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Thunderbird Club Pt.7

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#341
Alexio58 said:
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Got this T-bird for nearly two years now
It looks like an ordinary Epiphone IV but I'm pretty sure it's one of the last limited edition Epiphone's
Sounds great and mostly use it for Deathcore and Metal.
Barely tune it above C standart!
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Sorry to anyone reading it and getting confused.
The picture doesn't work, it looks like a standart sunbrust Epiphone it only sounds different
 
#342
godofthunder59 said:
Try the web site, or contact your local dealer. They pop up on ebay from time to time also. http://www.epiphone.com/default.aspx?
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I'll try the site and see if I can get ahold of anyone. I tried a phone number I was given by GC and had no luck getting ahold of anyone. I've tried the local music shops here in town and no one seems to want to help you unless your buying a new insturment from them then after that there survice sucks trust me. my buddy that has a music repair shop tried and had no luck at all getting one. and GC was no help either even when I stopped in over there but there like 45 miles away from me.
 
#343
penguineman said:
I'll try the site and see if I can get ahold of anyone. I tried a phone number I was given by GC and had no luck getting ahold of anyone. I've tried the local music shops here in town and no one seems to want to help you unless your buying a new insturment from them then after that there survice sucks trust me. my buddy that has a music repair shop tried and had no luck at all getting one. and GC was no help either even when I stopped in over there but there like 45 miles away from me.
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Have you tried going through the Epiphone Customer Support link?:

http://www.epiphone.com/Home/Talk-2-Us.aspx

I needed to get a replacement saddle for my 3-point bridge and sent them an inquiry - they got back to me the following day asking for details (they asked for the serial number, so better have it ready), and then sent me the spare part for free within a couple of days by courier. :)

Talk about good service! :)
 
#344
Damned!

I've been searching for an Epiphone Limited Edition Pelham Blue T-bird for quite a while, and finally there was a mint condition 2007 Korean made on Ebay - tried to get it but got outbid in the last second... :(

Only consolation about not getting it was, the winner ended up paying $60 more than he probably bargained for - In less than 5 seconds I raised his previous bet from $295 to $355... :)
 
#345
hillerup said:
Damned!

I've been searching for an Epiphone Limited Edition Pelham Blue T-bird for quite a while, and finally there was a mint condition 2007 Korean made on Ebay - tried to get it but got outbid in the last second... :(

Only consolation about not getting it was, the winner ended up paying $60 more than he probably bargained for - In less than 5 seconds I raised his previous bet from $295 to $355... :)
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Even $295 seems high when a brand new Epi can be had for $299, and with a better/thinner neck like the Gibson. I picked up a blue Epi a while back to trick it out, but the bridge pickup alone is now worth more than the entire bass as a whole.

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#348
GIBrat51 said:
Depends on what kind of music you play, but.. no, you don't have to get a 5-string. There's a thread here on TB about this very subject (Tried a Low B and Didn't Like it..); quite a spirited dabate, too. Lots of useful and enlightening info about BEAD and other alternative tunings. I posted on it, as I have my aluminum-necked Kramer 450B set up that way, with heavy Warwick Low B strings. Truly thunderous, but not really suitable for what I like to play. Interesting experiment, though.



I'm a lefty, too, by the way. My new Thunderbird should arrive at the Sam Ash here on Friday. Turns out the store in Canoga Park had one in stock - MINE NOW! (Neener neener :p) Will be interesting to see if it deposes my Rick 4001 as Most Favored Bass. Pix and request for number ASAP.:hyper:
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Thanks. I think I'm fine with EADG. Plus as a lefty it means way too much compromising. I look forward to your thoughts on the Thunderbird. Its dynamics took getting used to, but I now find it super fun to play and it sounds great. Cuts through the mix like butter.

The only 4001 I ever played I found way too heavy to be any fun. The Thunderbird is amazingly light.
 
