Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

Wish I could attend! Bond Girl is playing tonight as well. Have a great gig!

Thanks Geo, likewise have a wonderful gig!
Hopefully I can keep on track with some of those charts!

 

[Engle]

Wish I could find a good Twin Reverb but all priced near a grand.

They are really loud beasts! My brother in law has an early 70's. Sounds pretty good with his 355!

 

[Ringhammer]

"little "? no one wants these or twins anymore…too darn heavy….what vintage was yours? remember you got for it?

Yeah, I feel lucky that I sold mine earlier this year. Got $1650. I've been told if I'd sold it 7 or so years ago I may have easily been able to get a good amount over $2k.

 

[Stealth57]

They are really loud beasts! My brother in law has an early 70's. Sounds pretty good with his 355!

I'd connect it to my Rhodes.

 

[Gaolee]

Will's @Gaolee 's artwork is alive and well in post #109 of this ridiculous thread.
Reverb.com

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It is famous. I am not. It is better that way.

 

[Gaolee]

used to work about a minute away on foot….Fremont and Ballard rock..

How long ago? The area has really changed over the years.

 

[Engle]

I'd connect it to my Rhodes.

That would be cool! Do you play keys much?

 

[Stealth57]

That would be cool! Do you play keys much?

Hands are too busted up to do much more than chopsticks these days. But, with a Twin Reverb, I'd give it a try.

 

[Engle]

Hands are too busted up to do much more than chopsticks these days. But, with a Twin Reverb, I'd give it a try.

A sax player friend has one. I think it has its own amp/speakers.

 

[JIO]

Thanks Geo, likewise have a wonderful gig!
Hopefully I can keep on track with some of those charts!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

How long ago? The area has really changed over the years.

exactly 10 years ago, off 34th, the Red Door was a regular….so many cool bars and restaurants…

 

[TBird1958]

Note the weight, under 8lbs.

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[Engle]

Note the weight, under 8lbs.

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So nice!

 

[Stealth57]

I did a sound test on the Probuckers vs SD Custom Shop. First note, though more details below, is the neck SD is really hot. In practice, it wants to have a lower setting on the bass volume and make the adjustment at the amp. I'd love your thoughts.



This is a demonstration of two different sets of pickups in a 2017 Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro. The stock pickups are Probucker 760 and the replacement pickups are Seymour Duncan Custom Shop. All settings were the same and using stainless round wound strings. Recordings were done as a direct input into an audio interface and Waveform 11.

The DC resistance for the Probuckers is 8.4Kohms (neck)/9.4Kohms (bridge).

The DC resistance for the SDs is 7.98Kohms (neck)/9.75Kohms (bridge).

The output for the SD neck pickup appears much hotter than the Probuckers even with slightly lower resistance. Since all recordings were done with volume at 10, the SD neck pickup would do better with a lower volume setting on the bass and an increase in volume at the amp.

 

[MCF]

I'd love to hear it. But the link doesn't work after repeatedly typing in the changing letters.

 

[Stealth57]

I'd love to hear it. But the link doesn't work after repeatedly typing in the changing letters.

Strange, try this link to the entire channel. The demo should be the first one.

https://youtube.com/@hennesseystealth?si=q3aYtAR3JzFpDCwI

 

[Ringhammer]

The DC resistance for the SDs is 7.98Kohms (neck)/9.75Kohms (bridge).

Funny the SD website lists the DCR as "DC Resistance: 12.3k, 12.5k" Which is one of the reasons I'm very curious about these.

 

[JJR58]

Funny the SD website lists the DCR as "DC Resistance: 12.3k, 12.5k" Which is one of the reasons I'm very curious about these.

Saw the specs as well on the website.
So, something is off somewhere.

 

[Engle]

I did a sound test on the Probuckers vs SD Custom Shop. First note, though more details below, is the neck SD is really hot. In practice, it wants to have a lower setting on the bass volume and make the adjustment at the amp. I'd love your thoughts.



This is a demonstration of two different sets of pickups in a 2017 Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro. The stock pickups are Probucker 760 and the replacement pickups are Seymour Duncan Custom Shop. All settings were the same and using stainless round wound strings. Recordings were done as a direct input into an audio interface and Waveform 11.

The DC resistance for the Probuckers is 8.4Kohms (neck)/9.4Kohms (bridge).

The DC resistance for the SDs is 7.98Kohms (neck)/9.75Kohms (bridge).

The output for the SD neck pickup appears much hotter than the Probuckers even with slightly lower resistance. Since all recordings were done with volume at 10, the SD neck pickup would do better with a lower volume setting on the bass and an increase in volume at the amp.

Higher DC resistance doesn't always equate to more output. I think given two otherwise identical pickups it will, but the type and strength of the magnet also comes into play.
You might want to lower that SD neck pickup.
Looking forward to listening tomorrow when I can.

 

[JIO]

Fun doc about Croatian surf band The Bambi Molesters - be ready to stop the vid often as the subtitles don't stay on the screen very long!