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#214,881
dagrev said:
Agree. Nor do I want someone who pretends to be someone else or plays a child's game for a living assuming I need their often half-baked opinion. One of the few who seemed to pull it off reasonably well (subjective I know), was Charlie Daniels. He had very strong opinions, but I personally don't recall hearing of him lecturing people in concerts, certainly not like the typical offenders. I believe he understood people came for music and a good time not a political sermon. (He did have a website if you wanted to know his thoughts and you didn't have to visit if you didn't.) Music should be a great worldwide unifier. As has been said before, it's fine if someone has a "message in song" (freedom of speech is a wonderful thing), but fans generally know that when they fork over big bucks to hear it. Unsober rants aren't foreseen.
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I don’t know. I’ve been to a lot of Neil concerts. Solo, with Crazy Hose, and his other bands over the years. While some of his songs are political, he never lectured during any show I’ve been to.
 
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#214,884
Border said:
Good evening Thunderbird loving sisters and brothers. I hope all have had a good week. Personally will be glad to see Friday arrive. I am hoping for some advice regarding strap locks. I have put the same Dunlop strap locks on most of my basses. The upper one on my NR seems to work itself loose. I did not pre drill, and it was a bit tight to install. Any benefit to to using lock tight or some other glue along with the screw? Remove, drill and reinstall without glue? Other? Am trying to be very careful with the finish. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Have a great weekend everyone.
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Titebond. I’ve used it to keep some strap buttons from working loose. And it doesn’t make a mess.
 
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#214,885
MCF said:
Titebond. I’ve used it to keep some strap buttons from working loose. And it doesn’t make a mess.
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That stuff won’t break loose. I’ve had to take a saw to joints after using it due to operator error.

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#214,887
GBassNorth said:
I’d say my Eppi VP is comparable to my Gibby 2012 and 2015 basses. The hardware and electronics are every bit as good, construction is similar and sound quality and playability are about the same. The stock Eppi Goth falls short in the hardware and construction quality departments and lacks a little in the sound category as well. I briefly had an Eppi IV bolt on passive bird and I’d say it was on par with the Korean Goth, but I returned it to GC because the weight was bumping up around 10 pounds and not fun to play. I suspect the CP would be pretty much on par with a Gibby as well but I’ve never owned one of those to confirm that thought.
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We’ll agree to disagree. I really like my VP, but to me it doesn’t play as well as any of my Gibsons. Even with the 1.5 nut.
 
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#214,894
Stealth57 said:
Santana protégé at age 16. The days of Greg Rollie on keys. Saw them in the very early days in a livestock building on the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. The days of Ansley Dunbar on the skins and George Tickner on rhythm guitar (left Journey shortly after to become a brain surgeon). Saw them a couple years later at the Concord Pavilion, the Winterland as opening act for UFO and Ronnie Montrose, and then again when they added a singer that was Steve Perry's singing coach. They were the opening act for ELP. There was a Day on the Green somewhere along the way too. Not really a fan after adding Perry, Cain, and dropping Ansley Dunbar. Went from Space Rock to ballads.
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Same for me. They were a lot more interesting in the early years.
 
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#214,897
GBassNorth said:
On the three point bridge front you really need to give yourself some time to get used to how it works. It’s not necessarily intuitive if you’re coming from a Fender background but it truly does work every bit as well as any bridge on the market that fits this bass. You’ll hear nitpickers complain about the saddles falling out if you take the strings off - they sure will if you turn the bass upside down without the strings on, so don’t do that and problem solved. You’ll hear the same folks complain that you can’t adjust the height of every saddle individually - they’re sure right, and it’s because the Tbird has a neck radius and the bridge matches that radius exactly, so no need to raise the center saddles and drop the outside saddles, problem solved. You’ll hear the same individuals complain that the stud anchors pull out of the body - they sure can if you try to crank the bridge down while the strings are under full tension - don’t do that, problem solved. At the end of the day there isn’t anything that a bridge needs to do that this one can’t do.

If you still feel inclined to spend money you can replace the bridge with a couple of drop in replacements - Hipshot and Babicz are the preferred replacements for the Tbird. I have both (along with a couple of others) and can tell you first hand the Babicz bridge is an engineering marvel. The cam saddles are completely unique and very original in the bridge world and they work beautifully. It’s over engineered to the nth degree and robust enough to survive a nuclear holocaust and zombie apocalypse. The Hipshot bridge is sleek and less mechanical looking than the stock bridge or the Babicz bridge and it adds something that neither of those do - adjustable string spacing. I like the looks of it on the Satin Black Goth and it fits the wider Goth center block nicely. I’ve heard that it overhangs the center block a bit on each side on the other non Goth Epiphone models, someone else will need to confirm that. Price wise, you’re looking at $150 to $200+ dollars for these replacements. Kinda steep for a $300 bass and no significant advantage vs the stock bridge.
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SuperTone Gibson® Bass Replacement Bridge

Babicz FCH-3 Point Bass Bridge
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Future upgrade on my Epiphone IV: bridge.
Probably Hipshot (less expensive).
 
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