#349
stiles72 said:
Even $295 seems high when a brand new Epi can be had for $299, and with a better/thinner neck like the Gibson. I picked up a blue Epi a while back to trick it out, but the bridge pickup alone is now worth more than the entire bass as a whole.

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Prices are quite arbitrary depending on where you reside...

I totally agree with you, that paying $295, let alone $355 for a used Epi Thunderbird is quite a lot - in US terms...

But in Denmark, the prices for a regular vintage sunburst/goth Epi T-bird IV is $362, and the Classic IV Pro is $706 in the retail shops.

You can order them slightly cheaper from Thomann in Germany
for $336 (regular Epi) and $570 (Classic IV Pro).

So we europeans are accustomed to pay higher prices for stuff than you guys in the US. :(

Also buying from a US Ebay seller is quite expensive: I would need to add another $100 for shipping, and on top of that add customs charges and taxes (which is 25% of the total price including shipping), which would add another $100 or so.

So without doubt I would prefer buying from European sellers, but the only problem is, I've never seen a Pelham Blue in any European mail order shop or European Ebay sites - I've only sen about 3 on the US Ebay site during the last couple of years - Apparently they are quite rare, and so are the ones in metallic red, of which I got one from Thomann a couple of years ago.

A metallic pelham blue would really compliment my metallic red nicely... :)
 
#350
GIBrat51 said:
Too heavy? Really? I don't mean that in a bad way; if you felt it was too heavy, then of course, it was. Personally, I've never noticed; but then, I spent a lot of years with an M-60 machine gun slung over my shoulder, and they weigh about 23 lbs- without ammo. Rick's web site lists the 4003 at 9 lbs.; I would have thought the T-Bird was about the same. Will find out for sure Friday (hopefully). I've been meaning to weigh all my instruments on a good scale; will have to get off my duff and do it soon, I guess. I'm betting the heavyweight champ will be either the P-Bass or the Kramer. Both of them are real boat anchors compared to some of my others.
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Interesting. The 4001 was at least 10 lbs. But you certainly have a different perspective. :) The Thunderbird is about 8.5 lbs.! It's deceivingly light and easy to play.
 
#351
BklynKen said:
Interesting. The 4001 was at least 10 lbs. But you certainly have a different perspective. :) The Thunderbird is about 8.5 lbs.! It's deceivingly light and easy to play.
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That is interesting: I used to tote a 4001 back & forth to rehearsal for years and played it for hours on end in my younger years - I recall it beeing extremely light compared to the P-Bass I bought years later...

Unfortunately I don't have neither anymore, so I can't compare them with my T-birds - I do miss that 4001 though, it was the easiest bass I ever had played and had great upper fret access. :)
 
#352
BklynKen said:
Please help me. I love the Thunderbird and feel so lucky that I could finally get a left-handed one. Lately, I have been wanting to go lower than E, but not that often. Just really little enhancement notes attached to E. So I'm toying with the idea of going 5-string. Please convince me I don't need to. :)
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You can tune a T bird as low as drop A sharp, I tune mine barely above C because the heavy strings (.50 - 1.10) will break the neck when trying to go standart (I think). So getting a medium heavy set (.45 - 1.10) will allow you to tune your bass in any tuning.
 
#358
Hey! Anyone come across a more classic-looking replacement tuner for the smaller-headstock Epiphone T-Birds? Trying to trick out a white Classic IV Pro with nickel hardware, got the p/u covers and rings, nickel bridge, then remembered regular-size tuners won't fit… There's gotta be something better than the black chrome guys that are on there… what'd'y'all reckon?

Wait! I now see the Hipshot HB6C-3/8 - but it looks like the tuner buttons are still a little too big - too close together - that they might hit each other on the odd chance they had to line up exactly in line…*Anyone tried these on a modern TBird?
 
#360
That's an all black Gibson, they did offer a black PG at one point. Otherwise it's the standard IV 'Bird
 
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