Thunderbird Club

[DJ Bebop]

I'm pretty pleased with the mods! View attachment 4947678

That colour!

 

[BklynKen]

I'm pretty pleased with the mods! View attachment 4947678

I'd love to hear a demo with both NRs, all else being equal.

 

[JJR58]

No, I'm with you on this. I assumed the sidewinder was the soapbar in the bridge position, wondering how similar it is to the Bicentennial Thunderbirds.

Oh!, Cool!!! now i'm really interested.
Thx Ken.

 

[GBassNorth]

I suspect moving the pickup is going to be a project one day. When is the real question.

Actually, I like the sound of my new NR with the SIT strings. Yes, it’s darker than my VP, but I really don’t want all my basses to sound alike anyway. Almost all my birds have different strings or different pups or different pup locations etc. That’s what gives me so many great choices on which one to play for a given song or genre. Also, the reason I’m building a new NR with neck and bridge pup spacing south of the VP even.

All that said, there’s still considerable overlap in bass tones between my birds, even my Tbird II, IV and VI models, so I’m never really that far from familiar sonic territory.

 

[dagrev]

Oh!, Cool!!! now i'm really interested.
Thx Ken.

I suspect there may not be much noticed via a recording. I've been wrong many times, but hearing it a room with music would be most ideal as well as most impossible even is Scott invited us all to a gig (which would be very cool!). But who knows, maybe a recording would reveal something. I'm certainly interested as well.

 

[JJR58]

I suspect there may not be much noticed via a recording. I've been wrong many times, but hearing it a room with music would be most ideal as well as most impossible even is Scott invited us all to a gig (which would be very cool!). But who knows, maybe a recording would reveal something. I'm certainly interested as well.

Is this another TB glitch?
I was asking about that Newport reissue.
Ken was talking about Scotts NR's.

 

[BklynKen]

Is this another TB glitch?
I was asking about that Newport reissue.
Ken was talking about Scotts NR's.

Maybe Donnie was sleep-posting while napping on the couch.

 

[dagrev]

Actually, I like the sound of my new NR with the SIT strings. Yes, it’s darker than my VP, but I really don’t want all my basses to sound alike anyway. Almost all my birds have different strings or different pups or different pup locations etc. That’s what gives me so many great choices on which one to play for a given song or genre. Also, the reason I’m building a new NR with neck and bridge pup spacing south of the VP even.

All that said, there’s still considerable overlap in bass tones between my birds, even my Tbird II, IV and VI models, so I’m never really that far from familiar sonic territory.

The SITs do sound great on them. But several other strings sound equally good at home. It's in a live mix that's when things change. If I never used it live I don't thing my complaining/whining would have happened. The opposite is kind of true for my '64. At home it doesn't sound that good. As in needs different strings or something, but live with the SIT Power Wounds it's flat out unmatched. I admit to being OCD about tone. Since I have little skill, it's all I got!

 

[bobyoung53]

And when you posted I was a great bass player, that was a clear mistake. You've got to be more subtle so it sounds true if you're going to spread misinformation.


Wait, that was me that posted that.... Never mind....

I believed you.

 

[bobyoung53]

Well, you know......

 

[bobyoung53]

Ah, gotcha.
I thought so.

From a Gibson expert: "My best guess is that the Newport utilizes the same pickup as Epi EB-0 and EB-3 which is a sidewinder from a technical standpoint."

 

[dagrev]

Is this another TB glitch?
I was asking about that Newport reissue.
Ken was talking about Scotts NR's.

Maybe Donnie was sleep-posting while napping on the couch.

I don't know why this is so confusing for you guys at the Fender Forum.

 

[Bassmike62]

White Bird Wednesday... still a thing for us ?

 

[JJR58]

Maybe Donnie was sleep-posting while napping on the couch.

 

[dagrev]

I believed you.

Don't!

 

[JJR58]

I don't know why this is so confusing for you guys at the Fender Forum.

Ok, now you just confused the heck out of me.

 

[Stealth57]

White Bird Wednesday... still a thing for us ?

Definitely

 

[Gaolee]

you play with your feet ?

Of course I play with my feet. You don't?

 

[JJR58]

Definitely

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Here's my OCD kicking in.
You've really got to ditch that sticker.

 

[Stealth57]

Here's my OCD kicking in.
You've really got to ditch that sticker.

Take that

and the plastic wrap is still in the PG, TRC, and swimming pool cover