Thunderbird Club

[GBassNorth]

Should I mention the bush?

Cuffs and collar, gotta match.

 

[Engle]

It sounded like a Casady through my iPad. But dead chromes and who knows what settings fit the song. And as always, great playing Irv.

Thanks Marshall! Both pickups were wide open (no tone control) through my PF50T transformer DI out, with everything flat except bass at 1pm.

 

[DarthAmol]

I was thinking it was your Casady. I thought wrong. The Jolana sounds great.


LOL - After being shipped once a week for 20 years, I suspect the shipping charges will easily exceed the cost of the bass by orders of magnitude.


Love the grain and finish on that bird. As one Colorado boy to another, welcome to the club! I lived in Denver, Lafayette, Boulder, and between Ward/Jamestown up in the mountains, went to school in Nederland among other places. Still have lots of family there. Beautiful state.


You don’t need to use any swear words, I just said them for you! Hope all comes out ok on the repair or replacement.


Note to self, check all strap locks tomorrow.


I’ll see your $250 bid and raise you $50! But that’s my best and final offer, that’s as much as I paid for my Goth and the headstock was intact, plus it was much newer and all original.

Thanks man!! Right on, that's awesome! I live in Westminster now but I grew up around Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock before going to college at Boulder. Great to connect with you!

 

[MCF]

Thanks man!! Right on, that's awesome! I live in Westminster now but I grew up around Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock before going to college at Boulder. Great to connect with you!

If you like Thunderbirds, trains, planes, automobiles, and of course Nikki, you’re in the right place.

 

[BklynKen]

Cuffs and collar, gotta match.

Are those the same as carpet and curtains?

 

[DarthAmol]

If you like Thunderbirds, trains, planes, automobiles, and of course Nikki, you’re in the right place.

This place rules <3

 

[Engle]

Jolana Discobass! I call foul! I've never even heard of one. Sounded pretty good though, and nice playing.

The poor man's RD! They were made in Czechia in the 80's. @JIO has a restored one with the stock neck/electronics. I bought a loaded body and modified a Warmoth roasted maple neck to fit. I found the stock pots/wiring were choking off too much treble, so I changed it to 2 x 500K Vol pots (no tone)

 

[MCF]

If you like Thunderbirds, trains, planes, automobiles, and of course Nikki, you’re in the right place.

Oh. And I forgot to mention motorcycles. We like those around here too.

 

[BklynKen]

Oh. And I forgot to mention motorcycles. We like those around here too.

And sharks.

 

[TBird1958]

And women's clothes

 

[dagrev]

Hahaha. Looks like I'm the one holding on to his bird

Thank you! Those are beautiful btw! Really love that cream Gibson

Thanks. That is a 1976. Can also be used as a boat anchor, shield in a gun fight, and you can lay under it during a tornado. It won't be in tune after it passes, but you'll be safe.

 

[bobyoung53]

The poor man's RD! They were made in Czechia in the 80's. @JIO has a restored one with the stock neck/electronics. I bought a loaded body and modified a Warmoth roasted maple neck to fit. I found the stock pots/wiring were choking off too much treble, so I changed it to 2 x 500K Vol pots (no tone)

Good sounding bass. I'd love to get an RD, kind of afraid of the Moog electronics though and they are bucks now. I thought of buying one a few years ago when Gibson reissued them but changed my mind.

 

[bobyoung53]

Range of pot was 0.78-0.81v dc. That was one end of travel to the other.

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Yeah, that's a better picture, they do look hot, especially the one on the left, did you check pin 5 on them to get the bias itself? It should be -55 VDC. Are you bringing it to Chuck?

 

[GBassNorth]

Are those the same as carpet and curtains?

Yep

 

[DarthAmol]

Thanks. That is a 1976. Can also be used as a boat anchor, shield in a gun fight, and you can lay under it during a tornado. It won't be in tune after it passes, but you'll be safe.

Wow, gorgeous AND functional, incredible!

 

[GBassNorth]

Range of pot was 0.78-0.81v dc. That was one end of travel to the other.

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Great pic! Never seen a KT88 toaster before. How many slices of bread will it hold at one time?

 

[Stealth57]

Yeah, that's a better picture, they do look hot, especially the one on the left, did you check pin 5 on them to get the bias itself? It should be -55 VDC. Are you bringing it to Chuck?

Pin 5 was the 0.78-0.81v. The current plan is for Chuck to tell me the component location(s) to replace and his preferred source for the part(s).

 

[Stealth57]

Great pic! Never seen a KT88 toaster before. How many slices of bread will it hold at one time?

3 normal or 2 Texas Toasts with a bit of squeeze. Both sides of a sliced bagel works too.

 

[bobyoung53]

Pin 5 was the 0.78-0.81v. The current plan is for Chuck to tell me the component location(s) to replace and his preferred source for the part(s).

Oh! You have no bias, no wonder they're hot, carry on.

 

[Stealth57]

Oh! You have no bias, no wonder they're hot, carry on.

I wonder what the seller will say when I tell him the fix was a 50 cent part. I love finding sellers that don’t have the skill or desire to fix things and just discount them to get them out the door.