Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

View attachment 3103934 For my 60th this year. An awesome boxed set.

 

[GBassNorth]

Quick question about pickup placement for those who have built or modded previously: When considering the neck pick up location on a 2014 Thunderbird, about 2 1/2 inches (6.5cm) from the end of the fretboard, if that pick up were a 1/2 closer to the bridge, (traditional J-Bass placement), would the tone be radically different? I understand there might be some difference but I am curious if there would be a noticeable difference? Thoughts?

IME - a 1/2" slide towards the bridge on a Humbucker neck pup will not make a significant difference in tone. A 1/2" slide towards the bridge on the bridge pup will make a noticeable difference. Keep in mind I've only built a few basses. JIO, Carlo and Christine may have better data.

 

[GBassNorth]

So, I'm not the only one.

Ditto! Hate how they completely bury just about every bass player in the mix. RT is a monster player but you'd be hard pressed to hear half of his notes in any given Metallica song. Sad.

 

[Christine]

Hell... I gotta leave something for the organ donor card...

Does it need to be big?

Just to save the inevitable ahems

 

[Christine]

Since she's up and left TB, I'll have to do it for her. Nope, it doesn't matter, it's a J, so it's nasal and whiny. You can tell that somebody stuck lunch meat to the front, too. No redeeming qualities.

Feel better?

I would have annoyed Kat with this had she been here with us still

 

[Christine]

Are these the Vintage Pro Pick Ups? If so, seems like someone here may want them.

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I bet those ARE 760s!

Great opportunity!

I would really like those to have a known quantity to compare these Mojos with, no doubt by the time it ends they will be out of my price range

 

[Christine]

IME - a 1/2" slide towards the bridge on a Humbucker neck pup will not make a significant difference in tone. A 1/2" slide towards the bridge on the bridge pup will make a noticeable difference. Keep in mind I've only built a few basses. JIO, Carlo and Christine may have better data.

Not a real clue, Carlo is probably the one, he has that test bed bass, he may well have tried

 

[Christine]

Some odds and sods that have been banging around in my head over the last couple of days since you started posting 80s tunes, some good, some not so













One from the 70s (phew!)

 

[Christine]

Has anyone seen that "what did I buy?" thread? The GP here can be beyond belief, I think if it wasn't for you guts here I would be telling TB to fvck off tonight, how horrible do people need to be to each other?

Guts?? Guys!!

The OP got back on that thread with a lot of dignity and shut those trolls up in the best possible way, bless her

 

[Count Bassie]

Some odds and sods that have been banging around in my head over the last couple of days since you started posting 80s tunes, some good, some not so

DEVO!
Dig the Jam.
Ultravox tune... 80s nuclear destruction theme...
Visage and Mark King not loading this side of our pond.
We do the Tears tune, interesting, sort of, to play that one.
'Fingers, visceral as usual!

Nice little cross section of the time.

 

[Christine]

Visage and Mark King not loading this side of our pond.

Why do they do this!

 

[Christine]

Just seen a dust storm going over Phoenix AZ on the BBC news, Holy .... looks like the apocalypse has started. Haboobs are they called? Well that's what the weatherman said

Edit, just found it on news page

Massive dust storm rolls through Arizona

 

[RedVee]

I would really like those to have a known quantity to compare these Mojos with, no doubt by the time it ends they will be out of my price range

Are you having a crack at them ?

 

[Christine]

Are you having a crack at them ?

I might, I've asked the seller what they came out of, the details say they're black and out of a Tbird Pro. If they're out of a VP then I will, I really need something to compare the Mojos with

 

[Count Bassie]

Why do they do this!

Because it's something they can do.

 

[PillO]

Does it need to be big?

Just to save the inevitable ahems

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Oh Christine.... We need to talk about internet safety. When you post a picture of your organ on the internet, it will be there forever.

 

[Christine]

Oh Christine.... We need to talk about internet safety. When you post a picture of your organ on the internet, it will be there forever.

I had that coming!

 

[PillO]

I had that coming!

Ahem.

 

[Count Bassie]

Ahem.

Ba-Dum!

 

[JJR58]

I'm always surprised how popular British bands are over your side

Lets just say, the Brits opened up some eyes around here.