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Thunderbird Club

#335,402
GBassNorth said:
Yes, there’s an SG club. I’m in it and so are a few others here in the Thunder Dome.
My advice on contemporary SG basses is shoot for the 2007 model year when they had the Bass of the Week going on. Each week was limited to a 400 unit run, so relatively uncommon to begin with. I’ve played a bunch of SGs from the 1980’s on and found the SG Supreme from 2007 to be the best sounding one. It might be because of the thick maple cap, but it just has more definition and clarity than the solid mahogany ones I’ve tried. If you’re going to go vintage I hear the 1960’s and early 70’s are best. Very deep and dark, not as clear as the SG Supreme guitar of the week models. Here’s mine, they only came in these two finishes that year, you can see the thick maple cap on the blonde…
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There’s one listed on Reverb right now…
https://reverb.com/item/93701684-gibson-guitar-of-the-week-1-sg-supreme-bass-2007-natural
Not a bad deal.
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I really need to try a good mudbucker bass. About 5 years ago I tried a guitar player's Epi EB-3 for a few days and thought is sounded awful. So wanted to like it. I was even going make an offer if I liked it.
 
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dagrev said:
I really need to try a good mudbucker bass. Years ago I tried a guitar player's Epi EB-3 for a few days and thought is sounded awful. So wanted to like it. I was even going make an offer if I liked it.
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The ones I’ve played are a far cry from a typical Tbird in tone. Perfect for laying back and holding the foundation, but not your typical spotlight type bass. It’s a sound I like a lot, but many bass players today might not. That said, if you look at it as a special use bass for those times where it really fits the song well it might be a great option.
 
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Engle said:
I've been thinking of exploring the single MM pickup with a preamp idea. My understanding is having the one pickup in the bridge position means you dont get a lot of bass out of it, but the preamp makes up for it.
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Loads of cool stuff on the topic online....
the LM4250 has long been discontinued but TI has some interesting App notes on suitable replacements.....ENJOY!..
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Thread 'Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray MK 5 Bartolini'

I was just wondering if anyone here knows a little about the character of these bass's and the pre-amps.

My friend wants me to do some mods on his. He installed the Bartollini MM 5 4 coil replacement pickup, so I don't know what the original was like.

This is the Single pickup model.

My impression of the bass and Pre-amp.

The Bass with Pre's set flat seems very Mid range-ie, and nasal.

They lack Fundamental, even with the bass boosted, I attribute this to the pickup(s) being very close to the bridge.

The treble boost seems to be way out of the pickups...
 
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dagrev said:
I really need to try a good mudbucker bass. About 5 years ago I tried a guitar player's Epi EB-3 for a few days and thought is sounded awful. So wanted to like it. I was even going make an offer if I liked it.
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It's a very different aminal, Prolly not for you with what I gather of your tonal preference.
 
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GBassNorth said:
The ones I’ve played are a far cry from a typical Tbird in tone. Perfect for laying back and holding the foundation, but not your typical spotlight type bass. It’s a sound I like a lot, but many bass players today might not. That said, if you look at it as a special use bass for those times where it really fits the song well it might be a great option.
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It's a room-filling sound which is why I was able to get by with that 1963 45+/- W 7ender piggyback Bassman. Lotsa bottom, notalotta definition. The perfect example of @dagrev's "surround sound" quote.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Yes, there’s an SG club. I’m in it and so are a few others here in the Thunder Dome.
My advice on contemporary SG basses is shoot for the 2007 model year when they had the Bass of the Week going on. Each week was limited to a 400 unit run, so relatively uncommon to begin with. I’ve played a bunch of SGs from the 1980’s on and found the SG Supreme from 2007 to be the best sounding one. It might be because of the thick maple cap, but it just has more definition and clarity than the solid mahogany ones I’ve tried. If you’re going to go vintage I hear the 1960’s and early 70’s are best. Very deep and dark, not as clear as the SG Supreme guitar of the week models. Here’s mine, they only came in these two finishes that year, you can see the thick maple cap on the blonde…
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There’s one listed on Reverb right now…
https://reverb.com/item/93701684-gibson-guitar-of-the-week-1-sg-supreme-bass-2007-natural
Not a bad deal.
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Much as I like the Mudbucker, the real magic is the mini Humbucker, EQ the amp and it's simply amazing, big, woofy and a little bitey, like Andy Fraser playing Mr. Big. Pure Gibson!

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GBassNorth said:
The ones I’ve played are a far cry from a typical Tbird in tone. Perfect for laying back and holding the foundation, but not your typical spotlight type bass. It’s a sound I like a lot, but many bass players today might not. That said, if you look at it as a special use bass for those times where it really fits the song well it might be a great option.
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Think Jack Bruce in Cream. Lay down the foundation or tear it up!
 
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GonePlaid said:
It's a very different aminal, Prolly not for you with what I gather of your tonal preference.
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Well said, that’s what I was trying to get at with my overly wordy response. Donnie seems to like more definition than an EB Mudbucker normally delivers. If he gets one with the bridge pup he can claw back some of that top end.
 
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