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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Wow, thank you for sharing some pics of an obviously beautiful bass!
Please share some details if you care to, I've added you to our club as #427, welcome here!
Lovely Bass!
Hi guys! I'm a tbirder from brazil trying to send a pic here but it seems I "have no permission".
Anyway, congratulations on your beautiful basses!!!!
Anyway, congratulations on your beautiful basses!!!!
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,206
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Jim,
Please feel free to send me a PM that includes a pic of your bass - Or the email on my profile. I can post it for you and would be happy to add you to the club
Jim,
Please feel free to send me a PM that includes a pic of your bass - Or the email on my profile. I can post it for you and would be happy to add you to the club
Thanks a lot! I'll PM you asap!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Love that headstock shape!
Sort of like a Buzzard but much nicer and not as huge...
Thanks guys!
I'm especially proud of the headstock because I designed it myself! The bass is really long with that headstock...he had to build a 2inch extension onto the case.
Some specs...
Maple body, bolt on 5 PC maple neck, maple board
Blood wood blocks, knobs, pickup covers
Walnut top
Hipshot hardware
Aero hum nickers
Pope preamp
Wide, thin neck...lots of room for chords, harmonics, and two handed tapping...
I'll get better pics ASAP....for less than 3 grand, it is the bomb diggety...
I'm especially proud of the headstock because I designed it myself! The bass is really long with that headstock...he had to build a 2inch extension onto the case.
Some specs...
Maple body, bolt on 5 PC maple neck, maple board
Blood wood blocks, knobs, pickup covers
Walnut top
Hipshot hardware
Aero hum nickers
Pope preamp
Wide, thin neck...lots of room for chords, harmonics, and two handed tapping...
I'll get better pics ASAP....for less than 3 grand, it is the bomb diggety...
Very nice, HyperSoul.
In other news, I just took possession of my new Epi Blackbird toy. £150 off eBay, in pristine condition.
Initial impressions are that I rather like the single sound available - seems well-rounded and reasonably powerful. I always do any sound-tinkering on my amp anyway, so on/off does me fine. The satin finish is pleasant on the left hand, and I like the rounded-edges headstock. Something a little different from the "stepped" one on my other birds.
I note that it doesn't have the "beergut-shelf" cutaway in the back of the body that my 1990 Gibson and Epi Pro-IV have - not sure whether this is standard on the "cheaper" Epiphones.
It fits nicely in the Epiphone hard case too, whereas the Pro-IV's headstock is dangerously close to the end of the box.
The scratchplate appears to be smaller than those on the Gibson/Pro-IV (which are pretty much interchangeable). I had an old white Epi scratchplate lying about that fitted neither, but it's an exact fit on the Blackbird. I have, therefore, removed the Iron Cross transparent one and replaced it with white.
Opti-Grab gadget? Kind of pointless unless you're Mr Sixx, is my opinion.
In other news, I just took possession of my new Epi Blackbird toy. £150 off eBay, in pristine condition.
Initial impressions are that I rather like the single sound available - seems well-rounded and reasonably powerful. I always do any sound-tinkering on my amp anyway, so on/off does me fine. The satin finish is pleasant on the left hand, and I like the rounded-edges headstock. Something a little different from the "stepped" one on my other birds.
I note that it doesn't have the "beergut-shelf" cutaway in the back of the body that my 1990 Gibson and Epi Pro-IV have - not sure whether this is standard on the "cheaper" Epiphones.
It fits nicely in the Epiphone hard case too, whereas the Pro-IV's headstock is dangerously close to the end of the box.
The scratchplate appears to be smaller than those on the Gibson/Pro-IV (which are pretty much interchangeable). I had an old white Epi scratchplate lying about that fitted neither, but it's an exact fit on the Blackbird. I have, therefore, removed the Iron Cross transparent one and replaced it with white.
Opti-Grab gadget? Kind of pointless unless you're Mr Sixx, is my opinion.
Just got a hardcase for my new thunderbird. Damn that thing is LARGE. Funny how a bass so huge and unusually shaped feels so easy and natural to play. They really chanced upon a good idea with the thunderbird.
Very nice, HyperSoul.
In other news, I just took possession of my new Epi Blackbird toy. £150 off eBay, in pristine condition.
Initial impressions are that I rather like the single sound available - seems well-rounded and reasonably powerful. I always do any sound-tinkering on my amp anyway, so on/off does me fine. The satin finish is pleasant on the left hand, and I like the rounded-edges headstock. Something a little different from the "stepped" one on my other birds.
I note that it doesn't have the "beergut-shelf" cutaway in the back of the body that my 1990 Gibson and Epi Pro-IV have - not sure whether this is standard on the "cheaper" Epiphones.
It fits nicely in the Epiphone hard case too, whereas the Pro-IV's headstock is dangerously close to the end of the box.
The scratchplate appears to be smaller than those on the Gibson/Pro-IV (which are pretty much interchangeable). I had an old white Epi scratchplate lying about that fitted neither, but it's an exact fit on the Blackbird. I have, therefore, removed the Iron Cross transparent one and replaced it with white.
Opti-Grab gadget? Kind of pointless unless you're Mr Sixx, is my opinion.
To answer your cutaway on the back, it is standard for lesser priced epi-s to have no tummy cut. My goth is the same way, as well as the alder VS tbird. The only ones that do are the pro active, pro classic. I never paid much attention to the headstock on the blackbird, but my goth is stepped as you say and i quite like it. Also, i ditched the stock controls on mine for a killswitch just like the blackbird, more output very loud and agressive too. Opti-grab, not the fan either, unless you are nikki sixx or are in a motley crue/sixx am/brides of destruction tribute band.
I don't know, but I have three actual Gibson Thunderbirds that don't have it. Two '76 and a 2011 Short Scale. I don't think it has anything to do with being "cheaper". The basses are thin already at that point, so I don't know how much difference it makes. When I had a bigger gut they fit just fine.
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