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ibmorjamn
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Probably traditional, check the tone in the video.
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ibmorjamn
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There is just something about the tone I don’t like and it can have some weird string noise depending on how you play it. That part is hard to explain. It’s a sound that’s not there on the Jazz supposedly. The blend of having Precision and Jazz pickups seems kind of universal nowadays.
BFT Gibson
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BFT Gibson
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Thinking its more of an Ampeg SVT into SVT driver thing .. it is the quintessential 70's & up rock tone & usually makes any bass sound & belong where its supposed to properly without much fuss
I was just about to say, I have an Ice Man kicking around here(can be seen in the background of my recent feedback duel vid).
Pete Way
Pete Way's gear and equipment including the Gibson Thunderbird IV, Fender Precision Bass, and Ibanez Iceman ICB200.equipboard.com
It kinda does the T-bird-ish thing. Ergonomics are not for me, if standing, but seated…it’s alright. It’s not mine, so I haven’t done much to set it up…the owner asked me to adjust the pickup height, so I did. If I had my way, I’d shim the neck, remove some relief, and drop the action a bit…but that’s just this particular bass.
BFT Gibson
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I know man, i love the Thunderbirds & big odd shaped Basses but they seem to twist my fretting arm around in weird angle. All that heft def makes a super deep natural bass tone with attitude. I Love them Peavey's tho. They are such mean sounding basses.
How is that Peavey around say 8ish on volume does it kinda fall into P range then has a lil extra dimed?
The Ice-man is fairly lightweight, but does a lot of the things that people complain the SG supposedly does. On a strap, the headstock dives for the floor, and it constantly wants to fall away to face the pickups at the floor.
The T-40 does have a lot of tonal options on tap with the control setup. It can kinda touch on the P tones, but the T-45 nails that particular set of tones a bit more easily.
If he’s looking for T-Bird tones, the T-40 can come closer to that than the T-45…with ease.
Could also look at some of the other current, dual humbucker, Epiphone models…that imitate the T-Bird pickup placement.
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ibmorjamn
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I did look at that equip board post .Pete Way
Pete Way's gear and equipment including the Gibson Thunderbird IV, Fender Precision Bass, and Ibanez Iceman ICB200.
It seems like they were watching old live video’s to notate what he used. I saw them live before Schenker left. Pete Way however stayed in the band for a while.
When I saw them in the 70’s I was so enveloped by the guitar the bass was non existent to me back then. Now it’s an essential building block.
The reference video was on a Michael Schenker tour from 2011. That is not exactly what he did in 78.
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ibmorjamn
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I get that and as an individual I am not as good on bass or even guitar but the sound and look could be different from an individual stand point. Just sayin.
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ibmorjamn
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In UFO from the time Micheal joined, known as the Chrysalis years 73 - 79 the band had something magical going on. The gear was somewhat responsible for what perhaps was one of the best live hard rock recordings.
Everything was right, the band, the label, the gear down to the recordings.
During the time people were ga ga over queen and Pink Floyd. I was not.
I am guessing since the beginning their gear was somehow evolved but those early tones ruled that era.
Everything was right, the band, the label, the gear down to the recordings.
During the time people were ga ga over queen and Pink Floyd. I was not.
I am guessing since the beginning their gear was somehow evolved but those early tones ruled that era.
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ibmorjamn
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@Thatbastarddon I looked for the Ice -Man you describe, I am missing it somewhere.
It’s the burst in the top of the video…above my left knee, just left of center. It’s just sitting on a stand. The owner had been over the previous night with his new spiked strap and strap locks for it. I picked it up last night, and played it a bit before grabbing the T-40 for the remainder of the night.
I don’t have anything like that kicking around here. Interesting. Looking at pickup placement, I would think the bridge would be kinda like a humbucking version of a jazz bridge pickup…and the neck would be pretty beefy…maybe a bit flabby if it’s a short scale.
How about this Epiphone Embassy bass? It’s kinda got the T-Bird pickup thing going on…
I was really tempted to buy one of these when they first came out, but other things got in the way.
They’re not crazy expensive, full scale(34), and Sweetwater can’t decide what the controls actually do
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Is it vol, vol, tone? Is it vol, blend, tone? Surprise me…
I was really tempted to buy one of these when they first came out, but other things got in the way.
They’re not crazy expensive, full scale(34), and Sweetwater can’t decide what the controls actually do
…Is it vol, vol, tone? Is it vol, blend, tone? Surprise me…
Personally, I am waiting for the excuse to pull the trigger on one of these G&L L-2000 basses to fill that niche.
Would prefer the CLF Research model over the Tribute model, but whatever.
This would do most of what the T-40 does, but offers active and passive modes…and has the pickups placed around T-Bird/Jazz territory. Looks like crazy good fun to me…
Would prefer the CLF Research model over the Tribute model, but whatever.
This would do most of what the T-40 does, but offers active and passive modes…and has the pickups placed around T-Bird/Jazz territory. Looks like crazy good fun to me…
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I'm a big fan of Yamaha basses, both the BB and the TRBX. I've gone through a few basses and I always come back to my TBRX504. Two humbuckers with a decent preamp and it sounds good in passive mode. It's extremely versatile and very well made.