Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

if you haven't gotten by now Mike.....

Ok, picture one of these,
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and make gravity = voltage, water (flow) = current and width of that center pipe = resistance. If you want more water flow (current) you can either raise the tank further off the ground (increasing the voltage) or make the pipe wider (decreasing the resistance).....

You should teach this stuff (and stop mucking about with that death ray thing out in the woods ). You have great illustrations.

 

[dagrev]

Doesn’t need to be a 410. This comes in an 8ohm:

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It IS expensive, but if I had the excess $$, having an 8 ohm version would be nice. The 4 ohm means it is only LOUD.

On another note, the 600w HOD may be a little exaggerated, since it really is just a EVO IV 500w inside:

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And the spot where the compressor knob is, is bypassed(?):View attachment 7310557

and the compressor select switch is permanently disengaged (there is no button on the front side):

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but, I have the 4 button footswitch and one button is for the compressor, and it does light when I push it, I’m just not sure if I hear a difference.

The only other difference is that the HOD has an output meter on the front and the DI XLR is moved to the back.

All my cabs are 4 ohm. I have room for an extra head until sold, but not a Heritage 410. I dread moving it one day. Nephews!

Interesting on the HOD.

 

[Stealth57]

Oh, don't know. It has black springs, if that means anything.
JT gave it to me with the '66 NR. I asked if he want that and other things I wasn't going to use and he said no, but feel odd selling it. Will likely check with him again just to make sure. He has them on all his Thunderbirds. Or the one's that needed them I should say.

Badbirds come in vintage and modern versions. At least that is what I remember from my conversation with Scott. My 64 has his vintage version. Are the post locations different vs a newer bird? No idea.

 

[dagrev]

Is it a 2 piece?

All I have it the bridge itself, not the claw. But I may not be following you Jeff.

 

[JJR58]

All I have it the bridge itself, not the claw. But I may not be following you Jeff.

Scott made a bridge that was a drop in for a 3 point, like the one I gave to Chuck.
So a bridge and claw would not work on my CP.

 

[dagrev]

Badbirds come in vintage and modern versions. At least that is what I remember from my conversation with Scott. My 64 has his vintage version. Are the post locations different vs a newer bird? No idea.

I plead ignorance on all this. I would say vintage as JT would have no use for anything modern.

 

[dagrev]

Scott made a bridge that was a drop in for a 3 point, like the one I gave to Chuck.
So a bridge and claw would not work on my CP.

Makes sense now.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Thanks. Second superficial keratectomy that has to be done before the cataracts are removed. The right one was done a few weeks ago. Noticeably better vision in that eye so far.

Congratulations!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Hey Donnie, which Badbird bridge you got?

As soon as I saw his post I knew someone would jump on it before I had a chance!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Thankfully most guitarists have figured out that they don't need 50 or 100w.

Right! 200 watts minimum.

 

[dagrev]

As soon as I saw his post I knew someone would jump on it before I had a chance!

Do you need one?

 

[GBassNorth]

Hi @GBassNorth (George)

Look at a Freeway Switch
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Simplifies the install.
And a Fender no-load for tone.

I tried one of those in a Strat I had. Worked pretty good at coaxing a humbucking sound out of three single coils.
I’ve also used the triple shots in the past and find them to be a bit more flexible with dual humbuckers. With the set up I’m planning, I should get about 36 different voicings (12 different coil options with 3 different cap options per coil option). Here’s a quick sketch of the 12 different coil settings…


Edit: I missed two additional coil options - all coils on in series and all coils on in parallel. So that’s actually 14 coil options with three cap options per coil option for a total of 42 different voicings.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Makes sense now.

How much travel do the saddles have?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Do you need one?

Possibly. It depends on the saddle travel, which I just asked about in another reply.

 

[Stealth57]

How much travel do the saddles have?

On my 64, there is 3/8" travel before the spring is full compressed. You could get at least a full 1/2" if you cut the spring down.

 

[TBird1958]

Yes sir. (Possibly the little RM 300, but far less likely as it's light an easy backup, and I use it at home to not fire up the tubes.) To get the tube and drive sound I like I'm basically adjusting the vol with the output. With the input mostly maxed the output is barely on and the slightest movement can be way too much or little. Just hard to adjust in or even in between songs at times.

Am I reading this right? You are almost maxing the input gain and then using the master barely open?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Am I reading this right? You are almost maxing the input gain and then using the master barely open?

I'm sure he is. We're practically twins, and that's how I run my Rumbles.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm sure he is. We're practically twins, and that's how I run my Rumbles.

I'll have to give that a try. I would have guessed the distortion was through the roof.

 

[MCF]

I was hungry.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I'll have to give that a try. I would have guessed the distortion was through the roof.

it definitely depends on the amp's input design. On a Rumble, the gain knob is really like a variable pad on a mixer. In this case, it's designed to handle everything from passive to hot output active. With most of my birds, it puts just a bit of hair on the signal if I'm digging in; otherwise it's still clean.