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Thunderbird Club
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Alrighty, gone I can’t plug in tonight, got my favorite people in bed. But I’ll try it tomorrow and see what it does.
It's meant to drive two of those
- Mar 8, 2011
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I’d just like to submit...if you’ve been playing that bass exclusively for so long, it must be pretty nice. Why not keep it the way it is and have some variety? Just a thought
Still trying to find out why I have that pain in my back....
Apparently the volume pots don't act as a variable resistor as I always thought but as a voltage divider and has the tendency to roll off the high frequencies the more you use, not that I understand that. So bypassing the pot circuitry altogether should change the tone of the pups altogether to be more like what you have on the Blackbird. You could rearrange the wiring to include a low profile slide switch on the cavity cover so you can have the choice on whether to bypass the pots or use the standard wiring
I see that you talk a lot of amps (Traynor, Mesa Boogie, TC elec .......) but, everyone knows that Bird is like a PBass, it plugs into an Ampeg.
- Mar 13, 2008
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Kat, it’s all original. One six made in the Custom shop in ‘86. Probably the only white one with a single ‘76 pup, it’s a very interesting hybrid, sort of like a ‘76 in terms of shape and dimensions (big headstock!). Yet with slightly smaller tuners.
Of all the basses this one really held my attention the most, when I get back home I’ll download the pictures, it was certainly a once in a lifetime experience, not just because of the basses.
Wow, that Cataldo cavity is tight!
Have you ever thought about replacing the Vol pot with an on/off switch like Uncle Jack is talking about doing?
Nah, the vol pot is like a punctuation mark on the body and enhances the aesthetics.
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The crows think not!
In my case yes. It's the only way we could record multiple movies (5+) simultaneously. We have 3 generations of family living in the house so viewing habits and shows of interest vary significantly. The mini boxes work fine for viewing and can connect back to a central box for recording. But if you want to record two or more items at the same time they can't do it. With our cable, even the mini boxes draw current 24/7, but because there is no hard drive in them it is less, probably about the same as a 150 watt light bulb. IIRC the amp draw is listed on the back panel of the device, that can be converted to kWh to get a feel for how much energy you're using.
You didn’t mention your service provider but with the DirecTV mini boxes “Genies”, you can record from anywhere and watch from anywhere. Super convenient.
If you start watching a recorded program in your living room and decide to go up to bed, you can continue watching there. Very convenient. I do that a lot but I guess I could get used to finishing programs before I go up to bed instead.
...and DTV will do 5 recordings at a time but that is a rare event for us.
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