I hadn't thought about this bass in quite some time - I kinda miss it!
Is that the gibson or the epi?
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Is that the gibson or the epi?
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How did you like the addition of the vol/tone controls? I'm pretty excited to hear it! The pickups already sound stellar.
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It cleaned them up a bit, it's nice to dial off a bit of the bridge pup as well.
I think you'll like it.
I think you'll like it.
I know that shop!! That's where I have been getting my work done for a while now.
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Time to restring the Lull T4. It hasn't gotten much love lately I'm afraid due to all my musical time going to one project. We tune to "C" in it, so I use my 35" scale Spectors for it. However, we just finished up, so I'm going to give the Lull a little love. Just need to decide whether to put a set of D'Addario XL's or Dean Markley Blue Steel Nickels on there. I use the Blue Steel stainless strings on my Spectors, so I might give those Blue Steel nickels a try on the Lull.
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I'm pretty sure I have a set of Dean Markleys on mine, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts!
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Added a vol & tone to each pup and a 3 way switch. By Brian Lewis @ Lewis bass and guitar chandler AZ!
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
That's the exact same thing I'll be doing to my Pro-5 in a couple of days, when I get the time for it!
I am already a member of this club (#366) but I just had to post about the new Epiphone Thunderbird Classic 1V Pro that I have just got.
I have been a Fender player for 35+ years but this Bass has won me over. The Band I am in Still Whisky, has shifted its sound and dynamics since our new Lead guitarist joined. Our sound has got a lot heavier and the Fender Jazz was having trouble cutting it against 2 Gibson Les Pauls. I tried out and bought the Thunderbird about a month ago and it has cut through the two Gibsons providing a really powerful bass sound.
I cannot find any fault with this bass at all. I have put 3 les Paul speed winder knobs on it and a thumb rest as I am a finger player. Excellent Bass, light and it balances perfectly.
The attached photo shows me using it at a gig last week. I am sitting as I busted my collar bone 30 hours earlier and even through the haze of painkillers I could not cope with it over my shoulder.
The show must go on! LOL!
I have been a Fender player for 35+ years but this Bass has won me over. The Band I am in Still Whisky, has shifted its sound and dynamics since our new Lead guitarist joined. Our sound has got a lot heavier and the Fender Jazz was having trouble cutting it against 2 Gibson Les Pauls. I tried out and bought the Thunderbird about a month ago and it has cut through the two Gibsons providing a really powerful bass sound.
I cannot find any fault with this bass at all. I have put 3 les Paul speed winder knobs on it and a thumb rest as I am a finger player. Excellent Bass, light and it balances perfectly.
The attached photo shows me using it at a gig last week. I am sitting as I busted my collar bone 30 hours earlier and even through the haze of painkillers I could not cope with it over my shoulder.
The show must go on! LOL!
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glad you posted that dougie. i spotted the epi classic iv and i have been lurking in this forum for since i played it at guitar center a couple weeks ago. maybe someday soon i'll get a number!
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Love the introduction paragraph! (excuse if someone already posted)
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You know, the industry dudes writing such articles can come off as "authorities" but players like you and I who play their instruments always know better. I also agree and disagreed w/different points made. Bottom line, T-birds (of all stripe) rule!
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Funny, I have an old pick of me sitting at a gig because of the same reason! (broken collar-bone)
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The author, (Kevin Borden) Baz and Tom really know Thunderbirds.
The '70 era ones are my personal faves for many reasons, but he's correct about the pickups in all the earlier variants, they are different, hotter etc. All the best aftermarket pups are modelled after the '60s era design.
The '70 era ones are my personal faves for many reasons, but he's correct about the pickups in all the earlier variants, they are different, hotter etc. All the best aftermarket pups are modelled after the '60s era design.
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Life is short, buy the bass.
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Poor intonation doesn't bother him ? Man I just don't get that. I got my first Thunderbird in '76 A brand new tobacco sunburst Bi-cent while working at the House of Guitars. I had my pick of the lot it cost me about $450.00 if I remember right. It was a beautiful bass but I found the pickups weak (later '77-'79 had better stronger pickups) and my bridge pickup was microphonic, it would squeal like a stuck pig when turned up. It took Gibson two years to get me a replacement unit. In the mean time I bought a beat up '68 Nonreverse at the H.O.G. and this bass was everything the '76 wasn't. Amazing tone, a midrange punch and treble zing with a hint of overdrive and talk about loud! Sure it was big and ungainly but with that sound and upper register access I quickly warmed to the NR and it became my bass of choice to this day. Gibsons reintroduction of the Thunderbird was almost as poorly received at the the originals, N.O.S stock could be had well into the mid 80's. As for the II vs IV debate I'll take a II any day, They just plain sound better to me, plus the extra pickup and control just get in my way. Another comment in the article call the Thunderbird a one trick pony, they are far from that and I find them very versatile. Today I have 4 60's nonreverse and a black '77 with Seymour Duncan custom shop 60's pickups under '76 covers and a white 2001. I have never owned a '63-'65.......... though I have played many, The Nonreverse get my vote as the best Thunderbird variant.
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