My issue was the tray stopped coming out - it happened before as well. I think it has basically a rubber band in the action that perishes over time and kaput. But also the laser gets out of alignment.
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Thunderbird Club
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Because it’s there?
Pink Floyd Meddle and Animals.
Specifically Meddle, I HAD to hear “One of these Days” loud and clear through a good system on CD quality.
*Cases are overrated:
*They're not actually but for a F-style basses that kind of short distance travelling suits fine.
All my Telenecks in a row. Their turn to stay at the rehearsal space for a while. Ric and that Epi EB-3 came home.
*They're not actually but for a F-style basses that kind of short distance travelling suits fine.
All my Telenecks in a row. Their turn to stay at the rehearsal space for a while. Ric and that Epi EB-3 came home.
Setup Saturday night.
I worked on dialing in the white LE CS Epi while watching the Dodger game last night. Joe Kelly is back with the Dodgers and he got the win!!
This Tbird got a set of the standard Dunlop stainless steels so I can compare them to the Superbrights and the Power Steels. The tuners seem fine. The TR works well. The neck is straight. The frets show some wear, but still have plenty of life. I oiled the fretboard; it’s gorgeously dark the way I like it. I cleaned up up the bridge and polished everything.
I opened up the control cavity and had a look. I need to compare it to my other Custom Shop Epis to see if there are any differences.
Something odd that I did not notice from the pics before I bought it. There is no upper strap pin. There is a lower one, but it is not the stock Epi pin. Wrong color, wrong screw, and it’s mounted too far to the treble side. It should be chrome. So what the heck? Did it come without pins? Was it refinished? Did the former owner use a hootenanny strap? Weird. I’ll have to find a pair of pins to replace the bottom one and add one to the neck plate.
The tone pot works. At first I thought it didn’t, but it seems to work after twiddling it several times.
One thing bugs me. The truss rod cover is warped. I’ll see if Irv can make a new one for it.
Otherwise, I’m happy to have it join the LS CS Epis in the flock.
I worked on dialing in the white LE CS Epi while watching the Dodger game last night. Joe Kelly is back with the Dodgers and he got the win!!
This Tbird got a set of the standard Dunlop stainless steels so I can compare them to the Superbrights and the Power Steels. The tuners seem fine. The TR works well. The neck is straight. The frets show some wear, but still have plenty of life. I oiled the fretboard; it’s gorgeously dark the way I like it. I cleaned up up the bridge and polished everything.
I opened up the control cavity and had a look. I need to compare it to my other Custom Shop Epis to see if there are any differences.
Something odd that I did not notice from the pics before I bought it. There is no upper strap pin. There is a lower one, but it is not the stock Epi pin. Wrong color, wrong screw, and it’s mounted too far to the treble side. It should be chrome. So what the heck? Did it come without pins? Was it refinished? Did the former owner use a hootenanny strap? Weird. I’ll have to find a pair of pins to replace the bottom one and add one to the neck plate.
The tone pot works. At first I thought it didn’t, but it seems to work after twiddling it several times.
One thing bugs me. The truss rod cover is warped. I’ll see if Irv can make a new one for it.
Otherwise, I’m happy to have it join the LS CS Epis in the flock.
Just got our vinyl moved into our main living area and organized.
Next steps are connecting to the house audio system and setting up a shelf for the CDs.
We are having a blast rediscovering records!
Next steps are connecting to the house audio system and setting up a shelf for the CDs.
We are having a blast rediscovering records!
Fandango spotted and is that a Steely Dan's "Greatest Hits" double in the upper right corner (6th of 7th from right)?
Looking for Frampton Comes Alive and the original three record Woodstock to confirm he is a true boomer.
We need to build a Gibson Logo (GoldTop) or Tbird Logo (Pelham Blue) one of these….
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You should see the TR cover on my 67 NR. Bowed a lot.
The Gibson TR cover seems a lot thinner than the originals on my Epi’s.
OMG - Drool worthy, and I’m not even a Jazz Bass fanatic…
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Paisley Jazz Bass Heavy Relic | Reverb
would go great with these…
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Paisley Jazz Bass Heavy Relic | Reverb
would go great with these…
Oh my! An $800 stylus? Crazy. I’d love a Pelham Blue one of those! What no Blutooth connection?
My humble $300 Audio Technica with Bluetooth and played through a Polk Audio home theater system up at the mountain place works and sounds pretty darn good to my old, damaged ears.
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Never seen that pic before. Squire and non-reverse was a very good combination.
As would be expected from a 55 year old piece of history!
The one on this Tbird is no more than 13 years old. And I question whether it’s the original TR cover. No worries. It’ll get a new one with a chrome Epi logo. So far I’m going to ask Irv to do a black pickguard and two TR covers, all chrome logos, when I meet up with him next weekend.
This little collection of Epi Custom Shops is a fun side hobby. It’s not like they’re worth a lot of money. I now have five of them in different finishes. And three of them have the chrome guitar humbuckers. Each one is worth maybe $400 to $500 a piece. My ‘15 Gibson is likely worth what all of them are worth combined.
