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Thunderbird Club

#127,962
JIO said:
I hope you like the BBE SS - I could live w/o it, but it became a mainstay in my chain since getting it.
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Thanks. If not, it won't be the first time I've spent money in search of even better tone. I like my tone, but if something can improve it a little, I'm all for it. Even if no one else notices and it makes me enjoy playing a tad more it's worth it. If not, I bought it used (power supply and a couple cables), and can unload it for nearly what I paid. With just a typical 3 band Ampeg EQ it should add a little flexibility if nothing else. Doesn't seem to be much on instructions online that I've found. (Turn "this" and then "this" happens kind of thing.)
 
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#127,963
GBassNorth said:
Here's whole thread dedicated to just White basses. Unfortunately, it's sorely lacking in THUNDERBIRD content. You bird owners with white ones should post some pics over there...
Show your White Basses!
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Indeed! Bring a little class to the unwashed masses. Then again, they may all want Thunderbirds! White Thunderbirds no less.
 
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#127,964
dagrev said:
Painting a white VP:rollno:.

Leaving it all white and shiny with chrome:thumbsup:

Glad you changed your mind!:D
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The white was my favorite of the 3, but I am normally not into white or black for colors on a bass so I had it in the back of my mind to change, then I saw the blue one...

To see it in person on stage and then playing it live was the difference maker. It just looks beautiful up there.

The blue one i so desperately want, may end up being a fenderbird...;) . eventually anyways. I want to let this dust settle first and see if I can start sourcing parts on the cheap...;)
 
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#127,965
dagrev said:
Thanks. If not, it won't be the first time I've spent money in search of even better tone. I like my tone, but if something can improve it a little, I'm all for it. Even if no one else notices and it makes me enjoy playing a tad more it's worth it. If not, I bought it used (power supply and a couple cables), and can unload it for nearly what I paid. With just a typical 3 band Ampeg EQ it should add a little flexibility if nothing else. Doesn't seem to be much on instructions online that I've found. (Turn "this" and then "this" happens kind of thing.)
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It doesn't really do a lot, but I really like what it does. It's like it defines/clarifies the tone w/o changing it. It's pretty intuitive having only two controls. I leave mine set Lo-Contour 11:00 and 1:00 Process, and I tweak the Lou-Contour for my hollow body.
 
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#127,966
TBird1958 said:
While not a drop in only very minor work is required to fit Thunderbird pups into an Epi bolt on body, the pup bezels will more than cover what needs to be removed.
I don't own this one anymore, I think another to replace it is in order.

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Like. Ya!!!!!!!

Vince!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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#127,967
fasterpussycat said:
Necks and perceptions of necks can be a funny thing. I felt a small degree of trepidation at the prospect of the P neck on the JAEbird. It turned out that it wasn't as much of a telephone pole as expected, however, after a couple of months I started experiencing pain in my left wrist/hand which was not there when playing my other basses. Replacing the P neck with a J neck fixed the problem. No more P necks for me then. The J necks feel a little more substantial than the Orville neck and that isn't a bad thing. To a certain extent, it's probably down to the difference in fretboard radius.
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My brother had hand problems with P necks. He had a P and swapped in a J neck. I do not have any issues with carrier deck P necks or smaller modern P necks. My problem comes from neck angle and wrists. Good thing for options. And Thunderbirds that will hang out in a near vertical position and solve wrist ergo issues.
 
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#127,971
JIO said:
It doesn't really do a lot, but I really like what it does. It's like it defines/clarifies the tone w/o changing it. It's pretty intuitive having only two controls. I leave mine set Lo-Contour 11:00 and 1:00 Process, and I tweak the Lou-Contour for my hollow body.
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Great! Thanks for the info.:thumbsup: Sounds a little similar to a SansAmp VT I used to use in front of SS amps. It could really color the tone, but I used it more subtly. I don't know what it did, but it makes every SS amp sound better and bigger. I still use it as a DI so I can adjust my amp and not mess with the signal to the PA.
 
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#127,976
dagrev said:
Great! Thanks for the info.:thumbsup: Sounds a little similar to a SansAmp VT I used to use in front of SS amps. It could really color the tone, but I used it more subtly. I don't know what it did, but it makes every SS amp sound better and bigger. I still use it as a DI so I can adjust my amp and not mess with the signal to the PA.
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I use the MXR d.i.+ at the front and have it set flat mostly, but always on. It's my DI port for FOH. I sometimes hit the distortion when goosing my MXR Deluxe Fuzz.
 
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