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Thunderbird Club

#266,302
The EDP said:
One reason I'm keen to get some progress with Aaron (and, by proxy, Kent) is that once there are some p'ups sorted that folk who are REALLY INTO Thunderbirds like, then they will be produced by the same company both sides of the pond and, theoretically, may sidestep some of the many issues that affect affordability. So you guys, and possibly Rob in Holland - is that right @Basvarken? - could get the same units with minimal difference in costs.
Having said that, if I'd not had so many amazing pickups from them (all sorts of guitar as well as bass - inc 7 string) I wouldn't bother driving over to see them. They really are fantastic!
We'll see what they can launch on their site for us enthusiasts in the near future but here's their link before I badger them to add stuff we'd specifically like:
Kent Armstrong Pickups
Aaron commented that they've already got a number of Thunderbird models in their repertoire but that, what with one thing and another, they've not got many of their lines up on their site yet and none of what we're really looking for. Soon, friends, soon . . .
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I will add them to to list I’m putting together. They don’t come up on a basic search for Thunderbird pickups. Although somewhere in the back of my mind I’m thinking I came across them a few years ago as a pickup resource.
 
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Gaolee said:
She might use distraction as a tactic. Who knows. My ancestors may have been Picts. By way of Wilkes County.

Well, it's official. My knees both have advanced arthritis and hardly any cartilage along one side. The doc pulled about a shot glass full of fluid out of the left knee, the one that was sore. Then he filled it full of steroids. He says it's already pretty much shot, so it's really just a matter of making it last as long as possible before replacement. Plus, don't go jumping off of things any more. Sheesh.
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big bummer, sorry to hear, something cortizone could help?
 
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JIO said:
Way to contentious to be a part of in the genpop of tb - my short response offered here is based on resonance. Most dynamic example is carved instruments (cellos, violins, double basses) Thin carved wood that resonates because of the wood choice, skill of the luthier and traditionally secret formula of the varnish resulting in a pleasant, harmonious tone protected from the elements. On the other side of the spectrum is a solid hunk of wood cut out in the shape of a bass or guitar. The wood itself can be more or less resonant depending on the type of wood, it's age, and if it's been dried out naturally or accellerated by kiln drying. (including torrification/roasting) Shape is irrelevant, number of pieces to create the slab is mostly irrelevant. (some debatable conjecture there vs one piece of contiguous grain wood)

So, there's that. Then you have a finish - very unlike the needs for a carved instrument. A guitar/bass finish is mostly for looks. One finish approach or the other depends on what one wants it to look like & feels. The neck is a different story - but a solid body will 'sound' primarily the same regardless of how it's finished. Thick finishes look bad IMO - but other than adding a fraction of weight, much of the debate on it affecting tone is an opinion not based in hard facts. YOMV
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My experience tells me that everything affects everything else - to some degree. Sometimes that degree is large, sometimes it's middlin', sometimes it's small, and sometimes it's negligible - undetectable to even a trained eye, ear, etc.
 
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Gaolee said:
She might use distraction as a tactic. Who knows. My ancestors may have been Picts. By way of Wilkes County.

Well, it's official. My knees both have advanced arthritis and hardly any cartilage along one side. The doc pulled about a shot glass full of fluid out of the left knee, the one that was sore. Then he filled it full of steroids. He says it's already pretty much shot, so it's really just a matter of making it last as long as possible before replacement. Plus, don't go jumping off of things any more. Sheesh.
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Murray of Athol here...
 
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Ooops..I did it again.
Just got home from a pick up..
Can you all guess what’s inside the case?
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Miles_ONeal said:
My experience tells me that everything affects everything else - to some degree. Sometimes that degree is large, sometimes it's middlin', sometimes it's small, and sometimes it's negligible - undetectable to even a trained eye, ear, etc.
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I agree with that. And each person can claim the percentage of affect as an individual (to their ears), which makes the percentage of affect across the board variable. Even if A-B'd using as close a match as possible - two 'identical' instruments would be incrementally different, and this leaves out individual player input. As long as someone is happy with the way their own instrument sounds to their ears - it's all just conjecture.
 
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