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Thunderbird Club

#72,942
Scoops said:
Does this qualify to be in the club?

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We'll make it a yes!

I'll bring the list forward later tonight or early tomorrow (I actually need to get in some practice!), meantime be comfy and hang out with us - Lovely build BTW!
 
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#72,945
TBird1958 said:
We'll make it a yes!

I'll bring the list forward later tonight or early tomorrow (I actually need to get in some practice!), meantime be comfy and hang out with us - Lovely build BTW!
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Cool!

This is my first venture into TB's. I won't be leaving soon
This is a whole new sonic terrain that I'm rather pleased....errr....ecstatic about.
 
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#72,946
GBassNorth said:
Absolutely the case on electric guitars. Probably true to a lesser degree on basses. But if you're a purist, perfection is the goal. I suspect you have similar perfectionist preferences when it comes to making tea. And just looking at the Mods orderly shoe collection I'd guess he's like minded.
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I like and own both one pu basses and two pu basses and enjoy the different shades of colour both offer. In my way of seeing it, it has only to do with individual preference, not perfection or purity.
 
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#72,948
TBird1958 said:
OMG it's a two pick up bass!

I'm really happy to have some single pickup Thunderbirds, they're easy to use live and of course have their own tone going on, however I tend to lay my hand across the top of the bridge cover and play on top of the bridge pickup, so I tend to use them and like what they contribute to my tone. Certain 'Birds like '76s produce a lot more bass as part of what they do ( I eq them differently)and winding off the bridge pickup doesn't generate the same result as conventionally wired basses. Anywhooo, I'd love all your extra pickups, especially the originals from that rare as a White Rhino Orville :D
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+1
 
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#72,951
kat888 said:
With the signal chain, I reckon it's best to give the flanger the richest signal to work with before filtering out sub bass and excessive top, and also to take care of any unpleasant LFO artefacts.

If it were me the Fuzz would be first in the signal chain. Preamp/DI last.
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I commented on HPF's here: High Pass Filter (HPF) and Low Pass Filter (LPF) Mega Thread

The reason why I place the micro thumpinator, last in the chain is for reasons similar here to your train of thought.
I found it to be best practice to feed the pedals that benefit the most from a full range dynamic signal (some pedals kinda require a full range signal to function properly) I usually have the pre's/di's in the first signal slot and then feed that to the 'party' pedals (O'drive-dirt-octave-chorus-flange-verb etc.) with the HPF acting as the final gatekeeper, before the power amp. Some folks like to slot their HPF's in different positions, and that's fine too. Whatever works best and to each their own.

With the particular HPF that I use - an SFX Micro Thumpinator, since it's a 'preset and forget' type deal, I've found that through doing the hokey-pokey pedal dance, that it's always ended up sounding and working it's best in the last seat.

Now with the added adjustable HPF and LPF capabilities of the Fdeck and the Broughton, if I were to be using one of those (or similar) pedals- I would probably experiment like most everyone else, but again would likely end up placing it at the end of the signal chain, for much the same reasons why the set level SFX currently occupies that slot.

Like most 'things' when it comes to pedals (especially when it comes to pedals) there are few hard & fast nuggets of 'conventional wisdom'.
Pedals are like paint, in that they color (colour) ;) your sound. And like paints, the combinations that can be used are as varied as the colours themselves.
I tend to view the HPF, as the canvas itself- in that it helps define the boundaries of the soundscape.
And layer all the colours, as it were- on top of it.
 
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Fab Superlative said:
Like most 'things' when it comes to pedals (especially when it comes to pedals) there are few hard & fast nuggets of 'conventional wisdom'.
Pedals are like paint, in that they color (colour) ;) your sound. And like paints, the combinations that can be used are as varied as the colours themselves.
I tend to view the HPF, as the canvas itself- in that it helps define the boundaries of the soundscape.
And layer all the colours, as it were- on top of it.
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well put
 
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A pedal not much used by bass players that I used to use a lot is a wah. I bought my first after hearing Miroslav Vitos use a wah playing upright for gen 1 Weather Report. (the raw, organic WR) Don't use one much anymore, but what a great expression pedal.
 
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#72,954
Chucky Stiletti said:
Have never used pedals. Where would you start? Compressor? Chorus?
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Drop some coin on a HPF, this is one pedal you will probably like if you don't ever end up trying any other pedals.
The HPF-LPF pedals are like the best kept secret sort of deal.
Soundwise, you will probably notice that just the HPF, alone will tend to 'tighten up' your sound, make it sound and feel more 'punchy'.
 
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#72,955
Rob Martinez said:
Silly Thunderbird Question: Were the first Gibson Thunderbird basses from, say, 1963 and 1964 strung with flat wound strings? I wonder since it has become such an icon Rock bass with round wounds. Also, THAT tone, it really sounds nothing like a Fender P or J, what was Gibson thinking??? I mean, I LOVE what they were thinking, I just don't know what it was. I thought if they were trying to compete with Fender, they would have replicated Fender's tone as much as possible. Someone needs to write a history of Thunderbirds history, with lots of color photos!
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It would definitely find a market-right here:bassist:
 
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kat888 said:
Yes, our pocket leopard had more muscles than are necessary on a housecat. He's a lovely lad but definitely looks like a cat with whom you would not want to fvck.
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I know things are done differently in your area,but have I been spelling that last word wrong all these years?:jawdrop:
 
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