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Thunderbird Club

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So
A few(20?)pages back I said I'd had a set of 7ender 7250s on the 67 NR. Nope(my bad). 9050s. Still have 'em in my collection of used strings.
However.
Did a little maintenance on the 67, which required removing the SIT Power Flats(yes, I saved them)so I could correctly treat the fretboard-and polish the bass while I was at it. Decided to try a set of medium tension EBCFs-45/65/80/100 just for S&G. They're on, purple silks and all, tuned-slightly sharp-and sounding good. At least to my questionable hearing ability. Gig Friday night. OJT*.
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*on the job testing
 
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smem said:
This seems like the place to ask, can anyone tell me when Gibson went back to rosewood from ebony on their fingerboard? Thanks!
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A good question, I went and looked at some Reverb listings and it seems at least through 2004 ebony boards were used. But, that's just me looking at Reverb listings :)
 
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Stealth57 said:
Since there was a question on fret boards, I thought I would throw in some photos. In order:
2010 Epi Pro IV
2014 Epi CP
2015 Gibson
2017 Epi VP
2018 Epi IV
2021 Epi VP (lighter than 2017)

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My 2013 CP in that last pic I posted has a very dark fretboard, what I'm assuming is Rosewood? It's almost as dark as the ebanol fretboard on my multi-scale Ibanez.
But, AFAIK, Epiphone never used Ebony on their Thunderbirds like Gibson did?
 
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KaraQ said:
My 2013 CP in that last pic I posted has a very dark fretboard, what I'm assuming is Rosewood? It's almost as dark as the ebanol fretboard on my multi-scale Ibanez.
But, AFAIK, Epiphone never used Ebony on their Thunderbirds like Gibson did?
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I would say that's correct. I've never seen or heard of an Epiphone with an ebony fingerboard.
 
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In the late 70's and early 80's I lived on the Oregon Coast out of Tillamook. Oceanside and Cape Meares. We used to get Oysters by the Bushel and roast them in the shell over a fire pit. Melted Garlic Butter in a shell for Dipping. You could get them in any size and were very fresh right out of Tillamook Bay. Quite a few Beverages were involved.
 
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smem said:
This seems like the place to ask, can anyone tell me when Gibson went back to rosewood from ebony on their fingerboard? Thanks!
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Gibson does what Gibson does, mere mortals cannot predict.

across the board a lot of Gibsons are rosewood and once in a while they grace us with ebony for certain years or certain runs, I don’t think it’s predictable.

my2004 Flying V is ebony, and I think most of my other Gibsons are rosewood, except for the rosewood scare of a couple years ago and prior where they did some weird poopie, like richlite and torrified granadillo (terrified granola) (turpentined armadillo)
 
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MCF said:
He started winding down about 10 years ago. And many more recent scenes were shot with just him on camera talking to a double for whoever he was conversing with. He was by all accounts a good guy who had an amazing career. A true pro.
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Including theater *after* becoming a tv and movie personality. I saw him in “Mousetrap” in Atlanta in (IIRC) 1975.
 
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