Want to see a real scary cavity? You can't even see the normal stuff in there.
That's a whole lotta mad science up in there, Mr. Moog.
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That's a whole lotta mad science up in there, Mr. Moog.
And then there is this- still pretty scary coming off that rotary.
What's that coil for?
A mid range choke designed by Bill Lawrence while he worked at Gibson as I understand it.
Maybe so but they where designed by Moog. They call them Moog electronics for a reason. Even if Gibson were the ones using it it's still his work. I highly doubt they would go the lengths to create something as complex as that for a LP guitar, let alone a bass
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That is exactly as I understand it. All done within the one ownership family of companies.
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Actually, Gibson has made a lot of different basses over the years with very little crossover of the parts other than bridges. They've made new pickup for almost every different model produced. Even Post '88 production Thunderbirds have had 4 different pickups in them.
Yes, another example are the great humbucker pickups used only in the RD Standard Bass that I mentioned recently in this thread.
There is more info in this great resource about Gibson basses.
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I must admit I may have gone a little overboard. I don't want to start any arguments. And I might have let my dislike for modern Gibson get in the way. What I meant by not innovating was not adding any new features. Not to say they haven't made great basses.
Nah it's a new set of pots and cap that got put in when I changed the stock epiphone pickups to a set of early 2000 Gibson pickups.
Ah! I might tear apart my G3 and see what's in there. It's a 2012, so no Bill Lawrence stuff. Interesting, thank you!
Today, brings a new day to thunderbird Family. The start of my MK II tigerbird. Pictures later on, stay tuned guys, this is only the body 
So I decided to pick up that thunderbird pro iv. Cleaned it, set it up, new strings, one practice and then a gig on it last Saturday. Pretty nice bass, so far I like it allot better than the bolt on I used to have.
With the flash you can really see the wood and grain, but up close it's a very dark bass.
The only thing I have noticed is that the pre amp is a little noisy, I think it's a grounding issue somewhere but I'll probably just shield and ground everything eventually and that will take care of that. Also (and I should have done this with the set up) the bridge is a bit quieter than the neck pup, going to have to adjust the heights and try to even them out.
Missing the truss rod cover, anyone know where I can get one?
With the flash you can really see the wood and grain, but up close it's a very dark bass.
The only thing I have noticed is that the pre amp is a little noisy, I think it's a grounding issue somewhere but I'll probably just shield and ground everything eventually and that will take care of that. Also (and I should have done this with the set up) the bridge is a bit quieter than the neck pup, going to have to adjust the heights and try to even them out.
Missing the truss rod cover, anyone know where I can get one?
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Thanks!eBay for a TRC. You can even throw a Gibson one on there.
Yea it is, it's ridiculous. That's what the foam is for, and there's another piece that isn't in the picture that goes on the bottom side of the bass so I doesn't move in the case in transit. Came with the bass so can't complain too much.
