Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

Here’s a nice rare white Gibby in Brooklyn…
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Decent price considering how few of these ever hit the market.

For at least 15 years it was a stock color, though Gibson may not have produced all that many.

Those things yellow too?

Quite nicely, I recall when I first got mine and played it a lot - was dismayed at how easily and quickly I could wear the finish. I didn't like the yellowing at first, love it now.

Happy Thursday on the West Coast!

 

[TBird1958]

Wonder what she thinks after selling the 8 string NR she had as well.

I know where it is and if I really wanted it could press the matter, it was very cool but somewhat impractical bass.

 

[Ringhammer]

White VP sighting in NY.
I know some folks are looking..

I can’t see any link or anything. I might pull the trigger if I could see it.

 

[Instagator]

I’m not knocking the quality of the new NR..
But the next thickness size down from the stock truss rod cover is cellophane
Guess they are taking the neck dive thing seriously.

 

[dagrev]

 

[Instagator]

I can’t see any link or anything. I might pull the trigger if I could see it.

It's on FB marketplace..I just search thunderbird bass every day to see what comes up.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

That ain't mine. I could ask(maybe)half.

because of the s/n? wonder how much the ohsc adds to the overall value….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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is that the one you were talking about sending my way for a few months?

 

[icefly]

 

[bobyoung53]

For at least 15 years it was a stock color, though Gibson may not have produced all that many.



Quite nicely, I recall when I first got mine and played it a lot - was dismayed at how easily and quickly I could wear the finish. I didn't like the yellowing at first, love it now.

Happy Thursday on the West Coast!

That one looks good, it seems to have yellowed uniformly, it's a pretty bass, I had a white Ric that got all blotchy, that thing is almost the same color as my '96 Jazz, it's called antique white on that. I've only had it for 5 or 6 years so not sure if it yellowed or came like that, it's poly so probably came like that.

Edit, I finally put in the correct volume pot in that SVT so the correct knob is back on, I couldn't stand it like that.

 

[Stealth57]

I present to you the TT money shot.

 

[KaraQ]

.....stupid Squier wiring up the stupid output jack like stupid-heads (insert more strongly colored language of your choice), same as Ibanez......



















.... sorry, just needed to rant about Squire being stupid for a bit

 

[Stealth57]

.....stupid Squier wiring up the stupid output jack like stupid-heads (insert more strongly colored language of your choice), same as Ibanez......



















.... sorry, just needed to rant about Squire being stupid for a bit

Strong letter to follow…

 

[Miles_ONeal]

.....stupid Squier wiring up the stupid output jack like stupid-heads (insert more strongly colored language of your choice), same as Ibanez......



.... sorry, just needed to rant about Squire being stupid for a bit

What did the S[a-z]* Heads do?

 

[dagrev]

is that the one you were talking about sending my way for a few months?

Whaaaaat?

But, if you want to swing by and pick it up, you certainly can borrow it anytime. I know it's it good hands.

 

[WillyW]

Make one from a piece of record vinyl. I think @WillyW has done that.

what are we making?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Whaaaaat?

But, if you want to swing by and pick it up, you certainly can borrow it anytime. I know it's it good hands.

just an excuse to drink beer…..hey, I’m in…

 

[JJR58]

Whaaaaat?

But, if you want to swing by and pick it up, you certainly can borrow it anytime. I know it's it good hands.

I'll go one better.
You don't have to lend it to me, i'll just come hang out with you for a few months.

 

[Stealth57]

what are we making?

Swimming pool cover?

 

[KaraQ]

What did the S[a-z]* Heads do?

Wired up the lugs on the output jack one rotation off.

By design? Who knows....... Ibanez, at least used to, have odd-ball output jack wiring. I blew out a tuner pedal so I could find out the hard way......






At any rate, it's all worked out now.


No idea why people are complaining about low output from the SQR pups after a pre-amp swap - initial impression tells me they my be higher output than the EMGs in my 5-string Ibanez.

I feel the Sadowsky pre-amp could be contributory.

I run the Ibanez pretty hot through the regular input on my Mark IV; to keep the grit/distortion down (why??? ) and get a more clean sound from the Squier, I'll likely need to use the low-gain input.

There is a volume drop when going to passive, but not excessive imo. Not that I'm likely to use that a lot......





Last pic before it was closed up!

I planned to use the original knobs, to match the rest of the (black chrome) hardware, but the posts on the Sadowsky stacked pot were too small for the original stacked knobs, so the Sadowsky units went on......

I even took another pic of the same shot for those who may have OCD issues with the knobs

Black & White, for Thunderbird Thursday!