Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Not sure if that was for me, but I do. I always use right angle at the guitar end. Especially now running the cable around the back of the board, ideal would be right angle at both ends. I haven't looked for a long time, but I'll have to see if Whirlwind now makes that.

I was assuming a cable with one right end and one straight end plus adapter- adapter at instrument or pedalboard/amp? It would be a personal preference if any - I was wondering why that preference.

 

[BklynKen]

I was assuming a cable with one right end and one straight end plus adapter- adapter at instrument or pedalboard/amp? It would be a personal preference if any - I was wondering why that preference.

My current cable is right angle at one end and straight at the other. I now want both ends right angle. I went with Irv's recommendation and ordered a Digiflex cable.

 

[dagrev]

And then you took a nap. Right? I sure would have.

Excitement of getting an SVT can make you do superhuman things at times. I suspect Marshall ran up the steps.

 

[dagrev]

Great video of Dunbar. Too brief, however.

 

[BklynKen]

I don't know why I was watching this, but in this video he measures the resistance of the pickups at the end of the guitar cable. So assuming this is accurate, I guess you don't have to remove the pickups to do it. I tried to have this start at that part.

 

[JJR58]

Great video of Dunbar. Too brief, however.

One of the best ever!

 

[dagrev]

Anyone here have any right-angle instrument cable adapters they trust? I have a Hosa one that works fine at home, but not sure how much I'd trust it for live use. I have Whirlwind cables that I've used and trusted for many years, but only one end has a right angle. Since pedal order is made for right-handed players, I run my cable around the back of the board so it comes out on the left side. Makes a lot more sense to have it go straight back from the tuner's side jack then out to the right and then a sharp bend to the left.

Bayou Cables. I believe his name is Butch. Is a TB member.
I had him make a several long cables and a number of patch cables. I've used my Rt angle for possibly 15 years at church. Never an issue (with any of them). I've had other name brand cables with much less hours that have long gone in the garbage. He will make them however you want and has several options including color.
Bayou Audio Cables

 

[JJR58]

Bayou Cables. I believe his name is Butch. Is a TB member.
I had him make a several long cables and a number of patch cables. I've used my Rt angle for possibly 15 years at church. Never an issue. I've had other name brand cables with much less hours that have long gone in the garbage. He will make them however you want and has several options including color.
Bayou Audio Cables

Really wanna go crazy with cables.
Look up Zaolla.
Yeah, they cost a small fortune, but i've A/B'd them.
Even owned some.
It's kinda like the difference between a Pure Tone output jack vs. a CTS.
You can clearly hear the difference.

 

[Syd Rayne]

Happy Non Reverse Friday!
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Dang it V... you're giving me the He-She Jeebies.

 

[WillyW]

This was posted over in the Spector forum, but equally good info for those of you that might be considering dropping a set of EMG pickups in your bird or other bass…

I have a jazz set in one of my 7enderbirds, they sound great, but I just can’t get over the fact that I need to steal a battery out of the smoke detector to play it.

 

[WillyW]

I have two PR410HLF's, weigh a ton but great sounding cabs.

Nice City. I like it. But that’s pretty much a two day drive one way. Even if I did a Cannonball Run, it would take three days there and back. They’re too heavy to ship. So count me out as a prospective buyer. For now anyway. If you still have them in 2025, we can revisit the conversation.

as quickly as I put things up for sale I just might have them still…

the pr410 is maybe 15-20lbs lighter than an 8x10 fridge, but much more cumbersome…

 

[dagrev]

I have a jazz set in one of my 7enderbirds, they sound great, but I just can’t get over the fact that I need to steal a battery out of the smoke detector to play it.

Walmart can help with batteries.
Zappos can help with the other issue.
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[WillyW]

Walmart can help with batteries.
Zappos can help with the with the other issue.
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[Chucky Stiletti]

Marshall may have briefly played through it, at the time we were more focused on auditioning the SVT/Berg610 rig.
I’ve had Ashdown, Aguilar, Ampeg, GK, Musicman and Eden amps. All had their good points, but I like my bass to be thick, full bodied and smooth - the Thunderfunk did more of that than all the others. The Aggie DB750 was almost as good but the tone shaping on the TF is just incredible and the timbre knob is magic at instantly adjusting to any oddball room dynamics. Unfortunately, I think Thunderfunk is no longer in business. I should probably snag another one as a spare while I still can. It is a beautiful match for the Berg HT322 (1x12, 2x10s, and a horn in a high SPL ported cab).

wonder why they croaked……silly non credible name? reliability?….for a now defunct bass amp company to produce something that “sounds better” than GK. Ashdown, Aguilar and so on doesn’t paint a bright picture of the future for young amp designers does it?….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

One of the best ever!

the way he comes in on this has baffled many a drummer for a long time now…

 

[Ringhammer]

No drilling!
Just cut the heads off of the trim ring screws and crazy glue them into the trim ring, then use double back tape to hold the ring on to the bass. Looks and works as good as drilling and is completely reversible. I’m not a big fan of the screwless trim ring or pickguard look.

