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Thunderbird Club

Last song of the night, I'm playing the BaCH, I have to hand it to Sophia, she tripped and fell about halfway through the second set, breaking her wrist in the process - she didn't know it at the time, just that it hurt. We finished the set and played most of the third, stopping at 1:00AM per the casino with this song. The X Ray was ugly!

 
Last song of the night, I'm playing the BaCH, I have to hand it to Sophia, she tripped and fell about halfway through the second set, breaking her wrist in the process - she didn't know it at the time, just that it hurt. We finished the set and played most of the third, stopping at 1:00AM per the casino with this song. The X Ray was ugly!


Nicely done. I'm fairly certain the balance woulda been better if it was shot from a more central location.
Broken wrist! That sux. I busted the :poop: outta my left wrist at 14 y/o. Still bothers me occasionally.
 
Congrats! Those Epi's are great and get you pretty close to the Real Deal 60s Gibsons, which are the gold standard. And yes, Thunderbirds can sound fantastic with flats. My White VP (same as your 60's Bass) has GHS flats and is killer. TI flats even sounded great on my '76 for a long while. I don't know this, but guess the Epi is going to be a little heavier than a Gibson, generally speaking. All mine are.
Aren’t the Gibsons a bit thinner?
 
Last song of the night, I'm playing the BaCH, I have to hand it to Sophia, she tripped and fell about halfway through the second set, breaking her wrist in the process - she didn't know it at the time, just that it hurt. We finished the set and played most of the third, stopping at 1:00AM per the casino with this song. The X Ray was ugly!


Carp! So sorry to hear that. Amazing she could finish the night. Breaks like that HURT. Prayers for a quick healing and good pain meds with no addiction.
 
Last song of the night, I'm playing the BaCH, I have to hand it to Sophia, she tripped and fell about halfway through the second set, breaking her wrist in the process - she didn't know it at the time, just that it hurt. We finished the set and played most of the third, stopping at 1:00AM per the casino with this song. The X Ray was ugly!


Taking break a leg just too far.
 
Congrats and welcome!
The Rex Brown and Gene Simmons Tbirds are set neck with flat back, so probably heavier. Standard Tbirds have thinner wings.
You can reduce the weight further and improve the balance of your 60s/VP with hipshot ultralight tuners.

Wow thanks for that info, I was under the impression that the Rex Brown was a neck through, so that’s actually something I’d have to take into consideration when I get to looking at a USA Thunderbird. I really like the black and gold aesthetic of it (minus the Rex brown graphic on the back plate :thumbsdown:) and the fact that it came with pre installed hipshot hardware, not sure if the fact that it’s set neck is a deal breaker or not, but it definitely is a let down. I mean I got the chance to play an RD artist once and it was pretty nice with the set neck, but definitely a much different neck profile than my Epi-Bird.
 
Last song of the night, I'm playing the BaCH, I have to hand it to Sophia, she tripped and fell about halfway through the second set, breaking her wrist in the process - she didn't know it at the time, just that it hurt. We finished the set and played most of the third, stopping at 1:00AM per the casino with this song. The X Ray was ugly!



The baby-blue BaCH sounds/looks great! And it seems like an obvious question, but you are the BL of TNH's correct?

Also, sorry to hear about your singers broken wrist! I'm still dealing with my left wrist fracture and empathize with such an injury. Hope she gets it fixed and recovers well - it's a long process unfortunately.
 
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Last song of the night, I'm playing the BaCH, I have to hand it to Sophia, she tripped and fell about halfway through the second set, breaking her wrist in the process - she didn't know it at the time, just that it hurt. We finished the set and played most of the third, stopping at 1:00AM per the casino with this song. The X Ray was ugly!



Great rendition !!!