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Thunderbird Club

#4,441
Larry V said:
Sweat! Did you get to try her out at the point of purchase? Everything work?
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Yes I did and it does make noise. Lol

The guy was real cool, manager at a Harley Dealership. I brought my Bass and plunked around a little. There is a buzz and I have no clue really. I'm no electrician and I'm not shy about admitting that... (Didn't tell him that though). There is so much I don't know that I will have to play with this for a while to know exactly how much of an awesome deal I got.

However there is another thread on TB addressing the DataBass and all its issues including what speakers to replace the stock speaker if/when it blows. All-in-all I think I got a pretty good deal.
 
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You know, this might sound funny, but try it in a different room.
You'll get all kinds of mystery vibes playing in a regular room.
Might be something other than the amp.
If not it may be something inside has rattled loose.
As long as it doesn't go "bwaH" or "FluB" you're probaly ok. ;)
 
#4,445
SVTbird said:
You know, this might sound funny, but try it in a different room.
You'll get all kinds of mystery vibes playing in a regular room.
Might be something other than the amp.
If not it may be something inside has rattled loose.
As long as it doesn't go "bwaH" or "FluB" you're probaly ok. ;)
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I made the same buzz at the dealership. Got home and tried it in my bedroom and less buzz but it is there. I bet something is loose. Def no "bWaH" or "FluB"
 
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#4,447
SVTbird said:
Gotta be a loose screw then. What is it an '88? Thats a lot of years to shake something loose.

Could even be a wire laying against the cone of the driver.
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Not sure what year it was made. Cereal number plate is pretty neat up. I can read the number but not sure what is what at this point. I've read about someone that found one of these DataBass's and Peavey refurbished it so it was like new. I wonder if there is an "Authorized repair shop" somewhere in the Chicago area and how much they would charge to give her a "Tune up"...
 
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No idea there bud :( probably have to send it out to them and pay another 125 for shipping that beast

I've used hix brothers music in Naperville before to repair my D180.
They did a pretty good job, fixed a lot of issues.
They're the only ones I know of I'd recommend.
 
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Check Peavey's website for authorized service centers. If that's not there, use the "contact us" feature to get in touch with their customer service department. Their CS appears to be in the legendary category from what I've read, so there's a really good chance you'll get some factory help from them.
 
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#4,451
Sorry to have to bring this up again but I was just checking on an Alpine Classic Pro IV and here's what the specs say:

cyberpunk409

Epiphone Thunderbird Classic IV PRO Electric Bass Guitar Features
  • Rock-solid 7-piece mahogany/walnut neck with through-body construction and Mahogany body wings
  • Gibson TB Plus humbuckers with ceramic magnets for a high gain, smooth tone
So I'm not so sure that what was posted earlier and what I quoted a couple of pages back was entirely accurate. Perhaps the word Classic isn't the final word on whether or not we have 7 or 9 ply necks?

From 2 pages back:
Larry V said:
cyberpunk409
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"As I stated above; the Epiphone Thunderbird Classic-IV PRO and the Epiphone Thunderbird PRO-IV are 2 completely different basses.

If it has the word CLASSIC in it, it's 9 ply with Gibson passive pickups.

If it does NOT have the word CLASSIC in it, it's the 7 ply with active pickups."

^^^
The best post in the thread you linked. Thanks for clearing that up. Much appreciated!
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Lately in our band, I've been using the G3 (yes, and this recording https://soundcloud.com/theblowouts ) and I've been trying to figure out how to get the Thunderbird to be a tad more midrange-y. I couldn't do it with the just the SVT settings alone.

Enter: the MXR 10 band EQ. I know, I know, "what are you, some kind of guitar player?" I used it the other night at our rehersal and hot dang, it sounded wicked. To the point out guitar player was like "Geoffy, what are you doing? That sounds amazing."

It works crazy good. I can keep all the growl and low end and raise the mids without losing the Thunderbird sound. The G3 is going back in the case and the Thunderbird rides again.
 
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TBird1958 said:
People just don't seem to get what screwing around with a T Bird does to it's intrinsic beauty, the headstock, TRC and poorly done 'burst aren't doing that bass any favors.
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Fuuuuuuuugly! "Custom" in many cases means just means plain old bad. The things been beat with a ugly stick.
 
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For me, once you take away that signature headstock its no longer a Tbird.
You can replace it with a Fender type headstock and make a Fenderbird or a Spector headstock for a Spectorbird, but just a random headstock that looks like someone cut off pieces until the neck dive was gone doesn't do it for me
 

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