Thunderbird Club

[kat888]

Direct replacement...except instead of a Bass, Treble, Blend, and Volume knob... you would end up with two Volume knobs and two Tone knobs?

Or two V, one T and a switch, or two V and no T ... or even one or two switches.

Fully passive, (once was) T-Bird Pro IV.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

So much to unpack here...

First, to be pedantic about it, you can't be hearing RF hum. RF=radiofrequency - far above the 20kHz that @Dr_Feelgoood212 can hear. What you mean is the 60Hz hum that comes from fluorescent lights and the like.

Second, I too am thinking though the what action to take about a Pro-V pick ups and preamp. OK, mine is a V, not an IV, but the problem is the same. So, I am interested in anything you glean from your experience. My current thought is to install these:
So your bass has a hum

But I have also been thinking about thunderbuckers and Seymour duncans.


One day, I will get past thinking and move on to action.

So your bass has a hum

I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure 60Hz hum is the same as when I turn the bridge pickup down on my Jazz bass. Which is a lot different sounding than the hum I get from it, and my Birds, with the pickups dimed.

Edit: I don't recall if 60Hz hum going away when touching the strings or other metal hardware. But the hum coming from my basses does

 

[dukeorock]

I really like it a lot. Somehow reminds me of David Byrne.

I love that record! Bought it when it came out!

Really really like that, mate.

Thanks! Just wanted to see how many sounds I could coax out of my ‘Bird. The vocal sound is just me yelling into the back pickup. Need to tighten up some things, especially the ‘kick.’

Been knocking around the concept of a project for years where each song is made up using just one instrument per song. Maybe one day

 

[JJR58]

I love that record! Bought it when it came out!

The vocal sound is just me yelling into the back pickup.

 

[RedVee]

So much to unpack here...

First, to be pedantic about it, you can't be hearing RF hum. RF=radiofrequency - far above the 20kHz that @Dr_Feelgoood212 can hear. What you mean is the 60Hz hum that comes from fluorescent lights and the like.

Second, I too am thinking though the what action to take about a Pro-V pick ups and preamp. OK, mine is a V, not an IV, but the problem is the same. So, I am interested in anything you glean from your experience. My current thought is to install these:
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But I have also been thinking about thunderbuckers and Seymour duncans.


One day, I will get past thinking and move on to action.

The originals are EMG Tbirds as well. Different models I guess.
A bloke in another thread was saying that turning the stnd pickups from active to passive brings improvement.

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Seeing if this works...quick piece I did using only my 'Bird...no other instruments

So not quite the one trick pony then

 

[Gaolee]

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Seeing if this works...quick piece I did using only my 'Bird...no other instruments

Well, maybe a 'Bird and some signal processing. Actually, my brother would love that. I think it's pretty great, too, but I'm going to send it to him because it's the kind of thing he's been working on and would love to hear.

 

[Gaolee]

Did someone say Cadillac!?

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One of the bands I play in does that one. I beat the living crap out of the upright and make my right hand really tired on that song. It's a blast!

 

[Gaolee]

Thanks, I've seen some threads on "going passive", which


This looks interesting! Direct replacement...except instead of a Bass, Treble, Blend, and Volume knob... you would end up with two Volume knobs and two Tone knobs?

Mine currently has two volumes, tone, and a three-way switch. I'm thinking about eliminating the tone and switch and then plugging the holes with caps.

 

[Gaolee]

Well, maybe a 'Bird and some signal processing. Actually, my brother would love that. I think it's pretty great, too, but I'm going to send it to him because it's the kind of thing he's been working on and would love to hear.

Quoting myself just so I don't get confused. Results came back fast. My brother said "excellent."

 

[JJR58]

Mine currently has two volumes, tone, and a three-way switch. I'm thinking about eliminating the tone and switch and then plugging the holes with caps.

We don't need no tone control.........

 

[dukeorock]

We don't need no tone control.........

I use em on accident sometimes

 

[JJR58]

The craziest and coolest upright playing up till 1:06.

 

[dukeorock]

The craziest and coolest upright playing up till 1:06.

Crap, at a gig...gonna have to listen after the gig

 

[JJR58]

Crap, at a gig...gonna have to listen after the gig

Gig is good.

 

[ProgressiveDoom]

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Seeing if this works...quick piece I did using only my 'Bird...no other instruments

Cool, I like it.

 

[D.M.N.]

I have a half quart of original GM formula Inverness Green from TCP Global. It varies in color depending on the light (that's the 'Poly' component fancy name for metallic). These are done over a white base and clear coated. Acrylic lacquer which doesn't yellow as much as nitro but can be easily tinted.

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Yeah, this is closer to the standard Inverness I see, it's a bit more blue than the Willow Mist Metallic I'm going for, which is closer to a pale moss color. I do really like this color, though, and it's interesting how much it varies from just the light, as well as the actual shade of the paint.

 

[JJR58]

I have to push the random envelope.

 

[JJR58]

Best car song ever.

 

[JJR58]

Can i push it a bit further?

 

[DerekW]

Best car song ever.