Has anyone here used the newer Gibson reissue thunderbird pickups? The chrome ones. What are your thoughts?
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Thunderbird Club
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I'm assuming the Greco birds that don't have black hardware have nickel rather than chrome?
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Yes, they are standard in the current Non-Reverse, I have one and really like the pickups a lot. I have also used them to replace the stock Epiphone
pickups in a Vintage Pro, again, they're great sounding, for the money, maybe the best buy out there.
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There’s a loaded question, with a lot of bad blood history between the two companies. My favorite Warwick is the Thumb bass and my Favorite Spector is the NS2. Both are built equally well, play equally well, sound equally good for different reasons, and have beautiful wood selections and finishes. Total toss up on those two models. However, a more direct comparison would be a NS2 vs a Streamer. In that match up I’d take the Woodstock built Spector.
Cool, I have a Greco rick copy that I’m going to put a t bird pickup in the neck, I have a spare epiphone 760 pickup from of the the new thunderbirds, but wondering if I should go with the Gibson pickup instead
It might as well be Pallet Boards, I am not a fan of the particular piece of wood on the back of that Spector, they can, and normally do, a much better job of wood selection that that. In my book they come close to Alembic standards of wood selection and finishes. At the price point Spector is asking for that bass I’d expect much much better.
I was on the fence with my '21 NR, but more due to non 60s spacing. Fast forward to using an Ashdown ABM instead of my Ampeg all tube head and I love them--with the Ashdown, not the Ampeg. But through the ABM (same cab) it's a great sounding bass. That said, I really like the pickups. Magic from the original 60s Thunderbirds, no. But hardly anything will match that magic. They are really nice pickups and I would definately consider them in a build or as a replacement if needed.
I’d echo V’s comment. Probably the best new Tbird pickup out there right now at their price point.
I will add, I love the 760s. (Have two VPs.) Their only "fault" is that they are a tad shy in the lows. But amps have a knob for that. With my big sounding Ampeg head they sound fantastic. As in close to my '64 Thunderbird. I would think one would make a great sounding neck pickup, but it's all subjective. Again, it will depend on several other factors, but the 760s are great as well.
I have them in my Orville and like them. But I also like the 760s.
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That’s my only complaint with the 760s - not enough low end. But they have the rest in spades.
shy in the lows can translate to better dynamic range....like you say, all about them knobs....
