Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

It kinda boggles my mind to think there's so few of them, very glad I have one, even if it still is in pieces waiting for funds to be freed up. IIRC, the BaCH variations are as follows:
Series I: Thicker body, contouring, and sandwich construction for the body. Available in white
Series II: Same as above, but with solid body construction
Series III: Thinner body, contoured, solid mahogany. Available in white, black, and blue
Series IV: Slightly thicker body, no contouring. Available in II and IV in Cherry.
Series V: Similar to above but with neck volute and forearm contour. Available in Honeyburst.

Mine is a III that I had a belly cut added to.



Having not had two BaCH's back to back, who much thicker is the Cherry version? Is the overall shape that different, or is it just a bit thicker in the body and lacking in contouring?

really excellent BaCH info, thank you!

mine are a series IV IV in cherry I added a belly cut to and a series V II in the sunburst (which seemed thicker than the IV) that I had GEO add a belly cut to and had refinished white…
couple of pics of the series V with belly cut compared to a 68…

 

[ectoflanger]

Looks pretty similar to one of my rigs!
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It's a tough solo, and a pretty tricky song. Glenn Cornick was a fantastic bass player, in Tull, Wild Turkey, and Paris. I had the whole thing transcribed somewhere, did it for a college course, I'll have to see if it's still around somewhere. Still use Bouree when auditioning new basses, lots of movement and precision and gives a great idea of how the bass will play overall. And Living in the Past is a favorite of mine, I often use it as a warm up!



My DR-103 has 4/8/16/100v. Looks like his is a post-77 (I believe it's 77 when they switch to the two input, and slightly higher gain on the front end), so it should be 4/8/16, no 100V line.
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Did someone mention Jethro Tull?

Must admit that I like Martin Barre’s first gen Hamer Standard-

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Looks pretty similar to one of my rigs!
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It's a tough solo, and a pretty tricky song. Glenn Cornick was a fantastic bass player, in Tull, Wild Turkey, and Paris. I had the whole thing transcribed somewhere, did it for a college course, I'll have to see if it's still around somewhere. Still use Bouree when auditioning new basses, lots of movement and precision and gives a great idea of how the bass will play overall. And Living in the Past is a favorite of mine, I often use it as a warm up!



My DR-103 has 4/8/16/100v. Looks like his is a post-77 (I believe it's 77 when they switch to the two input, and slightly higher gain on the front end), so it should be 4/8/16, no 100V line.
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don’t think I’ve ever seen a Hiwatt PA amp…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Well, there goes the neighborhood! Helga and Freja, the twin sisters of chaos have come to call, looking for some EL84 action-

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Hope to satisfy then with the Vox AC4TV and the Mesa Boogie 525 Express-

Will mate the Vox to the 12 inch Celestion in the Orange cab via the Two Notes Torpedo Reload attenuator to keep things from getting out of hand-

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So the sisters have had their share of the EL34, but once they went EL84 via this Marshall 4 X 12’s Celestion Greenbacks and even the little Vox’s 10 inch Celestion, they ain’t inclined to go back-

Here you see the Vox and the Marshall mated via a 16 Ohm Two Notes Torpedo to tame the decibels- cuz that little 4 watter is loud, turned all the way up-

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very cool…..seems like guitarists are moving away from those big power tubes and smaller amps seem to be the trend…just ordered these…..

for this…

they’re offered in pentode or triode mode with the latter reducing power up about 80% on that Deville……coolest thing is you just put the original 6L6s back should you wanna go back to stock…..clever little product I wish I thought of….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Made a little more progress on the Orville. It’s a mix of nickel and chrome at this point. I’m going to get a nickel cover.
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that bass is looking REALLY good Irv…

 

[WillyW]

very cool…..seems like guitarists are moving away from those big power tubes and smaller amps seem to be the trend…just ordered these…..
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for this…
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they’re offered in pentode or triode mode with the latter reducing power up about 80% on that Deville……coolest thing is you just put the original 6L6s back should you wanna go back to stock…..clever little product I wish I thought of….

say what?

I need to look into these…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Based on this statement, the preamp tubes being “matched” to each other in these amps is essentially not important.

depends what you mean when you say “to each other”…
each tube has two internal tubes…do you mean the internal tubes matched to each other like in the case of the mullards? or two separate 12AX7s being matched to each other as is the case of both the amperex AND the mullards?
sorry, wish I had a simpler answer….regardless, you won’t break anything by trying stuff out….

