kat888]

Nice..

Chinabuckers or Thunderbuckers, and are the controls VV or VT?

That's the Black Swan in proper daylight, thanks to the Hercules GS412B stand purchased this morning. Chinabuckers and VV. Thunderbuckers maybe one of these days - it's a nice hunk of wood.

 

[TBird1958]

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

• kat888
• Dec 25, 2016
• thunderbird

Really beautiful Kat, you'd think Gibson could have done this, but no. Fantastic contemporary take on a Thunderbird.

 

[RedVee]

That's the Black Swan in proper daylight, thanks to the Hercules GS412B stand purchased this morning. Chinabuckers and VV. Thunderbuckers maybe one of these days - it's a nice hunk of wood.

Gorgeous

 

[hillerup]

That's the Black Swan in proper daylight, thanks to the Hercules GS412B stand purchased this morning. Chinabuckers and VV. Thunderbuckers maybe one of these days - it's a nice hunk of wood.

So how do you like/compare the Chinabuckers to the original active ones?

 

[kat888]

So how do you like/compare the Chinabuckers to the original active ones?

It sounds like a completely different instrument. There was something not quite there with the original electronics - not very thunderous. 'Soggy cardboard' was one description. It was slightly counterintuitive also, as you might expect active electronics to have a higher output, but the passive pickups are noticeably hotter.

There are 9k2 pups in both positions and the neck pup definitely dominates. I did have them more balanced for a few days, but it sounds better with more output from the neck pup. It's a bit throatier if you back the bridge pup off a notch to around 8, due I think to a tiny bit of phase cancellation going on when they are both maxed.

Should I go down the Thunderbucker path, there will be the quandary of whether to put in a proper neck and bridge pair, or go for 2x highest output again.

 

[Christine]

It sounds like a completely different instrument. There was something not quite there with the original electronics - not very thunderous. 'Soggy cardboard' was one description. It was slightly counterintuitive also, as you might expect active electronics to have a higher output, but the passive pickups are noticeably hotter.

There are 9k2 pups in both positions and the neck pup definitely dominates. I did have them more balanced for a few days, but it sounds better with more output from the neck pup. It's a bit throatier if you back the bridge pup off a notch to around 8, due I think to a tiny bit of phase cancellation going on when they are both maxed.

Should I go down the Thunderbucker path, there will be the quandary of whether to put in a proper neck and bridge pair, or go for 2x highest output again.

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[hillerup]

It sounds like a completely different instrument. There was something not quite there with the original electronics - not very thunderous. 'Soggy cardboard' was one description. It was slightly counterintuitive also, as you might expect active electronics to have a higher output, but the passive pickups are noticeably hotter.

There are 9k2 pups in both positions and the neck pup definitely dominates. I did have them more balanced for a few days, but it sounds better with more output from the neck pup. It's a bit throatier if you back the bridge pup off a notch to around 8, due I think to a tiny bit of phase cancellation going on when they are both maxed.

Should I go down the Thunderbucker path, there will be the quandary of whether to put in a proper neck and bridge pair, or go for 2x highest output again.

Did you try it with the original pickups run passive first?