Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

this thing rocked it last night….
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They do that if you aren’t careful.

 

[BklynKen]

No, they have metal plates on the bottom.
And the magnets are shiny blades inside the coils.
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Those look exactly like the TB+ from a 1991 Gibson, at least from the outside. I'd bet they're also the same on the inside. I currently have Will's old ones in my RNR. They sound pretty good to me. Maybe slightly brighter than 2013 TB+. Do you know the year of your Orville?

 

[Engle]

Are they fairly thin as well, Irv?

They are 17mm (a little over 5/8")

 

[Engle]

Those look exactly like the TB+ from a 1991 Gibson, at least from the outside. I'd bet they're also the same on the inside. I currently have Will's old ones in my RNR. They sound pretty good to me. Maybe slightly brighter than 2013 TB+.

I thought TB+ all had ceramic magnets.
But that would make sense as my Orville is a 91. It has a G serial# which is supposed indicate Gibson pickups.

 

[BklynKen]

I thought TB+ all had ceramic magnets.
But that would make sense as my Orville is a 91. It has a G serial# which is supposed indicate Gibson pickups.

Yeah, me too. Is there no way the magnet could be ceramic, being where it is inside the pickup?

 

[Engle]

Yeah, me too. Is there no way the magnet could be ceramic, being where it is inside the pickup?

From what I have read, ceramic magnets are always black and alnico look like metal. My picture doesn't really show it, but the magnets are shiny metal.
Do those 91 Gibson pickups have a metal bottom plate?

 

[BklynKen]

From what I have read, ceramic magnets are always black and alnico look like metal. My picture doesn't really show it, but the magnets are shiny metal.
Do those 91 Gibson pickups have a metal bottom plate?

Yeah, they look the same as yours.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

SVT-II

 

[Ringhammer]

I had one of those for years…

 

[GodsLove66]

First full cover with the T-Bird!

 

[dagrev]

Santa Fe CF-7, Louisville and Nashville E unit and a very rare Monon BL-2!

Cool. It wasn't open and we just drove near what we could to see a few things. Had no idea what we were looking at.

This is a weird one.
The museum is a little less than an hour from Louisville (near another place Abraham Lincoln lived as a child). It doesn't seem too fancy outside, but it's a place where enthusiasts with knowledge go and work on restoration of some of the items they acquire. Unfortunately it's an out of the location.

 

[MCF]

First full cover with the T-Bird!

Awesome! Sounds great. Cool song choice!

 

[MCF]

First full cover with the T-Bird!

Just listened to you playing Release, Release. Nice. You’re getting great tone. It looks like you’re going straight into a GC acoustic b100? Those are sleeper combos tone wise. They deserve more respect than they get. I really like your playing on your YouTube channel. Lots of great songs. Thanks for checking in with your vid.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

First full cover with the T-Bird!

Great playing! Sounds perfect, too!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

First full cover with the T-Bird!

Your current setup only lists two basses.

 

[MCF]

Your current setup only lists two basses.

But he is killing with his NR.

 

[JIO]

……Let’s Do this!!.
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It looks like Fiesta Red - what did AMC cal that colour?

 

[JIO]

View attachment 7035785Let’s do this!…

Cool perch - is there audience seating up there?

 

[JIO]

I rented an Austin Metro for a few weeks a long time ago and drove it all over England, Scotland, and Wales. It took a couple days to adjust to right hand drive and shifting with the left hand. I took the train to Cambridge and rented it there so I didn’t have to figure out how to drive out of London. It was a fun little hatchback. The back seat folded down and there was just enough room to be be able to sleep in it. Sort of. Good times!

Looks like my '80s Fiord Fiesta - frt wheel drive?

 

[JIO]

They do that if you aren’t careful.

have to read the WARNING label...