Hey apologies for keeping you waiting, just busy... I wrote you a pm... I said $20. I guess that's reasonable, but hey. Talk to me...
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I love that walnut finishBeen without a bird 3 months, back in with this 2014 in Walnut, not a fan of the 12th fret inlay but for under $900 shipped I will live
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Annnnnnd... One bridge to the mailbox!
Hi - I've popped over from OzBass and am looking for one or two pickguards (black and/or white) for an incoming Greco TB:
From the 80's maybe, but I'll know more once I receive it.
Thanks in advance for your sage advice
From the 80's maybe, but I'll know more once I receive it.
Thanks in advance for your sage advice
Talk to Larry V, He'll take good care of you.Hi - I've popped over from OzBass and am looking for one or two pickguards (black and/or white) for an incoming Greco TB:
From the 80's maybe, but I'll know more once I receive it.
Thanks in advance for your sage advice
Hi - I've popped over from OzBass and am looking for one or two pickguards (black and/or white) for an incoming Greco TB:
From the 80's maybe, but I'll know more once I receive it.
Thanks in advance for your sage advice
Welcome, mate. ( @noplanb is a great bloke). The Greco TB II you found for me is one of my favourite basses.
Glad you took my suggestion to come here. Lots of good TBird advice, discussion and help here.
Great bunch here. Can't wait to hear more about this Bird when you get it.
Looks a beauty.
@Klondike beat me to it. @Larry V will indeed be able to help.
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It seems like there are very few of these NR's on the market. There's one on eBay unsold for a few weeks at $1399.99 OBO.
I miss my 2014 USA Thunderbird walnut edition which I sold last year... and I've also been looking for a nice Pelham Blue set neck Thunderbird... or a great deal on a Mike Lull NR (keep dreaming)... or a Cataldo NR... or an Epiphone PJ NR... or a Brad Lowe NR body with a Fender neck...
Why did I sell this beauty...?
Been without a bird 3 months, back in with this 2014 in Walnut, not a fan of the 12th fret inlay but for under $900 shipped I will live
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Bee-yoo-tee-ful!
Some more on the EY "Chinabuckers".
I wrote earlier that the bridge pup (nominal 9.2K) needed to be raised quite high to get a reasonable balance with a nominal 9.2K neck pickup. The pickup heights I settled with were- neck 8 mm below bottom of E string and bridge 10mm. Sounds great to me- just exactly what I was looking for.
The problem with this is the bridge pickup is almost out of the body and is a little unsupported, even with the chromed ring fitted. You can see the issue in this pic.
This worried me because the external wiring of these pickups is a little flimsy IMO (I had one arrive DOA) and I didn't want to risk damaging the wiring by knocking the pickup while playing it.
So I ordered some spacers from Thunderbucker Ranch. Link Removed. Steve was great to deal with!
Worked a treat- put one under the ring for the neck pickup and two under the ring around the bridge pickup- bridge pickup now solid as a rock. The spacers are ever so slightly smaller than the rings- I am guessing they are designed to go with genuine rings or the reissues that Thunderbucker Ranch sells- but no big deal. Well worth considering, if you go with these pickups.
Here she is with the spacers fitted.
BTW- I played her today after I finished installing the spacers and she sounds so great.
I wrote earlier that the bridge pup (nominal 9.2K) needed to be raised quite high to get a reasonable balance with a nominal 9.2K neck pickup. The pickup heights I settled with were- neck 8 mm below bottom of E string and bridge 10mm. Sounds great to me- just exactly what I was looking for.
The problem with this is the bridge pickup is almost out of the body and is a little unsupported, even with the chromed ring fitted. You can see the issue in this pic.
This worried me because the external wiring of these pickups is a little flimsy IMO (I had one arrive DOA) and I didn't want to risk damaging the wiring by knocking the pickup while playing it.
So I ordered some spacers from Thunderbucker Ranch. Link Removed. Steve was great to deal with!
Worked a treat- put one under the ring for the neck pickup and two under the ring around the bridge pickup- bridge pickup now solid as a rock. The spacers are ever so slightly smaller than the rings- I am guessing they are designed to go with genuine rings or the reissues that Thunderbucker Ranch sells- but no big deal. Well worth considering, if you go with these pickups.
Here she is with the spacers fitted.
BTW- I played her today after I finished installing the spacers and she sounds so great.
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I played that bass... My buddy Henry (their tech) did a nice set-up on it. If it were a 4-string, I'd snatch that up in minute! I'd probably swap out the pickups (never cared for Barts), and put some rounds on it, but otherwise, it's a great score for a 5-string birdman (or birdgirl).
It seems like there are very few of these NR's on the market. There's one on eBay unsold for a few weeks at $1399.99 OBO.
I miss my 2014 USA Thunderbird walnut edition which I sold last year... and I've also been looking for a nice Pelham Blue set neck Thunderbird... or a great deal on a Mike Lull NR (keep dreaming)... or a Cataldo NR... or an Epiphone PJ NR... or a Brad Lowe NR body with a Fender neck...
Why did I sell this beauty...?
Real question is why didn't I buy it.
Hi - I've popped over from OzBass and am looking for one or two pickguards (black and/or white) for an incoming Greco TB:
From the 80's maybe, but I'll know more once I receive it.
Thanks in advance for your sage advice
Hi. I'm not sure what your timing is for this but PM me when you want to get the ball rolling. My price is very reasonable so no worries there.
...and thanks for the shout-outs guys!
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Interesting. I generally like the bridge pickup rolled off even if it's a lower output pickup. The bridge pickup is there to add flavor to the neck pickup, or on a 'Bird, it's more the sweet spot pickup. We must be going for completely different sounds. I don't want huge amounts of treble and brightness, since that tends to get lost in the mosh of guitars. If you are playing in a trio, it could really work.
Hi guys! Been a while, sorry. Work travel has been slaying me. How's everyone doing?
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Ahhhh.....................................One of our Canadian contingent!
You guys still have better Back Bacon
Not bad, not bad. I'm even deeper into this void now after finding a 2012 Pelham Blue NR that I just HAD to have.
