Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

they rule! I have a Traveller Head with a 2 x 10 enclosure…… fwiu early SWR drivers were actually Eden. The voicing of their parametric
EQs could not be more intuitive….good stuff, heavy but that’s not an issue here

Eric has a cool Eden; am I remembering right?

 

[dagrev]

The older you get the less responsive your brain signals are for thirst. Straight from my cardiologist. Force yourself to drink!

Yes. Good word. My late farmer FIL used to say "I never get thirsty." Much more so as he got older. I kept telling him that doesn't mean anything, drink anyway. We hoped to help him avoid dialysis and go through what my dad did (not sure what caused his K failure). I try to drink several classes or water a day wether I'm interested or not. I often put a little Grape Cranberry juice for a little flavor.

Gotta keep your Thunderbird healthy....

 

[MCF]

@GBassNorth I'm sure it'll be no surprise that I'd recommend GK, but you might want to check out their Fusion line, which have tube preamps.

Fusion Combos — Gallien-Krueger

Yeah. The Fusion 212 is one of the nicest new combos available. And it looks classy.

 

[dagrev]

There's 10 down the easy to see/closest side, looks to be pairs all the way down.....

Logic!

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Eric has a cool Eden; am I remembering right?

dunno...

 

[dagrev]

He does. That’s is something no one has ever said I have.

Nor of me. Let's just say we're not classless.

 

[MCF]

I’m chatting with the guy with the 70’s SVT and spare cab….

Cool!

 

[MCF]

I just noticed the Pelham Blue cast. Both fitting and outstanding.

As a former Chargers fan, that’s always been my color. I dumped the team and pro football when the NFL let them move to L.A. but kept the color.

 

[MCF]

Because the build of the bass started before the Gibson pickup was availble for the market.
I made a quote for the customer, based on the EY pickup (which I really like).
The Gibson pickup costs twice as much.

But I guess I can eaily swap them, now that nothing has been soldered yet.
So I could do an A/B comparison.

That would be great to get your opinion about.

 

[MCF]

I might give this 300watt combo a try, looks to be in excellent condition and the price is right. A 410 is more speakers than I really need, but what the heck, the more the merrier (as long as I’m not loading in and out). The EQ set up and control layout is very similar to the Thunderfunk and the old Gibson amp before it. I wonder if they’re related somehow.
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BTW - I suspect this thing weighs over a hundred pounds, but the total shipping cost is an insanely low 30 bucks. Hard to beat a deal like that on shipping anything these days.

GC?

 

[TBird1958]

That would be great to get your opinion about.

There's no comparison..... Way more going on with Gibsons, I've already done it.
Would you like some EYs cheap?

 

[Basvarken]

Here we go.
Played the same riff finger-style first, then pick-style.
Tried to play as consistent as possible on both recordings.

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_a.mp3

and

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_b.mp3


May I have your votes please

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Here we go.
Played the same riff finger-style first, then pick-style.
Tried to play as consistent as possible on both recordings.

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_a.mp3

and

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_b.mp3


May I have your votes please

I’d pick the first one, no brainer….. very cool, which is which?…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

He does. That’s is something no one has ever said I have.

yeah, think Pesci concurs……

 

[BklynKen]

Here we go.
Played the same riff finger-style first, then pick-style.
Tried to play as consistent as possible on both recordings.

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_a.mp3

and

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_b.mp3


May I have your votes please

Edit: I think I misunderstood the order of what here. If A is one pickup and B is the other, A sounds more open and B sounds darker.

 

[Basvarken]

Edit: I think I misunderstood the order of what here. If A is one pickup and B is the other, A sounds more open and B sounds darker.

it's just one pickup on both recordings. Which one is the Gibson?

 

[dagrev]

Here we go.
Played the same riff finger-style first, then pick-style.
Tried to play as consistent as possible on both recordings.

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_a.mp3

and

https://www.brooksbassguitars.com/uploads/1/3/3/7/13376708/test_ey_vs_gibson_-_b.mp3


May I have your votes please

I like the first clip set by far. Clear and punchy, not as cloudy and dark. (At least from a nice Bose speaker.) Guessing the second and darker is the Gibson.

 

[semiprohooker]

There's no comparison..... Way more going on with Gibsons, I've already done it.
Would you like some EYs cheap?

Got any that would work for a 5?

 

[dagrev]

yeah, think Pesci concurs……
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Wherever you go, there's always somebody looking over your shoulder.

 

[BklynKen]

it's just one pickup on both recordings. Which one is the Gibson?

I really don't know which is which since I have no personal experience with each. But strictly soloed, I like A better. But who knows in a mix.