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Thunderbird Club

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Page 1997, I was chosen by the epi NR on the left at my local dealer in 1997.........
 
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theFixer said:
^^^*BOOM*^^^

Frankly... I'm not a Nirvana fan myself... but their success and cultural impact doesn't seem like a mystery to me at all. The lion's share of their audience were a bunch of emotional, angst ridden teens that felt isolated and misunderstood (which pretty much describes any teen). The '80's was all about glitz, fun, & excess. When people started seeing/hearing these guys that looked & dressed like they did, singing about inner conflict, self-doubt, physical & emotional pain, self-destructiveness, and the likes... it was like shootin' fish in a barrel! They were doomed to succeed! Back in '91-'92... I couldn't stand them. It was nearing Y2K before I gave them the time of day, & started "inspecting to accept" as opposed to "inspecting to reject" (to put it in industrial production oriented terms). It was through this "back door" that I gained respect for them and their music. I still can't call myself a fan. I still don't have any Nirvana songs or albums in my collection... but I "get it".
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I wasnt a fan and I didnt hate them in fact they did the world a huge favor and killed glam rock. I love them for that!.:hyper:
 
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In Thunderbucker news ... spent some time last night fiddling with pickup height. Both basses now have the same 'voicing' but different tonal palettes as you might expect given differences in timbers, bridge/tail and construction. The Epiphone sounds better than you could ever have imagined at the beginning, with the soggy cardboard active pickups/electronics.
 
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kat888 said:
In Thunderbucker news ... spent some time last night fiddling with pickup height. Both basses now have the same 'voicing' but different tonal palettes as you might expect given differences in timbers, bridge/tail and construction. The Epiphone sounds better than you could ever have imagined at the beginning, with the soggy cardboard active pickups/electronics.
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My exposure to active pick up systems is extremely limited... but your "soggy cardboard" description does it's fair share to keep my curiosity at bay.
 
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ProgressiveDoom said:
I feel like I should be wiping toast crumbs off it after the toaster pops.
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I get it, you don't like fancy topwoods. I don't either, but...
Try & imagine that build in a nitro finish. Go ahead. I sure can.
Now-

(Putting on flame suit)

From my experience with TUNE and many other Japanese builds, that Psychedelic Version of a T-Bird would, well, it would crush just about anything Gibson makes, quality-wise tone-wise otherwise.
YMMV
Nothing personal, no disrespect for any Gibson/Epiphone fan-atics,, but I stand pat on that!

OK, proceed to bash....
 
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theFixer said:
My exposure to active pick up systems is extremely limited... but your "soggy cardboard" description does it's fair share to keep my curiosity at bay.
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There are people who disagree, but the particular pup/pre combination in that bass was, to my ears, dreadful. Even with controls maxxed out, it was never more than 'distant' sounding and was quieter than any passive bass I have played.
 
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