Thunderbird Club

[Larry V]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome

 

[mistergoats]

a Fender Jazz Special or Duff McKagan signature is one of the few P's out there I would like to get, if I were to only pick one more Fender...

I'd like the McKagan sig as a replacement for my P and J. Trading in two for one.

 

[mistergoats]

What's GAS?

Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

 

[hillerup]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

Never heard of it...

 

[Larry V]

Never heard of it...

I think Goats has got me set to ignore mode.

 

[SVTbird]

What's GAS?

Here you go:

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[redstrand]

P bass, Nash 57, check
Ric, 77 4001, check
Jazz, 86 ibanez hopped up with flying mojo's, check
Semi hollow, Jack Casady, check
Tbird, Epi TV silver, check
Swiss Army knife, 83 Peavey T-40, check

I got the basses covered for a bit...just don't tell the wife lol

 

[SVTbird]

P bass, Nash 57, check
Ric, 77 4001, check
Jazz, 86 ibanez hopped up with flying mojo's, check
Semi hollow, Jack Casady, check
Tbird, Epi TV silver, check
Swiss Army knife, 83 Peavey T-40, check
Laser beams, check
MURMAIDER...
MURMAIDER...
MURMAIDER...

Lol fixed it for ya!






Sorry...couldn't resist

 

[Andy D]

Dear T-birders, I just swapped the stock Gibson pups on my 'bird for the EMG passive set. Fantastic pickups, and highly recommended. There's just one problem: the EMGs come with their proprietary solid shaft pots already pre-soldered to the pups. Unfortunately, the stock top-hat knobs won't fit the EMG shafts. I've googled the hell out of the internet, and can't find any top hats to fit those wretched EMG shafts. Any underground custom knob builders out there? Thanks!

 

[mistergoats]

I think Goats has got me set to ignore mode.

Has anyone heard from Larry recently?

 

[ThaCoast]

I'd like the McKagan sig as a replacement for my P and J. Trading in two for one.

^Agreed. But i'd go for squier VM p/j. meaty highs & piercing lows . AFAIR, the Duff Sig wasn't all that pleasing for me anyway, & i love his sound.

 

[Larry V]

Got the new chrome flat wounds on her plus the new knobs. Last thing to do is to address the side markers. Hopefully this weekend I'll find the time to get it done having three days off in a row.

 

[TBird1958]

Lookin' sharp Larry!

 

[GBassNorth]

I have just about all the bases covered with my basses...
Jazz - several MIA and MIC Fenders/ Squiers
Precision - '68 P bass, P bass Plus
Telecaster - several CIJ and MIC Fenders
Hollow body - a Breedlove and a carbon fiber Rainsong
Fretless - Pedulla Pentabuzz
Short Scale - Bronco, Mustang, Jaguar, Gibson SG Supreme
34" - bunch
35" - Spector, Reverend
Ukelele Bass - Kala hollowbody
4 string - a bunch
5 string - a bunch
Tic Tac - Dano Longhorn
Passive bass - Fender, Squier, Gibson and a bunch more
Active Bass - Alembics, Warwicks, Stingrays, Spectors and a bunch more
Bolt on - a bunch
Neck thru - a bunch
Thunderbirds - Gibson and Spector

Still on my bucket list...
Custom Fenderbird by Cataldo
Rickenbacker Cheyenne
Alembic Rogue
Fodera Yin Yang

 

[Haji]

I don't even want a ric, much less own one. I don't want a Bumper...er...Fender, much less own one...any of 'em. My bucket list bass is a Bongo, and I'm quite smitten with the Reverend Thundergun with the reversed headstock. I've got a couple Birds (Baloo and Chocolate Thunder), both Epi's, a Sterling SUB SB4 that's the only bass I have in standard tuning, and Sweetness, my 1988 Charvel 4B with EMG's. I've got a 5 string Ibanez that has made me realize I really, really don't like the modern Ibby's. The ones I play regularly all have batteries in 'em.

There's nothing I can't do with these. Lots of stuff I don't want any part of, but nothing I can't do.

I still need a Jackson TBird though. Pointy headstocks stay in tune and sound better.

 

[Dadagoboi]

Dear T-birders, I just swapped the stock Gibson pups on my 'bird for the EMG passive set. Fantastic pickups, and highly recommended. There's just one problem: the EMGs come with their proprietary solid shaft pots already pre-soldered to the pups. Unfortunately, the stock top-hat knobs won't fit the EMG shafts. I've googled the hell out of the internet, and can't find any top hats to fit those wretched EMG shafts. Any underground custom knob builders out there? Thanks!

Fill the shaft holes in the top hats with epoxy, JB weld or similar. Then drill them to the diameter you need for the EMG pots.

 

[Dadagoboi]

A pair of Cataldos living in harmony with some Foderas and a Lull prototype among others...notice which one is plugged in!

 

[Nocturnal]

Dear T-birders, I just swapped the stock Gibson pups on my 'bird for the EMG passive set. Fantastic pickups, and highly recommended. There's just one problem: the EMGs come with their proprietary solid shaft pots already pre-soldered to the pups. Unfortunately, the stock top-hat knobs won't fit the EMG shafts. I've googled the hell out of the internet, and can't find any top hats to fit those wretched EMG shafts. Any underground custom knob builders out there? Thanks!

Search for eBay seller clower777. He does knobs in custom colors and he may be able to help. You will find him and his multi-colored knobs if you do a search for JAT Custom as well. Ask him about the sizing. He will tell you if he thinks it will fit or not.

 

[z009]

my bass collection is long from over:
precision-fender american standard, gasing for the 50s cv squier and just a cheap generic p that i can paint graffiti yellow
jazz-squier vm 5 string and a custom 4 string with emgs that i desperately want to get rid of, gasing for the squier vm77
acoustic-warwick alien made in germany, gasing for a really cheap one because im afraid to take the alien and play it outside and stuff
upright-cecilio plywood bass set up by upton, gasing for a jazz upton
ubass-i have one and hate it
thunderbird-goth thats about to be painted green >, gasing for an alpine white epi pro and a non reverse
short scale- gasing for a mustang and an eb0
bass vi-gasing for the squier
rickenbacker-one day a fireglo one will be mine i swear
grabber-before i get a rickenbacker i need a G3 holy poopie

Edit: also have a gibson eb13 that I love

 

[hillerup]

^Agreed. But i'd go for squier VM p/j. meaty highs & piercing lows . AFAIR, the Duff Sig wasn't all that pleasing for me anyway, & i love his sound.

Never seen or tried the Duff signature IRL, but it sure does look sweet!