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Thunderbird Club Pt 5

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#21
Holy crap! That's a cold dozen huh? Nice!

I've just got one...

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It's a Metallic Red Epiphone Custom Shop Thunderbird IV (yeah... I know... it says Gibson on the truss rod cover). Mods include: Hipshot Ultralites, a Hipshot Supertone bridge, a Goth pick guard, Schaller strap locks, Seymour Duncan SSB-4 pickups, custom pickup rings (made by FretsOnTheNet.com), and Gibson-style knobs with chrome pointers.
 
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#22
Hello you guys!
This is my girls! haha!

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TSUBASA GUITARS Custom-made Thunderbird type

Neck-through-design
AAA Flamed Maple body
Flamed Maple neck with Ekanga veneer stripes
Wenge fingerboard
Scale length: 34" (long scale) 24F
24 Jumbo Bronze (extra hard) frets (Width: 2,9mm/height: 1,3mm)
Active MEC pickups
MEC 3-way electronics
Warwick tuners
2-piece Warwick bridge
Opti-Grab Handle
Brass nut
Schaller strap locks

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EPIPHONE Thunderbird Pro(Mod) with Swarovski crystals

Mods:
Warwick tuners
EMG BTS Control
Schaller strap locks
Opti-Grab Handle
 
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portaflexer said:
Holy crap! That's a cold dozen huh? Nice!

I've just got one...

IMG_5618.jpg


It's a Metallic Red Epiphone Custom Shop Thunderbird IV (yeah... I know... it says Gibson on the truss rod cover). Mods include: Hipshot Ultralites, a Hipshot Supertone bridge, a Goth pick guard, Schaller strap locks, Seymour Duncan SSB-4 pickups, custom pickup rings (made by FretsOnTheNet.com), and Gibson-style knobs with chrome pointers.
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That's a nice Thunderbird... I've got the exact same custom T-Bird last summer, though mine is still stock.

I've been thinking about adding a black pickguard for a while, and now that I see yours, I definitely got to get my hands on one soon - That T-bird of yours really looks amazing.
 
#24
So................

The other day I'm at Mike Lull's picking up my '77 'Bird and I meet Pearl Jam's Tech - He's picking up one of Jeff Ament's basses, I got a brief glimps of it but no pic, and as we all know here on Talkbass no pic= no bass.

Here's what I got to see.
It's a 12 string Thunderbird made with Hamer Chapparal and Lull parts.
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TBird1958 said:
So................

The other day I'm at Mike Lull's picking up my '77 'Bird and I meet Pearl Jam's Tech - He's picking up one of Jeff Ament's basses, I got a brief glimps of it but no pic, and as we all know here on Talkbass no pic= no bass.

Here's what I got to see.
It's a 12 string Thunderbird made with Hamer Chapparal and Lull parts.
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Wow!! I have that Lull and a Hamer US Ch12. How cool that would be!!!
 
#29
Question for those of you with a flock of assorted 'birds:

The Gibson/Epi 'birds have a slight angle between the neck and the body. Do the BaCHbirds? The Lulls? The others?

And - how much of a difference does this make in terms of playability?
 
#31
Hi YOU LAND,

I can see your pics now, very cool Thunderbirds! I really like that reversed headstock alot! Shall I add you to the group, and can you tell us more about them both? Did you comission them as custom builds?


Here's the headstock, shot on a cloudy day - Big change in the color.

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#32
Hi TBird1958,

Thank you for your message!
OMG!! Really cool color!!

Details of my bass:

I raised hardware e.t.c from Warwick.
and commissioned to the famous guitar builder in Japan.
This reverse headstock is the same template of Gibson "Firebird" headstock.
Reproduced in the size of 97% with respect to the body of the Gibson "Thunderbird".
While keeping the long scale, I have a smaller body size.
I fused with sound and philosophy of Warwick and the looks of Gibson.

I ordered Swarovski crystals of 30 gross.
After that, it was pasted on my bass by nail artist. Lol

TBird1958 said:
Hi YOU LAND,

I can see your pics now, very cool Thunderbirds! I really like that reversed headstock alot! Shall I add you to the group, and can you tell us more about them both? Did you comission them as custom builds?


Here's the headstock, shot on a cloudy day - Big change in the color.

wildthing_004.jpg
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#33
I really like them both alot! The white one is especially cool, a very nice personal version of a classic bass - Very well done :)
 
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