Thunderbird Club

[bobyoung53]

Bit of experimenting with the new camera (aka, phone? )


Low light, no flash

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(the hallway is actually quite a bit darker than the pic would indicate)




Same setting, auto flash

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That is very clear.

 

[Stealth57]

Did you try that little trick I suggested?

Not yet. It’s hockey night and ran out of time.

 

[JIO]

Well, I guess I'm out again, for a bit

I spent my current fun money on this...

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Subway ultra lite 115

Back to the fun money pit

Do you know what 15 is installed?

 

[Bassmike62]

Bit of experimenting with the new camera (aka, phone? )


Low light, no flash

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(the hallway is actually quite a bit darker than the pic would indicate)




Same setting, auto flash

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If yer askin' for 'pinions, I prefer the 2nd one.

 

[dagrev]

love Lordan on this…..delish tone from that Aria as well…..

 

[DJ Bebop]

Do you know what 15 is installed?

No, but probably something good, maybe FAITAL PRO.

 

[dagrev]

Hey, that's between Donnie and me.

This is really getting complicated.

 

[dagrev]

A bit under the weather for the past 24...........

The back side is white, like the tone of this bass much better with Gibson pickups, currently has Ken Smith Rockmaster stainless on it and I'm liking its tone quite a lot. It has a nice lo midrange bump that becomes most present as you back off the bridge pickup a bit, neck still feels quite a bit bigger than my '76s and '64 though.

Hoping you get to feeling better!

 

[Engle]

Got these Bartolini Tbird PUs from the TB Classifieds:
The bridge pu seems like it will be hot.

Might try them in my J:

 

[DJ Bebop]

Do you know what 15 is installed?

It seems to be this one...

Speaker - 15" Subway Neo 400 - 400 watt - 8 ohm

 

[BklynKen]

View attachment 4948267 Got these Bartolini Tbird PUs from the TB Classifieds:
The bridge pu seems like it will be hot.

Might try them in my J:
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Looking forward to hearing how they sound. Interesting the screw patterns are different than the modern Thunderbirds. Are they not meant for them?

 

[GonePlaid]

Bit of experimenting with the new camera (aka, phone? )


Low light, no flash

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(the hallway is actually quite a bit darker than the pic would indicate)




Same setting, auto flash

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Hmm. Weird. Second pic appears brighter.

 

[dagrev]

WBW with bonus bird.

Intonation has been fixed on the burst.

 

[dagrev]

I've gotta admit I'm really liking the Genzler 4 On The Floor. Used the '71 J with strings I was trying that didn't sound good like the Power Steels (which will go back on), but the 4OTF really helped and made it sound noticeably better. It's nice to have the four gears as they provide different flavors of overdrive. Not a very hot bass, and even when I used the B-15 (least drive) setting and with no breakup it sounded much better than in bypass. I could kick myself for not getting one of these before now.

By he way the first Genzler showed up today after getting here back from Tx...the second time....

 

[GonePlaid]

Sorta Thunderbird related: I put a new set of SIT Power Flats on my Epi Embassy(I have a set on my TBird and like them). They're a bit less expensive-OK, cheaper-than the EBCFs(which I still love)but have very similar tone and, for those to whom it matters, no cobalt. I highly* recommend them. Plus, PURPLE SILKS!

*no, I'm not high. did just finish a nice porter though

 

[GonePlaid]

I've gotta admit I'm really liking the Genzler 4 On The Floor. Used the '71 J with strings I was trying that didn't sound good like the Power Steels (which will go back on), but the 4OTF really helped and made it sound noticeably better. It's nice to have the four gears as they provide different flavors of overdrive. Not a very hot bass, and even when I used the B-15 (least drive) setting and with no breakup it sounded much better than in bypass. I could kick myself for not getting one of these before now.

By he way the first Genzler showed up today after getting here back from Tx...the second time....

"I could kick myself"-pix or it doesn't happen.

 

[JIO]

A bit under the weather for the past 24...........

The back side is white, like the tone of this bass much better with Gibson pickups, currently has Ken Smith Rockmaster stainless on it and I'm liking its tone quite a lot. It has a nice lo midrange bump that becomes most present as you back off the bridge pickup a bit, neck still feels quite a bit bigger than my '76s and '64 though.

rest and liquids (er.., water/tea etc...)

 

[JIO]

WBW?
Hell yeah!

Pics of you playing your bass - Part 3

post that cool pic here; Pics of you playing your bass - Part 3

 

[BklynKen]

Sorta Thunderbird related: I put a new set of SIT Power Flats on my Epi Embassy(I have a set on my TBird and like them). They're a bit less expensive-OK, cheaper-than the EBCFs(which I still love)but have very similar tone and, for those to whom it matters, no cobalt. I highly* recommend them. Plus, PURPLE SILKS!
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*no, I'm not high. did just finish a nice porter though

SIT had better start giving me some profits from this group.

 

[Engle]

Looking forward to hearing how they sound. Interesting the screw patterns are different than the modern Thunderbirds. Are they not meant for them?

I think these could be 70s pickups, but I maybe Barts are usually that pattern.
Couldn’t find any documentation on them.