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Thunderbird Club
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Looking good! I'm fond of 2 pickups, even if I don't use the bridge pickup at times. It's there if you want it. But the single also looks great.
I used the Ashdown and the NR at practice last night. The NR had SIT Power Steels as opposed to Power Wounds (NPS) that were used Sunday. Both sounded good, but for me the NPS set sounded better and more full to my ear. Not as bright, but more punch across the tonal spectrum. I just notice more between the lows and highs with the Power Wounds, at least through my Ampeg Heritage 410. No doubt different rigs produce different results.
That said, it's nice to use the NR and not not be thinking "This thing just doesn't sound great" while playing. It may be moving off the chopping block. A few more uses and possible string matching and the decision will be in. Then I will see if I can get the '55 to sound better with the Ashdown.
That said, it's nice to use the NR and not not be thinking "This thing just doesn't sound great" while playing. It may be moving off the chopping block. A few more uses and possible string matching and the decision will be in. Then I will see if I can get the '55 to sound better with the Ashdown.
I love it. Always been a fan of the Gen 2 Pbass body.
that’s gorgeous….like Donnie says those Gen 2 bodies look really good, in this case proving those pup rings may be overrated….
totally….sunburst with white guards look especially good on that body style imho…
I like it except...for that separate control panel. It's as if they found a part from a different design and slapped it on there at the last minute.
Noted! Always up for checking out something different.
It's just a matter of making a router template. I used a trim ring to make a template, but it's pretty easy with a 3D printer.Like I said, a single (good) Thunderbird pickup is magic, I know you're using EY Guitars for this, so go with SIT Power Steels for strings, they'll help fill in for what the pickups are missing - that nice complex lo mid and mid.
Also bonus point if you can cut the PG and not use the trim ring, like this:
I just made two for my Ripper:
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- Jun 30, 2010
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It was a maple (heavy!) Tele guitar body and I chopped the horn and designed/cut the pg. I also cut body contours as it was a slab.
Excellent! Also of note were what looked like two Orange stacks per guitarist and an SVT type stack for the bass player (super nice local guy I've emailed with).
- Jun 30, 2010
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Must be a poly finish, and a different type of plastic.
I forgot to add the control plate on the previous mockups…
Yeah, it’s pretty easy
I’m just going to make a guard from scratch. This one has a truss rod notch, and i I don’t need that. And by making a custom guard the trim rims will be optional… I can see which way I like it best
ill probably just make a generic p bass guard template with just the outline while I’m doing it. That way I can easily route it later for whatever pickups I put in future projects
That’s what I did for my Ripper. I’m probably going to make another guard for Tbird pickups, but I want to try out the MIJ sidewinders first.
Yeah, just having a template for the Pickguard outline makes the pickup swap and experiments much easier. I need to make a new guard for four projects currently… This one, a “snakehead” P, a 52 style p, and a “Broncostangmaster”
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Did you cut that chrome tail or do they sell that? Looks good.
