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Thunderbird Club

I like dark and deep. IIRC the B18 has a bit more power than the B15 so I’m hoping I can push it a bit harder before it farts out. But it’s just going to be a house rig so no serious volume requirements are truly called for.
I've mostly recorded with my '76 B15N, but I've used it live as well. At 30watts, I never had it past 12:00 - usually around 10:00 and it's loud enough and clean for a Winters' Tavern size bar/club. Both BG & TSC aren't loud bands, so there's that - it's all about tone. These days I use the B15N cab w/my Ashdown 550 Spyder live.

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Just love the first demo.
On-line demo's can be good or just not very informative. Ones I like address qualities w/o a lot of showing-off. (especially slapping) I usually set my controls fairly flat (12:00), but last time TSC trio played at Winters', I set the gain in the 3:00 range (higher than usual) and the master volume at 9:00 (lower than usual) using my T-bird and it roared!

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On-line demo's can be good or just not very informative. Ones I like address qualities w/o a lot of showing-off. (especially slapping) I usually set my controls fairly flat (12:00), but last time TSC trio played at Winters', I set the gain in the 3:00 range (higher than usual) and the master volume at 9:00 (lower than usual) using my T-bird and it roared!

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That particular demo happened to be a good one. 😊
 
One of my favorite mods - just don't forget your Dunlop Strap-Lok equipped strap...
Other than a plain strap for the JC (don't want to mess with changing buttons on a hollow body) and a narrow one for the plastic pegs on the Dano, all the others have the locks. Though, I am tempted to try the Rok Lok.
 

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