Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

but they’re sooo good....

Yes, and as far as cycling goes - it's what gets burned first. Sitting and carbs aren't good, but a certain amount of carbs are needed for fuel when being active. It's a management issue.

 

[Thumper]

Epiphone Embassies NBD followup:

I've had and used these exclusively for a month now. The white one (CTS pots, series switch, wearing nickel Slinkys) at practice, the black one all stock wearing nickel Lowriders at home.

Both basses continue to impress, next to the white on a stand, is a $4,700 Dingwall, next to the black is a $2,700 T5 (both 5ers), neither has been touched since I got the Embassies.

Looking at fit and finish, the white is somewhat better, the black a little rougher, but nothing that impacts anything from 3 feet away. Both are absolute tone monsters; again, the white is slightly better.

Other than the differences listed above, the white goes through a Markbass LMII/Audiokinesis Thunderchild 15, the black into a Markbass CMD 112h. Normally the 112 has sounded deeper/punchier (typical Markbass low mid emphasis?); however, the white one has the edge here, and I'm not using the series switch in this comparison.

At some point I will have them side by side for a true comparison, and may put slinkys on the black.

Negatives? None really. I can't get the action as low as I'd like on the white, so may have to spring for a Supertone. The black will get lower action, but I think the fingerboard is dyed, my fretting fingers always get black tips after playing it. I may upgrade the pots on it (probably not until something goes bad), and may do the series/parallel switch when I do, but don't think it's needed.

That's it gang, over the moon with these basses. Yeah, not sexy like Thunderbirds, but IMHO, ergonomically superior, and at 7.lb 11 ozs and 7 lbs 7 ozs, my back loves them.

Buy one while they're still available, not even kidding here, and I'm usually not the Fanboy type.

 

[PillO]

I want to have my corpse animated with an armature (hinged parts) and servos. You should be able to hear the servos whirring when the thing moves. I want it to be installed in a particular part of the house, as just a regular feature of the place.
At some point of course it won't be so funny anymore, at which point the corpse can go to the furnace and the motorized skeleton can be repurposed...

I like this idea. Maybe add some pre-recorded lines to be delivered periodically too.
"Ahem"
"Get the hell off my lawn"
"Did someone say Anvil?"

 

[GonePlaid]

No doubt. It's just that if a brew contains anything other than barley/wheat malt, yeast, hops and water, it is technically not beer according to the German Beer Purity Law of 1516. Yes, I am a beer geek!

I'll buy that. However, I kinda doubt that the craft beer brewers give a ratza$$.

 

[PillO]

Crab season in a month!!

I didn't know there was a season. Kwellada sells steadily throughout the year...

 

[GonePlaid]

but they’re sooo good....

 

[GonePlaid]

Paisley, Farfisa organ, fuzz guitar, 'chop-sticks' reference and a cow-bell ... what more could anyone want. And you thought a T-bird had a skinny neck and huge hs!

The sound is pure Fartfisa(sic)but the look screams VOX.

 

[GonePlaid]

Hear you, my wife is of Mexican descent....they will not sit down at a table if there’s not a stack of tortillas...

I'm obviously not Italian. I could care less if there's bread with a meal.

 

[GBassNorth]

Epiphone Embassies NBD followup:

I've had and used these exclusively for a month now. The white one (CTS pots, series switch, wearing nickel Slinkys) at practice, the black one all stock wearing nickel Lowriders at home.

Both basses continue to impress, next to the white on a stand, is a $4,700 Dingwall, next to the black is a $2,700 T5 (both 5ers), neither has been touched since I got the Embassies.

Looking at fit and finish, the white is somewhat better, the black a little rougher, but nothing that impacts anything from 3 feet away. Both are absolute tone monsters; again, the white is slightly better.

Other than the differences listed above, the white goes through a Markbass LMII/Audiokinesis Thunderchild 15, the black into a Markbass CMD 112h. Normally the 112 has sounded deeper/punchier (typical Markbass low mid emphasis?); however, the white one has the edge here, and I'm not using the series switch in this comparison.

