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04-13-2009, 09:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Thunderbird bass pickups?
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I know that there was a thread on this a while back, but I was wondering if there were any new pickups that came out or anything.
I want an Epiphone Thunderbird, I'm just not crazy about the sound. What pickups could I put in it to replace the stock ones? |
04-13-2009, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: DFW | | | theres some bartolinis that are dropins or require little modding to put in i believe.
or i see quite a few Gibson pickups aroundebay, craigslist.
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04-13-2009, 10:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Hm. How much do the Gibsons usually run? |
04-13-2009, 10:49 PM
| | | | jason lollar is apparently coming out with something, so that should be good.
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04-13-2009, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by walterw jason lollar is apparently coming out with something, so that should be good. | Ah, very cool! Where did you hear this from? |
04-14-2009, 03:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles | | | You can buy T-Bird pickups from Mike Lull. He even has sound clips on his website. They're based off a set of '64 pickups he owns. They sound really good... |
04-14-2009, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass_Trax You can buy T-Bird pickups from Mike Lull. He even has sound clips on his website. They're based off a set of '64 pickups he owns. They sound really good... | Question, whats the difference between chrome covered pickups and the normal ones? |
04-14-2009, 08:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Wow, the Lull's are way too expensive. Im putting it in a $300 bass though. |
04-14-2009, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by iplaybasstexas theres some bartolinis that are dropins or require little modding to put in i believe.
or i see quite a few Gibson pickups aroundebay, craigslist. | The Gibson pickups aren't the same size as the Epiphone, and the Bartolini Thunderbird pickup isn't either, since it's made to fit Gibson. There may be another model Bart that fits though, I don't know. If someone can provide dimensions for the Epi pickups you could check the Bart site and see.
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04-15-2009, 03:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Yeah, but Bart's dont really give off that Thunderbird sound do they? And how do the chrome covered pickups sound different than the normal ones? |
04-15-2009, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by John Deacon Yeah, but Bart's dont really give off that Thunderbird sound do they? And how do the chrome covered pickups sound different than the normal ones? | I thought you didn't like the Thunderbird sound and that was why you wanted to change pickups?
There are three different eras of Gibson Thunderbird pickups, and they all sound different (not dramatically, they all still sound like Thunderbirds). Many people think the chrome 60s pickups sound the best. The chrome 70s pickups aren't as well liked, being a little mellower sounding, but I have two '76 birds and love the sound of them. The '87 and later plastic TB Plus pickups are more aggressive sounding to my ears than the others, really good for heavier rock. IMO, of course, YMMV.
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04-15-2009, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by walterw jason lollar is apparently coming out with something, so that should be good. | Wait, Walter?
Why the hell are you on here? Did Dave put you up to this? |
04-15-2009, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Hm...will the barts fit in the Epi?
Does anybody have some sound clips?
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