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Thunderbird Club
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I’ve had one string through, a Mustang way back in the day. It’s long gone. I have twenty something basses now, none are string through. I’ve wondered how a string through over a three point would work to relieve the strain on the inserts.
I only have one (TBird) 'cos the 67NR I found in 73 has been perfect for anything I wanted to play.
Maybe it'll come by drone.
For a long time the 67NR was my only bass, so that kinda narrowed down my choice(s). I have no idea what it might be worth, plus the gigs we(used to) play were not hazardous to its health.
I have Tbirds with them and without them. They add nothing to the sound of the bass. They would eliminate the potential for body inserts to pull out if you’re using a three point bridge (which you’re probably not doing on a home built bird). They would have to line up with the string spacing on the saddles of whichever bridge you’re installing. You’d need to buy string ferrules for at least the back of the bass and maybe the front as well. They would possibly make some popular standard length strings like Cobalt Flats too short for your bass on the D or A strings.
Personally, I’d skip them on a home build, just no real advantage in them unless you plan on using a thee point bridge…
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Official leathers tester and crash dummy
It can go stand in line with all the other things.
Key Largo for retirement......I wish...A friend of mine from H.S. days does marathons. I told him I'll drive to Marathon(~1/2 way down the Florida keys).
A shameless plug for my rare bird, currently looking for a new home.
About 10 years ago, Sheldon Dingwall presented his take on the thunderbird at NAMM.
Called the Dbird, it took the best bass prize.
Custom level Dbirds came out of the Canadian shop. And imports were made in China.
It didn’t take long for Gibson to call in the lawyers.
Subsequently, the Dbird got a redesign and was renamed the Droc.
Only a few of the overseas manufactured Dbirds made it into the wild.
Here’s mine:
https://www.talkbass.com/classifieds/dingwall-dbird.1675431/
It was my first imported Dingwall and I was super impressed with this bass.
All passive, 3 pickups. This thing covers a huge range of sounds.
Oh yeah, I’ve been playing Dingwall’s for so long I forget to mention the fanned fret multi scale thing.
This is a longscale Dingwall. The E string is 36-1/4”. G string is 34.
It will take a wide selection of strings. You aren’t limited to Dingwall strings. I’ve run DR, Payson, TI jazz flats, pretty much any longscale string will work
And now, back to our regular program.
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- Mar 13, 2008
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I'm trying to quell my normally very impulsive behavior............... WoW, it's beautiful.
You would rock this thing!
My wardrobe and style is, sadly, not up to it.
My wardrobe and style is, sadly, not up to it.
Beautiful!
I’m not in the market for another one (I have an Aqua Glitter DBird). But what I will say to those sitting on the fence (like I was before buying mine) the fanned frets take nearly zero time to get used to (I go back and forth between these and traditional frets all the time with no left hand issues). The pickups sound great as is, very cutting and tons of great low mid focus but can be easily exchanged with Dingwall aftermarket pickups to custom Taylor your sound to something darker if wanted. It’s the lightest and best balanced bird I own and a real joy to play. Sheldon insists on quality in all his instruments and these don’t disappoint. Very very rare I might add.
Here’s Chucky trying to make off with mine…
And our Queen right at home with a big smile that says it all…
I was excited because today was New Amp Day, but GC and UPS tag-teamed me to kill my joy. The wooden case on my ABM600 EVO IV suffered damage and it concerns me for the inner workings of the amp.
So far I have powered it on and let it idle for a while, plugged in a bass, and did a basic test to see if it works. Powers up but no light from the VU meter. Meter is working, just no light. This may be common for Ashdown meters, but this is my first so not sure. The amp makes sound but a couple of static crackles when I adjusted the output, which maybe it just needs the pot cleaned. I will give it proper testing after work but I won't lie, I am a bit nervous about the health of the amp after taking what I think would have been a hard hit. You can see the images below and this break was not in the listing photos on GCs site.
Am I being paranoid, or am I being reasonable by being concerned?
So far I have powered it on and let it idle for a while, plugged in a bass, and did a basic test to see if it works. Powers up but no light from the VU meter. Meter is working, just no light. This may be common for Ashdown meters, but this is my first so not sure. The amp makes sound but a couple of static crackles when I adjusted the output, which maybe it just needs the pot cleaned. I will give it proper testing after work but I won't lie, I am a bit nervous about the health of the amp after taking what I think would have been a hard hit. You can see the images below and this break was not in the listing photos on GCs site.
Am I being paranoid, or am I being reasonable by being concerned?
So here
So here’s the thing Thump. You’re a valued member of the community here. No one takes offense. Your takes are what they are, and are always welcome. Just leads to further thought and discussion.
You are right to be concerned. That's damaged pretty badly.I was excited because today was New Amp Day, but GC and UPS tag-teamed me to kill my joy. The wooden case on my ABM600 EVO IV suffered damage and it concerns me for the inner workings of the amp.
So far I have powered it on and let it idle for a while, plugged in a bass, and did a basic test to see if it works. Powers up but no light from the VU meter. Meter is working, just no light. This may be common for Ashdown meters, but this is my first so not sure. The amp makes sound but a couple of static crackles when I adjusted the output, which maybe it just needs the pot cleaned. I will give it proper testing after work but I won't lie, I am a bit nervous about the health of the amp after taking what I think would have been a hard hit. You can see the images below and this break was not in the listing photos on GCs site.
Am I being paranoid, or am I being reasonable by being concerned?
Thank god it isn’t blue. Otherwise I’d be in deep trouble and drive up the 5 to pick it up up Monday. The DBirds are awesome. The DRocs, not so much. I’m shallow. Looks matter. And the DRoc is just wrong. OMMV.
We went to her tenth. It was weird enough she showed no interest in her 20th. No clue if she's even heard about others.
