Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

great shot! does your singer work with other projects?

Thanks! She does - usually jazz oriented, duo's and small ensembles.

The painting of the GGBridge on the wall is actually pretty nice! They also have some nice western murals in the bar -

TSC's from late 2019 (pre-Covid...)

 

[JIO]

Thanks Mike!

Crazy dog ate more than I did today! Vet said he would likely stop eating for 2-3 days and that would be how we wold know. Told my wife given how much he's eating the last couple days he'll be around for a while!

One day at a time -

 

[Engle]

We will be facing that with our oldest of the three Cavaliers, Romeo. He has noticeably slowed the last year or so. He has the shakes at times. And some mornings he doesn't feel like eating. But he's generally healthy, just old. He is a wonderful companion. That's him in the middle.
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nice shot!

 

[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.

I finally got around to listening to these clips on my monitors.
They both sound good to me. The SDs are louder, but the 760's have a little more top end.
I could happily play with either set.
That VP was at the GTG? I think I played it with a pick.

 

[Stealth57]

I finally got around to listening to these clips on my monitors.
They both sound good to me. The SDs are louder, but the 760's have a little more top end.
I could happily play with either set.
That VP was at the GTG? I think I played it with a pick.

Both VPs were there. One with flats and one with rounds. Both still had 760s.

 

[Nocturnal]

@GonePlaid Hope you are out of the hurricane's path and stay safe.

 

[GonePlaid]

@GonePlaid Hope you are out of the hurricane's path and stay safe.

Yes, I'm on the east side of FL. We'll get a few rain bands-hardly different from 'normal' summer afternoon rains.

 

[Ringhammer]

@Chucky Stiletti

A new project for you?:

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$250

 

[Stealth57]

@Chucky Stiletti

A new project for you?:

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$250

Our farm is just down the road from Modesto.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

@Chucky Stiletti

A new project for you?:

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$250

Thank you Sir!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Our farm is just down the road from Modesto.

should buy Dave…dump 150 bucks on it and…
Vintage Ampeg V4 Tube Guitar AMP Amplifier Head Power UP Tested Only | eBay

 

[Stealth57]

should buy Dave…dump 150 bucks on it and…
Vintage Ampeg V4 Tube Guitar AMP Amplifier Head Power UP Tested Only | eBay

Saw one on GC pretty sad and $800. If I do, I guess it will find its way to Hollister

 

[JIO]

We will be facing that with our oldest of the three Cavaliers, Romeo. He has noticeably slowed the last year or so. He has the shakes at times. And some mornings he doesn't feel like eating. But he's generally healthy, just old. He is a wonderful companion. That's him in the middle.
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All such cuties!

 

[JIO]

Drag race anyone?







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More of a scoop-race than a drag-race...

 

[Roger W]

Can't live w/o them.., can't shoot them...

Bill Mauldin disagrees:

 

[Bassmike62]

@GonePlaid Hope you are out of the hurricane's path and stay safe.

Watching CNN while writing this, thoughts with Mike.

 

[Bassmike62]

Thanks Mike!

Crazy dog ate more than I did today! Vet said he would likely stop eating for 2-3 days and that would be how we wold know. Told my wife given how much he's eating the last couple days he'll be around for a while!

That post about Grady receiving visitors while you buying the truck...moving. I sorta imagined people coming over to pay respects to an old and respected soldier.

 

[JJR58]

Both VPs were there. One with flats and one with rounds. Both still had 760s.

The one with flats has the more comfy neck, for me anyway.

 

[dagrev]

Mine kicked in on cylinder 1 around 100k. Upon checking gaps, all 6 were over gapped. 3 were WAY overgapped.

Wow. What plugs were you using? That seems odd.

 

[dagrev]

That post about Grady receiving visitors while you buying the truck...moving. I sorta imagined people coming over to pay respects to an old and respected soldier.

Now that was moving! I like that and we can say that's what was going on.