Thunderbird Club

[Bent77]

nice garage!

Thanks. My wife has it up for sale at the moment or trade for a week in Malta. Thanks!

 

[GonePlaid]

Those look like sidewinder pickups.....unless they're just covers?




13-speeds are great, almost as good as 18s

Never had that 'pleasure'.

 

[dagrev]

Any of you actually try flipping yourself the bird?

wait, I mean playing with the other hand?

semantically making poor choices today…

No. Never needed to. Always had plenty of others do that for me.

I'm a lefty and play right. I've tried a few times to play lefty style, but I might as well been playing with my feet. That said, I suppose I could pull off some simple Rush songs playing lefty. Did I say Rush? I meant ZZ Top. But some practice would definitely be needed.

 

[Bent77]

No. Never needed to. Always had plenty of others do that for me.

I'm a lefty and play right. I've tried a few times to play lefty style, but I might as well been playing with my feet. That said, I suppose I could pull off some simple Rush songs playing lefty. Did I say Rush? I meant ZZ Top. But some practice would definitely be needed.

Same here on most accounts. I learned right just due to instrument availability

 

[PillO]

Any of you actually try flipping yourself the bird?

wait, I mean playing with the other hand?

semantically making poor choices today…

Following shoulder surgery, I rented a lefty bass to try to keep playing...

I have a whole new respect for all the lefties here. It was much harder than expected. I hadn't realized how difficult playing left-handed was.

 

[JIO]

My wife did a bit of lithography. I only did relief and intaglio. These days, it’s 90% relief.

There's something sculptural about relief - digging' in!

 

[scrappykraken]

Hey fellas and ladies,

I’m starting to dabble in bass (guitarist) and really enjoy the instrument quite a bit.

I just got a battered old Orville by Gibson T-bird. Normally I’d play a mustang bass because I love Dee Dee Ramone’s sound when he used one. Also my brother lets me borrow his precision bass.

Anyways, I want to get this sounding closer to a vintage model. It has 89 era Gibson pickups I believe with the ceramic magnets.

I see I’m too late to grab a set from thunderbucker ranch… I want something that gets that vintage grind but isn’t crazy hot.

I see Gibson reissued t bird pickups but only in one output. I’m trying to spend a little less than the Lollar and Lull offerings but the eyguitars pickups I’ve seen mentioned seem like a potential compromise given the lack of potting?

I’ve done quite a few searches and read a lot but I figured I’d see if the Gibson reissues were well regarded? Or what outputs to chase for a more vintage tone?

If the lollars or whatever are really the only ones getting the real vibe I’ll pony up but want to check with the resident experts first.

sorry for the long winded first post. Hopefully I’ll be able to contribute more than questions soon!

Sincerely,
B

 

[JIO]

In an icy winter I'd be dreading it

Yah, all those divots/crags holding frozen moisture - I'm guessing it's in LA or Florida.

 

[TBird1958]

Hey fellas and ladies,

I’m starting to dabble in bass (guitarist) and really enjoy the instrument quite a bit.

I just got a battered old Orville by Gibson T-bird. Normally I’d play a mustang bass because I love Dee Dee Ramone’s sound when he used one. Also my brother lets me borrow his precision bass.

Anyways, I want to get this sounding closer to a vintage model. It has 89 era Gibson pickups I believe with the ceramic magnets.

I see I’m too late to grab a set from thunderbucker ranch… I want something that gets that vintage grind but isn’t crazy hot.

I see Gibson reissued t bird pickups but only in one output. I’m trying to spend a little less than the Lollar and Lull offerings but the eyguitars pickups I’ve seen mentioned seem like a potential compromise given the lack of potting?

I’ve done quite a few searches and read a lot but I figured I’d see if the Gibson reissues were well regarded? Or what outputs to chase for a more vintage tone?

If the lollars or whatever are really the only ones getting the real vibe I’ll pony up but want to check with the resident experts first.

sorry for the long winded first post. Hopefully I’ll be able to contribute more than questions soon!

Sincerely,
B

Welcome here

I'll keep it to the point, buy the Gibson re-issue pickups, they are the best out there for price and they sound great.

Gibson pickups in the 2021 Non Reverse, very similar to your Orville in construction.


Gibson pickups in an Epiphone Vintage Pro.

 

[Gaolee]

007 hang……. @JIO black tie only btw….
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Accessible by submarine only. Black tie under dry suit when you shed the tanks if you need to swim.

