Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

I've had this listed on craiglist and facebook market and had near zero interest on them. I figured it would be gone already. I actually love this bass, but I stumbled across a bass that was mine almost 20 years ago and trying to move it quickly to secure it.

I would of sold it here, but I cant seem to find a box big enough.

If you were close, I'd be seriously considering this.

 

[Stealth57]

Yep. The short circuit was through the tweezers, which should blow the breaker (otherwise wires are melting and starting fires). But that short heats the tweezers waaaay up, like glowing red, probably throwing not just sparks, but molten metal. I'll have to tell you about an experience with a screwdriver in a 10th grade English class that demonstrates this.

I once touched a crescent wrench across the terminals on an alternator. Fortunately, wacked my elbow on the radiator causing my hand to open. Wrench flew across the garage leaving a couple of melted weld marks on the wrench handle.

Another interesting move was dropping a cookoo clock chain across a wall plug that had come loose. Another unintentional welding job.

 

[Engle]

Yep. The short circuit was through the tweezers, which should blow the breaker. But that short heats the tweezers waaaay up, like glowing red, probably throwing not just sparks, but molten metal. Either the breaker trips, the tweezers blow out a section that interrupts the short, or wires somewhere melt and start a fire. I'll have to tell you about an experience with a screwdriver in a 10th grade English class that demonstrates one of these.

I did a telephone service call at a Youth Detention Center many years ago. I was told:
A: Be very mindful of your tools
B: Do not leave ANY bits of wire. Inmates will take a small piece of 24 gauge copper and stick it in an outlet to light a cigarette.

 

[Engle]

If you were close, I'd be seriously considering this.

Same here.

 

[Gaolee]

I've had this listed on craiglist and facebook market and had near zero interest on them. I figured it would be gone already. I actually love this bass, but I stumbled across a bass that was mine almost 20 years ago and trying to move it quickly to secure it.

I would of sold it here, but I cant seem to find a box big enough.

I sometimes make boxes out of several boxes if there isn't one big enough.

 

[Gaolee]

Forgive me me for I have sinned. A new FSO has entered my home. Back in the 80s I was in a guitar shop in Yokohama and spotted a Seymour Duncan "51 Tele". I was already familiar with Mr. Duncan's pickups, but I didn't know he was making guitars. I bought it and it was my favorite Tele. I loved the v neck profile, the 3 saddle bridge, the sound. Decades later I found out that these were made by ESP as more or less replica platforms for the Seymour Duncan 50s and 60s style Fender pickups for the Japanese market. I figured there had to be bass models as well, but I never saw any on any site. Then I saw it, a Seymour Duncan Jazz bass. I bought it. I had to. Alcohol was not involved. It's great. Needs some low weight tuners and a previous owner replaced the original bridge with a badass bridge. But the neck is fantastic and the pickups sound fabulous. I have hurry up and sell a bunch stuff that's just sitting in cases.

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V-shaped neck? Hmmmm... I love that profile. Finding a bass neck with that profile never happens.

 

[semiprohooker]

V-shaped neck? Hmmmm... I love that profile. Finding a bass neck with that profile never happens.

I almost bought that fender custom shop neck that was up for sale in the classifieds. But it had some seriously thick measurements and I wasn't sure how that would translate

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I once touched a crescent wrench across the terminals on an alternator. Fortunately, wacked my elbow on the radiator causing my hand to open. Wrench flew across the garage leaving a couple of melted weld marks on the wrench handle.

Another interesting move was dropping a cookoo clock chain across a wall plug that had come loose. Another unintentional welding job.

The summer I worked as an apprentice mechanic, one of the older good ol boys was using a pair of water pump pliers to check a battery on a truck that wouldn't start (that turned over just fine). About the third or 4th tap across the terminals, he held it down too long, the contents of the battery turned to acidic steam, and blew the caps 10-15 feet in the air - spraying his face in the process. Fortunately we had lots of water nearby and drenched his head. Only very minor damage - he got off lucky. I don't recall what the pliers or his hands looked like, we were all focused on his face. His glasses protected his eyeballs. Minor damage to his upper shirt.

 

[Blazer]

Well, this is my Fender Stage 112SE amp. Solid state, Nineties tech which is indestructible. It's also pretty much the sound I have in my head. There's one problem, though: when turned up to two, it blows down the walls of my room. This thing can give a Marshall stack a run for its money, it's that FULL ON.

And every time during rehearsals my fellow band members go "You're too loud, turn it down!" and I'm going "Can't, it simply won't go quieter than this." Still, I LOVE this amp, there's nothing like it.

So today I decided to start looking for something less loud. And among other things tried out the PRS MT-15 Head (Which sounds amazing), a DV Mark tube head (Didn't like it at all) and a Hughes and Kettner Nano head (Blown away by the sound, but it's not very versatile)

So the guy at the shop asked me what the problem was, and I told him about my Fender being too loud for its own good. And then he said "Have you tried putting a Volume pedal in the send and return circuit?" And a light bulb went on in my head.

I had one of these switch boxes gathering dust in my room, which I originally used to hook up a scanner and printer to a PC. (Ah the nineties...) Before a scanner/printer combination device rendered it obsolete.

So I gutted that thing, put in a linear volume pot, wired up an input and output jack and took the thing to rehearsal. I hooked it up to my amp and son of a gun, IT WORKS.

Now, my bandmates actually told me to turn up since I wasn't loud enough.

 

[Roger W]

V-shaped neck? Hmmmm... I love that profile. Finding a bass neck with that profile never happens.

