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Thunderbird Club

#323,841
GBassNorth said:
@Engle
Happy birthday brother! Wishing you many many more!

I was just up in your, Veronica’s and Will’s neck of the woods (kinda - around Sand Point Idaho) for the last week. Beautiful country. Met one of my nephew in laws that came out to visit from Seattle and is looking to get into more bass playing for his worship band. He really loves the look of the NR but has never heard or played a Thunderbird before. He lives in Shoreline Washington if that’s close to any of you Seattle bird brains maybe you could connect with him if he needs more Tbird info.
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It's about 30 miles from me. Will is about half that or less, have him join here :)
 
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A rather large, pointy fellow arrived with the afternoon's dispatches......

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#323,846
Ringhammer said:
If it’s the 210 that goes with the micro SVT, I believe it’s also a sealed cabinet and it may put me in the same boat. Plus it might be too narrow, so the head would be wider than the cabinet (I hate that).

The new Venture cabs are ported, but the 210 and 212 are 8 ohm.

The Mesa 212 is probably the very best choice but it it super pricey and, I’m actually wanting something that will fit in the trunk of my car, and the Mesa is a little too deep and wide to be able to tuck in my trunk with the rest of the gear I would take to a gig.

I think the GK Neo IV vertical 212 is going to do the trick. It’s an 800 watt cab, so there’s plenty of power handling for the 600w H.O.D. It’s front ported, it’s 43 lbs. which isn’t super lightweight but it is lighter than the combined weight of two Ashdown cabs I’m returning. It’s just a bit wider than the head, so it will look right at home up on top, and by my measurements it should tuck right up in my trunk and leave plenty of room for the head, two thunderbirds, my small pedalboard case, stands, and tiny TC Thrust 500 backup head.
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Yes, that's the cab. Definitely my not work then.

Glad you can return the Ashdown cabs.
 
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BassBeginer64 said:
After selling my 2012 Gibson Thunderbird, I ended up with sellers remorse.
so I ended up buying a Epiphone ventage thunderbird to try to fill the gap at $450, these are ok bass's, just nothing like a Gibson - go figure - duh pricewise. very different sounding it kept reminding me of a beefy jazz tone, added my TI flats to get some thud, not a fan 760's pickups, just bright, realizing this I get why they used 250k pots and the .047 cap to tone down the brightness, due to this I might go a head and try those EYGUITAR Thunderbird pickups with the low cost to invest in a $450 bass, I have been looking for any You tube vid on these and come up with nothing.

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Have you changed your EQ to compensate any, and what are you playing through?

They can be a little shy in the lows. More noticeable with some rigs more than others. I love big and fat lows and my two VPs are just fine via my Ampeg tube heads and Ampeg cabs. Not a big with the Ashdown ABM. But it has knobs that fix that. For what it's worth, VPs sound beefer live and in a big room (like all basses). I have one VP with GHS flats and the other with SIT Power Steels. Strings are cheaper than pickups so try some bigger sounding strings (I like TIs, but don't think that will help much because they are mid heavy not low heavy). GHS Boomers sound fantastic on VPs. Used them for a long time on one and they will likely end up back on one. Round Core Boomers will add even more warmth. And don't be afraid to turn your lows up if you are lacking lows. Try simple and cheap before you spend a bunch of money. It may not be needed, but after you try the simple things you will know they won't work. Contact Matt at: Nine One Six Pickups – Custom Guitar and Bass Pickups
If all else fails, Gibson Vintage re-issues would do what you want.
 
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Stealth57 said:
E1 pickups?
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I only got to play it for a few minutes before going to dinner, it sounds quite good, it has been modified, if you look closely you’ll see a fourth knob which seems to be a master. I did buy it with the intention of changing a few things so we’ll see
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
sumthin' told me you would say that (not being cocky) because we are fans and watch him closely but even before the crash he played differently making it very clear he didn't come up through the ranks playing upright if you know what I mean....
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Bro, didn't take it as cocky at all. No worries there. Yes, he had an odd look to his playing before the crash (good observation), and why I said more so after the crash, or something like that. Def not upright. I think is only instrument was trombone for a very short while. Maybe he had some horn action going on! No bass lessons that I recall.
 
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