Thunderbird Club

[bobyoung53]

I played through it, awesome rig if i say so myself, JBL loaded too!

Yeah they're very clear almost hifi-like. I used to use mine with an old mono Advent 400 tuner and a tweeter and it sounded great. I have a D-140 in my S model.

 

[JJR58]

Now if we can just coordinate a NH show during our annual T-Bird "Birds of a Feather" get-together this year in Seattle...

Maybe a slim chance i could make that, but i do mean slim.

 

[bobyoung53]

I agree wholeheartedly with the on-call counseling idea. Probably not anywhere near impossible to make it happen, and it would also probably change some stats overall in a good way.

That's not my idea, it has been talked about here and there but like anything else that's different and makes sense it probably won't happen.

 

[MCF]

I’ve actually only briefly played one Ric in a guitar shop probably 20 years ago. It sounded good, IIRC the neck felt incredibly thin (I was mostly playing five strings and precisions back then). But even back then the price seemed a bit high for something that I wasn’t sure I’d even like. A couple of times I’ve been tempted to spring for a nice used Ric, but even then they were more than I’d want to pay for something I’m not sure I’d bond with. The used Grecos are closer to the “test me” price point. If you see a nice clean one at a sweet price PM me, I might be persuaded to try one on for size.

I played several Rics circa 2018. I never found one that felt right. Maybe a vintage one or a Greco would work. I’m not in the mood to spend a hole lot of cash. Your Greco Thunderbird I played is great. I’ve added that to the “lookout list.”

 

[Vitrius Humor]

Compared to this, maybe.

I had that exact camera! The exact same flag sticker....!!

 

[JIO]

Yeah they're very clear almost hifi-like. I used to use mine with an old mono Advent 400 tuner and a tweeter and it sounded great. I have a D-140 in my S model.

I would never describe my B15 sound as hi-fi - very chocolatey old-school more like it. That's why I love the 550 Spyder - it sounds more like the Portaflex head than a modern amp. It's kind of what Ashdown is known for.

 

[Count Bassie]

Such a great trio. The Who meets Cream, and then some.

And then some...

 

[JIO]

Maybe a slim chance i could make that, but i do mean slim.

Nothing is set in stone presently... hummm, maybe we should start planning soon...

 

[bobyoung53]

I did in college. Some was insightful. Some was garbage. I wonder how relevant his writings are to present day.

The Freudian defense mechanisms are still relevant and used to this day. I think he was stuck between a rock and a hard place, stuck in Victorian times and tried to hard to make a science out of his theories which I believe hold up but cannot really be proven, for ex. there is an unconscious but how can that be proven to someone who doesn't want to believe it? I'm not saying I agree with everything he ever wrote though.

 

[MCF]

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The Rascals are among my favorites. Big influences for The Boss and Little Steven. I listen to them all the time.

 

[bobyoung53]

Such a great trio. The Who meets Cream, and then some.

I have a copy of what was supposed to have been their 2nd album, it would have been better.

 

[Instagator]

I would really like to join the Club. Could I?View attachment 4999276

Hell yeah!
Welcome aboard.

 

[JJR58]

I would never describe my B15 sound as hi-fi - very chocolatey old-school more like it. That's why I love the 550 Spyder - it sounds more like the Portaflex head than a modern amp. It's kind of what Ashdown is known for.

Agreed!
I'd say it's the epitome of that creamy, syrupy tone with clarity.
Sort of in the class of Altec 421's.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Stick a screwdriver on the back of a speaker. I don't have a lot of practical experience but I did graduate as a tech years ago and understand the theory pretty much although I can't explain it very well.

called “residual magnetism”…just how it leaves the screwdriver you mention….

 

[Engle]

yes, in a conventional speaker you need to magnetize the armature with a current….the NEO magnet is already magnetized (albeit more “weakly”) so it doesn’t need this…… same goes with motors, induction motors (most common electric motor by far) need brushes to keep the rotor magnetized as it rotates…..with NEO, these are no longer needed hence “brushless” motors…..remember, a speaker is nothing more than a motor with a “fixed” rotor….: because these magnets don’t have the same magnetic intensity (flux density) they require more power hence taking the hit in efficiency…..the benefits are worth it however…. lighter speakers and motors that are EMI quieter and don’t require peridiodic brush replacement….

But…Neo magnets are stronger than Ferrite. My understanding is the speaker mechanism is the same, but a Neo magnet can be smaller for the same magnetic strength.
I could be wrong, I often am

 

[bobyoung53]

I would never describe my B15 sound as hi-fi - very chocolatey old-school more like it. That's why I love the 550 Spyder - it sounds more like the Portaflex head than a modern amp. It's kind of what Ashdown is known for.

I meant at a volume like I had it, listening in a kitchen with an added tweeter, it sounded very good, plus mine was new when I had it. they get dirty if you crank them of course. The amplifier itself is very good.

 

[bobyoung53]

called “residual magnetism”…

Nope. That is a large permanent magnet

 

[JJR58]

Nothing is set in stone presently... hummm, maybe we should start planning soon...

Keep me posted, i'm going to try and scheme on my end.
V, look out.
If it's even possible for me, i'll be landing in Seattle this time.
Long shot though.

 

[MCF]

Sure, we worry about Mexican cartels distributing fentanyl, but we let the Girl Guides run rampant in our neigbourhoods...

That’s funny. I sure missed you. So glad you’re back!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Plug a normal output bass into a 70's SVT and it's pretty much at full clear volume at about 10 o'clock, that's the point at which they start to get a little dirty. Every 70's SVT head I've ever owned was like that, it's not my term I picked it up from Ampeg somewhere along the line. They haven't made them like that since the 70's.

purely an intentional scaling thing….gain is gain and remains the same….like amps that go to 11….if you plug a low output Eko bass for example, that “break up” will probably happen past the 10 o’clock mark…
so as not to derail, PM works well…