For sure, and also perpetrated by purchase choices…
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Thunderbird Club
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I have never played one but I personally think that is a nice looking Bass!
The boots you mentioned a while back, the Ariat's that I wear mainly around the house were made in C. Very nice boot. Corners are cut on materials lie the sole and the way they are made (part of their intended approach to d things differently), compared to my two pair of Dan Post or Tony Lama's I recently bought. But they are very well made and did well on the details. Which one's will be around in 20+ yrs? I won't care if I could care!
I haven't been referred to as a perpetrator since my two pre-10th grade arrests
Thanks. I'm fond of the old Nerdbird. They are a less expensive way to get the same beloved pickups and neck feel found in the 60s Thunderbirds, comparatively speaking.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
ohh purdy... I'm glad I don't need another bass...
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,895
- 142,214
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I don't mind them, looks like the headstock is smaller than that boat paddle on the VP.
11 inches on the VP , and they say size doesn't matter.
That’s a nice looking bass. $50 more but includes a bag. I wonder how good the bag is. I’d have Irv do a black with chrome decal TR cover and a black with chrome decal PG and maybe swap the knobs for black or silver.
That’s what I was trying to figure out. If it’s smaller, I’ll no doubt want one.
Are the pickups in the right place or the same as the VP?
Great minds think alike! It needs a black pickguard. If they are made in a different factory, best not assume the pickguard will match the VP.
I think it’s the same size, maybe since it doesn’t have the border painted a different color it possibly looks smaller?
The only 'Bird on the Epiphone site is the Rex Brown Signature
How does the bolt on sound with the BEAD tuning?
I have a potential situation that will require a 5 string. I'm down to onkybone bass which is a 5 but would need a backup and have been craving a T-Bird. I love the VP/60's tone but will definitely need the extend low range. Money is tight but maybe I can swing the D-Roc Standard 5 I've been lusting after. I should have pulled the trigger on the T-Bird Studio 5 when I had the chance.
godofthunder59
Life is short, buy the bass.
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The bass is up on ebay, looks like $849 MAP with
gig bag. I'm curious to get my hands on one.
I have both a MIK and MIC Casady. IMO, they are equal in quality, but there are differences.
The bodies are slightly different shapes/dimensions and the MIC has a mahogany (or similar wood) neck while the MIK has a maple neck.
This leads me to think Gibson/Epiphone doesn't actually use the same files/patterns when they shift production to a different factory.
Comparing the new MIC silver Epi 60's Tbird pics in the reverb ad, I noticed the middle screw on the flat edge of the pickguard is in a different location relative to the neck PU. They also painted the whole headstock with the body colour.
