Yeah, BC Riches are kinda nuts that way. I just found what sounded best and left it and EQ the rest. I like the set-it-and-forget-it approach. Fortunately it doesn't require a battery since that's just for the boost circuit, which I never use.
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Thunderbird Club
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You want knobs, Alembic has plenty of them…
an interesting write up here in TB…
Phil Lesh Mission Control Bass
BTW - each of those white dots is an ivory push button.
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Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
When fuzz bow gets involved, it is time to wake up.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Too many controls just turn into a bucket of mush. Although I find what sounds right to me changes from day to day. So maybe a lot of controls is necessary to sound the same in all circumstances with little adjustments of everything.
My burst VP and white CP both flew to me via @FlyingPigSound . My burst IV Came straight from GC. The frustrating Pro V was from … I forget, but no one here in the gang.
I love this photo for several reasons.
Stupid question perhaps but is there any chance the Vintage Pro pickups have nickel covers? I assume they are chrome but are they?
The nickel covers of the EY chinabuckers on my Telebird are already turning vintage nicely, at least the bridge pickup. 2 years old now.
The nickel covers of the EY chinabuckers on my Telebird are already turning vintage nicely, at least the bridge pickup. 2 years old now.
VP are nickel as is the rest of the hardware.
Great, thanks! I bought the bass in September and I've been gigging* with it the whole fall but it seems I haven't been sweating enough.
*Duo gigs in libraries around my area so hard to break any sweat. And nobody gave us any sweat over the volume either which was kinda surprising.
And whoever says T-birds aren't versatile can eat my socks. I used it even for some slide stuff...
I have a hard enough time playing bass and don't have an engineering degree in knobology. (And I know that's snicker worthy.)
Cool bass! I love the body of my '55 Pbass and would love to have that body style with Thunderbird PUs. I would love to have one from these guys (RS Guitar Works in Ky).
And others...
https://store.rsguitarworks.net/collections/basses/products/p-byrd-bass
You are not supposed to advertise the amazing versatility of Thunderbirds. Again, the official line is: "Thunderbirds are one trick pony's - and have neck dive, etc, etc....."Great, thanks! I bought the bass in September and I've been gigging* with it the whole fall but it seems I haven't been sweating enough.
*Duo gigs in libraries around my area so hard to break any sweat. And nobody gave us any sweat over the volume either which was kinda surprising.
And whoever says T-birds aren't versatile can eat my socks. I used it even for some slide stuff...View attachment 4492252
That's cool. Would love to have some audio to go with the pic!
Wicked cool, switches and all.
Yeah but it looks cool. And Phil Lesh's old Alembic has him beat by a country mile, lol.
