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Thunderbird Club

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I'm looking for one more Thunderbird...Then that's it.
 
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GBassNorth said:
All this EB posting on the TBird thread has me drooling. My Short scale 2008 Gibson SG Supreme basses are some of my favorite players and log in as much time as my Thunderbirds.

The burning vintage EB question I have - which EB years or models are best for extreme earth shaking cab destroying bottom end?

And to bring us back on topic - has anyone ever put a vintage EB mudbucker in a TBird up at the neck?
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Not yet but I'm hopeful although considering the availability or a lack there of a vintage EB PU, this would most likely have to do..

Model One™ | DiMarzio
Model One™ | DiMarzio
 
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JIO said:
Ok - thanks for that. :thumbsup: I just looked it up and the L was first sold in 1970, which is when I bought my ('69) as a jr in hs. So it was barely NOS but I feel my theory is more or less confirmed - they were clearing out old stock. I also saw many pics of '69s showing the same bridge as mine with and w/o the mute which mine had. I guess like many basses with mutes - a lot of players removed them.

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You can see traces of where the mute was in this example.
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I have never figured out what year my EB-2 is. It has an intonable two point bridge like later ones. It has clovers like earlier ones. It is a two pickup version from the factory, with no baritone button from the factory. It also has a Dimarzio One from before I got it and butchered wiring that I have not seen a reason to fix. The serial says it could be anything from '67 to '69, depending on which list you choose. When I got it, I was told it was a '65, but that was clearly wrong. '68 or '69 is probably correct, with the outside chance it is a '70. It does not matter much except as an excuse to entertain myself speculating about it.
 
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GBassNorth said:
All this EB posting on the TBird thread has me drooling. My Short scale 2008 Gibson SG Supreme basses are some of my favorite players and log in as much time as my Thunderbirds.

The burning vintage EB question I have - which EB years or models are best for extreme earth shaking cab destroying bottom end?

And to bring us back on topic - has anyone ever put a vintage EB mudbucker in a TBird up at the neck?
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IDK what year they moved them back, but my 66 EB-3 pup was against the end of the fretboard and it roared. My 2006 Epi EB-3L never quite had that earth/speaker shaking ability. Plus it dove like a Val.
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Interesting day with the band today. Everybody has a lot of time on their hands, so now we're figuring modding the set list. After an unbelievable amount of posts on our Messenger thread, with most aimed at someone specific but not named, we sticked with our concept (80s rock covers), we finally settled on:
  1. Superstitious (we'll eighties-it up SW's original);
  2. Perfect Strangers;
  3. Lady (original version);
  4. Money for Nothing;
  5. Hungry like the wolf.

Man, being in that band is uber-ccool, the guys are good human beings (no overblown egos or AHs) and darn good musicians (a couple of ex-pros and the rest of us passionnate amateurs), but communication-wise, it's like being married to 4 spouses :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:.

Looking forward to do PF and HLWF on the Thunderbird.
Hope I'll do honor to our queen on the latter.
 
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Bassmike62 said:
Interesting day with the band today. Everybody has a lot of time on their hands, so now we're figuring modding the set list. After an unbelievable amount of posts on our Messenger thread, with most aimed at someone specific but not named, we sticked with our concept (80s rock covers), we finally settled on:
  1. Superstitious (we'll eighties-it up SW's original);
  2. Perfect Strangers;
  3. Lady (original version);
  4. Money for Nothing;
  5. Hungry like the wolf.

Man, being in that band is uber-ccool, the guys are good human beings (no overblown egos or AHs) and darn good musicians (a couple of ex-pros and the rest of us passionnate amateurs), but communication-wise, it's like being married to 4 spouses :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:.

Looking forward to do PF and HLWF on the Thunderbird.
Hope I'll do honor to our queen on the latter.
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Good luck with the band, they can indeed be a "relationship", I think the ones that are the most fun to be in ( and conversely, possibly the worst)have this element, it's really nice when every leaves the ego at home!
I like John Taylor's playing immensely, "Hungry like the Wolf" needs the drums to be correct for the bass to work correctly - Taylor is cool because of what he sometimes doesn't play. With a two pick up 'Bird I like to back off the neck pick up just a little and dime the bridge - Perfect for Taylor's work, a little less bass and a bit of 'burp.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Good luck with the band, they can indeed be a "relationship", I think the ones that are the most fun to be in ( and conversely, possibly the worst)have this element, it's really nice when every leaves the ego at home!
I like John Taylor's playing immensely, "Hungry like the Wolf" needs the drums to be correct for the bass to work correctly - Taylor is cool because of what he sometimes doesn't play. With a two pick up 'Bird I like to back off the neck pick up just a little and dime the bridge - Perfect for Taylor's work, a little less bass and a bit of 'burp.
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This is why I love this thread so much. You guys are unbelievable.
Thx :-)
 
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