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Thunderbird Club
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Oz?Not in Oz they can’t.
(Or at least you’d have to be lucky!)
Ahhh. Yeah, I hear it's outrageous there. I bought a Gaskell from there, came from China. Have someone here buy it and mail it. Ok
I suspect Kat knows this stuff better than me.
I am not familiar with the particular amp being discussed.
Here is some reading material on the various classes of amps.
Audio Amplifier Classes (A, A/B, D, G, and H): What are the Differences?
Turns out it's a Classic Pro that he had customized!
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I had a Titan V12. Amazing sounding amp, but it was problematic. That era Mesa had a lot of problems. The same guy who designed the Streamliner designed the Mesa D800 and mine has been bombproof for at least 400 shows. The Streamliner is a great sounding amp, though the eq is a bit fussy in tough rooms, IMO
I’m sure you can find them used. But the 2018s are available and are reported to be just as awesome as the 2013s.
They are, it's fact. Cept for the gnarly bridge. It's a nice bridge but looks stupid on it. Eventually I'll swap it out. Otherwise, no difference from the '13
You have a pair of GK amps don’t you?
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Took my ‘pedalboard’ to a rehearsal tonight. Tuner, Reiner Gasoline OD, Dunwich Volt Thrower and EHX Canyon. As much as I think I have two of the nicer dirt boxes, I just don’t find dirt that useful and no box sounds as good as driving a tube amp. They sounded nice on a few things, especially the Gasoline. I just got the Canyon today, so i havent messed with it too much. Was able to dial in a very nice modulated delay that sounded kinda like a chorused verb. That came in handy on some things. Need to spend more time getting to know it for sure. I have such a love/hate thing with pedals!
Agreed. I don’t love the looks of the Hipshot, but it doesn’t bother me and the functionality is great.
I have a love/love thing with my A/O. It has two switches on it: Bite and Growl. The Thunderbird simply doesn’t need them. At our last rehearsal tonight I decided to try them out to see how they did in the mix. Same opinion. I love how the Thunderbird just doesn’t need a lot of help.
Yes a Fusion 550 and a MB Fusion 500, but I thought the amp being discussed was a TC amp or maybe a MM, I got confused?
My understanding is that both of mine are hybrids in they have valves in the preamp and solid state power amps.
The Fusion 550 is class A/B, I believe and the MB Fusion 500 is a Class D.
Yeah, the MB Fusion is the same chassis as the regular MB. How do you like that one? I never heard one. Just my MB500.
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Yeah, no real trick to getting an aggressive sound out of a Thunderbird. At home, I LOVE the Volt Thrower, but at rehearsal I just didn’t find it useful for what I was doing.
I’ll keep chipping away at it!
MB550 is pretty great
Must be photoshopped. The reversed reverse body that wasn't nonreverse is just a myth.
YOU don't believe in the RRBWNR?!?!? Then how do you explain St. Dietrich's Day... hhmmm??? 
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I have more of a small forest creature caught in bright lights relationship with pedals. My first pedal (tuner) came in early 2016 -- before that I used a tuning fork!
I am fascinated and simultaneously repelled by pedals, and now that I'm down to three, which in the normal course of operations should all remain OFF, I think the fever has run its course.
I am fascinated and simultaneously repelled by pedals, and now that I'm down to three, which in the normal course of operations should all remain OFF, I think the fever has run its course.
I’m sure, but I just don’t have the space or need for one. Of course “need” doesn’t mean much here.MB550 is pretty great
For now....
Lucky it isn’t Road Worn as well.
RWRRBWNR ?!?!?!?
I gig the MB Fusion 500 a lot because it is lighter.
It is very similar tonally to the Fusion 550, but there are a few small differences. I need to boost the bass a little more with the MB and the Fusion 550 gets some really loud peaks when you dig in sometimes- the MB not so much. More even tempered.
