Thunderbird Club

[Chucky Stiletti]

of by high if can hope a

Needless to say, I know exactly where you're at!

of course you do, you’re a class act..,

Kirche of Goodness…

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

How cool.

yeah, super player, Becca bought it some time back.. apparently he had DiMarzio do a custom wind….sounded SO nice through this rig….

gotta love his sense of humor….

 

[JIO]

Ahh, so I wonder if getting Pelham blue lacquer and adding yellow dye would get me there? I have a couple of old cans of Nitro and one of sanding sealer. That’s also fairly yellow.

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Yes, that's one way - you'll have to experiment with how much yellow to add. The other way is to shoot Pelham blue and once cured shoot a very translucent amber over it. Again, it will require doing tests to achieve the desired effect. If you want a more 'vintage/reic' look you can apply the trans-amber by hand by rubbing it over a Pelham blue base, basically a glaze. This is what I did here -

 

[JIO]

trying out Elsa, new singer…..definitely promising..
playing Tiran Porter’s Squire J…..honor…
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J's rule

 

[JIO]

yeah, super player, Becca bought it some time back.. apparently he had DiMarzio do a custom wind….sounded SO nice through this rig….
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gotta love his sense of humor….
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Oh oh - Marshall... don't look!

 

[GBassNorth]

This is sick.

What’s really sick is I can’t decide which one of the “What If” birds I like best.

Is it the first “What If” that Gibson would never build, a semi hollow body Tbird VI in figured wood with full gold trim - The BlingBird…

Or is it the second “What If” that Epiphone hasn’t built yet, a 1966 NR Tribute using all Eppi parts - The Sweet 66

Or is it the third “What If” that Fender would never build, a full on Fender shot over Gibsons NR bow - The ThunderCaster

Love all three, but the BlingBird and ThunderCaster are really hitting it out of the park right now. I’ll need to do some fine tuning on the cap selection for the Sweet 66 to get it to the same level of performance as the other two.

And now that I’ve tasted the goodness of the Jack Casady pickups I’m getting this burning desire to do another semi hollow body reverse with F holes and a set of Electar (or maybe Alembic) pickups for the hollow body Jack should have had all along.

 

[Gaolee]

That is cool. Others are more versed re the wiring question.

I find the pickups sound different than the Tbird plusses. I like both. They’re just different.

The DeColas are Alnico V magnets verses the ceramic Tbird plusses. And they’re a lot hotter. Nice basses PhR.

Since I have a '15 Thunderbird and '13 EB that's ash and maple, I can say that the bass you put those in does make a bit of a difference. Mahogany darkens and reddens the sound.

 

[JIO]

What’s really sick is I can’t decide which one of the “What If” birds I like best.

Is it the first “What If” that Gibson would never build, a semi hollow body Tbird VI in figured wood with full gold trim - The BlingBird…
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Or is it the second “What If” that Epiphone hasn’t built yet, a 1966 NR Tribute using all Eppi parts - The Sweet 66
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Or is it the third “What If” that Fender would never build, a full on Fender shot over Gibsons NR bow - The ThunderCaster
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Love all three, but the BlingBird and ThunderCaster are really hitting it out of the park right now. I’ll need to do some fine tuning on the cap selection for the Sweet 66 to get it to the same level of performance as the other two.

And now that I’ve tasted the goodness of the Jack Casady pickups I’m getting this burning desire to do another semi hollow body reverse with F holes and a set of Electar (or maybe Alembic) pickups for the hollow body Jack should have had along.

All killer sounding basses!

 

[dagrev]

How about the best of both worlds?

https://reverb.com/item/67046528-gi...green-screen-production-prop-bass-sunburst-52

Finally a bass that would make my playing sound better.

 

[PhR75]

of by high if can hope a

that tuxedo to the right……

Say what? It's a regular 4003JG.

 

[Engle]

Yes, that's one way - you'll have to experiment with how much yellow to add. The other way is to shoot Pelham blue and once cured shoot a very translucent amber over it. Again, it will require doing tests to achieve the desired effect. If you want a more 'vintage/reic' look you can apply the trans-amber by hand by rubbing it over a Pelham blue base, basically a glaze. This is what I did here -

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Thanks, I will do some experimenting on my Epi IV.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Oh oh - Marshall... don't look!

they were amused I opted for the Squire instead of Dave's '66P...

 

[MCF]

yeah, super player, Becca bought it some time back.. apparently he had DiMarzio do a custom wind….sounded SO nice through this rig….
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gotta love his sense of humor….
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I looked. That is the only JBass I could possibly ever own. The James Johnston sig bass. One of my favorite players from one of my favorite bands.

Mon the Biff!

 

[JIO]

they were amused I opted for the Squire instead of Dave's '66P...

Well, that P is also killer so it just comes down to what flavor you are after.

 

[MCF]

they were amused I opted for the Squire instead of Dave's '66P...

I’ve played one. It is certainly the best Squier I’ve ever played. Essentially a fancied up Classic Vibe when the CV’s were all the rage. Much better made than the current Squier “upper end” basses.

 

[MCF]

How about the best of both worlds?

https://reverb.com/item/67046528-gi...green-screen-production-prop-bass-sunburst-52

That is absolutely ridiculous. I’d offer $5.00.

 

[GBassNorth]

Finally a bass that would make my playing sound better.

I just assumed that bass would sound a bit thin.

 

[dagrev]

I just assumed that bass would sound a bit thin.

Matches my skill level.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Well, that P is also killer so it just comes down to what flavor you are after.

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I’ll take Jeff’s….

 

[_Tay_]

What’s really sick is I can’t decide which one of the “What If” birds I like best.

Is it the first “What If” that Gibson would never build, a semi hollow body Tbird VI in figured wood with full gold trim - The BlingBird…
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Or is it the second “What If” that Epiphone hasn’t built yet, a 1966 NR Tribute using all Eppi parts - The Sweet 66
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Or is it the third “What If” that Fender would never build, a full on Fender shot over Gibsons NR bow - The ThunderCaster
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Love all three, but the BlingBird and ThunderCaster are really hitting it out of the park right now. I’ll need to do some fine tuning on the cap selection for the Sweet 66 to get it to the same level of performance as the other two.

And now that I’ve tasted the goodness of the Jack Casady pickups I’m getting this burning desire to do another semi hollow body reverse with F holes and a set of Electar (or maybe Alembic) pickups for the hollow body Jack should have had all along.

I really love the look of that Sweet 66! Amazing colour. Though if it had a dark woodgrain pickguard with a gold bird logo would be one of the best looking basses ever to me!