Thunderbird Club

[Engle]

Also a larger headstock, right?

A massive headstock and chrome!

 

[JIO]

Well I think that the VP is going back to the older design with the larger headstock.

You mean closest to a gen1 T-bird hs. The '63-'65 is still the biggest that was ever made. (along with the late 60's gen2 and 76's- essentially a RI)

 

[BklynKen]

You mean closest to a gen1 T-bird hs. The '63-'65 is still the biggest that was ever made. (along with the late 60's gen2 and 76's- essentially a RI)

Is the VP's the same size as those '63-'65?

 

[Count Bassie]

A bunch of stuff I was too lazy to move.

Pile of shoes, stripper pole hardware and a tube tv...

 

[PillO]

Pile of shoes, stripper pole hardware and a tube tv...

He didn't bother covering the TV. Then again, maybe there are more TVs under the sheet. Perhaps @GonePlaid is trying to corner the artisanal SD TV market.

 

[JIO]

Is the VP's the same size as those '63-'65?

Have not compared them but think about the big Klusons on the originals. So having full-size old-school tuners is a hs scale consideration. Aren't the VP ones a bit smaller?

just measured; 11" tall x 4"(widest width) - my Epi Goth hs's are just under 10" - width the same

 

[JJR58]

If you can't measure it.

That would be a sad state of affairs.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

How does it so easily go back to cars here? Uff, nevermind.
G strings and thongs are so much better.

folks enjoy the posts?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

messing around with the good channel of this Klystron 1000 today, in particular the Sub Bass (essentially a harmonizer) setting/s and man, can totally see why this amp was so highly revered when it first came out... pure thunder..

 

[Count Bassie]

Artisanal SD TV Club

 

[JJR58]

messing around with the good channel of this Klystron 1000 today, in particular the Sub Bass (essentially a harmonizer) setting/s and man, can totally see why this amp was so highly revered when it first came out... pure thunder..
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Diggin the toroidal.

 

[Gaolee]

Depends on how you look at it, wearing socks with a thong.....
Thong only..... uh, ok, what?

There was this problem with a G string...

 

[Gaolee]

I feel the same - I have basses of various neck configurations and have no issues switching from one to the other. But each different bass has a definite personality and inspires and shapes my playing. My 'favorite' depends on what's being played... as in, the one I am playing is my favorite regardless of which bass it is!

That is how I think about them. It is why I better not get any more, since I cannot give any of them up.

 

[Gaolee]

On velvet, Scott

Oh, yeah!

 

[JIO]

That is how I think about them. It is why I better not get any more, since I cannot give any of them up.

So true. Becoming attached to an instrument is real.

 

[Gaolee]

What is the main difference with the Vintage Pro T Birds versus the standard IV I have now? The new pickups? They are the same pickups from the Embassy Pro which I may get instead because it’s got the wider nut width than the VP.

They are different species. A Pro IV is active and neck through. Those are 1.5" but satisfyingly round backed. A Vintage Pro or Classic Pro is neck through and 1.5" as well. They have upgraded pickups that may or may not be Gibson. A Thunderbird IV has a bolt on neck that could be a baseball bat or not. Mine is an absolute war club. Others are not. The pickups are a different size and shape and sound a bit woolier. Gibsons are pretty consistently 1.5" at the nut and round backed. Some later ones are a bit flatter, but you only notice by direct comparison. When I talk about Gibson Thunderbird characteristics, I mean the ones built after 1989. Originals and Bicentennials may be different. Those who know can fill in the gaps.

 

[Nocturnal]

Also a larger headstock, right?

Correct. I forgot that part.

 

[GonePlaid]

He didn't bother covering the TV. Then again, maybe there are more TVs under the sheet. Perhaps @GonePlaid is trying to corner the artisanal SD TV market.

Well, for openers, it's a blanket that my bro-in-law threw over that stuff when he took the pic(which is why it's clearer than my usual pics). There's a console stereo, an antique(or just old)clock, some CDs and cassettes and some other stuff that belonged to my parents under the blanket. The tv works, btw, and I rarely watch that one so no point in replacing it.

 

[JIO]

Well, for openers, it's a blanket that my bro-in-law threw over that stuff when he took the pic(which is why it's clearer than my usual pics). There's a console stereo, an antique(or just old)clock, some CDs and cassettes and some other stuff that belonged to my parents under the blanket. The tv works, btw, and I rarely watch that one so no point in replacing it.

...but is there a little monster behind there somewhere?...

 

[mbell75]

They are different species. A Pro IV is active and neck through. Those are 1.5" but satisfyingly round backed. A Vintage Pro or Classic Pro is neck through and 1.5" as well. They have upgraded pickups that may or may not be Gibson. A Thunderbird IV has a bolt on neck that could be a baseball bat or not. Mine is an absolute war club. Others are not. The pickups are a different size and shape and sound a bit woolier. Gibsons are pretty consistently 1.5" at the nut and round backed. Some later ones are a bit flatter, but you only notice by direct comparison. When I talk about Gibson Thunderbird characteristics, I mean the ones built after 1989. Originals and Bicentennials may be different. Those who know can fill in the gaps.

Thanks! I'm going to get the Embassy Pro rather than the VP because I want the beefier neck and I'll look out for a T-Bird with the bigger neck.