 

[MCF]

I don't recall him ever getting anywhere with the lovely Miss Menninger. 'course it was the late 50s/early 60s.

Oh, I’m sure he did. Behind the scenes anyway. She and Gidget (Sally Fields) made quite an impression on the young me. And pretty much every young starlet who guested on The Man From Uncle. And Mrs. Peel. And Katherine Ross. And Raquel Welch. And Mary Ann…….

 

[MCF]

It kinda boggles my mind to think there's so few of them, very glad I have one, even if it still is in pieces waiting for funds to be freed up. IIRC, the BaCH variations are as follows:
Series I: Thicker body, contouring, and sandwich construction for the body. Available in white
Series II: Same as above, but with solid body construction
Series III: Thinner body, contoured, solid mahogany. Available in white, black, and blue
Series IV: Slightly thicker body, no contouring. Available in II and IV in Cherry.
Series V: Similar to above but with neck volute and forearm contour. Available in Honeyburst.

Mine is a III that I had a belly cut added to.



Having not had two BaCH's back to back, who much thicker is the Cherry version? Is the overall shape that different, or is it just a bit thicker in the body and lacking in contouring?

I’m not certain what my II is. It is very thin and contoured. It is black. And it is fairly light. I’m estimating about 8 1/2 pounds.

 

[Ringhammer]

This,

or two separate 12AX7s being matched to each other as is the case of both the amperex AND the mullards?

…..tried to word it as such… meaning not critical as far as two completely separate physical tubes matching each other.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

dual quad 409…..

cool stuff in town today….

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

This,



…..tried to word it as such… meaning not critical as far as two completely separate physical tubes matching each other.

correct, inconsequential, but can make a sonic diff when trying different tubes in different preamp locations…
the phase splitter (any amp with 2 or more output tubes) has tighter requirements, some don’t consider it a preamp tube adding to the confusion…

 

[ectoflanger]

very cool…..seems like guitarists are moving away from those big power tubes and smaller amps seem to be the trend…just ordered these…..
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for this…
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they’re offered in pentode or triode mode with the latter reducing power up about 80% on that Deville……coolest thing is you just put the original 6L6s back should you wanna go back to stock…..clever little product I wish I thought of….

I have a pair of Fender Champion 400’s I got from GC for 99.99 apiece when they had a sale-

But despite the six strings in my life, I’m a bassist at heart. It’s just that when you write songs, sometimes they first come in bass lines, vocal melodies, or guitars.

 

[Engle]

that bass is looking REALLY good Irv…

Thanks Chuck! The Orvilles (and MIJ Epiphones) are pretty nice Instruments. The plan is to give it a belly cut and do a nitro refinish in a colour.
I'm going to practice the finish on my Epi IV.

 

[MCF]

Looks pretty similar to one of my rigs!
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It's a tough solo, and a pretty tricky song. Glenn Cornick was a fantastic bass player, in Tull, Wild Turkey, and Paris. I had the whole thing transcribed somewhere, did it for a college course, I'll have to see if it's still around somewhere. Still use Bouree when auditioning new basses, lots of movement and precision and gives a great idea of how the bass will play overall. And Living in the Past is a favorite of mine, I often use it as a warm up!



My DR-103 has 4/8/16/100v. Looks like his is a post-77 (I believe it's 77 when they switch to the two input, and slightly higher gain on the front end), so it should be 4/8/16, no 100V line.
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Paris was so underrated. As both a Fleetwood Mac and Tull fan, I thought they were great. Just never caught the right wave

 

[MCF]

dual quad 409…..
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cool stuff in town today….
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We played it.

 

[GonePlaid]

dual quad 409…..
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cool stuff in town today….
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Loved the lines of the 62. My first car was a 62 Impala convertible. 327, 250(?), powerglide(not my choice).

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Thanks Chuck! The Orvilles (and MIJ Epiphones) are pretty nice Instruments. The plan is to give it a belly cut and do a nitro refinish in a colour.
I'm going to practice the finish on my Epi IV.

so what will the final color be?

 

[MCF]

We played it.

No gig tonight?

 

[GonePlaid]

so what will the final color be?

Dunno, but it'll have a "u" in it.