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Thunderbird Club

#46,545
Gaolee said:
I flat don't like the way an SVT sounds. It's all tube and Ampeg and all that, but compared to the 360, it sounds like it has a cold. It's got a beigeness or murky brownness to it's sound that can't keep up with the big, round sound from the 360. The 360 is dark green or sometimes purple. So, there you go. Colors and all. Brown sound is great for guitar, and it really is kinda brown. Bass? Nope. It sounds awful. So much for tubes being better. There are other tube amps that sound a whole lot better, but it's not just the specific technology that makes an amp sound good or not.
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Not sure about 'cold'.

 
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theFixer said:
cool new avatar bruv!:cool::thumbsup:
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Thanks, bro! :)

ProgressiveDoom said:
I have done a bit of research on those but Im not sure the sound is what Im looking for, gonna try to contact Seymour Duncan but before anything I might put in a different value tone cap. Im not uncomfortable with the stock pup but it just needs to be restricted a bit, its very forceful, gnarly and loaded with attitude. As of now it sounds like my band has a totally new and arrogant bass player and that guy is not a laid back Dude.
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You make it sound like it’s a bad thing! :D

NOLA Bass said:
Well guys, I was "out of the club" so to speak after selling my Mike Lull a while back (foolish, should have kept it). However, I'll be back in once my new Dingwall Dbird arrives (possibly before the end of the year if I'm lucky, but it is on order). I went with the full Wenge neck option, Luminlay side markers, and the Gun Metal Grey finish. It'll look like this one:

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Looks killer! :thumbsup:

Nocturnal said:
Congrats on the new bass!! I know some people don't care for the Dingwall Bird but I think it looks cool as Hell. Especially in that finish.
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Especially in that finish! :thumbsup:
 
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Zoobiedood said:
I am not sure about other brands, but at Seymour Duncan, there is something called the Custom SHop which fabricates pickups on a custom basis. It might be a specific wind, or a weirdo form factor, but if no one else makes what you want, we can build it.
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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop did a fantastic job rewinding the neck pickup from my 74 Ripper. They were very reasonable and a pleasure to deal with.
 
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ProgressiveDoom said:
In my experience Im finding that the potential to blow large wads of cash on obvious large name brands is definitely there. No matter what you will hear from another artist,band it will never truly be "the Definitive sound". Ive Tried a Hartke once and was disgusted since the promotors made it sound so sweet, Ive played through an Ampeg 8/10 fridge and found it sounded more incredible through my Yamaha head than my spiffy Peavey head witch made it sound poor...etc., etc. and than there is your personal amp settings,bass settings, hardware preferences and setup and on and on and on it goes. Just seems to me that its a never ending crap shoot science project with unlimited possibilities to no happy end. Just when youve achieved your perfect "sound" there is that little bugger in the back of your skull thats got his foot jammed into the door wedge thats been trying to close up to reason. Gotta evict that little bugger!, but how?.
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When you're on to a good thing, stick to it, it makes the GAS go away.
 
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kat888 said:
Obviously. Thought it amusing (mightn't if I'd foolishly dropped $600 on it though).
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I think I paid 500 AUD for mine 2nd hand quite a while ago, including a Thomann gigbag and one of those cool brushed aluminum keltic pickguards from Ertmer - Might even have gotten a guitar stand too, though it’s all a bit foggy now... ;)
 
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Dr_Feelgoood212 said:
It'll be better than what I get now. The LS is Electronic Fuel Injection, and the turbos won't spool until an above average RPM. I'll probably get 25+ mpg.
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Out of a 6.0 liter V8 gasoline engine?!?!? That's incredible!!!

I gotta buddy with a supercharged 6.2 liter in his Raptor. Ya hafta drive like a grandma if you want mileage in the double digits:greedy:
 
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theFixer said:
Out of a 6.0 liter V8 gasoline engine?!?!? That's incredible!!!

I gotta buddy with a supercharged 6.2 liter in his Raptor. Ya hafta drive like a grandma if you want mileage in the double digits:greedy:
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Must be a Ford thing :roflmao: I know an older guy around here, who is in his 70's and still drag races competitively, that has a Dodge Hellcat as his daily driver, every year he drives it to New Brunswick Canada, gets 20-23mpg.
 
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