Thunderbird Pickups

This is a list of Thunderbird-style pickups and related information. Feel free to add to the list (inline), note what's not available (on product entry), and/or add your experience with any of them, especially comparing/contrasting them to any of the Gibson/Epiphone Thunderbird pickups and/or to each other (at end of list). Thanks to @MCF for compiling the original list.

NOTE: There has been a recent spate of pickups being sold as "new Epiphone pickups". @dagrev asked Gibson/Epi about these; here is their response:
"As for buying them separately, Epiphone doesn’t sell their pickups as standalone parts, which is frustrating for those of us who know how good they are. You’re right to be skeptical about those “Epi Thunderbird” pickups from China—more often than not, they’re knockoffs or just generic humbuckers that won’t get you the same tone."

Manufacturers and Brands​

• Stonewall Alternate Dimension Thunderbird Bass Humbucker Set
• Avedissian T Bird bass Soapbar
• Bartolini 4-String Vintage Gibson - T4CBC
• Seymour Duncan Thunderbird Bass
• Lull (no longer available separately)
• Thunderbucker Ranch (no longer in production) From the former Website:
  The pickup family includes the Fender-ish Bright 63, the more Aggressive sound of the 66 and the 66S (optimized for single pickup application). I also offer a 5 string modification that "stretches" the magnetic field across the wider span of the 5 string, but fits in the same can.
  The 63 Series: 63 Neck and 63 Bridge. Replicated from early Gibson samples, these pickups are Bright and growly, somewhat Fender-ish in tone. Customers report these shine for recording applications. The bridge pickup is more powerful than the neck pickup to get good balance. Specify pair or single neck or bridge pickup when ordering.
  The 66 Series: 66 Neck and 66 Bridge. Replicated from later Gibson samples. These pickups have a nice balance between power and brightness, and have been our consistent best seller. Again, the bridge pickup is more powerful than the neck to maintain a sonic balance. Specify pair or single neck or bridge pickup when ordering.
  The 66S Pickup: Optimized for single pickup applications. It has somewhat more power than a 66 Bridge, but maintains a good amount of brightness. I call it “pleasingly plump yet crunchy”.
  
  Our pickups, fully assembled, are 3.65" x 1.59". Vintage Gibsons are approximately 3.63" x 1.56", so measure fit carefully for your application - there may be an interference in the width of the body rout
• Lollar Thunderbird Bass Pickups
• Mojo Thunderbird Bass | Mojo Pickups
• Montreux Guitars 1964 Vintage Thunderbird set with mounting rings
• Gibson
  • Modern (Tbird+) Thunderbird Modern (Black cover, 2-conductor, 9.5k, Ceramic 8)
  • Vintage Thunderbird Reissue (Chrome cover, 2-conductor, Potted, 8.2k, Alnico 5)
• EY (sometimes referred to as Chinabuckers)
  • PU-21212-Thunderbird Bass Pickup Vintage Style
  • PU-21294-Thunderbird Bass for Original Epiphone
  • PU-21250-Eric Custom Thundbird Bass Pickup,Bridge
  • PU-21265-Eric Custom Alnico 5 Rod,Thundbird Bass Pickup,Neck
• EMG
  • TBHZ
  • TBP
  • TBJ
  • TBCS
  • TBTW
  • TBDC
• Gemini
  • Degenerate TB
  • Dominator TB
  • Devastator TB
• Rio Grande
  • Thunderbass Bridge
  • Thunderbass Neck
• Curtis Novak Thunderbird
• Dunable D-Bird Pickup
• TV Jones
  • ThunderMag Thunder'Mag Bass Pickups | TV Jones
  • ThunderTron Thunder'Tron Bridge Pickup - Universal Mount
• Aguilar G3 model Soapbar Pickups

Schematics / Wiring Diagrams​

Origin unknown, provided to TC by @/\/\3phist0