Right?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

View attachment 5174142 Well, this is my Fender Stage 112SE amp. Solid state, Nineties tech which is indestructible. It's also pretty much the sound I have in my head. There's one problem, though: when turned up to two, it blows down the walls of my room. This thing can give a Marshall stack a run for its money, it's that FULL ON.

And every time during rehearsals my fellow band members go "You're too loud, turn it down!" and I'm going "Can't, it simply won't go quieter than this." Still, I LOVE this amp, there's nothing like it.

So today I decided to start looking for something less loud. And among other things tried out the PRS MT-15 Head (Which sounds amazing), a DV Mark tube head (Didn't like it at all) and a Hughes and Kettner Nano head (Blown away by the sound, but it's not very versatile)

So the guy at the shop asked me what the problem was, and I told him about my Fender being too loud for its own good. And then he said "Have you tried putting a Volume pedal in the send and return circuit?" And a light bulb went on in my head.

I had one of these switch boxes gathering dust in my room, which I originally used to hook up a scanner and printer to a PC. (Ah the nineties...) Before a scanner/printer combination device rendered it obsolete.

So I gutted that thing, put in a linear volume pot, wired up an input and output jack and took the thing to rehearsal. I hooked it up to my amp and son of a gun, IT WORKS.

Now, my bandmates actually told me to turn up since I wasn't loud enough.

I love being told to turn up. Great idea, there! A pedal would be wasted on that spot.

 

[Stealth57]

I love being told to turn up.

Like we told Chucky for his second set at Damm.

 

[Nocturnal]

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I am lucky enough to have 2 of these for my 2 VP's. The big ole honking VP combo boat paddle/oar of a headstock fits very nicely with just a tad bit more room to spare.

Not sure where these come from or if they can be found anymore, but it could likely fit yours.

I have one of these and it fits the VP just fine. I don't know that I would use it for one of my high-end basses as its seems to only have what I consider medium padding.

Do you know if it's longer than a current Gibson Thunderbird?

IIRC the JA model Lull's are 25% larger than a regular Tbird.

 

[Engle]

I dig this thing!

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That thing is Kooky!

 

[JIO]

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I had one of these switch boxes gathering dust in my room, which I originally used to hook up a scanner and printer to a PC. (Ah the nineties...) Before a scanner/printer combination device rendered it obsolete.

So I gutted that thing, put in a linear volume pot, wired up an input and output jack and took the thing to rehearsal. I hooked it up to my amp and son of a gun, IT WORKS.

Now, my bandmates actually told me to turn up since I wasn't loud enough.

I love the way this looks - very post-modern design.

 

[JIO]

I think they were having one of those uncomfortable talks about their relationship...

 

[JIO]

I dig this thing!

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Yah, I was drawn to them when I first saw one a few years ago...very George Jetson. They made another one which was a pretty stupid design - I tried to find it but luckily was I unable to dredge it up. Clue is that it should be called the "boner bass" (which Fenders' late-'80s-early '90s George Blanda designed 22 fret American Standard got tagged with ~ )

My heavily revised '93 Fender A/S J "boner bass" ~

 

[GBassNorth]

As mentioned earlier it was New Bass Day at the GBass house today (x2)! I'm always on the hunt for Tbird shaped objects that deliver a sound that I don't already have covered.

To that end I found a great deal on a pristine 1995 Eppi NR with the P/J pups. Very Fender sounding, very Gibson looking. Plays great albeit a bit neck heavy, she wants to hang at 3:00 with a slick strap but stays put with a grippy strap. I'll do a formal review once I've completed with the setup and have a few days playing time logged in. So far looks like a keeper, and of all things to make note of on the bass, its the tuners. I'll need to look into them a bit, some of the best feeling smoothest action pinpoint accurate tuners I've ever used.

And since it's white Wednesday, its appropriate that this bird found a new home. A 2012 Eppi CP in pristine condition with the rare pup spacing that makes these Gibson TB+ pickups sing loud and clear. It was a Craigslisting that sparked the sale but coincidentally I found out later it was also listed in the TB classifieds by one of our non frequent Tbird club members (great guy BTW). He still has his VP so I assume he'll stay in the club. I got it home this afternoon and did a quick inspection and set up and she plays even better than she looks. I'll do an in-depth review of the CP and a comparison with my Gibby Anniversary bird that has the same pickups in standard Gibby locations and my VP that has ProBuckers in pretty much the same locations as the CP. Stay tuned…

 

[JIO]

As mentioned earlier it was New Bass Day at the GBass house today (x2)! I'm always on the hunt for Tbird shaped objects that deliver a sound that I don't already have covered.

To that end I found a great deal on a pristine 1995 Eppi NR with the P/J pups. Very Fender sounding, very Gibson looking. Plays great albeit a bit neck heavy, she wants to hang at 3:00 with a slick strap but stays put with a grippy strap. I'll do a formal review once I've completed with the setup and have a few days playing time logged in. So far looks like a keeper, and of all things to make note of on the bass, its the tuners. I'll need to look into them a bit, some of the best feeling smoothest action pinpoint accurate tuners I've ever used.
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Looks to be in mint condition! I still think that bass would be a perfect candidate for a Guild RI Darkstar pu in the N-position and strung-up BEAD. I'd do a black pg also and replace the B-pu with a beefy/overwound Lindy Fraylin or some such J B-pu. At least it has a decent Fender-style bridge.

 

[semiprohooker]

I have one of these and it fits the VP just fine. I don't know that I would use it for one of my high-end basses as its seems to only have what I consider medium padding.



IIRC the JA model Lull's are 25% larger than a regular Tbird.

20% bigger body and headstock, but much thinner.