Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

Huh. Mine doesn’t dive at all.

Yeah, but GenPop has been led to believe they all dive. Fatally.

 

[Gaolee]

Yeah, but GenPop has been led to believe they all dive. Fatally.

Exactly. The holes are where you tie the balloons.

 

[Nocturnal]

FYI, I’ve recently become a Dogs fan.

I hope that I played a part in that introduction.

 

[MCF]

I hope that I played a part in that introduction.

Yep. You certainly did Andy.

 

[dagrev]

Let me know if you wind up ordering through them. I was looking at their paints a while back.

Will do. Remind me if you you notice me talking about painting. I forget some things.

 

[dagrev]

If I recorded and posted this correctly here’s a few minute recording made up of ten Tbirds back to back…
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It was a quick and dirty single take direct from the bass to an interface and into the iPad, no tone shaping other than the onboard controls on each bass, which were all set to neck volume of 9, bridge volume of 7 and tone setting of 5. Each bass was played finger style directly over the neck pickup. I tried to come up with a quick tune that would highlight each string and octaves as well. Please pardon the cruddy playing, it’s just here to give a good idea how each of the pickups in these basses compare.

Here’s the order they were recorded in:
1) (0:00 min) Eppi Purple Sparkle ‘64 - new 760ProBucker pickups, stock strings
2) (0:23 min) 2017 Eppi VP - old 760ProBucker pickups, Fender 7250 round nickels
3) (0:50 min) North ‘66 NR Tribute - old 760ProBuckers in vintage locations, Fender 7250 rounds, Wenge neck
4) (1:18 min) BaCH NR - ChinaBuckers, Fender 7250 rounds, ultra low action so there’s a bit more fret noise
5) (1:42 min) 2022 Gibby NR - stock pickups, Fender 7250 rounds
6) (2:05 min) North ThunderCaster - Fender wide range humbuckers in extreme positions (at the heel and at the bridge)
7) (2:30 min) Lull Tom Petersson Tbird - Lull pickups both at the heel and neck positions, Optima Gold round wound strings
8) (2:52 min) North BlingBird - ChinaBuckers in three positions, heel, mid and bridge, Optima Gold round wound strings
9) (3:16 min) Hot rodded Goth (cap job) - stock goth Eppi pups, EBCF strings
10) (3:40 min) FrankenGoth - Bart pups, Aggie preamp, coil switch set on single coil, treb flat, bass boosted, LaBella Black tapes

Will listen later. Bass nerd stuff!

 

[dagrev]

Yeah, but GenPop has been led to believe they all dive. Fatally.

Stop. It's true. I've read it on TalkBass and other online sources.

 

[TBird1958]

Yeah, but GenPop has been led to believe they all dive. Fatally.

Like a Stuka!

C'mon we have to perpetuate the myth here

I'm obviously exhausted from just trying to hold this thing up.

 

[Thumper]

If I recorded and posted this correctly here’s a few minute recording made up of ten Tbirds back to back…
View attachment 7156188
It was a quick and dirty single take direct from the bass to an interface and into the iPad, no tone shaping other than the onboard controls on each bass, which were all set to neck volume of 9, bridge volume of 7 and tone setting of 5. Each bass was played finger style directly over the neck pickup. I tried to come up with a quick tune that would highlight each string and octaves as well. Please pardon the cruddy playing, it’s just here to give a good idea how each of the pickups in these basses compare.

Here’s the order they were recorded in:
1) (0:00 min) Eppi Purple Sparkle ‘64 - new 760ProBucker pickups, stock strings
2) (0:23 min) 2017 Eppi VP - old 760ProBucker pickups, Fender 7250 round nickels
3) (0:50 min) North ‘66 NR Tribute - old 760ProBuckers in vintage locations, Fender 7250 rounds, Wenge neck
4) (1:18 min) BaCH NR - ChinaBuckers, Fender 7250 rounds, ultra low action so there’s a bit more fret noise
5) (1:42 min) 2022 Gibby NR - stock pickups, Fender 7250 rounds
6) (2:05 min) North ThunderCaster - Fender wide range humbuckers in extreme positions (at the heel and at the bridge)
7) (2:30 min) Lull Tom Petersson Tbird - Lull pickups both at the heel and neck positions, Optima Gold round wound strings
8) (2:52 min) North BlingBird - ChinaBuckers in three positions, heel, mid and bridge, Optima Gold round wound strings
9) (3:16 min) Hot rodded Goth (cap job) - stock goth Eppi pups, EBCF strings
10) (3:40 min) FrankenGoth - Bart pups, Aggie preamp, coil switch set on single coil, treb flat, bass boosted, LaBella Black tapes

I'll listen when my new earbuds arrive (JBL)

 

[BuddhaFingas]

I have been too long without a Thunderbird.
I sadly had to sell my RH Epi IV years back as I turned out to be too profoundly a lefty to play it well.

And lefty T's are rare birds indeed.

So Im setting out to build one.

Important question though... cant find a clear answer anywhere:

Do the wings on the body actually taper from root to tip, and if yes by how much?
And both faces, or only front or back?

Wish I could find some reliable dimensioned plans for sale somewhere.

 

[Stealth57]

Cheers

 

[GBassNorth]

Cheers

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Buddy, you need to get to a doctor right away! Not only is your urine really cloudy, it’s got blood floating on top!

 

[BklynKen]

I have been too long without a Thunderbird.
I sadly had to sell my RH Epi IV years back as I turned out to be too profoundly a lefty to play it well.

And lefty T's are rare birds indeed.

So Im setting out to build one.

