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Thunderbird Club

#48,901
DinoRock said:
I have to plead ignorance. I'm not familiar with these. Care to provide a readers digest summary/opinion? I'd really appreciate it.
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I can only talk about Thunderbuckers.

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I have a 66S in both my basses and the best description is 'snarly'. Others can tell you about Lulls, Laces etc.

BklynKen said:
Cool. I also find that the eq at the amp for the Thunderbird is pretty different than other basses. Makes sure to mess with that stuff if this stuff doesn't make much of a difference for you.
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DinoRock said:
Thanks. I've got the tone maxed and have the neck PUP nearly off. Raising pups is worth a try. Probably replacing pups will be answer. Love the bass.
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BklynKen said:
Actually, try setting the neck pickup to max and roll off a little of the bridge pickup. With that and make sure you've got your amp set right for it, you might be surprised at how good it sounds. I have a Gibson with the same pickups, and I think they sound fantastic through my Gallien-Kruegers.
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BklynKen said:
Cool. Most immediate thing you can do it playing with the volume knobs. Just rolling off the bridge makes quite a significant difference.
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Try it with the neck pup maxxed and the neck pup off -- it should sound much throatier and more aggressive. Also raise the pickups 'danger close', ie as high as you can without the strings hitting the pups if you dig in while holding down the last fret. Well, that's what I'd do anyway.
 
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Went to a studio today to record a song and used this:

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The engineer told it was from the late 1990's. I had no idea this amp even existed before today. It sounded pretty awesome.

Some other gear we used:

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JJR58 said:
Watch out for the standing waves.
Adjust eq accordingly.
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It could be worse. This is the Basement of Bad Ideas. Ceiling height, about 6'-10".
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Crappy cell phone photos, but you get the idea. There's a reason recording in there is pretty tough. But it is fun. That large blocky object in the corner behind the drum kit is an Acoustic 360. That's the definition of overkill, but even turned way, way down, it sounds amazing. Plus it has the classic fuzz circuit that is the definition of fuzz in my mind.

You can't really see the drum kit, but it's a late '60s Pearl stencil kit named "Reuther." The shells are 3-ply luan and fragile as all hell, but they sound amazing. They are gawd-awful loud if you really cut loose on them. I love cheesy old Japanese and knock-off Taiwanese drum kits from back when they were disposable. They have a wonderful splatty sound that is unmatched by anything. You can damp them down and stop the ring, but you can't get that ring from anything else.
 
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Gaolee said:
It could be worse. This is the Basement of Bad Ideas. Ceiling height, about 6'-10".
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Crappy cell phone photos, but you get the idea. There's a reason recording in there is pretty tough. But it is fun. That large blocky object in the corner behind the drum kit is an Acoustic 360. That's the definition of overkill, but even turned way, way down, it sounds amazing. Plus it has the classic fuzz circuit that is the definition of fuzz in my mind.
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Totally get it Will.
EDIT; only saw the fretless Bird after you pointed it out, Nice!
 
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JJR58 said:
Totally get it Will.
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I'm sure you do, Jeff. I suspect everyone here gets it. We wouldn't be 'Bird people if we didn't do things just because we do them.

By the way, I just noticed. You can't see the fretless 'Bird much, but it's lurking right there in front of the upright. I guess I am a person who plays big wooden boxes most of the time these days. The upright, the drums, and the archtop. All just big, thin shelled wooden boxes. It matches my head.
 
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JJR58 said:
Be careful everyone, Halloween is coming, Don't let the Tort delivery clowns ask for candy.

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Last year, just before halloween and the 'Killer Clown' "epidemic", my buddies and I had two clown masks and a unicorn mask, we would take my old truck and drive around the tourist area with them on. There wasn’t a single… there was one person that freaked out… everyone else thought it was hilarious.
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Gaolee said:
You can't really see the drum kit, but it's a late '60s Pearl stencil kit named "Reuther." The shells are 3-ply luan and fragile as all hell, but they sound amazing. They are gawd-awful loud if you really cut loose on them. I love cheesy old Japanese and knock-off Taiwanese drum kits from back when they were disposable. They have a wonderful splatty sound that is unmatched by anything. You can damp them down and stop the ring, but you can't get that ring from anything else.
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Ok, that's very cool on the drum kit, how do you mic it for recording if i may ask?
 
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