Thunderbird Club

[TBird1958]

didn't know that....thought they were favored in PTO because of their twin engine redundancy.....if I recall, Bong was very successful in one of those but can't recall the theater....

Didn't know why they seemed to be more in service in PTO. Interesting.

The ETO was predominantly high altitude bomber escort duty and the P-38 wasn't really up to the task of dogfighting with the 109's and 190s. Serious issues with the heaters and losing control in high speed dives, the 8th phased them out with Thunderbolts and of course, Mustangs. The PTO was much more a low altitude area for the operations they were assigned to, and it was very successful - including shooting down Yamamoto.

 

[RedVee]

These two are at The Museum of Flight all week........

Bits of a WW2 Avro Lancaster Bomber were delivered to the Aust War Memorial yesterday. “George” they call this one.

G for George lands back home at the Australian War Memorial | Australian War Memorial

www.awm.gov.au

 

[GBassNorth]

Can't disagree given the impact of those two (pun intended), but not so fast...
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…and that right there is my favorite plane of WWII. Might not have racked up the most dog fight wins or the most bombing runs or the best escort in either theater, but it sure is unique and a work of art. Aside from that I’d go with a Corsair or Mustang.

 

[MCF]

How many basses and amps do you have?

Too many or not enough basses. Depends who you ask.

Not counting three little combos, there’s the Mesa TT, the Mesa Carbine M6, the Subway 410 cab, the SVT VR and the Berg NV610 cab. I do not expect to add to any of those unless I can find a band, then I’ll may get a Subway 210 or 115 cab when portability becomes key.

 

[GBassNorth]

That HT322 I had was by far the best cabinet I ever played through.

This rig wasn’t to shabby either.

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Still my main cab and absolutely lovin it! I did check with Jim Bergantino about speaker replacements if ever needed and he said they are unobtainable at this point. No one makes them or most of the parts for them, mine are fine for now but the cab is probably going on nearly 30 years old with just about daily use. I’ve considered buying a second used one and putting it in mothballs just in case I ever need a replacement.
If you have deep pockets there’s a 1 of 1 prototype Jim made for sale on Reverb…
https://reverb.com/item/86568569-bergantino-ip322-prototype-one-of-a-kind-powered-bass-cabinet
It’s a powered cab rated at 1000watts and 4ohms.
@BklynKen right in your backyard!
Warning these things aren’t light, so unless you’ve got a roadie or a stationary venue you can leave the cab at you might want to think twice.

 

[Gaolee]

…and that right there is my favorite plane of WWII. Might not have racked up the most dog fight wins or the most bombing runs or the best escort in either theater, but it sure is unique and a work of art. Aside from that I’d go with a Corsair or Mustang.

I always was partial to Hellcats and Bearcats. Big, blunt, and brutal.

 

[Gaolee]

Too many or not enough basses. Depends who you ask.

Not counting three little combos, there’s the Mesa TT, the Mesa Carbine M6, the Subway 410 cab, the SVT VR and the Berg NV610 cab. I do not expect to add to any of those unless I can find a band, then I’ll may get a Subway 210 or 115 cab when portability becomes key.

No ACC 360? Slacker!

 

[GBassNorth]

I always was partial to Hellcats and Bearcats. Big, blunt, and brutal.

Isn’t that thing just basically an engine with wings?

 

[JJR58]

Too many or not enough basses. Depends who you ask.

Not counting three little combos, there’s the Mesa TT, the Mesa Carbine M6, the Subway 410 cab, the SVT VR and the Berg NV610 cab. I do not expect to add to any of those unless I can find a band, then I’ll may get a Subway 210 or 115 cab when portability becomes key.

I’m not all hip on having to much of everything.
I’m not saying don’t go for it, but appreciating greatness in lesser amounts makes me grateful for what I’ve got.
And ya can’t take it with ya anyway.

