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Thunderbird Club

New installment in Rög's amp quest. I like the Boogie channel so far. I thought I won't like it, but the jury is in session. Still running it, I've been given license to take it on a gig, but I'm light on gigs this month. Maybe I'll bring it to the Thursday Open Mic next week...
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The Schroeder 1210 is up on milk crates.
There's a ton of tone it that head. What you want is in there. But I'll admit it takes time to find what you want. It's cool to switch channels on the fly.
 
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When technical types drill a neck for Nectite inserts...

...finding metric bubble levels was the real PITA.

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I know that's the proper way to do it, but I have never used a capo for setups on a bass or guitar in 40s yrs of playing and doing my own setups and some for others. Nor do a measure. When it feels right, it is right (for me).
Have never needed a capo for setup.
 
New installment in Rög's amp quest. I like the Boogie channel so far. I thought I won't like it, but the jury is in session. Still running it, I've been given license to take it on a gig, but I'm light on gigs this month. Maybe I'll bring it to the Thursday Open Mic next week...
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The Schroeder 1210 is up on milk crates.
Pretty good price for this one.
 
There's a ton of tone it that head. What you want is in there. But I'll admit it takes time to find what you want. It's cool to switch channels on the fly.
Yeah there's a lot of change in small moves, and a lot of moves available! Yep it's going to take some time. It's got the foot switch too.
Just might happen.
The guy selling it doesn't like the baked-in Mesa-ness so much, I thought I wouldn't either. And I hear it, a little, when I stop and take it in. Not bothering me really... What it does is really cool. It's a rock machine, but I can see it's an anything machine.
 
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Yeah there's a lot of change in small moves, and a lot of moves available! Yep it's going to take some time. It's got the foot switch too.
Just might happen.
The guy selling it doesn't like the baked-in Mesa-ness so much, I thought I wouldn't either. And I hear it, a little, when I stop and take it in. Not bothering me really... What it does is really cool. It's a rock machine, but I can see it's an anything machine.
Yep that’s the Boogie channel Fenderesque stack. The movement of one knob affects the others. And some don’t comprehend that tone knobs at noon is not “flat.” And the two channels are very different. The Subway channel is sort of close to the D800+, although it’s a tube based preamp.
 
Yep that's the Boogie channel Fenderesque stack. The movement of one knob affects the others. And some don't comprehend that tone knobs at noon is not "flat." And the two channels are very different. The Subway channel is sort of close to the D800+, although it's a tube based preamp.
Yeah, that's one's of the learning curve bits...
 
I will add that I have been working on a P-bass and put a set of GZR pickups in it and they sound fantastic. Definitely one to consider. Also, the install was a solderless kit and took about a half an hour. It was painless (no pun intended) and the instructions were super clear and the components were high quality.
I put in the same pickups in my Greco P, when the original pup suddenly just died.. I like them, the sound is really good, and as you said, the installation was super easy. And today at rehearsal will be the ultimate test, we will start learning WarPigs😎
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I will add that I have been working on a P-bass and put a set of GZR pickups in it and they sound fantastic. Definitely one to consider. Also, the install was a solderless kit and took about a half an hour. It was painless (no pun intended) and the instructions were super clear and the components were high quality.
I have the Geezer PJ set in a bass and really like them as well. I have thought about using two of the Geezer P's in my dual-P Status Bird.
 
I'm curious why the Greco is so far down the list and the 64 Epi is so high.
Just a preference thing based on the music I’m playing most of the time these days (blues, rock & country), what they are strung with and how they feel when playing seated. The 60’s purple sparkle is only a hair better than my 1990 Greco IV which is very near the top of the list. The first ten basses on that list are all top tier instruments, they are all first string players. The Greco II is further down the list because of my preference for dual or more pickups.
The eye openers for me are the placement of the $300 Capped Goth, the $625 Burny, and the $3500 Lull 5 string. I suspect the Lull 5 will bump up the list once I find the right strings for it, as it sits it’s more upper mid focused than I normally desire, same goes for the Dingwall. Keep in mind, In a band setting the line up could be completely different.
 
didn't know you could buy that bass over here, where did you find? popular (and Tune basses) with pro players in Europe in the 80's....
I got it in a trade locally. It's a diy fretless, had a bit of abuse and some minor issues. This stuff is around, there are quite a bit of old Matsumoku Aria Pro-IIs, etc lying around in the woodwork. These come up.