The reason I felt I would be forced to use the ring is because I would have to use the spacer for the bridge pickup. Currently I have the bridge on, a tiny bit of neck relief and the action is not perfect but it’s low’ish, and the pickup is almost out of the body. It’s a Lollar, significantly thinner than the stock TB+. I’m guessing I can stick tape the spacer and ring(s). Realistically, I guess I’m not necessarily too worried about putting holes in the ‘01, it’s unlikely I’ll sell it, I don’t even have the stock pickup any more. The ‘95 I will not change or unreversably alter. It’s a true, heavily played gem. It’s getting a Babicz as well, the Hipshot that’s on it will be up for sale.

Ok, i'll ask.
Cause i'm a 7ender fan boi.
What's the deal on that rig?

It’s a ‘73, refinished in Sherwood green nitro. Novak PB-90 in sock position, Novack PB-CC at bridge (also P-90 style but darker, IMO). Pretty awesome sounding, little gritty. Still searching for the perfect string for Eb tuning. Notes on D and G string don’t quite push like E and A. Also a Fender “Big Block” string through bridge.

 

[Stealth57]

Marshall, you need to work on that right foot.

I drove from Tucumcari NM (near the texas border, much further away than ABQ) to Camarillo CA (north of Los Angeles) in one day. And that included stopping for lunch at Chick Filet in Flagstaff while getting a flat tire fixed (had to buy and install two new tires because the spare was flat too) and had to let the car cool off for about an hour in 115 degree heat in Needles before we crossed the Mojave Desert because the head gasket was starting to fail and the engine was smoking like a chimney. I think we even stopped for a fast food drive thru bite once we got near LA. We left NM around 8:00 in the morning and arrived at our Camarillo CA hotel before midnight. It was about a 900 mile day.

We were sweating big time as we approached the CA state line and saw the Highway Patrol check point open. They flagged us by, so we kept moving otherwise we would have had a lot of explaining to do. I had the Cayenne stacked to the gills with things I didn’t trust to the shippers (about 15 of my most valuable basses, several large pieces of very valuable artwork, silver and gold, and thousands of dollars in cash among other things). The things you do when you’re young and stupid (that was a whole 10 years ago, I’m much smarter now).

Drove non-stop from Monroe, LA to the Bay Area…My copilot was really good at fake sleeping.

 

[TBird1958]

Dang it V... you're giving me the He-She Jeebies.

Is that good or bad?

 

[TBird1958]

So my dilemma: I converted the hardware on my 2001 to all nickel, and I do have the rings and spacers. My plan is to keep the 1995, with the black hardware, and it will have a black 1 ply PG. In the ‘95, pickups sit high enough that I don’t need the spacers or rings so it will pretty much look stock.

The bridge pickup in the ‘01 will I think need the spacer (although I haven’t had time to spend setting it up after installing the Babicz), which involves using the rings. Since I converted it to nickel, it now has a vintage look, so using the rings will just add to that, but, that means holes in the body for the rings, so no going back.

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…sorry, Fender in the mix…

I don't mind saying that when I was faced with the same question I went ahead and used a spacer on the bridge pickup and drilled holes for and used screws for the rings. I was retro fitting all the hardware on the bass over to chrome and knew I'd never, ever go back to the black on this particular bass.......
It was a "run of the mill" bass back then and still is today.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The reason I felt I would be forced to use the ring is because I would have to use the spacer for the bridge pickup. Currently I have the bridge on, a tiny bit of neck relief and the action is not perfect but it’s low’ish, and the pickup is almost out of the body. It’s a Lollar, significantly thinner than the stock TB+. I’m guessing I can stick tape the spacer and ring(s). Realistically, I guess I’m not necessarily too worried about putting holes in the ‘01, it’s unlikely I’ll sell it, I don’t even have the stock pickup any more. The ‘95 I will not change or unreversably alter. It’s a true, heavily played gem. It’s getting a Babicz as well, the Hipshot that’s on it will be up for sale.



It’s a ‘73, refinished in Sherwood green nitro. Novak PB-90 in sock position, Novack PB-CC at bridge (also P-90 style but darker, IMO). Pretty awesome sounding, little gritty. Still searching for the perfect string for Eb tuning. Notes on D and G string don’t quite push like E and A. Also a Fender “Big Block” string through bridge.

Is the Hipshot a Supertone 3 point? Black or chrome?