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Thunderbird Club

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So I got today a used 2012 Epiphone Thunderbird. With a very dark neck and headstock. I’m planning on going the Drop C CGCF way with thicker strings.

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Count Bassie said:
It sounds really good, and you can get just about anything out of it.
Maybe that's why you don't remember anything about them, they kinda don't have a 'baked in' sound you have to work around.

I think the bottom on the MK-III is tighter, and it's also loud as hell. Since I could use the bread and don't need to carry the 80 lb head (life is too short to work that hard for simple things), I'm hoping the Peavey makes the grade.
Last time I tested them together it was found, afterwards, that the MK-III wasn't letting the low freqs through. Now it sounds a good deal different. If it carries rehearsal today, we have a winner.
I'm losing either way, I'm also winning either way.

And of course, the Thunderbird CP will be our tester for today.
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I did some weird looking things with a parametric channel and blended it with the other, and some of the EQ. Someone might look at the head and because the para channel looked goofy think it a mistake. Big but tight, plenty of punch and fullness with just the right amount of clarity. Sounded fantastic and everyone liked my tone. With two channels and an EQ, if a person can't get a good tone out of it, it must be a crappy cab. Not to mention the suckers are bomb proof.
 
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Gaolee said:
As a six string, it doesn't dive at all. And it weighs about as much as an acoustic guitar. The pickups sure are aggressive on mine. Keep the volume rolled off, way off, or you get lots of instant crunch.
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Funny, the Les Paul Standard (Epi) bass I have is that way too: super-crunch and some rasp to boot. I'm trying to get it to clean up, but I don't spend that much time plugged in so it's a slow curve getting there.

Unfortunately the LP bass is a heavy bastard, but I still like playing it. Standing up straight and moving the strap buttons makes it possible to carry it for a good stretch without annoyance.
But boy... Crunchy.
 
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dagrev said:
I did some weird looking things with a parametric channel and blended it with the other, and some of the EQ. Someone might look at the head and because the para channel looked goofy think it a mistake. Big but tight, plenty of punch and fullness with just the right amount of clarity. Sounded fantastic and everyone liked my tone. With two channels and an EQ, if a person can't get a good tone out of it, it must be a crappy cab. Not to mention the suckers are bomb proof.
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We're talking the Peavey... Yes, Auto-Mix is a great idea- I like the whole channel gaining thing when it's done right. Peavey nailed that.
 
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Formula73 said:
oof. Tell me about that Starcaster.
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It’s a sweet playing semi hollow short scale bass. I was looking for that semi hollow bass sound and bought both the Starcaster and A Gibson Memphis GoldTop at the same time with the intent of keeping the best of the two and selling the other one off. As luck would have it, they both sounded equally fantastic. So I strung the Gibson up with flats and the Fender with rounds and now I couldn’t be happier.

If you can find a Starcaster down around $1000 just jump on it, it’s a fantastically built bass and those wide range humbuckers are to die for. It’s only down side when compared to the Gibson is it’s heavier than I expected from a semi hollow short scale bass, about 9 pounds vs the 7 pound Gibson. Might just be the one I got was heavier than normal, but worth asking the seller before buying if you’re weight sensitive.

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GBassNorth said:
It’s a sweet playing semi hollow short scale bass. I was looking for that semi hollow bass sound and bought both the Starcaster and A Gibson Memphis GoldTop at the same time with the intent of keeping the best of the two and selling the other one off. As luck would have it, they both sounded equally fantastic. So I strung the Gibson up with flats and the Fender with rounds and now I couldn’t be happier.

If you can find a Starcaster down around $1000 just jump on it, it’s a fantastically built bass and those wide range humbuckers are to die for. It’s only down side when compared to the Gibson is it’s heavier than I expected from a semi hollow short scale bass, about 9 pounds vs the 7 pound Gibson. Might just be the one I got was heavier than normal, but worth asking the seller before buying if you’re weight sensitive.

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When I "needed"(?)a short scale semi-hollow body bass, for UB situations, I bought this(Ibanez AGB200)~15 years ago. Right at 7 lbs. with strap and tuner, both of which stay on. $550. Nylon tapes installed.
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Still available(in "Natural")for ~$600 from SW, others.
 
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GBassNorth said:
It’s a sweet playing semi hollow short scale bass. I was looking for that semi hollow bass sound and bought both the Starcaster and A Gibson Memphis GoldTop at the same time with the intent of keeping the best of the two and selling the other one off. As luck would have it, they both sounded equally fantastic. So I strung the Gibson up with flats and the Fender with rounds and now I couldn’t be happier.

If you can find a Starcaster down around $1000 just jump on it, it’s a fantastically built bass and those wide range humbuckers are to die for. It’s only down side when compared to the Gibson is it’s heavier than I expected from a semi hollow short scale bass, about 9 pounds vs the 7 pound Gibson. Might just be the one I got was heavier than normal, but worth asking the seller before buying if you’re weight sensitive.

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Weight isn’t really a problem for me until it gets past 11-12lbs. I should have bought one of those when they were still in production.
 
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Stealth57 said:
Here, they are all LNG converted small diesel engines.
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Edit: I misunderstood your post.

They used to put diesel engines in cars out here because gasoline was so expensive and the air got really polluted, you could actually see the black fumes hanging in the air on certain avenues. They became really strict and I don't believe you can do that here anymore, a lot of the newer cars have been converted to natural gas and the air has been transformed, quite a difference. It's probably LNG, I've never asked.
Lima is surrounded by mountains and the coast, the mountains trap the air and it has its own microclimate so when it trapped the pollution it was really bad here.
 
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