I can think of a song for the riff raff lol
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Thunderbird Club
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I might have just bought a pair of T-Bird pickups. The Gibson "teflon" versions from 2000ish.
Enough with the chrome 'n' nickel! (Just kidding). But I have a few ideas for them. Maybe to this project:
Or maybe to this:
The pickups in it now are in T-bird locations but I also have another pickguard that has the neck pickup located in exact P position (there's a swimming pool underneath the guard). Could work, would make a bit more aggressive sounding 'bird variation and those oversized reverse-P-pickups would fill the holes better in the Richard Sinclair Jazz project.
Hmmm, this is getting dangerous...
Enough with the chrome 'n' nickel! (Just kidding). But I have a few ideas for them. Maybe to this project:
Or maybe to this:
The pickups in it now are in T-bird locations but I also have another pickguard that has the neck pickup located in exact P position (there's a swimming pool underneath the guard). Could work, would make a bit more aggressive sounding 'bird variation and those oversized reverse-P-pickups would fill the holes better in the Richard Sinclair Jazz project.
Hmmm, this is getting dangerous...
Went to the luthier today and got a pretty firm 'no' about flipping the Epi Vintage Pro, due to
- String length (he claimed the E string wouldn't reach the tuner as strings aren't uniform length - when I checked it with a set of Ernie Ball flats I realised he was mistaken on this, the strings are the same length so it reaches fine)
- The nut (needs a replacement rather than swapping it around, he didn't have one that would fit and didn't seem to have the tools to cut one from a blank)
- The loose clover on the machine head that rattles (he didn't think it could be fixed)
Going to get a second opinion from another tech. If the tuner can't be fixed trivially I'll bring it back to the shop for a replacement. If it can, then the only real problem seems to be the nut.
Does anyone have any recommendations for nuts that might slot in here? The price for new getting new nuts based on a brief look online for nearby guitar techs seems to be $100+ so if there's a generic one that fits neatly for this model I might consider just doing it myself
- String length (he claimed the E string wouldn't reach the tuner as strings aren't uniform length - when I checked it with a set of Ernie Ball flats I realised he was mistaken on this, the strings are the same length so it reaches fine)
- The nut (needs a replacement rather than swapping it around, he didn't have one that would fit and didn't seem to have the tools to cut one from a blank)
- The loose clover on the machine head that rattles (he didn't think it could be fixed)
Going to get a second opinion from another tech. If the tuner can't be fixed trivially I'll bring it back to the shop for a replacement. If it can, then the only real problem seems to be the nut.
Does anyone have any recommendations for nuts that might slot in here? The price for new getting new nuts based on a brief look online for nearby guitar techs seems to be $100+ so if there's a generic one that fits neatly for this model I might consider just doing it myself
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These are the guys. No where near $100.
GraphTech Nuts - TUSQ, TUSQ XL, Black TUSQ XL, NuBone XB | Graph Tech
Thanks, it seems like this one might do the job with a little filing
Model 1238-60 Nut Slotted L37.90mm (Select Material)
If I can get something to file it down and borrow the girlfriend's hairdryer to loosen the glue it might work
I'm in amp limbo/purgatory... Deciding what to keep as I don't want a collection of different components that might or might not be good together, just a concise toolbox.
I sold my Ampeg Rocket B200R (after gluing the cabinet's joinery together to stop the rattling), traded a Trace AH 250 Series 6 head for a pretty cool fretless bass (Sterling Ray CA35, I'm told it's kind of a rare bird, and it sounds really good). Keeping an Eden WT405, got an SWR Goliath-II (4 ohms) cab to pair with it.
There's a showdown between the Fender Tubezilla and the Peavey MK-III to go through the 'Peg fridge. One will go.
Still have a pair of TL-606s w/ Kappalites, 8 ohms each. I don't think I need them...
Oh. Lol. And a Peavey TNTs 115 combo. It's got a really impressive toggle in front called "Punch", and it does! That old-timey 90lb tankard may be the star of the show for cover gigs. Old American-made tech/stuff is a favorite. It'll be fixable for the rest of my life.
Anyway I don't like all the stuff. But, maybe it'll be 2 "big" rigs and 2 small rigs. I guess one doesn't want to be called up short when something comes up. That's why I got a second bass.
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I'm in amp limbo/purgatory... Deciding what to keep as I don't want a collection of different components that might or might not be good together, just a concise toolbox.
I sold my Ampeg Rocket B200R (after gluing the cabinet's joinery together to stop the rattling), traded a Trace AH 250 Series 6 head for a pretty cool fretless bass (Sterling Ray CA35, I'm told it's kind of a rare bird, and it sounds really good). Keeping an Eden WT405, got an SWR Goliath-II (4 ohms) cab to pair with it.
There's a showdown between the Fender Tubezilla and the Peavey MK-III to go through the 'Peg fridge. One will go.
Still have a pair of TL-606s w/ Kappalites, 8 ohms each. I don't think I need them...
Oh. Lol. And a Peavey TNTs 115 combo. It's got a really impressive toggle in front called "Punch", and it does! That old-timey 90lb tankard may be the star of the show for cover gigs. Old American-made tech/stuff is a favorite. It'll be fixable for the rest of my life.
Anyway I don't like all the stuff. But, maybe it'll be 2 "big" rigs and 2 small rigs. I guess one doesn't want to be called up short when something comes up. That's why I got a second bass.
Let the cage fight begin and the best amp win.
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We’re too old, but is that you waving from the top of the building?
May I have an Irish Car Bomb please?
That’s Kemp Muhl. She’s really good.
Yes, and he needs to put some clothes on, for goodness sake.....
Have mercy!
Lock us in after hours?
Understood. I'm with you in that minority in that I really like the TB+ (and black hardware). I'm just open to trying a different sound in a Thunderbird that's not my #1. But I'm not open to spending money on what's described as, "Great!"
