Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated, this is the only Thunderbird I have access to and can't compare it to anything similar. If you turn the tone completely off, all that noise is gone, but the bass doesn't sound as good. The Thunderbird IV Bass Limited from Gibson USA packs two of Gibsons most powerful bass pickups, premium tonewoods, advanced hardware and through-neck. The string height is easy to adjust and I've raised it and still get that noise. (just my opinion wasn't that bad with all audio taper either)Īfter all that I still find with the tone knob enabled (anything past 0-2 really) the bass sounds good but is picking up a "twang" sort of sound into the amp like too much treble or something, this is just mainly on the A string, if you play it open it sounds awful. Designed by Peter Cook from a Gibson Thunderbird-style neck, with body in the form of a pole-axe, black and cream stringing, two Thunderbird pickups, two volume and one tone control, 34 scale. I had some spare CTS good quality pots kicking around and played around a bit, I found that that the pickups seem sound better with Linear and the tone with an Audio taper. I can find wiring diagrams and it is hooked up properly, but nothing solid for pots values. It looks like the previous owner might have put these pots in and I was just wondering if anyone could confirm the proper values. I took these measurements with just the pots - nothing else connected. The cap on the tone pot read 0.019uf and was replaced with a Mallory. A Gibson/Epiphone comparison chart is not available. The magnets are ceramic with approximately 10.0k dc resistance. Gibson nor Epiphone sells bass pickups over the counter. Tone Pot - reading 367K Linear taper, not sure what it would of been 500k? Gibson Thunderbird Bass Pickups Used Very Good 148.99 + 38. For replacement pickups you will need to look toward another maker. Neck Pickup Pot - reading 241K Linear taper, must of been 250Kīridge Pickup Pot - reading 236K Linear taper, must of been 250K Next I took a look at the internals, I can't seem to find the correct values of the pots online, but what I had was: I upgraded it to a hipshot bridge and the sustain on it is amazing now, it was almost non existing before. I discovered the 3 point bridge was bent and broken when I took it off, the bolts had been the only thing holding it on. Similarly, please send any comments or critiques to the moderators.Hoping someone can point me in the right direction on this one, I've got a 90's (from what I can tell) Thunderbird Bass and it's been always been a bit off, in terms of tone/sound.Īpologies for the super long first post, but might help with the diagnostics: We encourage you to report spam posts or posts that violate the rules, but please send a message to the moderators at the same time. Otherwise I'd see if I could find any real Gibson pups on the 'bay or elsewhere. Please tag video or audio of you or your band with in the subject line of the post. Check-see if Dimarzio has anything hot n' snarly that would fit the routes. Requests for tab should be made in /r/basstabs and will be removed from /r/bass Resist the urge to start "gig pic" "bass face" and "family photo" threads. There were no I or III models, rather the II and IV designations conveniently sat betwixt their six-string siblings, the Firebirds (models I, III, V and VII). Also, do not post links to giveaways where you personally benefit (getting more entries) by propagating (spamming) a link. Announced in spring 1963, the Gibson Thunderbird bass guitars originally appeared as two distinct models: the single-pickup Thunderbird II and the dual-pickup Thunderbird IV. Posts made outside of the thread will be removed and asked to be reposted.ĭon't use the sub to sell or advertise your gear (with very few exceptions, ask the mods). New Bass Day (NBD) and Gear posts go into the weekly threads. We have lots of common questions with lots of common answers. Previous AMAs FAQ and Wiki Bass Resources 2016 Official Pedals Thread Follow /r/bass on Twitter Related Communities Other InstrumentsĬheck the sidebar, the FAQ, and search for your answer before making a post.
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