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should fit the 67.....kick myself for not trying one of the available 2021(2?) cases with the 68....what I do know is it fits the 2013 case so.....Ya know, even if this would fit the 67, $570?
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I have described them before as compared to the 60s as sounding something like having the tone and volume about half open. More dialed back sounding, I'd say, but do that true Thunderbird tone. But neither the '64 Epi or Thunderbird are loud (compared to the the NR, VPs or '06). The '76 sounds good with 66s, but I used to have Fender Flats on it and TIs before that and was very happy.
had them in my 2013 (Steve Crisp, my tech had them in a box in his shop) and JIO really favored them when he tried them on that bass (now sporting the stock TB+),,
How would you compare the sound from those to the TB+?had them in my 2013 (Steve Crisp, my tech had them in a box in his shop) and JIO really favored them when he tried them on that bass (now sporting the stock TB+),,
different magnets, different physical setup, totally different sound....TB+ modern sounding, much flatter and much hotter....BUT, less dynamic range...you can really drive the sidewinders hard...much harder than the TB+ before you start saturating them...if the amp happens to have decent headroom, and you set the amp's sweet point correctly, you're in for a treat of bouncy, pillowy bliss...
I saw an ad for another case(Crossrock cases)that 'fits' Thunderbirds. It's 48" inside length. My 67 is 51.5". Oops!should fit the 67.....kick myself for not trying one of the available 2021(2?) cases with the 68....what I do know is it fits the 2013 case so.....
@MCF if Marshall's 2013 fits his 2021 case and viceversa, the 67 should fit that case like a glove....
Sent back.
unless your headstock somehow grew, shouldn’t the overall length be like that of a 68?…
I say 52".That's the bass's OAL. I wouldn't want it to be a super tight fit into a case.
Lol I'm ok with the pickups they sound good, I do like the Epiphone 760s a bit better but I will probably leave it alone. I am already wrestling with the addition of a 60s tailpiece but so far I haven't succumbed.Love the Red.......Still liking those pickups?
Good news Dave. Thanks!
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