Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

hardcore fan here.....Welcome!!
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Never mind the missing Bach(s).

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Key of H. That's the drum key. I thought everybody knew that. Sheesh.

Huh. It’s a T for percussion.

 

[dagrev]

Well, Gibson. Any more explanation necessary?

No, that pretty much says it all. What was I thinking anyway? How silly of me to try to apply reason and logic. Tired of shoveling this....stuff outside in blistering 15 F.

 

[MCF]

Never mind the missing BaCH(s).

There. Looks right now.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I've brought the subject up with Epiphone they didn't seem very interested but you never know.

Same here, they looked at me like I was asking to resurrect the Hofner Beatle bass.....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Lotsa Love for the NR!

and look better on you than reverses ymmv....... ....just saying'.....

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'm 'bout ready to state Reverses suck.



OK, that's not true. But I am loving the old NR. It might be my #1 one day, who knows.

as much as I dig reverses, they're still a little goofy looking (ymmv) and unquestionably (to me) less comfortable than NRs for performing live......

 

[Ringhammer]

your P?

One of many…

 

[Ringhammer]

…and the other I’ll use today…

 

[Stealth57]

Just another day on the farm.

 

[RedVee]

Me, either!

Only if the original is broken off

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

One of many…

is the bridge pup factory installed?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

as much as I dig reverses, they're still a little goofy looking (ymmv) and unquestionably (to me) less comfortable than NRs for performing live......
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Whereas they’re the other way round for me. But we’re still all Bird Brains!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Only if the original is broken off

Even then, rather have a Tbird neck.

 

[JIO]

AM (Amp Monday...) - recently acquired NOS (showroom model- never switched on) Ashdown 330 Spyder. I custom altered a 3U tweed Gator case to fit it. 'Heritage black' vinyl Tolex from Mojotone and a Furman power conditioner - backup for my 550 Spyder that Chucky is repairing. A bit less power but the same twin-tube pre goodness as my 550. '76 Ampeg B15N cab w/late '60s JBL D140R speaker - bass nirvana.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

AM (Amp Monday...) - recently acquired NOS (showroom model- never switched on) Ashdown 330 Spyder. I custom altered a 3U tweed Gator case to fit it. 'Heritage black' vinyl Tolex from Mojotone and a Furman power conditioner - backup for my 550 Spyder that Chucky is repairing. A bit less power but the same twin-tube pre goodness as my 550. '76 Ampeg B15N cab w/late '60s JBL D140R speaker - bass nirvana.

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Congrats. Beautiful.

 

[JIO]

Congrats. Beautiful.

Thanks! It wasn't a rack-mount so I fabricated aluminum L-stock flanges to adapt it.

I also cut the overly deep box so it ended at the back of the amp - I started with tweed because it was far cheaper than black Tolex.

 

[Ringhammer]

is the bridge pup factory installed?

Nope, I had someone do that one on the black /maple one, but I’ve been doing it myself for a while now. Only my ‘72 and a couple for Fender/Japan medium scale basses still has a single pickup.
The body of that black one is not an original, it’s a genuine Fender replacement body(or so I’m told).

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Whereas they’re the other way round for me. But we’re still all Bird Brains!

totally lol....didn't know you had gigged NRs...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Thanks! It wasn't a rack-mount so I fabricated aluminum L-stock flanges to adapt it.

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I also cut the overly deep box so it ended at the back of the amp - I started with tweed because it was far cheaper than black Tolex.
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looks awesome! I would replace those Chinese 12AX-7s for some cool NOS ones....