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Thunderbird Club

#265,241
JIO said:
I think we will tolerate GAS here as long as it's T-bird related. ;) If I "needed" another T-bird, that's a good look on a good bass (the VP) although I've never seen the usually push-on knobs with a set-screw... as always knobs are easy to replace and subject to personal taste. :bassist: GLWTS
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Solid shaft pots...
 
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GBassNorth said:
Most likely because the C4 is a beautifully balanced bass with plenty of upper horn to take a five string into account, unlike the Tbird that is just balanced with a four string and not a lot of extra leeway for that five string neck.
Loved my C4, look at that upper horn - nearly all the way to the 12th fret, as @JIO notes, pretty much guaranteed to balance perfectly….
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You have to work pretty hard to make that not the balance solution. In my personal quest of making light basses - it becomes especially critical. I've never tried but if I made a light-weight T-bird (either generation) I'd have to incorporate a strap-peg extension. The only alternative would be the waist-connected strap-systems that are out there.

That bass reminds me of a bass I briefly owned - a Parker Hornet. It was actually a very nice sounding and good-looking bass, and I did some recording with it when I owned it. It was one of a few 5-string basses I briefly owned... just never became a fan of a 5'r.

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kyral210 said:
My epiphone pro V Thunderbird dive bombed harder than Dimebag! Some lightweight tuners are rough strap material helped a lot, but is headstock still wants to more the ground.
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Miles_ONeal said:
A Pro V is one end of the bell curve, with a fat neck, extra fat string, and heavier, tuner-laden headstock. I couldn’t get on with mine for other reasons, but even my VP with its bigfoot headstock doesn’t dive like the Pro V.
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My Pro 5 is the only Thunderbird I've had that I'd say has a neck dive "problem".
Re-locating the strap buttons helped a bit, but imo there's no real way to overcome that much headstock weight, with that light of a body, without using some kind of extender like @JIO posted

Stealth57 said:
Are push/pull normally split shaft? Never had a bass with push/pull.
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The push/pull on the Sadowsky pre-amp in my Jazz bass is solid shaft....

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