And I did it twice in one shot.I see wutcha did there
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Thunderbird Club
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1. I wonder if the video does not do justice to thunderbuckers,
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3. I am leaning toward putting thunderbuckers in my pro-v anyway.
edit - if I read the video title instead of just listening...
HahaLook at the neck on that Rick, ski jump!
Pretty sure it's the only Ric I'll ever own too.
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WHOA!!.....
Its like you were stalking us and waiting to strike with this information when the time was right.
Not so sure they wouldn't sell- Fender's sells a lot of more expensive vintage reissues at a premium.
I agree on the strength of that clip.
Not sure which Thunderbucker version is being used. The difference is not as pronounced as I expected, having seen other clips.
My main reaction is that the TB+s sound better than I could ever get mine to sound. That is why they aren't in my 2008 Gibson Bird any more.
Thanks for the welcome, glad to be a member,
Gaolee
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Yes, they do now. They snorked up a whole lot of old brand names, and that's one of them.
Gaolee
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There is. It's a 301 cabinet, and those were built to be driven by 370 heads. That gave way to 320 heads powering 408 cabinets. Just to make everything completely confusing, there's no correlation between the model number and configuration of anything. A 408 cabinet has two front firing 15s and two 15 that fire at each other in a slot in the middle of the cabinet. The intent was to create a projected sound like a folded horn but also have a near-field sound like a 'fridge or something. I don't know if it worked, but it sure sounded good when I had one. I sometimes regret letting that stack go. But, I still have the 360s and they aren't going anywhere.
So a little update on my Epiphone.
After using it exclusively since I got it I can see why you guys swear by them. It took a little to get used to the body but once I did it was oh so worth it. It offers a different type of growl than I am used to with my Warwicks. I did do some mods to it, but they weren't really too necessary. First I grinded off the bridge insert lips so I can lower the bridge to the deck. A set of countersunk Dunlop strap locks were installed and I just got done adding in a no-load blend pot. I'm not the biggest fan of the VVT setup so adding the blend was for my own sanity. Though I did notice a little hotter output after I put in the no-load pot too. At the moment I am considering a push/pull series/parallel tone pot, but only if I ever work up the ambition to do soLink Removed
It's definitely different than the rest of my basses but it is a welcome addition to my little herd. I'm so impressed by this one that I'm considering getting a Vintage Pro sometime down the line too. I actually prefer this to a '08 Gibson Studio my local shop has. Epiphone really stepped their game up from the bolt on models.
After using it exclusively since I got it I can see why you guys swear by them. It took a little to get used to the body but once I did it was oh so worth it. It offers a different type of growl than I am used to with my Warwicks. I did do some mods to it, but they weren't really too necessary. First I grinded off the bridge insert lips so I can lower the bridge to the deck. A set of countersunk Dunlop strap locks were installed and I just got done adding in a no-load blend pot. I'm not the biggest fan of the VVT setup so adding the blend was for my own sanity. Though I did notice a little hotter output after I put in the no-load pot too. At the moment I am considering a push/pull series/parallel tone pot, but only if I ever work up the ambition to do so
Link RemovedIt's definitely different than the rest of my basses but it is a welcome addition to my little herd. I'm so impressed by this one that I'm considering getting a Vintage Pro sometime down the line too. I actually prefer this to a '08 Gibson Studio my local shop has. Epiphone really stepped their game up from the bolt on models.
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Very nice! Did you find that grinding the lip off the bridge insert really allowed you to drop the bridge?
Thanks for sharing BTW!
Thanks for sharing BTW!
Ok, makes sense to me now.
My Acoustic experience was a 370 through the 301. At a rehearsal studio many moons ago.
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Thunderbird Thursday..........................
Notice how yellow/orange the sunlight is, still very smoky and the worst air quality of the entire U.S. here today. Not supposed to get better until Saturday.
Notice how yellow/orange the sunlight is, still very smoky and the worst air quality of the entire U.S. here today. Not supposed to get better until Saturday.
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I know what a 63 ThunderBucker sounds like and that's not its raw tone. This is closer but there are a lot of other examples out there.
Gaolee
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Well, I don't like the air very much, but I do like Thunderbird Thursday. I'll be playing an outdoor show both this evening and tomorrow evening in the smoke. No white shirt, because it would turn grey. Who needs tobacco when you can just breathe and feel kinda bad, anyway?
It actually did. I found with the inserts the front screw couldn't adjust as low as I prefer. I like my action stupid low so removing that little lip really helped bring it to where I like. Of course it isn't as low as my other basses, but it's a Damn Thunderbird and I know it isn't meant for that
Thunderbird Thursday..........................
Notice how yellow/orange the sunlight is, still very smoky and the worst air quality of the entire U.S. here today. Not supposed to get better until Saturday.
Cool shot, like the flare of light on the right. Very nice, better not let the beauty sit there to long in that smokiness.
Make sure the front is a little higher than the back so you have a good break angle on the strings over the saddleIt actually did. I found with the inserts the front screw couldn't adjust as low as I prefer. I like my action stupid low so removing that little lip really helped bring it to where I like. Of course it isn't as low as my other basses, but it's a Damn Thunderbird and I know it isn't meant for that
