Haji
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Half in the conversation hadn't changed hearing aid batteries and the other half thought Duk was their son?
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Thunderbird Club
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Awwww! That's so sweet! Hearts and Flowers for all!
Ok, Captain Literal and wretched hive of scum and villainy just struck a chord with me.
Haji
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They do everything well; I had a Yammie trombone that was a great horn for relatively little money. They don't seem to advertise other than a huge booth at Winter NAMM. Unless you were already familiar with the artists and their gear, how many would know Billy Sheehan, Nathan East and John Patittucci are Yammie endorsers? Those guys are MONSTERS in their genre. One of my favorite local Nashvegas bands, Shadow Horse, has a singer/guitarist that plays a bone stock Pacifica and says he's never had an issue with it over the course of gigging for several years. Maybe they just need to do a Thunderbird.
Facebook must be the auxiliary portal to the General Population.
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That would make an excellent band name.
My stereo receiver is a Yamaha. Can't remember how long I've had it and it still works perfectly. I wish it had HDMI ports, but that's what a hub is for.
And your findings were ... lemme see ... both sound good, but the 'cork sniffers' are definitely on to something?
Have you tried an A-B of the YBA and M9?
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OK Duke, I've got a good one for you. Unlike you, I often get mistaken for a Cello player. One bit of onstage patter I've been using since the Reagan administration is: "Hey everybody! I've got the
largest member!.........................................................
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Comedy gold! You can use that if you want, but you owe me $1.00
every time.
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No, but that’s a great idea! Might be closer at 8 ohms...for whatever reason, the M9 really comes to life at 4 ohms, the Traynor doesn’t seem to care.
I’ve owned many tube amps, so it’s not like it’s lost on me. Just all these new electric bass gigs have resparked my interest in alternatives
Nice video. You need to post that on this thread...
I want to make my thunderbird sound like a P bass
The OP (@Mantis Tobaggan ) is trying to make his Bird fit in a metal mix as well as his P bass does and has basically asked if you can make a TBird sound like a P bass. Your clip could answer his question.
Anyone have an opinion whether the new Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro bass can compete tone wise with an Orville or Greco? How about build?
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Ok, wired the M9 into the equation...
Gain on every amp at 11 o’clock, master at noon. That’s not even sort of scientific because a lot tapers are different. The D800 has the most even taper and is usable all the way to max, but assuming noon is a decent enough yardstick...
M9 pummeled both of em and it wasn’t even close.
Gain on every amp at 11 o’clock, master at noon. That’s not even sort of scientific because a lot tapers are different. The D800 has the most even taper and is usable all the way to max, but assuming noon is a decent enough yardstick...
M9 pummeled both of em and it wasn’t even close.
I could BUY the insulation, sure. But my rental agreement wouldn't let me put it up. I think my landlord is getting a kickback from the high heat bills...
Pummeled in what respect?
Equalizers on amps always confuse me. Too much to have to think about.
Big power supply (D800), more watts (Traynor).
What about heft etc? ... I mean do the YBA and M9 both have similar depth and presence?
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This little ‘test’ wasn’t really about eq...just the differences in impact between a so called 800 watt amp and a so called 200 watt amp
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Similar, yes. The M9 is a beast of an amp. I don’t tour with it much because their track record for reliability has been less than glowing. The little D800 has been bomb proof for a ton of 4 hour shows. I should ship the M9 back to have it looked at and get a clean bill of health, because it’s really a fantastic sounding amp. The low end is massive, but easier to dial than the Traynor, though the HPF has done wonders in that regard
Do you turn on the equalizer on the M9? I saw there's a switch for it.
