Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Clean that alien goo off the bridge

I don’t see any worth noting.
I like a little singed crust.
Just like my pizza

 

[MCF]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] anyone tried this? Considering this to upgrade my Epi VP

I put one in my BaCH II in place of the stock Artec. Huge upgrade. And a bargain at $129. I won’t try to convince anyone it sounds as good as the unobtainable Lull that Veronica put in her blue BaCH, but it gets close.

 

[bylar13]

I love my J.
The haters can hate.
But this Bird rules the roost here right now.
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Which Duncan pickups are in the Jazz?

 

[JJR58]

Which Duncan pickups are in the Jazz?

Apollos.

 

[bylar13]

Apollos.

They are the humbuckers, correct? How do you like them?
I ask because I just got a jazz and am thinking about a pickup swap. Given that you have a T-Bird & Lollars, I would think we might have similar tastes!

 

[JJR58]

They are the humbuckers, correct? How do you like them?
I ask because I just got a jazz and am thinking about a pickup swap. Given that you have a T-Bird & Lollars, I would think we might have similar tastes!

I love them. Dead quiet. They have so much punch and clarity.
They take eq really well too.
So many J pick up choices.
But I find these suit my tonal preferences.
I think you’ll really dig them based off what I know you like.

Is you J 60’s or 70’s spacing?

 

[MCF]

Decent price on a blem 60’s at AMS.
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[bylar13]

I love them. Dead quiet. They have so much punch and clarity.
They take eq really well too.
So many J pick up choices.
But I find these suit my tonal preferences.
I think you’ll really dig them based off what I know you like.

Is you J 60’s or 70’s spacing?

Thanks! That may be the route I go.

Not sure on the spacing. I ended up with a 2023 Fener Aerodyne Jazz bass. This version:

 

[JJR58]

Thanks! That may be the route I go.

Not sure on the spacing. I ended up with a 2023 Fener Aerodyne Jazz bass. This version:

That looks cool.
Spacing doesn’t matter, was just curious.
You do have a 70’s J though, don’t you?

 

[bylar13]

Thanks! That may be the route I go.

Not sure on the spacing. I ended up with a 2023 Fener Aerodyne Jazz bass. This version:

I had money in a "flex fund/wellness" account at work that I thought had been paying for a gym membership. Turns out I never switched the billing from another credit card. I got a notification that I had money in the account and had to use it by 12/31/23 or lose it.

So on New Years Eve I bought a "returned" jazz bass on Amazon Warehouse for just north of $400. I had to spend the whole balance at once.

It has a ding in the upper part of the body, hence the return. It i not too bad and it is at the shop getting an initial diagnosis/ set-up. If a different set of strings doesn't improve the tone, the pickups might go.

 

[tyohars]

I have no other experience using any T bird other than my NR 22 bird which these are on. They are great sounding pick ups is all i can say

Thanks! Will check demo of NR

Yes, I put them in a 1997 Gibson in place of the TB+. They are awesome. I have a variety of “boutique” t-bird pickups in my other Gibson ‘birds and while the others (Lollar, and Curtis Novak, Thunderbucker 66) sound similar, the Gibsons sound different, I guess I’d say they are more “open”. If they made them with nickel covers I would have bought another set for the 1999 Gibson ‘bird I just got. For that I decided on a Dunable D-bird set. These should be different as well since these use ceramic magnets.

I thought this come with Alnico?

I put one in my BaCH II in place of the stock Artec. Huge upgrade. And a bargain at $129. I won’t try to convince anyone it sounds as good as the unobtainable Lull that Veronica put in her blue BaCH, but it gets close.

$129 a set or for one pickup?

 

[bylar13]

That looks cool.
Spacing doesn’t matter, was just curious.
You do have a 70’s J though, don’t you?

No, I traded the 70's J a while back. It just was not working for me anymore. I tried some repairs to the neck and some different pickups and I could not get a sound that I liked. In actuality, the T-Bird ruined me for other basses!

 

[JIO]

But it was this six famous bass sampler that tied the knot that binds-

I just loved the unique tone of the Thunderbird in this clip-

The Ric sounded very dark - probably because out of all the rest the neck pu is closest to the neck-heal. It reminded me of early Cocteau Twins as their 1st bass player used one.

 

[TBird1958]

Every now and then, the Train Dork has to visit!

 

[ectoflanger]

I enjoyed the Bird most. I also was trying to figure out how they made the Jazz bass sound that awful. I have 2 and neither one sounds that bad

I agree- very tinny and the worst sounding- quite unlike Mark Heyward-Chaplin’s work with Thomas Dolby’s earlier material-

Some of the most tasteful counterpoints to vocal melody and haunting outro I’ve ever heard in the second song-

 

[ectoflanger]

You know me.
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What beautiful scenes! Great bass decor.

 

[TBird1958]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] anyone tried this? Considering this to upgrade my Epi VP

I have them in my VP, and like them a lot! It's an easy trade out too.

Loud and live.......

 

[JJR58]

Every now and then, the Train Dork has to visit!

Wow!!! With snow!!
Such great work.

 

[BklynKen]

I enjoyed the Bird most. I also was trying to figure out how they made the Jazz bass sound that awful. I have 2 and neither one sounds that bad

Probably the same EQ for every bass, which works for some and not others.

 

[MCF]

Thanks! Will check demo of NR



I thought this come with Alnico?



$129 a set or for one pickup?

They are $129 a piece. Almost all of the aftermarket Tbird pickups are $200 to $300 a piece. Except the “Chinabuckers.”