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Hand wired, point to point, replacement or upgrade wiring harness for a Gibson Thunderbird Bass electric bass guitar with Volume, Volume, Tone, and Input Jack. This can also be used for Epiphone or other Asian made Thunderbird bass design guitars. (Please mail us if you are unsure of what you require in regards to component size etc)
There are a handful of Thunderbird Bass wiring designs/layouts. The harness pictured uses a top body jack. If you require the longer jack for side mounting please mail us immediately after purchase (or before) for your specific need/s and price.
Ready for installation and made to the absolute highest of standards.
Wired with both “treble bleed” volume and “no load” tone control.
Only top of the line and professional grade components are used. You can be confident in both the longevity and most importantly the performance of these parts.
There are NO wiring shortcuts!
Vital connections that are prone to break or short out, such as the switch or input jack, are insulation wrapped after soldering. There is also a deliberate amount of extra length left between wired connections. Insuring that the harness will fit correctly and that the components and connections will not break from being overly tight.
All harnesses are made in a modern wiring style. However, upon your request (please see below “important points to note” for contact instruction) it can be wired in a 50’s style wiring pattern.
All harnesses are “real world” tested upon completion, assuring you it will be 100% in both quality and operation.
Components:
-Switchcraft USA - 1/4" Mono Input Jack
THE industry standard for input jacks with a long and proven track record. EVERY time you plug in your lead you will know it has the strength and reliability to hold. Most importantly it will not fail on you with frustrating crackles and loss of signal.
-Sprague USA .022 mfd Orange Drop Tone Capacitor
Sprague Capacitors have a well renowned, 50+ years, reputation for reliability, stability, and consistency in tone with no microphonics. They are a polypropylene and aluminium foil capacitor with orange flame retardant epoxy shell.
-CTS USA 500k Vintage 'Dish Back' Audio Taper Volume Pots
CTS Vintage Style 'Dish' Back Audio Taper pot. With 10% tolerance, low friction rotation, and bakelite base plate. Split Shaft, 24 spline , 1 x Nut, 1 x Lock Washer, 1 x Dress Washer.
Note: The threaded portion on the pot shaft that runs through the body is 9.5mm. This MAY not be long enough for some Les Paul/Firebird/ SG/or body mounted style guitars and basses. It will depend on the body/top thickness. You may need pots with 19mm threaded shafts. If you are unsure please measure or feel free to message and ask first.
-CTS USA 500k 'No Load' Tone Pot
CTS 'No Load' Pot. Split Shaft, 24 spline , 1 x Nut, 1 x Lock Washer, 1 x Dress Washer.
A “No-Load” pot works like a standard tone control when used between setting 1-9. Once set to 10 it is then activated to true bypass. This essentially “removes” the tone control and capacitor from the circuit. This will give you a cleaner audio path and the tinniest increase in clean volume.
Note: The threaded portion on the pot shaft that runs through the body is 9.5mm. This MAY not be long enough for some Les Paul/Firebird/ SG/or body mounted style guitars and basses. It will depend on the body/top thickness. You may need pots with 19mm threaded shafts. If you are unsure please measure or feel free to message and ask first.
-Vintage Cloth Wire
Quality thick, 22 Gauge, cotton braided, wax insulated, vintage style, pull back wire used between components.
-Treble Bleed Circuit
Sprague USA .001 mfd Orange Drop Tone Capacitor
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120k Allen Bradley 1/4 watt Carbon Comp resistor
A “Treble Bleed” circuit is added to the volume pot/s to improve taper and remove the unbalanced roll off. This keeps your clean tones clean and the high end frequencies consistent when turning the volume up and down through 1-10. This is the perfect upgrade if you use manual volume swell as an effect. Or if you are using your guitar volume pot to react with and against overdrive, distortion, or fuzz effect pedals.
An Allen Bradley Carbon Comp resistor is used for the addition of “warmth” in tone. This is not going to change the world in your overall sound. It will however add a subtle difference that cold sounding modern made metal resistors can not achieve
Not quite right? Is your wiring layout or guitar model slightly different or unique? We can make just about any custom made harness you desire. Please message us directly and we can discuss what you need.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE:
- Switches - Do not include tips (unless otherwise described).
- Pots – Do not include knobs (unless otherwise described).
- Listing photos are stock photos for advertising. The harness you receive will have the exact top of line parts as per photos/description. The workmanship will be of the same highest quality with all parts thoroughly tested.
- The majority of all components are US (imperial) measurement parts. CTS pots require a 3/8"" hole diameter. For metric /import guitars and basses you will generally need to widen mounting holes. Import/metric knobs and switch tips will/may not fit correctly and will possibly need to be replaced.
- Depending on the thickness of control plates or body cavities you may need to add an extra washer or two on the inside of the pot thread to lower the overall height of the pot knob.
- The harness will be delivered fully soldered, including switches and jacks. To run through body cavities, jacks and switches may/will need to be de-soldered and re-soldered.
- Metal base plates used in the advertised images are for advertising photos only and not included in the purchased wiring harness.
- All harnesses are wired in a “modern” style. If you require a 50’s style wiring (or any other alterations) please message IMMEDIATELY after purchase. Otherwise your harness will be posted within 24hrs (on average) and it will be too late to make changes.
- We are ALWAYS available to help if you get stuck. If you run into any issue when soldering your new harness to your existing pickups/switches/ground wires please make mail us. Harnesses are always tested and are 100% correct and without fault. Generally if you experience a problem when installing it will be due to a short/earthing/backwards soldering issue. We can talk you through the correct wiring!
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