Thunderbird Club

[BklynKen]

The crabbing season has just started chez PillO. I attribute it to not enough daylight and the approach of Xmas.

Hanging around port towns again?

 

[MCF]

I like the feel of the 45-105 set best, but I like the balance of the 50-105 set better. If I had a thin or weak neck bass where tension might be a concern I suppose I'd go with the lower tension set. Bottom line, both are great and not really all that different sound wise. I'd be very very hard pressed to tell the difference on a recording. It's more about the feel.

The 45-105 set feels exquisite on the ‘15.

 

[MCF]

good pick lesson...

The humblest you’ll ever see him. That’s a great video.

 

[MCF]

It's a (US made) '68 Coral Deluxe Bass. The same bass first appeared in the early 60's with a Danelectro badge. Coral bought Dano in '66 and then went under in late '68. Dano was later resurged in the 90's under different management. The Silvertone Hornet (also Dano related) was similar in a few ways.

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Mint early '60s Dano - I saw it long after sold on Reverb unfortunately.
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That blue Dano is one of my Unicorn basses. Marvelous.

 

[Engle]

We'll start warming up a spot in the princess fingers club for you.

Naw I’ve had them on the VP before and didn’t have the princess problem.

 

[Engle]

So I am dead set on doing a parts bass from a Rosser body and EMG t-bird passives. My only dilemma is whether to do the non-reversed T-bird or the Meteora. I guess the NRT would be a bit lighter. I do like the curves of the Meteora, but it also looks very "big in the waist." I strap my rig on higher side, so I might be playing with a T-Rex arm on the Meteora. Give me some more reasons why I should do the NRT.

Cause it’s cooler? Heads up - those Rosser bodies are all northern Ash, so fairly heavy.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Hanging around port towns again?

Tawny Ports for me....

 

[GonePlaid]

The humblest you’ll ever see him. That’s a great video.

A friend bought her then husband lessons with Carol Kaye. He wouldn't listen, she kicked him out. I don't think there are many people who would successfully argue with Ms. Kaye.

 

[Old_Noob]

Cause it’s cooler? Heads up - those Rosser bodies are all northern Ash, so fairly heavy.

as in, the nr t-bird is gonna be lighter?

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

A friend bought her then husband lessons with Carol Kaye. He wouldn't listen, she kicked him out. I don't think there are many people who would successfully argue with Ms. Kaye.

they get a refund?

 

[Old_Noob]

so apologies for the dumb question, but the lower horn on the tbird is noticably more pronounced than the top horn on the non reverse version..... given the endemic neck dive complaints, why didn't gibson ever do a 'reversed reversed' t bird with the upper horn sticking out farther than the lower one......basically a flipped tbird

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

so apologies for the dumb question, but the lower horn on the tbird is noticably more pronounced than the top horn on the non reverse version..... given the endemic neck dive complaints, why didn't gibson ever do a 'reversed reversed' t bird with the upper horn sticking out farther than the lower one......basically a flipped tbird

Greco did....not as attractive imho..

 

[Old_Noob]

was greco liscensed by gibby?

 

[GonePlaid]

they get a refund?

My friend didn't mention it but I doubt it.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

was greco liscensed by gibby?

good question...

 

[StephnG]

so apologies for the dumb question, but the lower horn on the tbird is noticably more pronounced than the top horn on the non reverse version..... given the endemic neck dive complaints, why didn't gibson ever do a 'reversed reversed' t bird with the upper horn sticking out farther than the lower one......basically a flipped tbird

You mean like this..

 

[Old_Noob]

You mean like this..
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yes, but with the controls ..on the bottom

 

[StephnG]

yes, but with the controls ..on the bottom

Cool,
Actually the controls on the "top" are more functional than one may think, great for volume swells and quicker access to "on the fly "adjustments than on the "bottom" IMHO

 

[Engle]

as in, the nr t-bird is gonna be lighter?

Yeah seems to be the smaller of 2 bodies.

Someone here built a Fenderbird with a Rosser body...

 

[Thumper]

Can someone give me the link for China-buckers and which value pots and caps would be recommended? Thanks.

Memory isn't my strong suit, and I'm down in Mesquite NV for a week or two so no access to my notes. I used 250 volume pots and a 500 tone pot with a .047 orange drop on my Thunderjazz (ash body). For my ThunderP (mahogany body), I'm going 250 volume pots, 500 tone and .022 cap.