Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

you guys need callouses..

Yeah, why didn't I think of that?

 

[fasterpussycat]

Ya mean like this?
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Don't lock the cat in with the Jamesons.

 

[GBassNorth]

I guess there's been some QC issues. I have them on 2 basses(and had them on the EpiBird 5er). Love the tones and the texture.

There sure seems to be a difference in opinions on the feel of the Cobalts. I've had at least three sets and personally find them very smooth and pretty much the same surface roughness as any other flat I've tried. Not quite as smooth as Tapes but not agressive in the slightest. I always kink my strings before clipping them to length and wonder if those that find them rough maybe skip this step. I suppose if you don't kink them first you could potentially have a situation where the windings loosen up a bit and create small gaps in the windings, that could make them feel rougher. Just a thought.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

So for @dagrev and all you Coffin Case lovers... this isn't a bass case. It's what I use with my Goth Flying V guitar. The standard IV fares a bit better but not much. I'd have to rip out the accessory compartment to use this for the bass. The bass case might fit, but I wouldn't bet on it. (I'm waiting to hear from Coffin.) -Imelda

Edit: I should have made sure the lightning motif strap showed better and made a "shock the monkey" joke.

In other news, I won a wrestling match with my ears and closed the youtube tab in my browser. Otherwise I would have been searching for a specific video of the early Jackson 5 or something when I realized the sun was coming up.

 

[Nocturnal]

Ya mean like this?
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That was the only case I ever found that fit my Bach NR. HUGE case tho.

So for @dagrev and all you Coffin Case lovers... this isn't a bass case. It's what I use with my Goth Flying V guitar. The standard IV fares a bit better but not much. I'd have to rip out the accessory compartment to use this for the bass. The bass case might fit, but I wouldn't bet on it. (I'm waiting to hear from Coffin.) -Imelda

Edit: I should have made sure the lightning motif strap showed better and made a "shock the monkey" joke.

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In other news, I won a wrestling match with my ears and closed the youtube tab in my browser. Otherwise I would have been searching for a specific video of the early Jackson 5 or something when I realized the sun was coming up.

There is no need to "rip out" the accessory compartment. Two small screws and it lifts right out and no one would really notice anything was missing because the bottom padding runs the entire length of the case. I had to do that to mine and it was a non-issue.

 

[StephnG]

Those are just about my favorite pickups. They are nothing like Gibson Mudbuckers, and aren't a whole lot like Thunderbird pickups. No matter, they are fantastic pickups.

I have always been curious about them

You guys are killing me. Six months ago I would never have entertained the thought. Now I’m wondering too.

Yup,
I wonder how a 5 Banger set would sound especially a low B of .130ish??

 

[PillO]

you guys need callouses..

I am very callous!

 

[Engle]

Yours now?

No, I have enough unfinished projects of my own. That one has the neck at a weird angle.

 

[Engle]

Sounds like something Prince would have played. Or is it a fish hook bass?

I was about to post a picture of it, but I wouldn’t want the tort to cause @Gaolee to lose his breakfast.

 

[FlyingPigSound]

The guy who sold me the Gibson RD on Reverb never took the plastic off the pickguard and had no idea that there was a storage compartment in the case, so it came with all the case candy in all the original packaging.

 

[GonePlaid]

That was the only case I ever found that fit my Bach NR. HUGE case tho.



There is no need to "rip out" the accessory compartment. Two small screws and it lifts right out and no one would really notice anything was missing because the bottom padding runs the entire length of the case. I had to do that to mine and it was a non-issue.

Mine was staples.

 

[GonePlaid]

I have always been curious about them

Yup,
I wonder how a 5 Banger set would sound especially a low B of .130ish??

I have 'em on my Les Paul Bass-

 

[StephnG]

I have 'em on my Les Paul Bass-

Cool,
So is there some "clarity" to a flatty low B or is it more "dissonant"??
Thanks

 

[MCF]

Ya mean like this?
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Careful with the Jamie. It’s addicting. Did a of the distillery last summer and it has become a favorite. The standard triple distilled is tasty. The caskmates are wonderful. But pricy.

 

[Gaolee]

....for the “others” (thunderbirds) I use the Big T Heavy Bass gigbag...explorer shaped, but fits rev and non rev birds.... my epiphone rivoli sleeps in his JC case, no gigbag....​

Crazy thing is that I only had a gig back for the EB-2 for about twenty years. Somehow, it managed to escape harm. Proof that God looks after idiots. The idiot learned, and now it lives in its case when it's not out to play.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I am very callous!

apparently not where it counts...

 

[MCF]

There sure seems to be a difference in opinions on the feel of the Cobalts. I've had at least three sets and personally find them very smooth and pretty much the same surface roughness as any other flat I've tried. Not quite as smooth as Tapes but not agressive in the slightest. I always kink my strings before clipping them to length and wonder if those that find them rough maybe skip this step. I suppose if you don't kink them first you could potentially have a situation where the windings loosen up a bit and create small gaps in the windings, that could make them feel rougher. Just a thought.

Only have the one set, on the ‘15. kinked before clipping and installed per the weird included instructions. Winding them onto the skinny bird posts wasn’t fun; they’re really stiff. No issue at all with them not being smooth. I promised they’d get a long fair try. I like the feel, don’ mind the stiffness, but I’ll will be moving back to rounds when I get around to it. Can’t describe it exactly, but something is missing in the tone down low.

 

[JIO]

Wow, all you folk dissing the Thunderbird bridge pickup. What a shame. The bridge pu on my Classic Pro sounds AMAZING with the tone at about 50%.

There are 2 camps - those who like a 1 pu sound/tone, and those who like a blend of two pu's. The camp who likes a blend also likes a 1 pu sound/tone, which is available to them turning 1 knob off.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

That was the only case I ever found that fit my Bach NR. HUGE case tho.



There is no need to "rip out" the accessory compartment. Two small screws and it lifts right out and no one would really notice anything was missing because the bottom padding runs the entire length of the case. I had to do that to mine and it was a non-issue.

I have the Bach gig bag for the NR. Really nice bag. When I got the bass it came with no case but I was told Bach made a hardshell for it. When talking to Roman he told me all they had left was the gig bag. Did you ever see the hardshell case from Bach? Did it ever exist?

 

[Gaolee]

The one with the clamshell tailgate? Looked like pacman going backwards...

Yep. That's the one. Mine was red and got over 50 mpg on the freeway. It's the only car I ever bought new, so I was kinda anal about record keeping. We sold it to rebuild our bathroom. It was just a car.