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Thunderbird Club
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Nice! Now for her to do a bass body.
Thanks, I was actually thinking of doing that. Then buy 4 pots, not sure what to use with these overwound PUPs though
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If you want a four knob layout that plan works great, did it on my FrankenGoth.
If your output jack is already on the end of the bass you could go with two stacked pots and use the third hole for the output jack, then blank off the hole on the end of the bass where the jack originally was.
As for pot values, if you go with 4 pots you should easily be able to find exactly the values you need. Stacked pots are a bit tricky but still easily done.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Perhaps I'll wear this to our Thunderbird Cotillion, I have to make a Ham later, so I'll be changing into something else!
I’ll throw in some paella. Looks better in person. Tastes good too.
The Goth has the 3 in-Iine pots, and input jack on front. I could leave it as is, use stack pots and a dummy (not used) pot, or drill an output jack and use 4 single pots. I guess that depends on what value pots you recommend for the stock PUPs to bring thunder but still some growl.
Are you going to narrow the whole neck or just the heel? The heel width on my Jolana is similar to an Epiphone so I’m debating which way to go:
1) Route the body for the standard Fender 2.5” heel. This would allow me to put any Fender style neck on the body and use the neck on a different body if I want to change things up later.
2) Shave down / reshape the whole neck to fit the Jolana cavity. This is the most work, but I do like narrower necks. And the neck would be dedicated to the bass.
3) Route the sides of the heel to fit the body. This avoids routing the body or reshaping the whole neck.
Love the whole purple motif! Your Grace is in command of the house... Looking vibrant!Perhaps I'll wear this to our Thunderbird Cotillion, I have to make a Ham later, so I'll be changing into something else!
I'd go with 2). Just make sure you like the neck- radius, etc- and they'll be no turning back. No debating dealing another neck, it is what it is, it's finished.
It's good to finish a thing.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Thank you, Roger! Hope you're having an excellent Christmas!
Thanks. I'm the third owner. The first guy worked at a music store and special ordered it, but never played it. Ended up selling it to the guy I bought if from, and he just jammed with friends so it's really low milage. Trying to figure out the right string for it, but been too busy playing Thunderbirds.
lovely….my first experience with a J was at 14 with my teacher’s……exactly like that one (remember that 7ender case smell to this day) with the exception of a maple fb with black binding/blocks….. the beginning of a love affair with Js…/
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Awesome! These are really good basses! Original bridge as well! (mine was missing) When you get the chance, post pic's of the electronics - mine was altered and I returned it to what it was with help using the original specs. The neck on mine was/is exceptional - flamed maple! (and not bowed!)
Merry Christmas y'all!
To Mona, a Douglas fir is only something to pee on...
Unfortunately the electronics on mine have been redone poorly. There’s one Tesla pot. I’m thinking if I can get 100K push pull pots that the knobs will fit on, maybe I could retain the original wiring scheme with the option to switch out the caps.Awesome! These are really good basses! Original bridge as well! (mine was missing) When you get the chance, post pic's of the electronics - mine was altered and I returned it to what it was with help using the original specs. The neck on mine was/is exceptional - flamed maple! (and not bowed!)
Merry Christmas y'all!
To Mona, a Douglas fir is only something to pee on...
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Check out the remnants of aluminum foil shielding.
If you’re going the four pup route you’ll only need to buy one tone pot. The original three pots in the Goth work well for the stock pickups.
So one new tone pot to match the existing one + two .022 tone caps (orange drop or ceramic work fine) + two 250K resistors + an electro socket side mount ring and output jack and knobs.
I can sketch up and post a wiring schematic tomorrow if you need it.
The stock pot values work very good. IIRC they are 500K audio taper volume pots (I’d need to open up my Goth to double check that, can do tomorrow if you want). The tone pots are also 500K IIRC. I don’t recall if they are Audio or Linear taper.
I very briefly tried 250K pots in the Goth and it was just way too muddy.
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Yes.., someone f'd with it! The original sound/result if wired correctly leaves the two controls as joint bass/treble per pu - full clock-wise more treble, full counter-clockwise more bass. Both sort-of V&T mixed into one pot per pu. The original schematic is on my thread.
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Is this vintage or RI? Either way, it looks like it needs some intonation work at the bridge!
