Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

Finally "out for delivery" today! Three weeks and one day later.

The new to me guitar is out for delivery today. It's a fragile, hollow box. I'll be happy if it makes it here in one piece. It might. And holding your breath means you turn blue eventually. If all works out, we will have a long distance new toy party later today. That would be what happens in an ideal world, anyway.

 

[PillO]

I've been considering making tinfoil helmets for the cats...

We have found that cats do not like melon helmets.

We continue to work with other fruits to fund a suitable alternative.

 

[dagrev]

This group would just tell you to buy a few more to cover all bases.

That's precisely what I'm afraid of. Bunch of enablers! I'm up to five Thunderbirds and I really do need to get back on the Thunderbird Temperance wagon. Step one in the Thunderbird Aynnomous Big Book says: "I shall avoid the Thunderbird Club on Talkbass at all cost--or there will be a cost."

At least for a while.....

 

[dagrev]

The new to me guitar is out for delivery today. It's a fragile, hollow box. I'll be happy if it makes it here in one piece. It might. And holding your breath means you turn blue eventually. If all works out, we will have a long distance new toy party later today. That would be what happens in an ideal world, anyway.

If it's not a Thunderbird the headstock should still be attached. So you don't have to worry about that.

We'll be like two little kids ripping open Christmas presents to get to the goodies inside! There won't be any arguing over who goes first to open their "present." "You go first." "No, you go first." It will be a drag race.

 

[dagrev]

We have found that cats do not like melon helmets.

That's because cats don't seem to like much of anything. When they do--they don't let it be known.
(No offense at all to the many cat lovers here.)

 

[Fluffy94]

What are you leaning toward, control-wise?

I’m thinking of wiring up a volume, blend, and tone. My only issue is that I’ve got room for four controls and I don’t know what to do with the fourth spot. I’m turning my bird into a passive setup because I already have a solid active bass and now I want a super solid passive.

I’ve read in a much older post that some options could be a bass cut or a separate tone, but I don’t know if a second tone is necessary or how to wire a passive EQ control

 

[Gaolee]

That's precisely what I'm afraid of. Bunch of enablers! I'm up to five Thunderbirds and I really do need to get back on the Thunderbird Temperance wagon. Step one in the Thunderbird Aynnomous Big Book says: "I shall avoid the Thunderbird Club on Talkbass at all cost--or there will be a cost."

At least for a while.....

Uh, no. That's not an option.

 

[GBassNorth]

I’m thinking of wiring up a volume, blend, and tone. My only issue is that I’ve got room for four controls and I don’t know what to do with the fourth spot. I’m turning my bird into a passive setup because I already have a solid active bass and now I want a super solid passive.

I’ve read in a much older post that some options could be a bass cut or a separate tone, but I don’t know if a second tone is necessary or how to wire a passive EQ control

If you're a performing artist on stage a kill switch can come in handy.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Pretty Cherry...

 

[GonePlaid]

If you're a performing artist on stage a kill switch can come in handy.

I don't remember who but someone has an on/off "Suck Switch" on their bass.

 

[GonePlaid]

Pretty Cherry...
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Can't be real. The PG isn't cracked around the upper bout screw.

 

[Gaolee]

I’m thinking of wiring up a volume, blend, and tone. My only issue is that I’ve got room for four controls and I don’t know what to do with the fourth spot. I’m turning my bird into a passive setup because I already have a solid active bass and now I want a super solid passive.

I’ve read in a much older post that some options could be a bass cut or a separate tone, but I don’t know if a second tone is necessary or how to wire a passive EQ control

When I converted my Pro IV to passive, I tried wiring it with two volume, two tone. I used the wiring from a stack-knob J as a guide and it didn't work very well for some reason. Maybe my allergy to J-basses just made that a preordained failure. Then I wired it VVT, with a selector switch in the fourth hole. I'm not happy with that, either but haven't rewired it again. The bass is already fretless, and I'm considering getting it refinished. If that happens, it will lose a couple of the holes and become VV only with the other two holes blanked off and filled.

Now to figure out what color a fretless Thunderbird with Alumitones should be... It would have to be a non-traditional color of some kind, but that might take a while to decide. It always does. I'm currently thinking it should be 1968 GM Rallye Green. That would be different from most Thunderbirds, with the exception of one of Veronica's green 'Birds.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Can't be real. The PG isn't cracked around the upper bout screw.

It ain’t

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Out for delivery somewhere in Walla Walla?

Walla Walla, Wash, AND Kalamazoo!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

This group would just tell you to buy a few more to cover all basses.

Fixed the typo.[1]

[1] And made two typos in my initial response.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I’m thinking of wiring up a volume, blend, and tone. My only issue is that I’ve got room for four controls and I don’t know what to do with the fourth spot. I’m turning my bird into a passive setup because I already have a solid active bass and now I want a super solid passive.

I’ve read in a much older post that some options could be a bass cut or a separate tone, but I don’t know if a second tone is necessary or how to wire a passive EQ control

Fit an LED there. Hook it up via resistor to a battery in the battery compartment, all wired to turn the LED on when a plug is in the jack. It'll look cool, and make people wonder what you have.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

If you're a performing artist on stage a kill switch can come in handy.

Handy when the accelerator gets stuck, too.

 

[GBassNorth]

When I converted my Pro IV to passive, I tried wiring it with two volume, two tone. I used the wiring from a stack-knob J as a guide and it didn't work very well for some reason. Maybe my allergy to J-basses just made that a preordained failure. Then I wired it VVT, with a selector switch in the fourth hole. I'm not happy with that, either but haven't rewired it again. The bass is already fretless, and I'm considering getting it refinished. If that happens, it will lose a couple of the holes and become VV only with the other two holes blanked off and filled.

Now to figure out what color a fretless Thunderbird with Alumitones should be... It would have to be a non-traditional color of some kind, but that might take a while to decide. It always does. I'm currently thinking it should be 1968 GM Rallye Green. That would be different from most Thunderbirds, with the exception of one of Veronica's green 'Birds.

I like car colors best on TBirds.

Some of my favorites are the early 1970's Mopar color schemes. A bold choice would be Plum Crazy, but a very cool choice would be In-Violet. Here's a link to some Mopar color charts...
Mopar Paint Colors

Porsche has also had a number of really interesting colors over the years especially in the blue shades. Zenith blue would be a neat color on a TBird, it turns violet in bright light. Here's a color selection site for every Porsche color offered, just click on the little car color icons to see photos of actual cars in different lighting...
Rennbow Porsche Color Wiki | Porsche Club of America

Enjoy

 

[Toptube]

IMO, the ultimate passive controls are, series switch, pickup blend which actually blends, tonestyler. And a kill switch.

 

[TBird1958]

I like car colors best on TBirds.

Some of my favorites are the early 1970's Mopar color schemes. A bold choice would be Plum Crazy, but a very cool choice would be In-Violet. Here's a link to some Mopar color charts...
Mopar Paint Colors

Porsche has also had a number of really interesting colors over the years especially in the blue shades. Zenith blue would be a neat color on a TBird, it turns violet in bright light. Here's a color selection site for every Porsche color offered, just click on the little car color icons to see photos of actual cars in different lighting...
Rennbow Porsche Color Wiki | Porsche Club of America

Enjoy

I would never, ever own a Plum Crazy Thunderbird...........