Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

Finally found why I was getting intermittent cut out on my amps. First, thought the Sunn was having issues, but when I got the MM, same deal. Then thought it was the wrong speaker cables (same on both amps). Then thought the instrument cable was bad…brain dead didn’t realize it was only with my CP since it is what I play virtually 100%. Breaking out the soldering gun.

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Sweet you figured it out!
If it makes you feel any better, I thought I had a blown speaker once, took the speakers out of my cab, and later realized it was a low battery in my Upright bass preamp

 

[Engle]

Speaking of Tbird necks, I normally really don’t pay any attention to neck size, but last night I was playing my Gibson 2021 NR bird for an hour or so then switched over to one of my other Tbirds and immediately noticed how thin (front to back) the neck was compared to the new NR. The NR has a very rounded and, for a Tbird, beefy neck. No baseball bat, very comfortable to play but might end up being a bit more durable design than previous Tbirds.

The front to back neck thickness right up against the 9th fret of my Gibby 2021 NR bird is .999”

for comparison…
BaCH NR bird .857”
China Goth .885”
Acaica fanned fret 5 string NR bird .889”
BlingBird (with slightly shaved P bass neck) .915”
Eppi VP .939”
Greco IV .941”
Korean Goth .942”
Gibby 2015 bird .965”
Gibby 2013 bird .990”

The last thing Gibson needs is a bunch of snapped headstocks, so they are building basses with thicker necks than they used to.
I don’t like thicker necks and wider nuts, but I can’t blame them.

 

[TBird1958]

The Bird.

A well loved backside.

 

[JJR58]

The Bird.

A well loved backside.

I'm so happy i got the pleasure to play this beast!

 

[TBird1958]

I'm so happy i got the pleasure to play this beast!

Best of times, buddy!

Loose on the streets of the city!

 

[Stealth57]

Sweet you figured it out!
If it makes you feel any better, I thought I had a blown speaker once, took the speakers out of my cab, and later realized it was a low battery in my Upright bass preamp

Hey, always start with the most difficult solution. That's what engineers do.

 

[Stealth57]

A well loved backside.

Ahem...

 

[Stealth57]

Loose on the streets of the city!

@MCF "I don't know these people and I'm not with them..."

 

[JJR58]

Best of times, buddy!

Loose on the streets of the city!

Miss you!!!!

 

[TBird1958]

@MCF "I don't know these people and I'm not with them..."

I like this one too, the street signs help.

 

[bobyoung53]

A college friend worked at a plant that put soda pop and beer in cans (not in the same cans). He and another guy had to clean giant vats with MEK. The other guy went back into a vat to get something he’d forgotten - without his respirator or goggles. He was carried out dead.

That's too bad, I only played around with it for a little while until I read about all the bad things it could do to you. How long was he inside until they found him?

 

[bobyoung53]

That's the gig bag I got from Dean for my 67NR. Currently using it-with some extra padding-instead of the CoffinTM Case.

Did you buy your NR brand new?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

a year ago…..time for a trip!!

 

[JJR58]

a year ago…..time for a trip!!
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Take a detour to New York!

 

[GBassNorth]

a year ago…..time for a trip!!
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That gold Billy Gibbons Les Paul peeking in the right side of the picture is cool. I have an original one that Billy played on stage at the XXX Tour Concert at Oakland in 1999. After the show he pin striped it with a gold sharpie and the band signed it back stage…

 

[bobyoung53]

a year ago…..time for a trip!!
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NICE Firebird, I'd buy one if I could stop buying basses.

 

[Hondapunk]

I took the plunge on an Epiphone inspired by Gibson Firebird. I don't regret it. FB pups are not Mimi Humbuckers. I lifted this explanation which I have also read elsewhere.
FB pickups ARE HBs, but, instead of non-magnetic pole pieces with bar magnets on the bottom of the coils, they have bar magnets inside the coils, and solid covers with no exposed adjustable pole pieces, which I believe gives them a fatter and darker sound than LP Deluxe style minis. If I'm wrong about any of this, please feel free to correct me.


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[Engle]

Hey, always start with the most difficult solution. That's what engineers do.

Too funny!

 

[Stealth57]

WBW

 

[KaraQ]

I took the plunge on an Epiphone inspired by Gibson Firebird. I don't regret it. FB pups are not Mimi Humbuckers. I lifted this explanation which I have also read elsewhere.
FB pickups ARE HBs, but, instead of non-magnetic pole pieces with bar magnets on the bottom of the coils, they have bar magnets inside the coils, and solid covers with no exposed adjustable pole pieces, which I believe gives them a fatter and darker sound than LP Deluxe style minis. If I'm wrong about any of this, please feel free to correct me.


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From what I understand, the original, and current? (Gibson) Firebird pickups are kind of a unique design, made for the original Firebirds, and are different from mini-humbuckers, p-90s, etc.



To be honest, they really remind me of a smaller-scale Thunderbird pickup.....