Important question though... cant find a clear answer anywhere:

Do the wings on the body actually taper from root to tip, and if yes by how much?
And both faces, or only front or back?

Wish I could find some reliable dimensioned plans for sale somewhere.

Sorry I can't answer your questions, but as a fellow lefty, I can empathize. My 2013 lefty is by far my #1 and I use it for almost everything. There are some options for you, without having to build your own. The Grecos are well-loved here. I have no personal experience, but there's a "Non-Reverse," which is simply a Reverse upside down. You could fairly easily find one of those and convert it. I've thought about that, but no money right now for it, plus from what I've heard, I don't think I'd like the neck on it anyway. You can also convert a Gibson Non-Reverse. I did that with a 2013 and think it looks even better that way.

 

[BklynKen]

I have been too long without a Thunderbird.
I sadly had to sell my RH Epi IV years back as I turned out to be too profoundly a lefty to play it well.

And lefty T's are rare birds indeed.

So Im setting out to build one.

Important question though... cant find a clear answer anywhere:

Do the wings on the body actually taper from root to tip, and if yes by how much?
And both faces, or only front or back?

Wish I could find some reliable dimensioned plans for sale somewhere.

I need to make a disclaimer for my previous post. As fan of thinner necks, knowing what I know now, I would not have gone through the effort with converting the 2013 NR. I really don't like the chunky neck on it and have gone through a lot to get it to what I consider playable. Not sure how the more recent ones are in that respect. And I suspect the Grecos aren't dissimilar. So if you like thinner necks, please disregard my previous post.

 

[BuddhaFingas]

Sorry I can't answer your questions, but as a fellow lefty, I can empathize. My 2013 lefty is by far my #1 and I use it for almost everything. There are some options for you, without having to build your own. The Grecos are well-loved here. I have no personal experience, but there's a "Non-Reverse," which is simply a Reverse upside down. You could fairly easily find one of those and convert it. I've thought about that, but no money right now for it, plus from what I've heard, I don't think I'd like the neck on it anyway. You can also convert a Gibson Non-Reverse. I did that with a 2013 and think it looks even better that way.

Thanks for the info and lefty comraderie...

I've bought an almost comically-rough lefty T-shaped-sorta kit that I'm going to try to rescue.

It's got some fairly major flaws to deal with but I think I can correct them.

Also toying with making it fretless, as a fretless lefty T-shaped-object is attractively outre' to me.

But I need to find proper dimensions to know where I am going.

Will be my third kit build... Ive done an LP and a very customized PJ so far. And both turned out excellent players.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Buddy, you need to get to a doctor right away! Not only is your urine really cloudy, it’s got blood floating on top!

stick to basics.....

 

[TBird1958]

Frank and I attended a members function at The Museum of Flight this evening, drinks, dinner, and discussion, this time staff and the curator choose to speak and show pictures of items of interest to them from the Museum's collection. One of the most interesting was this Speed Graphic camera that happened to be the personal property of Sgt Lee Embree, who happened to be aboard a B-17 flying from California to Hawaii on a fateful December day in 1941. He photographed the war in the Pacific and afterwards came to live in Pt. Angeles, WA to the age of 92.
Quite a piece of history, his wiki Lee Embree - Wikipedia

 

[Miles_ONeal]

If I recorded and posted this correctly here’s a few minute recording made up of ten Tbirds back to back…
View attachment 7156188
It was a quick and dirty single take direct from the bass to an interface and into the iPad, no tone shaping other than the onboard controls on each bass, which were all set to neck volume of 9, bridge volume of 7 and tone setting of 5. Each bass was played finger style directly over the neck pickup. I tried to come up with a quick tune that would highlight each string and octaves as well. Please pardon the cruddy playing, it’s just here to give a good idea how each of the pickups in these basses compare.

Here’s the order they were recorded in:
1) (0:00 min) Eppi Purple Sparkle ‘64 - new 760ProBucker pickups, stock strings
2) (0:23 min) 2017 Eppi VP - old 760ProBucker pickups, Fender 7250 round nickels
3) (0:50 min) North ‘66 NR Tribute - old 760ProBuckers in vintage locations, Fender 7250 rounds, Wenge neck
4) (1:18 min) BaCH NR - ChinaBuckers, Fender 7250 rounds, ultra low action so there’s a bit more fret noise
5) (1:42 min) 2022 Gibby NR - stock pickups, Fender 7250 rounds
6) (2:05 min) North ThunderCaster - Fender wide range humbuckers in extreme positions (at the heel and at the bridge)
7) (2:30 min) Lull Tom Petersson Tbird - Lull pickups both at the heel and neck positions, Optima Gold round wound strings
8) (2:52 min) North BlingBird - ChinaBuckers in three positions, heel, mid and bridge, Optima Gold round wound strings
9) (3:16 min) Hot rodded Goth (cap job) - stock goth Eppi pups, EBCF strings
10) (3:40 min) FrankenGoth - Bart pups, Aggie preamp, coil switch set on single coil, treb flat, bass boosted, LaBella Black tapes

No particular order at this point but 1, 2, 8, & 9 were my favorites.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I need to make a disclaimer for my previous post. As fan of thinner necks, knowing what I know now, I would not have gone through the effort with converting the 2013 NR. I really don't like the chunky neck on it and have gone through a lot to get it to what I consider playable. Not sure how the more recent ones are in that respect. And I suspect the Grecos aren't dissimilar. So if you like thinner necks, please disregard my previous post.

The Greco necks are wider and thicker than I like but not by a lot. They play so well and sound so good I tend to forget the extra until well up the neck on the fatter strings.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

stick to basics.....
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Blood and poo?