 

[JIO]

Better pics will be forthcoming - Bond Girl from last night at The Baltic Kiss in Pt Richmond -

 

[Gaolee]

I'd like one as well. You could let it set out with the keys in it and hardly anyone (no one under 45 anyway), would be able to get it going. It would be a great youbube moment watching them try to get it in "drive."

I figure when my car is done, it will have two perfect anti-theft devices. The first is a manual choke. Nobody knows what that is any more. The second is a manual transmission. A three on the tree would completely flummox nearly everyone these days.

 

[GBassNorth]

I was 5’8” and all of 135 pounds. I survived and am here to tell the tale. The Clash. The Vibrators….

Marshall in the mosh!
I was a lean mean strapping 170 pound 6 foot tall football athlete back in my mosh curious days. And even then I never joined the fray, always looked like a great place for a sucker punch.

 

[Gaolee]

Hey fellas and ladies,

I’m starting to dabble in bass (guitarist) and really enjoy the instrument quite a bit.

I just got a battered old Orville by Gibson T-bird. Normally I’d play a mustang bass because I love Dee Dee Ramone’s sound when he used one. Also my brother lets me borrow his precision bass.

Anyways, I want to get this sounding closer to a vintage model. It has 89 era Gibson pickups I believe with the ceramic magnets.

I see I’m too late to grab a set from thunderbucker ranch… I want something that gets that vintage grind but isn’t crazy hot.

I see Gibson reissued t bird pickups but only in one output. I’m trying to spend a little less than the Lollar and Lull offerings but the eyguitars pickups I’ve seen mentioned seem like a potential compromise given the lack of potting?

I’ve done quite a few searches and read a lot but I figured I’d see if the Gibson reissues were well regarded? Or what outputs to chase for a more vintage tone?

If the lollars or whatever are really the only ones getting the real vibe I’ll pony up but want to check with the resident experts first.

sorry for the long winded first post. Hopefully I’ll be able to contribute more than questions soon!

Sincerely,
B

Welcome to our world. Any excuse to talk about Thunderbirds is good, so ask away.

 

[JIO]

Marshall in the mosh!
I was a lean mean strapping 170 pound 6 foot tall football athlete back in my mosh curious days. And even then I never joined the fray, always looked like a great place for a sucker punch.

Yah, I kept my injury inducing activities to racing bicycles then!

 

[KaraQ]

Never had that 'pleasure'.

Having the splitter on the low range also, makes them pretty great in traffic, especially when loaded at max-weight+

 

[dagrev]

Better pics will be forthcoming - Bond Girl from last night at The Baltic Kiss in Pt Richmond -

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[scrappykraken]

Welcome here

I'll keep it to the point, buy the Gibson re-issue pickups, they are the best out there for price and they sound great.

Gibson pickups in the 2021 Non Reverse, very similar to your Orville in construction.


Gibson pickups in an Epiphone Vintage Pro.

Thanks a million!

I was getting a little hung up on the similar impedance in each position (Les Paul player where that’s almost a necessity) but I’ll take the word of the experts. Also the price isn’t bad at all.

Do you have preferred pot values for the 60s tones? I’m seeing some different/conflicting info out there so far.

my three point bridge also may need a replacement. Looks like the a string saddle is kind of jacked up - literally.

Thank you all for the warm welcome

 

[TBird1958]

Thanks a million!

I was getting a little hung up on the similar impedance in each position (Les Paul player where that’s almost a necessity) but I’ll take the word of the experts. Also the price isn’t bad at all.

Do you have preferred pot values for the 60s tones? I’m seeing some different/conflicting info out there so far.

my three point bridge also may need a replacement. Looks like the a string saddle is kind of jacked up - literally.

Thank you all for the warm welcome

I'll have to have a look at a couple of my Birds for pot values, but I'm hoping some of my guys here will chime in too.
We encourage questions here so do feel free to ask, the "search" function isn't great.
Post us a picture of your Orville when you have a chance I will add you to the club if you like.

 

[Stealth57]

I'll have to have a look at a couple of my Birds for pot values, but I'm hoping some of my guys here will chime in too.
We encourage questions here so do feel free to ask, the "search" function isn't great.
Post us a picture of your Orville when you have a chance I will add you to the club if you like.

All the Epi's I have are 500K pots and linear taper.