Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

I'd be surprised if it was anything but gloss.

That first pic is high quality. I’d bet that is representative of how it looks.

 

[PillO]

It used to have a Nikki Six style thumb rest

Either Nikki has a strange hand deformity, or he stuck his pinky in it (ahem).

 

[PillO]

Oh, well. I was trying to enable.

You can still enable. Drive to Cleveland pick it up, drop it off in Florida, go home. Can't be more than a few thousand miles round trip.

 

[GBassNorth]

That first pic is high quality. I’d bet that is representative of how it looks.

I hope so. Unfortunately, the second photo was also high quality and looks nothing like gloss. My 2014 Gibby EB5 is a Burst finish with a satin coat, my Eppi Goth is black satin as well. It's not at all unheard of for Gibby and Eppi to use satin finishes. I hope it's gloss. Will wait to see it first hand or at least a confirmation on the finish before I pull the trigger.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

GB707
NEW Gotoh Japan GB707 Bass Machine Heads 4-in-line Tuners SET w/ Screws - BLACK | eBay

Thank you, sir!

 

[JIO]

Thank you, sir!

I just checked on eBay and unfortunately the black version is more $. I hate when they do that. I can buy a Hipshot KA bridge in black or chrome for the same price. If they can do it - why not Gotoh?

 

[GonePlaid]

I just checked on eBay and unfortunately the black version is more $. I hate when they do that. I can buy a Hipshot KA bridge in black or chrome for the same price. If they can do it - why not Gotoh?

Silly boy. Because they can.

 

[JIO]

Silly boy. Because they can.

Then kudos to HS - I am a big fan of their Supertone, Type A and KA bridges and Drop-D machine.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

made in Canada, Sonic Frontiers audiophile grade stereo pwr amp...
sounds phenomenal, I believe it may be a Bob Carver design...
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Oh, man, yeah. Waaaay more than the equivalent number of tubes in a pair of 100W guitar or bass amps. Where do you buy those? From the mfr? or someone else who tests and matches the heck out of things? I'd love to have one of those. But that's a good start on the price of a 63-65v THUNDERBIRD. Or the price of a well worn instance.

 

[Blenin]

With my Mike Lull NRT4

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Oh, man, yeah. Waaaay more than the equivalent number of tubes in a pair of 100W guitar or bass amps. Where do you buy those? From the mfr? or someone else who tests and matches the heck out of things? I'd love to have one of those. But that's a good start on the price of a 63-65v THUNDERBIRD. Or the price of a well worn instance.

depends what the customer wants.....some want NOS GE or Tung-Sols where matched quartets go for about 600 or you can opt for a matched octet. Ruby and JJ make suitable (not as rugged, wouldn’t use them in an SVT) modern replacements that they will match for you for a fee.....having one of these (I do) helps too....

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I just checked on eBay and unfortunately the black version is more $. I hate when they do that. I can buy a Hipshot KA bridge in black or chrome for the same price. If they can do it - why not Gotoh?

You ask for rational behavior from EBAY???

 

[Miles_ONeal]

depends what the customer wants.....some want NOS GE or Tung-Sols where matched quartets go for about 600 or you can opt for a matched octet. Ruby and JJ make suitable (not as rugged, wouldn’t use them in an SVT) modern replacements that they will match for you for a fee.....having one of these (I do) helps too....
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Still, how many tubes do you go through to find two matched quads? (Yeah, NOS is big bucks!)

 

[LetItGrowTone]

Ruby and JJ make suitable (not as rugged, wouldn’t use them in an SVT) modern replacements

Side by side, to me JJ 6550s *look* just as physically rugged as GE 6550A (not stingy with the mica spacers), and better than the Sovtek 6550WE that came in my SVT-CL (and are still in there).

What failure mode do you think is most likely with the JJs in an SVT?

 

[Gaolee]

You can still enable. Drive to Cleveland pick it up, drop it off in Florida, go home. Can't be more than a few thousand miles round trip.

You are closer to Cleveland than I am. Just a fact. Plus there's the enticement of watermelon in Florida.

 

[Gaolee]

I hope so. Unfortunately, the second photo was also high quality and looks nothing like gloss. My 2014 Gibby EB5 is a Burst finish with a satin coat, my Eppi Goth is black satin as well. It's not at all unheard of for Gibby and Eppi to use satin finishes. I hope it's gloss. Will wait to see it first hand or at least a confirmation on the finish before I pull the trigger.

What I found with the finish on my 2013 EB is that it polishes over time. It was satin, but now it's shinier than that, with an amazing burnished quality. That works well with a burst finish, but maybe not so well with PB.

 

[Gaolee]

With my Mike Lull NRT4

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I know that stage up in Everett!

 

[BklynKen]

I just checked on eBay and unfortunately the black version is more $. I hate when they do that. I can buy a Hipshot KA bridge in black or chrome for the same price. If they can do it - why not Gotoh?

In Apple circles it's called the "black tax."

 

[Miles_ONeal]

What I found with the finish on my 2013 EB is that it polishes over time. It was satin, but now it's shinier than that, with an amazing burnished quality. That works well with a burst finish, but maybe not so well with PB.

How do you burnish peanut butter?

 

[PillO]

You are closer to Cleveland than I am. Just a fact. Plus there's the enticement of watermelon in Florida.

Border is still closed.