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The Epiphone Thunderbird Club
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be patient please...DELTA PETRA does get online every other day or so, and check for passing out new numbers....
Just recieved my very first bird via TB trade. I have always preferred "fender" style of basses, but t-birds have always intrigued me. I unboxed her last night and haven't been able to put it down since. What a cool friggin bass, and it sounds awesome as well.
and what did you trade off to get the bird.... and is it a SB or painted one?
just don't pay attention to the ones here who are STUCK in their "insert name here" world, and say "garbage guitar/neckdive monsters/ growlysound pups". ---
I have even seen people try to justify saying that by saying "I played one about 3 years ago for 37 seconds and hated it", and use that as a basis for their opinion..
well obviously compared to a lot of models out there, they are right, so I never give them a rebuttal.
Its a burst.
Traded off my rarely played VM P-bass. I never really could dig the P not sure why. I love my VM Jazz and P special though. Usually when I play something I know right away if I am going to take a shine to it. The bird just fits. Luckily this one already had the extra strap button installed so dive isn't an issue. A bass is a bass, they all have pros and cons, I just happen to think that the ratio between comfortable, great sounding, and cool factor is right on with these things.
already got a number for my goth epi
but i modded it a bit
i changed the pickguard.
pictures below.
but i modded it a bit
i changed the pickguard.
pictures below.
already got a number for my goth epi
but i modded it a bit
i changed the pickguard.
pictures below.
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She's a beauty all right! Lol, mine has the exact same wear patterns around the knobs, and a chip in the edge of the body just like that! Lol, "battle scars"! And on a bass as sinister and sweet as the Goth, those battle scars look very natural.
She's a beauty all right! Lol, mine has the exact same wear patterns around the knobs, and a chip in the edge of the body just like that! Lol, "battle scars"! And on a bass as sinister and sweet as the Goth, those battle scars look very natural.
look for the wear where i rest my thumb right between the pickups!!
I love the non-pickguard look, so I took all mine off, and put em in ziploc baggies to match my non-pickguard JacksonBird 
yours is a very cool Idea If your old Black one would fit on my DillionBird I would buy it from you ( since you don't use it now )
-- but it' wont fit...I already know.
yours is a very cool Idea If your old Black one would fit on my DillionBird I would buy it from you ( since you don't use it now )
-- but it' wont fit...I already know.Same here! And all along the bottom side (from playing her over my knee).
She wears well. The back of the neck wears from play until it becomes so smooth and shiny you can see yourself. I love it to death!
I do get on TalkBass at least once a day, but I don't notice if anything happens in this forum until my daily updates subscription tells me at like 10:00pm. Thus the delay in meet the number needs of new members.
Anyway...
Birdbrain #59
Gougedeye #60
vicvarado #61
Zoidberg523 #62
gonzorob #63
So there you have it, the next graduating class of Epi T-Bird High.
Graduates... stand and turn your tassels.
Or just move your strap buttons to reduce neck dive.
Anyway...
Birdbrain #59
Gougedeye #60
vicvarado #61
Zoidberg523 #62
gonzorob #63
So there you have it, the next graduating class of Epi T-Bird High.
Graduates... stand and turn your tassels.
Or just move your strap buttons to reduce neck dive.
ok here's my Bird... Sign me up...I'm not really a Goth kinda guy, but the mahogany body and the 1.5 inch nut convinced me. Here is a quick cell phone camera shot. The new CMK Pickguard should arrive this week and I'll post some decent pics. I put on a fresh set of LaBella Flats as soon as it arrived. I figured I'd have to move the strap button, but with the strap locks it really doesn't seem to be that big of an issue, true it is a little neck heavy but so far it seems tolerable. I've been playing bass over 45 years and have always wanted a 'Bird, but with the rest of the "stable" the pricey Gibson was out of question. So far the Epi has filled the bill
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Hey BaldBass you're going to be #64.
Is that a picture of Jesus on your t-bird's pickguard? Because thats cool.
Is that a picture of Jesus on your t-bird's pickguard? Because thats cool.
Yes I play in a Praise band and the Goth Bird didn't seem too cool so I covered the celtic cross with a Jesus decal
We cover a lot of Casting Crown's and Third Day stuff....That can stand the heavy bass thump, I pull out the Spector fretless for some of the softer things
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