Thunderbird Club

[CharlyG]

Hmmm, I could get a push/pull for the tone and S/P......

 

[hillerup]

Yep leaning toward the Epi in "Olympic White" View attachment 830797 Peel off the pickguard and do a "Ying Yang" graphic on it!! Sick thought or what?

Minor correction: It's called Alpine White in Epi lingo... Olympic White is a 7ender colour...

 

[hillerup]

I have my Epi wired with a series/parallel switch. That extra bite is perfect

Sounds interesting - Would you mind eleborating with a schematic?

 

[hillerup]

I wish that bass was Inverness Green or Pelham Blue, it's an Orville that's been modified to look like a '63 Gibson, with a two point and tail piece. Other than being a set neck it's a pretty faithful re-creation. Personally. I wish it still had it's Orville TRC (it has a Gibson), I got from Curt Traynor (that fantastic bassist from the Detroit area that plays in the Youtube I posted 40 or so pages back) through Last Bass Outpost. It's a lovely bass, you don't see them in the States much as they're from Japan and weren't meant for export to the U.S., frankly it's way better than it's American counterpart in just about every way.

Cool... So, did I get the other 10 right?

 

[veebass]

Some discussion of Scott's Badbirds in the general population in case you missed it.

Badbird II replacement for Gibson 3-point bridge

 

[redstrand]

Sounds interesting - Would you mind eleborating with a schematic?

I'll slug up a pic and a diagram in a few

 

[redstrand]

You'll need an on/on switch with 6 lugs underneath

 

[CharlyG]

Then there is this place.

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[TBird1958]

Cool... So, did I get the other 10 right?

Yep, tho the Epi is more of a Bitch than a bastard

 

[redstrand]

Here's the guts.

 

[veebass]

Here's the guts.

Man that's some work in there!
I have just done a series parallel push pull mod on a split 51 pickup (single coil shape but has 2 coils side by side- neat eh?) for my 69 Telecaster Bass. I can go humbucker or single coil with a push/ pull and externally she looks no different and no drilling etc required).
I know how fiddly that stuff is- this took 5 hours.
Sorry for the Fender content.
In my defence, it is one that is unlikely to appeal to the masses and there is no tort or flats involved.

 

[redstrand]

Dig that!
There was plenty of room for another something, my varitone was too deep, this switch was almost. I had done this to a Jazz and figured what the hell. It's glorious. I got this for cheap so I wanted to make it more mine. Next is a new set of tuners.

 

[veebass]

Dig that!
There was plenty of room for another something, my varitone was too deep, this switch was almost. I had done this to a Jazz and figured what the hell. It's glorious. I got this for cheap so I wanted to make it more mine. Next is a new set of tuners.

Yes, I have done a series parallel mod to a Jazz as well- gives them some grunt.

 

[CharlyG]

Hmm, grunt......I am always looking for a touch of grind. Now I gotta learn the diff between grunt and grind! I'm thinking Pbass for grunt? Grind on steroids is Chris Squire.

 

[Korladis]

I'd call the sound of my t-bird in series mode, on both pickups (as I have the tone replaced with a pickup switch) more of a "bark." It's damn loud, too.

 

[veebass]

Hmm, grunt......I am always looking for a touch of grind. Now I gotta learn the diff between grunt and grind! I'm thinking Pbass for grunt? Grind on steroids is Chris Squire.

Ha! What I meant is that a Jazz in series has a fuller sound to my ear, as well as a perceived volume lift.

 

[redstrand]

Anything series will have that bark or bite depending on the pickups. The stock ones sound great regular and stellar in series

 

[hillerup]

Duly Noted and Corrected Sir!!
Speaking of 7endersView attachment 831304

I think you're in the wrong forum!

 

[Larry V]

I think you're in the wrong forum!

No doubt! If you're going to post pics of 7enders, there should at least be a TBird in the background.

 

[Dadagoboi]

I think you're in the wrong forum!

No doubt! If you're going to post pics of 7enders, there should at least be a TBird in the background.

...Or at least some TBird content