Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

Still no tbird in my life, but I'm helping with some wiring for a project that is mashing up a few interesting ideas, one of those being some thunderbird pickups mounted to a jag-esq body... and yeah. Could be interesting!

Sounds like a great idea. Great body style with great-sounding pickups.

 

[Gaolee]

$1500 I'd go for in a heartbeat.

Knowing what I know now, absolutely. Eight years ago knowing what I knew then? DOH!

 

[Gaolee]

You're gonna have to elaborate on that a bit, no idea what you're talking about, lol.

Sorry. I was being way too cryptic. There's a bunch of people who prefer the Non Reverse style Thunderbirds or switch back and forth between those and the usual ones. I don't always remember what's common knowledge and what isn't. Fortunately, my lapse got corrected shortly after I made it.

 

[GonePlaid]

I wish! Cutting out carbs to address this winter weight that’s piling back on. No booze of any kind for awhile, I’m afraid

 

[GonePlaid]

Non Reverse Thunderbirds are shaped kind of like a Jag with the upper horn longer.

Hmm. I'd never really paid attention to that similarity. Maybe that's why it's fairly comfortable as my backup/tight spaces bass.

 

[rutrho]

Sorry. I was being way too cryptic. There's a bunch of people who prefer the Non Reverse style Thunderbirds or switch back and forth between those and the usual ones. I don't always remember what's common knowledge and what isn't. Fortunately, my lapse got corrected shortly after I made it.

lol, yep. I'm an active-soapbar-fretless sort of chick, all this thunderbird stuff is foreign to me

 

[JJR58]

lol, yep. I'm an active-soapbar-fretless sort of chick, all this thunderbird stuff is foreign to me

Fretless rocks!!!

 

[Gaolee]

lol, yep. I'm an active-soapbar-fretless sort of chick, all this thunderbird stuff is foreign to me

That doesn't preclude Thunderbirds. My fretless is a Thunderbird. It started life active, but I didn't like the preamp. It could have stayed active easily enough.

 

[ThaCoast]

Side question if any one has any info that'd be awesome. If not it's all good too.

I've got a chance to either pick up a peavey TKO 65, mid 80's model. Or The Tko 115s sheffield 90's model. I'm familiar & have played the 115 s countless times with my band & it's nice & defined even for a 15" speaker. Also read its the series that replaced the 65 afterwards.

I guess i might be answering my own question of which i should get...Familiar territory rather than something just for the sake of it.

If only i'd have space in my room for both xD I think the 115 will be beneficial. The headphone input is a nice feature & since it's loud enough for a gig, it's easier to load in cars during shows.

Same here - being a three piece where I'm bass/lead vocals, with a versatile guitarist & grooving punk drummer, the TKO 115 carried it's own & shaped my tone pretty great. Clarity through a 15" is pretty rare. Hence why i'm probably gonna go with familiarity rather than new territory that might not work as well.



Already the case with the rest of my stuff in my room. Building two vaults to house a few of my instruments & my drum shells are stacked ontop, the other has my amp heads & pedalboard. I've limited space & hope to be cleared of enough before i move out xD

So i'm biting the bullet tomorrow - gonna pick up the tko 115 s. See if i can drastically talk the price down since they've had it for a years time. Also debating if down the line i semi convert it to isolate both the amp & speaker, or find a way to implement a on/off switch where it would engage or disengage the amplifier section from the speaker enabling me to use the speaker for a separate head connection.

Til then, familiar box with a nice sound is gonna be mine xD

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Knowing what I know now, absolutely. Eight years ago knowing what I knew then? DOH!

was it burst?

 

[Nocturnal]

Man, would i dig this one.

Gibson Nikki Sixx Signature Model Thunderbird IV 2008 Black Cherry

Wasn’t that previously @TBird1958

I immediately thought the bass was the one @TBird1958 owned. Beautiful bass!! I love mine but won't be chroming it out. Might play it at our next show, whenever that is.

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

I immediately thought the bass was the one @TBird1958 owned. Beautiful bass!! I love mine but won't be chroming it out. Might play it at our next show, whenever that is.

I’m not one for chroming a bass out, but that’s probably my one exception.

 

[RedVee]

This thing has a solid wooden body (unlike most Uke basses) with a bolt on neck and yes, a piezo pup as you say.
Curiously, three knobs for what seemed like a single pickup..

Think it is active, Vol, Treb, Bass

Looking at the frets spins me....

? Don’t look ?

Yes and yes.

I suspected as much

Ehem?

Tighter bottoms are a good thing, right?

 

[JJR58]

Tighter bottoms are a good thing, right?

I suppose that's a personal preference kinda thing.

 

[RedVee]

Still no tbird in my life, but I'm helping with some wiring for a project that is mashing up a few interesting ideas, one of those being some thunderbird pickups mounted to a jag-esq body... and yeah. Could be interesting!

Thunder-Jag !!!

Man, would i dig this one.

Gibson Nikki Sixx Signature Model Thunderbird IV 2008 Black Cherry

That is Sweet

 

[Gaolee]

was it burst?

Yes. Aren't they all, just about?

 

[Gaolee]

I’m not one for chroming a bass out, but that’s probably my one exception.

I love chrome and ashtrays. It is a shallow thing.

 

[BklynKen]

I love chrome and ashtrays. It is a shallow thing.

I love chrome and toasters. It is a Battlestar Galactica thing.

 

[Mike.C.]

I wish! Cutting out carbs to address this winter weight that’s piling back on. No booze of any kind for awhile, I’m afraid

Sounds like a great idea. Great body style with great-sounding pickups.

 

[Klondike]

I wish! Cutting out carbs to address this winter weight that’s piling back on. No booze of any kind for awhile, I’m afraid

No carbs in whiskey , just throwin it out there.