Thunderbird Club

[gaffster787]

When someone can sing the high notes, my bird's low notes sound better!

 

[Bassmike62]

I use a very slightly dialled-up Tech 21 VT Bass DI. It's weird, I haven't been a fan of using pedals and I've never really needed to as my guitar players use cranked 100 Watt Plexis with 8x12s each, but they've scaled back to 50 watts and one cab each, so I'm turned way down on the SVT and it's leaving my tone a little "round" for Southern rock, so I added the pedal to bump the dirt up at lower volume and it works really, really well. I had to work to get the tone and the T21VTBDI is basically matching the dials on the SVT with the blend knob at just over half and the level knob at 3'o'clock.

My VT Bass DI is set-up for the Jazz and the Jazz's settings are not working out with the Bird. Lazy SOB I am, I can't be bothered to change the settings when changing basses. But this post reminded me I have amp sims in the Zoom MS60B, including a decent-enough sounding SVT sim. I flattened its EQ and dialed in a bit of gain, seems to be working out.

Thx

 

[Bassmike62]

A bird like this could be yours, Goats...

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[veebass]

Veebass, I put Hipshot "mini clovers" on my 2013. They drop in with no modification. View attachment 768903

Thanks, guys. Are they the ones with the 3/8 post? Wouldn't happen to have the model number?

 

[Bent77]

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Buy it Mike buy it mike buy it mike...

 

[tomshepp]

they are a special order item. I had to contact them by phone, and then persist that I wanted the "mini" clovers, made for modern TBirds. Their standard 3/8 clovers, will touch each other, if all lined up. I wish I could remember who I spoke with at Hipshot, because if I didn't insist, the first person would have sold me the standard ones that are part of their regular stock. You must specifically ask for a "custom" order tuner. Hope this helps.

 

[Klondike]

Thanks, guys. Are they the ones with the 3/8 post? Wouldn't happen to have the model number?

In the space for "notes" remind them "mini Clover for Thunderbird" I had zero problems with that method.

 

[veebass]

^ Thanks, guys. I have emailed the Australian distributer. I'll see if they have them.

 

[Count Bassie]

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Wow. Tough crowd!

 

[el_cody_loco]

Woohoo Thunderbird club!

Finally able to post some Thunderbird pics of my new acquisition... Took a while since I had so much work going on. Got it used for cheap, so I won't complain about its condition. Nothing Pickguardian can't fix if I ever get tired of it. The satin on the neck is worn down to a gloss, while I really like... Wish I could get the rest of the bass like that. The strap locks are dunlops, but I found some screws online that are direct replacements for Dunlop screws that tighten with an allen key. Less stripping, more gripping. Here are some sound demos with GHS Precision Flats... they aren't broken in, only about 3 hours of play, but it's an idea of flats on this bass.

 

[kirillstokes]

Woohoo Thunderbird club!

Finally able to post some Thunderbird pics of my new acquisition... Took a while since I had so much work going on. Got it used for cheap, so I won't complain about its condition. Nothing Pickguardian can't fix if I ever get tired of it. The satin on the neck is worn down to a gloss, while I really like... Wish I could get the rest of the bass like that. The strap locks are dunlops, but I found some screws online that are direct replacements for Dunlop screws that tighten with an allen key. Less stripping, more gripping. Here are some sound demos with GHS Precision Flats... they aren't broken in, only about 3 hours of play, but it's an idea of flats on this bass.

Good bass and good sound!)

 

[Count Bassie]

In honour of our emeritus member, #666 Lemmy, a little Lemmy humor from Finland....

Thank you for sharing that.

 

[marko57]

Thank you for sharing that.

My pleasure! I've lost track of how many times I've watched it, sad seeing Lemmy a bit frail looking but his spirit remained strong to the end and when he smiles after saying "you *******" it makes me smile
(and laugh inside!) every time!

 

[TBird1958]

Woohoo Thunderbird club!

Finally able to post some Thunderbird pics of my new acquisition... Took a while since I had so much work going on. Got it used for cheap, so I won't complain about its condition. Nothing Pickguardian can't fix if I ever get tired of it. The satin on the neck is worn down to a gloss, while I really like... Wish I could get the rest of the bass like that. The strap locks are dunlops, but I found some screws online that are direct replacements for Dunlop screws that tighten with an allen key. Less stripping, more gripping. Here are some sound demos with GHS Precision Flats... they aren't broken in, only about 3 hours of play, but it's an idea of flats on this bass.

Very nice, shall I add you to the club?

 

[Count Bassie]

My pleasure! I've lost track of how many times I've watched it, sad seeing Lemmy a bit frail looking but his spirit remained strong to the end and when he smiles after saying "you *******" it makes me smile
(and laugh inside!) every time!

Same here. I'm glad that got produced, it did a good thing for me too- him just standing there, smiling like that.

Sometimes, someone "gets it".

 

[el_cody_loco]

Very nice, shall I add you to the club?

Yes please

 

[Mike.C.]

The production models of the vintage sunburst differ quite a lot in colors ranging from very orangey/red to very dark "tobacco" burst and just about everything in between... Some of the dark burst have almost opaque head stocks, but you will find them to be two-tone in the right light setting, like for instance sunlight as opposed to fluorescent lightning or similar.

Finally got it in some natural light - you were right!!! For a minute I thought I had a fake. Thank you very much for suggesting this.

 

[Gaolee]

they are a special order item. I had to contact them by phone, and then persist that I wanted the "mini" clovers, made for modern TBirds. Their standard 3/8 clovers, will touch each other, if all lined up. I wish I could remember who I spoke with at Hipshot, because if I didn't insist, the first person would have sold me the standard ones that are part of their regular stock. You must specifically ask for a "custom" order tuner. Hope this helps.

I got the ones specifically for a modern T-Bird and I still had to drill bigger holes for the bushings. I felt a little weird drilling a perfectly good Gibson headstock, and of course, there's some kind of plastic stuff on the face so the drill caught and wasn't clean. But, once the tuners are in, that's that and it looks fine. One thing to be aware of is that the Hipshots have a screw on the back of the headstock in a different place than the stock tuners. Why? I don't know, but you have to drill that hole even if the bushing fits.

 

[Klondike]

I got the ones specifically for a modern T-Bird and I still had to drill bigger holes for the bushings. I felt a little weird drilling a perfectly good Gibson headstock, and of course, there's some kind of plastic stuff on the face so the drill caught and wasn't clean. But, once the tuners are in, that's that and it looks fine. One thing to be aware of is that the Hipshots have a screw on the back of the headstock in a different place than the stock tuners. Why? I don't know, but you have to drill that hole even if the bushing fits.

Must be that a Gibson and Epi are different. My epi goth (Ol' Blu) took the hipshot mini clovers lickety split. No drilling required and the guide screw on the back droped right in also. Perfect fit.

 

[veebass]

I got the ones specifically for a modern T-Bird and I still had to drill bigger holes for the bushings. I felt a little weird drilling a perfectly good Gibson headstock, and of course, there's some kind of plastic stuff on the face so the drill caught and wasn't clean. But, once the tuners are in, that's that and it looks fine. One thing to be aware of is that the Hipshots have a screw on the back of the headstock in a different place than the stock tuners. Why? I don't know, but you have to drill that hole even if the bushing fits.

How much did you have to drill out?