Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Carole Baskin.....

Carole Baskin - Wikipedia

Yes indeed. Prime example. Unfortunately she's not alone! A phrase common around here comes to mind: "Bless her heart, she ain't right."

 

[JIO]

Wow Bob Wow! Check this schitt out! (my first awareness of it! - no wonder Bowie liked/respected Scott Walker!)

 

[dagrev]

don’t overlook the international element either... there was (dunno if still around, it’s been years) a bumper sticker that said “Would the last American to leave Miami please bring the flag?”..

I intentionally left that aspect out. But that's very true. We visited Busch Gardens years ago and on occasion ran into someone who spoke English. Not exaggerating. It's a tourist spot but still. Only a great place (not just the state) attracts people from literally everywhere.

 

[Engle]

 

[KaraQ]

Do you have a spare output jack? I would wire the bridge PU (by itself) directly to a jack, just hang it out of the control cavity, and try it.

Not sure if I do or not. I'll check the next time I get to work on it

I got a chance to try this, with the unused jack from my GZR pickup set. Straight to the jack, even without proper grounding (or connections... ), the p/u sounded a lot better.

Would this indicate a bad pot? Or just a bad wiring job?
Or something else?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Carole Baskin.....

Carole Baskin - Wikipedia

So which side of that coin is she on? Seems pretty tame for Florida.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I think our Queen will forgive me this indiscretion, absolutely no Thunderbird content. I won a piece of Jim Lea's stage clothing through a charity auction Jim held. The jacket was worn onstage and in the movie Flame. Slade is one of my favorite bands and Jim one of my favorite bassists, often over looked but one of the greats of the 70's. The jacket is in remarkably good condition here pictured with my Slade DR201, Jim Lea bass and Jim's flight case. View attachment 3983786 View attachment 3983787 View attachment 3983789

W00T! Congrats, my friend!

 

[JIO]

I have been using this for a while now and like it. It does pretty much what the POG does but you can add a 5th as well.

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quint?

 

[GonePlaid]

I have been using this for a while now and like it. It does pretty much what the POG does but you can add a 5th as well.

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I looked at those b4 I bought the Micro POG, but I awready had a 5th.

 

[BklynKen]

quint?

Gonna need a bigger board?

 

[GonePlaid]

I intentionally left that aspect out. But that's very true. We visited Busch Gardens years ago and on occasion ran into someone who spoke English. Not exaggerating. It's a tourist spot but still. Only a great place (not just the state) attracts people from literally everywhere.

In all seriosity, central FL(basically along I-4 from Tampa through Orlando to Daytona Beach)is[or was] the number one/numero uno/ichiban/nummer eins/etc. tourist destination in the world.
Tampa has Busch Gardens, Zoo Tampa, Florida Aquarium, and some craft breweries; Orlando has Disney, Universal, Sea World, Gatorland, and craft breweries; and Daytona has the Speedway and the beaches plus they're a short distance from Cape Canaveral so, yeah, we get folks from all over. Some even speak Southern, y'all.

 

[Engle]

I got a chance to try this, with the unused jack from my GZR pickup set. Straight to the jack, even without proper grounding (or connections... ), the p/u sounded a lot better.

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Would this indicate a bad pot? Or just a bad wiring job?
Or something else?

Sweet! The pickup is good!!!
My best guess is something got grounded accidentally.
You can test a pot by measuring resistance between the outer terminals. That should be close to the value of the pot. Between the center and either outer terminal will vary from O to full resistance as you turn it.

 

[GonePlaid]

Sweet! The pickup is good!!!
My best guess is something got grounded accidentally.
You can test a pot by measuring resistance between the outer terminals. That should be close to the value of the pot. Between the center and either outer terminal will vary from O to full resistance as you turn it.

Be careful. Talking about pot testing while holding a CDL can be detrimental to one's career.

 

[KaraQ]

Sweet! The pickup is good!!!
My best guess is something got grounded accidentally.
You can test a pot by measuring resistance between the outer terminals. That should be close to the value of the pot. Between the center and either outer terminal will vary from O to full resistance as you turn it.

That's what I'm working on now
I just unsoldered everything, going through testing the stuff (okay so far). I'll have to get some more wire, and I'll just re-do it all.
Also, I think I'm gonna track down some audio grade m/f spade connectors for the bridge ground & output jack, to make life easier when I have to remove everything to send it for paint.

 

[RedVee]

I intentionally left that aspect out. But that's very true. We visited Busch Gardens years ago and on occasion ran into someone who spoke English. Not exaggerating. It's a tourist spot but still. Only a great place (not just the state) attracts people from literally everywhere.

way back a long long time ago (Sept 19) I was in Queenstown NZ. Lovely spot, but no (or very few) Kiwis. People from everywhere else though.

 

[bylar13]

quint?

Quint Machine

 

[dagrev]

I looked at those b4 I bought the Micro POG, but I awready had a 5th.
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This morning's post read that's worth the price of admission.

 

[dagrev]

Be careful. Talking about pot testing while holding a CDL can be detrimental to one's career.

And another one!

The voice of experience speaking here....?

 

[dagrev]

way back a long long time ago (Sept 19) I was in Queenstown NZ. Lovely spot, but no (or very few) Kiwis. People from everywhere else though.

Such rare times are something of an odd experience. Kind of like, I can see your mouth moving, but can't hear a word you say....!

 

[GBassNorth]

I think our Queen will forgive me this indiscretion, absolutely no Thunderbird content. I won a piece of Jim Lea's stage clothing through a charity auction Jim held. The jacket was worn onstage and in the movie Flame. Slade is one of my favorite bands and Jim one of my favorite bassists, often over looked but one of the greats of the 70's. The jacket is in remarkably good condition here pictured with my Slade DR201, Jim Lea bass and Jim's flight case. View attachment 3983786 View attachment 3983787 View attachment 3983789

That's just too cool! Glad you didn't hold out for the polka dot outfit.