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Thanks! It will be helpful for guys with similar pickups. Won't apply to two wire (and lead and braid) pups including Chinabuckers and sixties type clones.
I posted a link from Duncan on page 2239, but it's for a jazz with a push pull. Here's one for for a P-bass with VT and a mini toggle https://docs.google.com/gview?embed...-content/uploads/2016/05/Pbass_1V_1T_mtSP.pdf
Damn that sucks! Hope you get better soon!
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I just sent that to Steve at ThunderBucker Ranch. Hope to get a reply and will post.
Good question. I find that a scooped sound is great for noodling in the basement and when the mix is really sparse. Get cranked up with a bunch of loud guitars, and scoop disappears. That's un-Bird-like. I eq in a lot of low mid and a bit less high mid when things start to get iffy and muddy. And cut bass, if it's boomy.
I can see how modern TB pickups would be series/parallel capable. If I remember right, the ground isn't a wire - it's the sheathing around the lead, but when you think about the pickup's construction and materials, there's no metal cover for that to be grounded to. So, I don't see why you couldn't put a lead to the sheathing and go from there.
I use the RokSak. They make a specifically tailored bass case for Thunderbirds. I've been using them for several years now on many instruments, and I have nothing bad to report. Lots of pockets for other things too, like cables, sheet music, even a mobile phone slot.
Appreciate the detailed reply, being specifically tailored for a 'bird is great but I am looking for a less specific shape, just something that would be able to accommodate the dimensions of a 'bird as well as other bass body shapes...have you tried other bass body styles in that case, a P a J a Ric...anything but a 'bird?I use the RokSak. They make a specifically tailored bass case for Thunderbirds. I've been using them for several years now on many instruments, and I have nothing bad to report. Lots of pockets for other things too, like cables, sheet music, even a mobile phone slot.
Can't find any exact pictures of the case online, only older versions and cases that are the same but a different shape, so I will describe. The case has decent padding around most of the bass, including a neck support with Velcro strap to hold it down. The bag now is mainly a sleek black with blue zips for the accessory pouches. Even though it's padded well, the case remains fairly flat, so you can easily stack other basses or amps next to it. I've had some where the pockets stick out making it hard to put things next to it in the car. It should be an easier piece to deal with when playing Car Tetris, ha ha.
Overall, a good product that I would definitely recommend. Got mine for £35, don't know what that will be in any other country but U.K. But it's worth a look. Just put RokSak Thunderbird Case into google, and your should find it somewhere.
Yes it does. Thanks. I dont think I am making myself clear, my wife tells me all the time I dont ;-)
IIRC the Roadrunner bass gig bag at Guitar Center will fit a TBird. I'll check in about 15 minutes when I get home.
LOL, dont think that will work unless the case fits into a gig bag ;-)ATA Flight case?
Ok, just got home and grabbed my 35" scale Spector Bird and my 34" scale Gibson TBird. The longer scale Spector fits with room to spare. Unfortunately, the Gibson does not fit.
