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Thunderbird Club
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The pickup shells are not gold. Meh. Babicz on an Epiphone is a surprise.
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Off topic? Almost every single post here is on topic. We’re all Thunderibird players. So what we think, do or say is on topic.
Your buddy needs a Thunderbird. He’ll then see the light.
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I can take a hint, and THIS guitar has been giving me clear hints over the last couple of years.
- I replaced the selector switch a couple of times because for whatever reason it just kept shorting out.
- I kept on enlarging the rout for the springs of the whammy bar, but they keep on snagging against the wood, making it impossible to keep in tune.
- I replaced the pots because they went bad on me.
AAAAAANNND...
Today, the neck just twisted itself into oblivion.
Okay, stop it, I get it already, this guitar doesn't want to be a guitar anymore.
- I replaced the selector switch a couple of times because for whatever reason it just kept shorting out.
- I kept on enlarging the rout for the springs of the whammy bar, but they keep on snagging against the wood, making it impossible to keep in tune.
- I replaced the pots because they went bad on me.
AAAAAANNND...
Today, the neck just twisted itself into oblivion.
Okay, stop it, I get it already, this guitar doesn't want to be a guitar anymore.
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I knew a guy in the '70s that had a Triumph bass - 13lbs... never attracted to them, especially after holding it.
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That’s a good one!a Japanese customer in Nagoya once said to me “Lawyers divide the pie….Engineers make the pie bigger”….
Right? I was a history major. Now I’m a lawyer. My dad and brother were engineers; and my brother went back to school to become a prominent car designer. I hardly understand any of Chucky’s tech posts. But I am trying to learn. And yes, I am the black sheep in the family.
I have been searching for an under 10 pound T40. I’ve heard they exist. But from what I can tell, those are unicorns.
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Technically, there's certainly an argument for that. In most cases, it's misleading. Kind of like calling Donnie a Kentucky Derbyite just because he's from nearby. We all (well, most of us) know what a three point bridge is on a Thunderbird, and that ain't it!
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He hasn't been chosen yet. It's just a matter of time now that Birds are sniffing around his door.
Moral of the story: Never build a guitar out of yellow pine and NOS 1987 Radio Shack components.
Seriously, sorry. But at least you learned stuff working on it, right?
Cheers to LOXX, whose strap locks I use and love. The one on the neck heel had gotten really misshapen and I thought it was going to snap soon. It's been on for about 10 years now. I sent a photo to them and they said that of course shouldn't happen and sent me a set of stainless steel replacements.
We just may find out.... But then again we're talking Gibson.
Looks t be mounted and secured with three screws, but all adjusting seems to be done in with saddles. So, hybrid three-point maybe?
Who is my buddy? The other guy in the video? They are from Lexington area. Univ. of Kentucky country. Have to cut him some slack.*
*If you ever see this, it's in good humored jest. Feel free to run down UofL. There's plenty of ammo.
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He certainly seems to be. But he’s also an industry insider. So he could just be a lucky SOB. He ranks right up there with Glenn for basically steeling amps and basses from unwitting sellers.
