Thunderbird Club

[jgould1124]

Great picture, and welcome back!

It's been almost a year since your last entries in the Club - what have you been up to all this time?

Thanks for the welcome.. I've been working out the kinks in the bass.
So, between that and getting this band together, I've just been checking out the posts..
I haven't had anything new to add, so I've just been lurking..

This the latest picture..
Hoping for more to come and on bigger stages..

 

[jgould1124]

Seriously, the term epic gets overused at times......Not in this case. That's Epic!

Thanks, TBird..
I finally got it all together..
So, I figured I'd post an updated picture..
Hopefully more to come!!

 

[hillerup]

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?

If you haven't gotten one already here is one that will fit, although it's not the original one:

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[Mark Cult]

Cavity Corner

 

[hillerup]

Cavity Corner
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That looks special...

Would you mind elaborating on this and what bird it is?

 

[TwyreZ]

Tone for each pickup ?

 

[ThaCoast]

Tone for each pickup ?

It looks more like treble bleed, from the looks of it.

 

[mistergoats]

This is more for @veebass but here's the 2012 G3 guts... nothing fancy here. Just weird Gibson sloppiness.

 

[TBird1958]

Speaking of Thunderbird parts.........

Check these killer Repro covers out!
I found these on our GodofThunder59's FB page, these are a great add on to any modern Thunderbird to give it that '60s -'70s vintage look. Original Gibson pieces like this are super rare and way too much money. A PM to our good man Scott is recommended!

 

[mistergoats]

Speaking of Thunderbird parts.........

Check these killer Repro covers out!
I found these on our GodofThunder59's FB page, these are a great add on to any modern Thunderbird to give it that '60s -'70s vintage look. Original Gibson pieces like this are super rare and way too much money. A PM to our good man Scott is recommended!

Whoa. Those are really good.

 

[ThaCoast]

This is more for @veebass but here's the 2012 G3 guts... nothing fancy here. Just weird Gibson sloppiness.

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I feel like i do a better job, & i'm not a mass produced company. One man, one solder gun, lots of wires.

 

[Mark Cult]

That looks special...

Would you mind elaborating on this and what bird it is?

This is a treble bleed kit. The setup is 2 x 500k Emerson/CTS Usa pots for volume, a 250k Linear Emerson/CTS USA tone pot with 0.1uF PIO cap for tone all rigged into a gold plated Switch Craft mono jack. I mainly used cloth pull back wiring for this set up and was my first rebuild so thought I would test some ideas out.... and the bass is a Epi Gothic TBird.

Fun little project, thinking about replacing the neck pick up soon to a custom Zombie Dust Doomster.... these look awesome and he can custom make them to any spec... more info Link Removed

 

[Klondike]

[/QUOTE]
Missing the truss rod cover, anyone know where I can get one?[/QUOTE]

I also am lookin for a TRC for my pro. Havent been able to find one on FleeBay that has the stock "TBird Pro" on it as of yet.

 

[Larry V]

apcustom_shop on eBay

This guy will make you what you want, Tom... for a price.

Did you get the pickguard?

 

[Klondike]

apcustom_shop on eBay

This guy will make you what you want, Tom... for a price.

Did you get the pickguard?

Yes I did Larry, thank you it looks awesome. But with the pending move i havent had time to do anything with it. Pictures coming when I do get to it.

 

[hillerup]

Missing the truss rod cover, anyone know where I can get one?[/QUOTE]

I also am lookin for a TRC for my pro. Havent been able to find one on FleeBay that has the stock "TBird Pro" on it as of yet.[/QUOTE]

Keep an eye on the GuitarHuggers website, they frequently have parts from broken Thunderbirds (and other guitars) and had a couple some weeks ago, but not at the moment though...

 

[mistergoats]

@Larry V , I might be getting a new car this weekend, so I might have to order a new 'Bird decal for it! Stay tuned!

 

[Mark Cult]

Missing the truss rod cover, anyone know where I can get one?

That bass looks lush... well it is a tbird i suppose. I have got a spare truss rod cover off my tbird gothic... Does saye Epiphone on it, but that could easilly be removed and a new decal applied. If you pay me some postage, then its yours.

 

[TBird1958]

@Larry V , I might be getting a new car this weekend, so I might have to order a new 'Bird decal for it! Stay tuned!

In a related post I'll add this........

A big THANK YOU to Larry V for the 'Bird that graces my new car!
I'm all packed and about to set off for a Saturday night show in Sequim, WA, as you can see, Subaru's are fantastic gear haulers for the working bassist!

 

[veebass]

How do you get the T Bird decal? I have just the spot for one on my Landcruiser's rear window.