Some of you may recognize me as the person who occasionally posts funny comments and pic-a-tures. Or the person liking your cat photos and telling you to tell them that I love them (it's important that they know).
Well, the world has been too filled with unrest, so I decided to do something that could bring us ALL together: Once again, I have decided to correct Gibson's mistakes.
If any of you have ever been played by a Thunderbird, you'll know they're stubborn beasts. They have neck dive. They're heavy. They're unwieldy. They're not exactly gut-friendly either, with no cutaway.
Well, I could deal with that in my younger and less vulnerable years. But I still needed to carry my primary and a backup, and I used a Mono Dual case, but the TBird did NOT like it. Not one little bit.
So I corrected Gibson's lack of foresight by adjusting the headstock ever so slightly.
Pretty grand, ne?
I can't imagine how anyone wouldn't like that. 10/10. Love it. Would eat here again.
And for a time, the world had peace. But not all was well. As I mentioned earlier, it still balanced poorly, and had a tendency to lean forwards.
Now, I've heard that neck dive can be sorted by moving the strap button. We all know what they're talking about, but why not share a photo.
My Thunderbird's strap button is already located where the neckplate would be. But everyone talks about how it fixes neck dive, and mine still neck dives. Now what else could I do that wouldn't cause anyone any ire?
I grabbed my saws and hammers, and after 4 hours and 2 lost fingers, I accomplished this:
Gibson, if you're reading this, first make more 5 strings. Yes this is an Epiphone. Tell them to make more 5 strings too!
Also, feel free to utilize my ground-breaking, heavily researched corrections when updating to next year's models!
If anyone on Talkbass has any other ideas for further correcting Gibson's mistakes, feel free to post em here!
Jokes aside, this thing balances and handles like a dream now, and I wanna know what you guys think. If my girlfriend remembers, I'll get pics from tonight's show. If you weren't aware, this post is somewhat tongue in cheek.
edit: in retrospect, this might belong in humour? My apologies to the mods if this is the wrong spot.
Well, the world has been too filled with unrest, so I decided to do something that could bring us ALL together: Once again, I have decided to correct Gibson's mistakes.
If any of you have ever been played by a Thunderbird, you'll know they're stubborn beasts. They have neck dive. They're heavy. They're unwieldy. They're not exactly gut-friendly either, with no cutaway.
Well, I could deal with that in my younger and less vulnerable years. But I still needed to carry my primary and a backup, and I used a Mono Dual case, but the TBird did NOT like it. Not one little bit.
So I corrected Gibson's lack of foresight by adjusting the headstock ever so slightly.
Pretty grand, ne?
I can't imagine how anyone wouldn't like that. 10/10. Love it. Would eat here again.
And for a time, the world had peace. But not all was well. As I mentioned earlier, it still balanced poorly, and had a tendency to lean forwards.
Now, I've heard that neck dive can be sorted by moving the strap button. We all know what they're talking about, but why not share a photo.
My Thunderbird's strap button is already located where the neckplate would be. But everyone talks about how it fixes neck dive, and mine still neck dives. Now what else could I do that wouldn't cause anyone any ire?
I grabbed my saws and hammers, and after 4 hours and 2 lost fingers, I accomplished this:
Gibson, if you're reading this, first make more 5 strings. Yes this is an Epiphone. Tell them to make more 5 strings too!
Also, feel free to utilize my ground-breaking, heavily researched corrections when updating to next year's models!
If anyone on Talkbass has any other ideas for further correcting Gibson's mistakes, feel free to post em here!
Jokes aside, this thing balances and handles like a dream now, and I wanna know what you guys think. If my girlfriend remembers, I'll get pics from tonight's show. If you weren't aware, this post is somewhat tongue in cheek.
edit: in retrospect, this might belong in humour? My apologies to the mods if this is the wrong spot.