At some point I will have them side by side for a true comparison, and may put slinkys on the black.

Negatives? None really. I can't get the action as low as I'd like on the white, so may have to spring for a Supertone. The black will get lower action, but I think the fingerboard is dyed, my fretting fingers always get black tips after playing it. I may upgrade the pots on it (probably not until something goes bad), and may do the mid switch when I do, but don't think it's needed.

That's it gang, over the moon with these basses. Yeah, not sexy like Thunderbirds, but IMHO, ergonomically superior, and at 7.lb 11 ozs and 7 lbs 7 ozs, my back loves them.

Buy one while they're still available, not even kidding here, and I'm usually not the Fanboy type.

How about a pic?

Are these the new Eppi Embassy basses or the Vintage ones? The vintage ones are crazy expensive.

If it's the new ones you're talking about aren't they the same pups and electronics as the Eppi VP TBird? And if so, do they really sound much different than a VP?

 

[TerribleTim68]

I didn't know there was a season. Kwellada sells steadily throughout the year...

When you live up here where all those "Deadliest Catch" boats dock, yeah there's a season, trust me! And when you live where there's this much crab laying around, you can taste the difference of "in season" and not. We're a little bit spoiled up here, you learn to taste the difference between "this literally just came from the boat" and "this has been in the cooler for 2 days".

 

[GonePlaid]

Crab season in a month!!

When I was on liberty in the Philippines, it was crabs season year 'round.

 

[Thumper]

How about a pic?

Are these the new Eppi Embassy basses or the Vintage ones? The vintage ones are crazy expensive.

If it's the new ones you're talking about aren't they the same pups and electronics as the Eppi VP TBird? And if so, do they really sound much different than a VP?

These are the Epiphone Embassy Pro's. I can't talk to the sound, Dave Lowell can say, he sold me the white one and bought a Thunderbird Vintage Pro. They do have same electronics (when stock).

 

[BklynKen]

When you live up here where all those "Deadliest Catch" boats dock, yeah there's a season, trust me! And when you live where there's this much crab laying around, you can taste the difference of "in season" and not. We're a little bit spoiled up here, you learn to taste the difference between "this literally just came from the boat" and "this has been in the cooler for 2 days".

Crabs are all over the place in port towns.

 

[GonePlaid]

These are the Epiphone Embassy Pro's. I can't talk to the sound, Dave Lowell can say, he sold me the white one and bought a Thunderbird Vintage Pro. They do have same electronics (when stock).

Since they're mahogany body and VP pups, they should sound about the same as TBirds, all else being equal. On the subject of 'shallow', I'm not crazy about their looks.

 

[GBassNorth]

These are the Epiphone Embassy Pro's. I can't talk to the sound, Dave Lowell can say, he sold me the white one and bought a Thunderbird Vintage Pro. They do have same electronics (when stock).

That makes sense. I think he wired his pups in Series IIRC.
I assumed the VP bird was already wired in Series, but that's just an assumption. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[fasterpussycat]

That makes sense. I think he wired his pups in Series IIRC.
I assumed the VP bird was already wired in Series, but that's just an assumption. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

You mean wired in series as stock? Unlikely.

 

[Redwine006]

Anybody know if the Epi Classic Pro IV's have the route under the pick guard like the post 88' Gibsons?

 

[Thumper]

You mean wired in series as stock? Unlikely.

When he put in the CTS pots, the volume is push/pull, series/parallel. My comparison of both is parallel only.

 

[Count Bassie]

Anybody know if the Epi Classic Pro IV's have the route under the pick guard like the post 88' Gibsons?

Hmm. I need to bust out a screwdriver tonight to raise my p'ups, so I'll have a look.

 

[godofthunder59]

The Tbird has landed! I am pleased, the bass has a solid and not to ugly a headstock repair. A quick clean up, empty pickup cover, new pg and a Badbird and it looks pretty good. I hope to have a Thunderbucker in it in the next week or so. The frets need a little dressing around the 15th fret other than that it's pretty issue free aside from the break. I'll keep you updated along the way.