I thought Gibson marketed the new TBirds as reissues?? Why would anyone replace a gard' on a vintage/ collectable instrument?? If I knew it was going to be such a pain, I probably would have just kept the original gard'.
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I thought Gibson marketed the new TBirds as reissues?? Why would anyone replace a gard' on a vintage/ collectable instrument?? If I knew it was going to be such a pain, I probably would have just kept the original gard'.
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Those old PGs do get brittle and it's common to see the tips broken, like various production 7enders, Thunderbirds have used different dimensions for various components thru the years - Especially PGs.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
All three of them look great!
Did you keep the Pro-IV active with new chrome covers, or did you put Thunderbuckers on it?
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All three of them look great!
Did you keep the Pro-IV active with new chrome covers, or did you put Thunderbuckers on it?
Thanks! ThunderBuckers.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
Figures...
Have you tried the original PU's modded to passive?
I have a Pro-V which I've been considering to turn passive for a while - although so far I've kept it stock, in hope someone would trade me a Pro-IV for my Pro-V - Both are pretty rare in Denmark, since they weren't available in the stores here.
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Have you tried the original PU's modded to passive?
No, I bought the bass completely stripped of hardware, etc. from Riceage Music on Ebay.
If I buy HB6 (3/8) clover leafs, will they install without drilling any holes - even for a screw?
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I remember seeing that on Ebay a little while back - Apart from being stripped from hardware, did you have to fix anything on it?
Their stuff often seem to need some TLC from an experienced luthier.
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Hey thunderbird fanatics! Just wanted to chime in and tell you of my news. I made a trade yesterday and acquired an epiphone pro IV! It's in he transparent black. Wow! What tone! So different than my Gibsons. It's gonna be fun to play. I'd show a picture, but I don't know how to adjust the settings to make the size smaller to post! Any help would be appreciated! I want to post pics of my tbirds!!!
if you open the image on your computer, you should be able to go into the tool bar and select adjust size, that's about it 
glad you like the pro. I think if i get another bird it'd be that one in burst.
glad you like the pro. I think if i get another bird it'd be that one in burst.
if you open the image on your computer, you should be able to go into the tool bar and select adjust size, that's about it
Cool thanks! I'll transfer the pics from my phone and give it a shot. The burst in the pro looks deadly! You won't be disappointed.
That's awesome! Can't wait to see the pics! BTW, if the pics are on a smartphone just get the Tapatalk app and you can post right from your phone with pics and select the size as you post.
Strange cause I have the tap talk app and it does give me those options, but no matter which I choose it says they are to big! Grrrrrr
No, sorry, no advice on what could be different about our app experiences other than to say I'm using an iPhone 5S.
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I took about a 15 year break in playing, and since I have time again and I've begun getting over being sick of dealing with guitar players, I took up bass again just a few weeks ago. Well, the damn bug bit hard, and that Thunderbird I didn't buy back in the day when I was young a dumb decided to enamor me to the point of having to buy this to scratch the itch:
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It needs some elbow grease, but I have begun to formulate a plan: I think I'm gonna get rid of the stock pick guard; they all have the same cross and it's kinda...commercial or something. Can't quite put my finger on it. That's probably gonna be some form of black, and I'll swap the knobs for domes and maybe change the truss rod cover to something flat black too to match the pick guard. It'll be my B2 Stealthbird. I won't have it in hand till about Tuesday or so. I'll post pics again when I get it cleaned up and Stealthified.
I gotta go to bed. I've read the entire thread (the previous 52 pages as well)to this point. That took a minute, it's 4:30 a.m., and I'm a little tired. Thank God I don't work tomorrow...er...this morning.
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It needs some elbow grease, but I have begun to formulate a plan: I think I'm gonna get rid of the stock pick guard; they all have the same cross and it's kinda...commercial or something. Can't quite put my finger on it. That's probably gonna be some form of black, and I'll swap the knobs for domes and maybe change the truss rod cover to something flat black too to match the pick guard. It'll be my B2 Stealthbird. I won't have it in hand till about Tuesday or so. I'll post pics again when I get it cleaned up and Stealthified.
I gotta go to bed. I've read the entire thread (the previous 52 pages as well)to this point. That took a minute, it's 4:30 a.m., and I'm a little tired. Thank God I don't work tomorrow...er...this morning.
hillerup
There are basses, and there are Thunderbirds!
I saw that listing as well... It seems that the PO used to have 2 huge round stickers on it, since it's still flat black where they used to be.
If you want the entire bass to get back to the origianl flat black finish, you can do that with some very fine coarsed steel wool pads.
As you can see black dome knobs will looks just fine on this bass.
And welcome to the best club on TB!