That said, I couldn’t pass this up at 425.
I rarely treat myself.
It chose me.

 

[GBassNorth]

All this amp and cab talk is interesting. Seems that Tbirds work just as well with SS as they do Hybrid or Valve heads and 10’s 12’s and 15’s also seem to be very common here. I’m currently running SS and reverse Hybrid heads or combos thru 10’s and 12’s and valves thru an 18”. Still looking for a vintage 15” cab for my reverse Hybrid (SS pre with Tube power section) amp.
I did just purchase a late 1980’s AMP BH420 (precursor to the Gibson GB440, which was the precursor to my Thunderfunk TFB420). Fantastic amp design which also influenced some of the Mesa and Eden amp designs IIRC.
Should be here in a couple of days. I might pass it on to @Chucky Stiletti for a while to have him run it thru its paces and go over the guts for a total refresh.

Will be interesting to hear the differences between the AMP and the ThunderFunk (what horrible names for amps).

 

[JJR58]

All this amp and cab talk is interesting. Seems that Tbirds work just as well with SS as they do Hybrid or Valve heads and 10’s 12’s and 15’s also seem to be very common here. I’m currently running SS and reverse Hybrid heads or combos thru 10’s and 12’s and valves thru an 18”. Still looking for a vintage 15” cab for my reverse Hybrid (SS pre with Tube power section) amp.
I did just purchase a late 1980’s AMP BH420 (precursor to the Gibson GB440, which was the precursor to my Thunderfunk TFB420). Fantastic amp design which also influenced some of the Mesa and Eden amp designs IIRC.
Should be here in a couple of days. I might pass it on to @Chucky Stiletti for a while to have him run it thru its paces and go over the guts for a total refresh.
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Will be interesting to hear the differences between the AMP and the ThunderFunk (what a horrible names for amps).

The precursor to Thunderfunk.
Excellent score.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

How many basses and amps do you have?

More than you and Miles, less than Uwe or Scott's roadie.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

That HT322 I had was by far the best cabinet I ever played through.

This rig wasn’t to shabby either.

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The best rig I can recall playing through was the Sunn head into a (I think) folded horn cab (Acoustic?) at Daves during the Hollister GTG two years ago.

 

[JJR58]

The best rig I can recall playing through was the Sunn head into a (I think) folded horn cab (Acoustic?) at Daves during the Hollister GTG two years ago.

Into Chucks Ampeg, 410-115.

Edit; I spaced on this happening at Dave’s.
So it definitely wasn’t Chucks Peg.
And I don’t remember hearing this at all, so much going on that day.

 

[MCF]

No ACC 360? Slacker!

You know I want your 360. But I’m not counting before hatched.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[MCF]

Pardon Our Interruption...

It will be interesting to see what it goes for.

 

[TBird1958]

Thursday on the West Coast!

 

[RexxRokket]

Hey everyone!

Long time no post here.

I'm having a doubtful moment and thought you all in the group could be of great help.

Basically, I'm getting a double bass guitar gig bag for my Thunderbirds, and I've narrowed my options down to:

• Gator G-PG Pro-Go series
• Reunion Blues Continental Voyager
• Mono Vertigo (though I'm unsure if there's an option for two basses available)
  

I can't try them before buying, so your input is highly appreciated.

 

[BklynKen]

Hey everyone!

Long time no post here.

I'm having a doubtful moment and thought you all in the group could be of great help.

Basically, I'm getting a double bass guitar gig bag for my Thunderbirds, and I've narrowed my options down to:

• Gator G-PG Pro-Go series
• Reunion Blues Continental Voyager
• Mono Vertigo (though I'm unsure if there's an option for two basses available)

I can't try them before buying, so your input is highly appreciated.

Which Thunderbirds? I know for a fact that the Gator will fit the modern Gibsons (with the inside bottom cushion removed), but the Epiphone VP variants might still be too long. Forget the Mono. No experience with Reunion Blues.