Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

That is sick dude! as the young droogs say.

Thanks! The switches independently split the Peavey T-40 pu's for every coupling option - (illustration and wiring resolution by tb member @cdlynch)

 

[theFixer]

Sounds yummy.
My favorite maple/Ebony basses all have mahogany bodies but they are neck through. It's a match made in heaven.
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My Alembic Essence sounds awesome but it's no light weight. Something to think about might be your overall weight target. With a maple/Ebony neck you might want to favor a body on the lighter weight side to keep the overall weight down, but don't lose sight of balance as well, you probably don't want a neck diver.

If the plan is to paint the body, and the neck is maple/Ebony I'd be looking for some light weight limba which IIRC is very similar to mahogany in the tonewood charts. It wouldn't be as light as most basswood but you should be able to find some lighter than most mahogany.

That is absolutely beautiful G! I see that it's also one of those fancy 4 string models that has the metal thumb rest stretching from the nut to the bridge

Korina's an option too. It's from the mahogany family, but quite light weight...

 

[JIO]

SSSOOOO glad I asked!!! You did NOT disappoint!!!

What strange new form of Rock & Roll badassery is this???

It is my own 34" scale take on the short-scale British Burns-Weill "Steamline" bass from 1959. It's nickname was the "Martian Cricket Bat"
My build thread will further illustrate : Gildaxe Gilaxis - space is the place

 

[theFixer]

Thanks, Jeff!

...and to all that took the time to wish me a HBD!

HBD??? In the manufacturing world, that's a swear word! "Hopelessly Blown Deadline"

 

[GBassNorth]

That is absolutely beautiful G! I see that it's also one of those fancy 4 string models that has the metal thumb rest stretching from the nut to the bridge

Korina's an option too. It's from the mahogany family, but quite light weight...

Yes. Korina is another name for Limba, same wood. Possibly a bit cheaper than nice grain mahogany, not quite as pretty a wood but excellent choice for painting and can be a bit lighter in weight as well.

 

[JJR58]

HBD??? In the manufacturing world, that's a swear word! "Hopelessly Blown Deadline"

A dollar short, and a day late, that's me.

 

[dukeorock]

I do drive like an old lady.

I do too and I can’t even blame age as I’ve always driven like one

I like the stone look - Gives them a cool and rustic look...

Haven't yet had snow around here...

None here yet either. The only snow I saw was when we went up to South Dakota to see Jamie’s family for Christmas. They can have it

It is worth looking up the now multiple Stradivarius/Guernica vs. modern experiments. In the violin world, they have cause multiple upsets (each time it is repeated with a new methodology that addresses the previous shortcomings) because those skilled in the art can't tell the difference and have a modest preference for modern instruments.

When I still lived in L.A., I had a friend who played violin for the L.A. Philharmonic. They provided him with a Stradivarius for performances. He said his ‘cheap, US made’ violin sounded just about as good as far as he was concerned. His ‘cheap’ violin cost $75,000

SSSOOOO glad I asked!!! You did NOT disappoint!!!

What strange new form of Rock & Roll badassery is this???

I’ve seen quite a few of JIO’s basses. Many are inspired by vintage Japanese basses. His aesthetic is so spot on for what I like. Playful and vintage without descending into kitsch

 

[theFixer]

Yes. Korina is another name for Limba, same wood. Possibly a bit cheaper than nice grain mahogany, not quite as pretty a wood but excellent choice for painting and can be a bit lighter in weight as well.

That's funny! I've seen both names many times over the years, and had know idea they were the same wood

 

[JJR58]

So, since i've been battling a very nasty cold all week, and those knuckleheads where i work, finally decided to let everyone go home, i found this rather appropriate for my day at home.

 

[TBird1958]

We are getting a bit of it, aren't we Roger.

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Jeff, I'd love to have a lot of snow, it's a guilt free all day long model train/Thunderbird Bass funfest.

 

[Count Bassie]

We are getting a bit of it, aren't we Roger.

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Don't mind the snow as much as the forecast for the next phase of this weather.

 

[JJR58]

Don't mind the snow as much as the forecast for the next phase of this weather.

I know, the weekend is supposed to be awfully cold. I'm staying hunkered down.

 

[dukeorock]

I know, the weekend is supposed to be awfully cold. I'm staying hunkered down.

I got a nasty cold and this weather ain’t helping a bit. Supposed to start warming up by Sunday...into the 40’s. That’ll be nice

 

[JJR58]

I got a nasty cold and this weather ain’t helping a bit. Supposed to start warming up by Sunday...into the 40’s. That’ll be nice

Oddly enough, after the weekend here, it gets up to the upper 30's, low 40's. Whack!

 

[dukeorock]

Oddly enough, after the weekend here, it gets up to the upper 30's, low 40's. Whack!

I’ll take it! Not a fan of the cold

 

[JJR58]

@Count Bassie, just noticed the new avatar. What cabs are those?

 

[JJR58]

All this rant from me about how i like the cold, my comfort zone with that is now all gone.

 

[dukeorock]

My biggest problem with the cold is getting my shop warm enough to work in. Glue and Duratex need to be st a decent temp to cure. I also do routing and sanding in my carport whenever possible. That ain’t happening for a few days at the soonest

 

[PillO]

Pretty much. But for a quantitative study, the sample would need to be at least 10 basses of each wood, with minimal variation as possible, like @JIO said about neck-thru vs bolt on, still applies, must be same shape, same hardware (not same model, but actually transfer the hardware, strings, pups, electronics over to each bass), same batch of wood (for each type of wood), etc. Then to rule out the individuality of the difference in the batch of wood, you'd have to test another batch of each wood.

[pedant]

I'm going to go ahead and disagree on your sampling methodology. You can't choose n (sample size) until you have an idea of the mean variation within the sample and the mean difference between comparison groups. Then you need to calculate a sample size sufficient to find a difference 19 times out of 20.

[/pedant]

Sorry, my business runs on getting sample sizes right.

 

[Count Bassie]

@Count Bassie, just noticed the new avatar. What cabs are those?

Didn't think it took... that's my SWR "mini-stack", a Basic Black 115 combo on top of a Basic 2-Way cab as its extension cab. Sounds great, but It's just a small club rig. Been using it for Plan 9 rhrsls.