Once upon a time my dad referred to me as Oops and my sister as Uhoh.
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Thunderbird Club
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Once upon a time my dad referred to me as Oops and my sister as Uhoh.
This one works for both my VP’s with room to spare:
Heavy Duty 20mm Gig Bag for Thunderbird Bass TB20 | eBay
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Thanks, I'll get one ordered!
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Mine has a 15% (maybe 10%) oversized body and headstock like the JAXT4 just in a 5 string format.
The hard case is listed as 52'x15'x3.5
I haven't been able to find the gig bag dimensions. But I would assume similar dimensions to their cases. Hence the "maybe."
The eBay link to the bag lists interior dimensions as 50" x 14" x 3".
I can’t look at a roll bar without thinking of Steve Prefontaine who, while driving with a .16 BAC, flipped his MGB and got crushed. Safety experts have said a roll bar likely would have prevented his death.
Not driving with a .016 BAC might have helped too.
It’s Magnet Monday!!!
Just for Sh**s and Giggles here’s some interesting comparisons on what’s under the hood of various Tbird and Gibson offerings…
Gibson NR with stock Tbird Reissue pickups
2017 VP with 760Probuckers, maybe a bit shy on that string E coverage, but doesn’t seem to effect the sound.
BlingBird with ChinaBuckers, nice string coverage and pretty neat looking
Gibson 2015 Tbird
It’s the only bird that imparted noticeable magnetic pull on the strings when fretted at the last fret (note the measuring film sitting on top of the strings, not directly on top of the pickup like the previous picture).
Dingwall DBird with three narrow spaced split coils)
Black Goth with a wee lack of QC (magnets placed in epoxy at odd angles) it’s my best sounding Goth, so maybe it’s a “feature”
My silver Goth seems to be better aligned but doesn’t sound quite as good.
Where would we be without a BaCH? The Artec pups actually look pretty good.
Gibson Les Paul Memphis semi hollow body, surprise - six poorly aligned relatively weak (guitar) magnets under that bass housing. Sounds fine but I bet it would sound killer if better pickups were used.
Had to get a shot of the bridge pickup because the E (or is that a guitar B) string pole didn’t hardly register on the neck pickup.
Gibson 2007 SG Supreme - yep, that’s a side wound Mudbucker at the neck and a mini at the bridge
Overall thoughts - the magnetic film appears to be a fun thing to have for reference and a nondestructive view of what’s under a sealed pickup cover. The color gage is ok for a general feel but I wouldn’t stake my reputation on it. Every one of the pickups measured sounds great, some sound fantastic, so I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on one picture vs another. Where it might be very useful is determining the pickup design (pole vs blade vs multi blade) on sealed pickups and maybe trouble shooting of non functioning or poorly functioning pickups. Also, of note was the confirmation on the 2015 bass that there’s some serious magnetic pull on those strings (but we already knew that) to the point where you can even count the windings on the flat wound strings.
Fun stuff, enjoy. I’ll post a link to the Amazon page I purchased the magnetic film from, it was about $35 for one 4x6 inch sheet and should last for years.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098MMNK52?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Just for Sh**s and Giggles here’s some interesting comparisons on what’s under the hood of various Tbird and Gibson offerings…
Gibson NR with stock Tbird Reissue pickups
2017 VP with 760Probuckers, maybe a bit shy on that string E coverage, but doesn’t seem to effect the sound.
BlingBird with ChinaBuckers, nice string coverage and pretty neat looking
Gibson 2015 Tbird
It’s the only bird that imparted noticeable magnetic pull on the strings when fretted at the last fret (note the measuring film sitting on top of the strings, not directly on top of the pickup like the previous picture).
Dingwall DBird with three narrow spaced split coils)
Black Goth with a wee lack of QC (magnets placed in epoxy at odd angles) it’s my best sounding Goth, so maybe it’s a “feature”
My silver Goth seems to be better aligned but doesn’t sound quite as good.
Where would we be without a BaCH? The Artec pups actually look pretty good.
Gibson Les Paul Memphis semi hollow body, surprise - six poorly aligned relatively weak (guitar) magnets under that bass housing. Sounds fine but I bet it would sound killer if better pickups were used.
Had to get a shot of the bridge pickup because the E (or is that a guitar B) string pole didn’t hardly register on the neck pickup.
Gibson 2007 SG Supreme - yep, that’s a side wound Mudbucker at the neck and a mini at the bridge
Overall thoughts - the magnetic film appears to be a fun thing to have for reference and a nondestructive view of what’s under a sealed pickup cover. The color gage is ok for a general feel but I wouldn’t stake my reputation on it. Every one of the pickups measured sounds great, some sound fantastic, so I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on one picture vs another. Where it might be very useful is determining the pickup design (pole vs blade vs multi blade) on sealed pickups and maybe trouble shooting of non functioning or poorly functioning pickups. Also, of note was the confirmation on the 2015 bass that there’s some serious magnetic pull on those strings (but we already knew that) to the point where you can even count the windings on the flat wound strings.
Fun stuff, enjoy. I’ll post a link to the Amazon page I purchased the magnetic film from, it was about $35 for one 4x6 inch sheet and should last for years.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098MMNK52?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
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That's super cool, George!
My roommate during my USN time in Charleston, SC, in 1967 had one. I drove it a coupla times. Cool car.
What's the switch do on the BaCH G?
And is that a mod?
Just love your SG.
And is that a mod?
Just love your SG.
Interesting! I wonder how a mid 60s 30k Mudbucker-or copy-would register.
You seem to have a lot of free time!
dig big Healeys….as much as I like 8s, lots to be said about the balance (and note) of straight 6s….
You guys been watching the NHRA at Pomona? Now that's some Horse Power! Brittney Force Rocks!
Watched a little Sat night. I have a hard time getting into drag racing.
But I did watch every NASCAR race (finishing the Cup race tonight).
Oh, and Rugby that wasn't played too far from Geoff. He was even there. His team unfortunately lost. The camera did catch him a few times. Once when they lost the lead he threw his beer towards the field. The second time when they got scored on after the pounding was underway. He was so mad that time he grabbed the guy's beer next to him that tossed that one on the field.
OK, he was actually there. The rest of that I can't confirm.
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I like big cars. Had a '78 like this. White with red. Never could find one with a T-top.
From a pic of a 1968 Nat Geo add I found and kept. Had a uncle then cousin who had a '66 NYer that looked about like this.
