I'm OK with 3 points, but pop over to the Casady club and you'll see lots of people have installed Hipshot Supertones.
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Thunderbird Club
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We look forward to seeing whatever it is!I managed to go out for a few errands last night, just as the weather went to.......so while I was out, I swung by my package drop, and found one of these....
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......ftr, it's not a small-scale Thunderbird, nor a dis-assembled one.
In fact, there's a significant probability it's not a Thunderbird at all.......
The only inserts I’ve had problems with are on Epis.I've heard two different rumors for explanation. Either one, or both, may be true, or false
The first, is that the shouldered design doesn't pull from the body as easily, with the 3-point. It keeps the bridge from impacting the body (which would apply leverage to help pull out the inserts)
The second, like you mentioned, Gibson didn't want Epi to use theirs? But that doesn't make much sense (but hey, it's Gibson, when has that been a requirement?
), since Epi's already using the bridge design, why get picky over the inserts?
It would seem like it would be easier/cheaper to just keep making the same insert for all the 'birds, instead of two different designs.......so my guess is either reason #1 (they didn't want to have potentially a lot of troubles from people buying the less expensive Epiphone Thunderbirds, causing a bad impression against the Gibdin versions?), or, for whatever reason, the over-seas parts producer could make the shouldered version more easily/less expensively
Hi everyone.
I was away for a couple of weeks and don't have time to catch up. Did I miss anything?
I was away for a couple of weeks and don't have time to catch up. Did I miss anything?
More like, you were missed, BIG TIME!!!!
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
As I recall, Ken Smith Rock Masters have purple silks. I could be wrong on that.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
Just details - who has what birds, pedals changing hands, discussion of bridges and inserts ... wait.
Yeah that's interesting. I think that milling should go deep enough to bury the whole shoulder.
be jamming this tomorrow
many don’t know it’s actually Anthony Jackson main driving force behind 5 string low B tech by way of his six string “electric contrabass”…..total BADAZZ….. by far one of my fave players…
If you have enough money...
you can take a ride on...
They were just cool!
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Happy weekend T- Birdianns.
Update on my NR tuner issues.
So far no resolve with Sweetwater or Gibson.
Sweetwater offered to send me another Burgundy Sparkle to replace the one that I received last month.That one came in at 8 pounds one oz.
I told my rep that I would entertain the offer but I wanted that one pulled and sent back to the inspection group to check the tuners and cosmetic condition.
Got a call that the NR failed the inspection and was pulled from stock.Inspection said that there was no way that they were sending that one out.
So every Monday I send out a where are we now email.
I asked SW to revisit consultations with Gibson. My rep sent the pictures up the chain.
Having said that, the NR sounds wonderful and I have no intention of giving it up.
If I may end this post on a positive note.. here’s a Thunderbird picture I found in one of my “picture books”..It was an outside party . She wanted to be up front and part of the show.
My daughter is 39 now.
Cheers!
Update on my NR tuner issues.
So far no resolve with Sweetwater or Gibson.
Sweetwater offered to send me another Burgundy Sparkle to replace the one that I received last month.That one came in at 8 pounds one oz.
I told my rep that I would entertain the offer but I wanted that one pulled and sent back to the inspection group to check the tuners and cosmetic condition.
Got a call that the NR failed the inspection and was pulled from stock.Inspection said that there was no way that they were sending that one out.
So every Monday I send out a where are we now email.
I asked SW to revisit consultations with Gibson. My rep sent the pictures up the chain.
Having said that, the NR sounds wonderful and I have no intention of giving it up.
If I may end this post on a positive note.. here’s a Thunderbird picture I found in one of my “picture books”..It was an outside party . She wanted to be up front and part of the show.
My daughter is 39 now.
Cheers!
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Really glad you surfaced!
As to your question. We all sold our Thunderbirds and and play Hondos now. But other than that, no.
Genius!
You figured out how to solve the dreaded neck dive.
You figured out how to solve the dreaded neck dive.
Been noticing my amps in the music room build up a little static shock. I thought it was just the Ashdown, but my Ampeg does it was well (which I never noticed--likely because I never touch it after turning it on). I can pull can change the wall plug, but will that change anything? I'll have to take the Ashdown up stairs again, but I don't think I ever noticed it there.
BTY- still really loving my Ashdown. Makes me sound more like Chuck playing.*
*Ever so slight exaggeration there. In my dreams that would be true!
BTY- still really loving my Ashdown. Makes me sound more like Chuck playing.*
*Ever so slight exaggeration there. In my dreams that would be true!
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Great to see you pop in again @PillO !!!
