Thunderbird Club

[dagrev]

Tom had Fentanyl in his system. I read an article somewhere or other a few months ago about it and in some areas the 'heroin' is all Fentanyl, it's cheaper and easier to get. If ever there was a reason to not do dope this is a VERY good one. I have read there are even counterfeit percocets made from fentanyl. I'm a retired RN and we used to give Fentanyl patches to elderly people with severe pain. The stuff is so powerful it only takes a minute quantity to OD from it and most dealers that cut it up aren't exactly chemists.

My Doc said the pills Prince had looked like a legit Rx (whatever it was), but were from dude not a pharmacy and had fentanyl in them.

 

[dagrev]

Used to??
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There is an unlimited supply of stupid in the world...

Just where did you get the pic of my 90s Superbird?

 

[dagrev]

EBCFs really working….talk about old school..going into the non-pro SVT II and an Ashdown 4 x 8 cab…..somehow, the realization that the signal goes from the Cobalts to the 8” drivers without passing through a single semiconductor lattice is REALLY satisfying…..EQ set flat on the amp, tone control on bass set to 4…. pick is a Dunlop .73 nylon….
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Yes it does. Great bass line and you killed it. Where's the rest? That's not right to suck somebody in and just stop.

 

[dagrev]

Back when I first got my '63 II in '74 (as a 21yr old), I saw a late '60s T-bird and it seemed like a different bass, which in many ways it was. I've never played one in a group setting but I don't doubt that they sound pretty much the same as a gen1 because so much is the same; same scale, mahogany, same pu's/electronics, same neck profile, same pu location, and same tuners & bridge. The neck-thru/set-neck difference is functional/structural, and different - but I doubt it has anything to do with the sound/tone. So it mainly comes down to the way it looks.

My more recent interest in Danelectro/Silvertone Hornets and my Coral (Dano) Deluxe Bass won me over to a similar body-shape. Even my '63 Burns of London has a visually relative body shape. The combination of liking the shape more and accepting that it is essentially a different model of the same bass instead of an alteration/fix of the gen1 T-bird has me seeing it in a new light.

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I believe the NR pickups are or tend to be a little more hot. Heard it from a reliable source (who I won't mention in case they were incorrect), but I'm thinking I've seen the elsewhere as well.

 

[dagrev]

was under the impression early 60’s buckers differ in number of windings from late 60’s units….many claim the latter sound better (hotter)…..main reason Steve Soar (Thunderbucker Ranch) makes the distinction in his product offering or so i thought..

OK, good, I wasn't imaging this. You are at least the third source.

 

[WillyW]

I really, really had to exercise some self control to not post in that thread - Ugh!

I do some stuff to make peepholes blush, but, but, but....

I have some standards...

 

[Border]

Good morning Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers. Just dropping in to say hello. Hoping all had a good weekend. Mine was great as I traveled to the west side to visit family and attend a concert with an old roommate. Delayed and rescheduled, but this was the second time in the last few years I saw Martin Barre and his band. Forty some years as lead guitar for Jethro Tull, and an amazing musician. Great seeing him in a small theater. Several songs from Stand Up and Benefit, extended sections from Thick as a Brick and Minstrel in the Gallery, and the entire Aqualung album, start to finish. A great show, as he and the band tore it up. If you enjoy the music of JT, especially the earlier material, I encourage you to attend if he plays nearby. Take care everyone, Have a good week.

 

[JIO]

In theory, no, but I notice a little difference between my 2013 Reverse and Non-Reverse. Could be one is neck-through and the other set-neck.

I doubt that makes a percievable sound/tone difference if at all. Using that axiom, a gen1 reverse has glued-in wings and a gen2 NR doesn't. Clearly that doesn't make any difference in sound/tone. A set-neck once set/glued functionally becomes one piece of wood, like a string-thru. (which is also multi-lam) Add to that both versions neck and body are made of the same wood. A bolt-on neck connected securely also functionally becomes one piece of wood, but will invite sound differences because the body and neck are usually made of different woods.

 

[JIO]

Could be distance of strings to P/Ups which make a huge difference as been noted here many, many times.

More likely - but even with exact set-up and strings, two wooden instruments like a bass or guitar will never sound exactly the same as wood is organic and each slab of wood is unique in its structure even if it came from the same tree.

 

[MCF]

Take really deep breaths and hold the '64 close for at least 10 minutes. If that doesn't help, I'm sure you have a cabinet where you might find some relaxing elixir.

I wanted to, but kept thinking I would fall for the bait. Maybe that was what the guy wanted. As mentioned, I've not played one, but I seriously doubt it was much different from other 'Birds, if at all. What he cut off would hardly make a difference, if any.

But it looks stupid.

 

[TBird1958]

But it looks stupid.

That is being diplomatic.

 

[TBird1958]

I believe the NR pickups are or tend to be a little more hot. Heard it from a reliable source (who I won't mention in case they were incorrect), but I'm thinking I've seen the elsewhere as well.

There's a lot of variation in '60s pickups because they were wound using a timer, so error happened often and some were greatly overwound.

 

[GonePlaid]

There's a lot of variation in '60s pickups because they were wound using a timer, so error happened often and some were greatly overwound.

I know some people like that...

 

[JIO]

was under the impression early 60’s buckers differ in number of windings from late 60’s units….many claim the latter sound better (hotter)…..main reason Steve Soar (Thunderbucker Ranch) makes the distinction in his product offering or so i thought..

Ok, wasn't aware of that - if that's true then that's the biggest difference between the two.

 

[TBird1958]

I know some people like that...

have we met? I can be that way

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Ok, wasn't aware of that - if that's true then that's the biggest difference between the two.

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[dagrev]

There's a lot of variation in '60s pickups because they were wound using a timer, so error happened often and some were greatly overwound.

Yes, very true, but is it maybe more true of the late 60s? I'll have to see if I can re-run across where I read that. But I tend to trust the person that said it more that what I would likely read.

Maybe @godofthunder59 could shed some light and personal experience on it.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Yes, very true, but is it maybe more true of the late 60s? I'll have to see if I can re-run across where I read that. But I tend to trust the person that said it more that what I would likely read.

Maybe @godofthunder59 could shed some light and personal experience on it.

ideally we debunk lots of these myths at the TBird Club Western Conference Meet…..whaddya say @JIO ?….your 64 and my 68 trough the same amp (strings) and settings?….

 

[JIO]

ideally we debunk lots of these myths at the TBird Club Western Conference Meet…..whaddya say @JIO ?….your 64 and my 68 trough the same amp (strings) and settings?….

For sure - I think I have D'Addario NY/XL's on mine.

 

[TBird1958]

ideally we debunk lots of these myths at the TBird Club Western Conference Meet…..whaddya say @JIO ?….your 64 and my 68 trough the same amp (strings) and settings?….

I was worried about which dresses to bring