Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

Cool - for how long? If you end up in Hamburg, stop in and say hello to Rudolf Rock & his wife at Zwick -

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Till the 21st.
Won’t make it to Hamburg.

 

[JIO]

Till the 21st.
Won’t make it to Hamburg.

Have a good trip!

 

[godofthunder59]

Ha!

 

[dagrev]

Hold on now, they did make the L5S...... Yuck

Yeah, that was a real money-maker. No wonder people on guitar forums are begging Gibson to do it again.

Goes along with my name being Earl...and other things that aren't true!

They learned their lesson to barely tinker with something when it was pay dirt. With guitars anyway.

 

[WillyW]

Well poopie, my set of S.I.T. 5 string flats are out for delivery and I’m not close to having the bass ready….

I still have one tuna post hole to fill and relocate…. 3 to enlarge… cut a new nut…. Fit and space 3 of the saddles…. And decide if I’m indexing the nut on one of the tunas so it doesn’t interfere with the trc or if I’m going with smaller post size on the two treble side tunas…

 

[WillyW]

I already have some y'alls addresses....


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[Engle]

I have brought this up but the answers really didn't make much sense. I was told that it would be to expensive to make one 60s spec. So instead they literally did a redesign, makes absolutely no sense. Making a 60s style pg and putting the pickup in the 60s location would have in no way added to development cost or finished product , if anything development cost would have been less.
While I appreciate the 2021 NRs three things keep them from being spectacular. Lack of 60s pickup position, 60s two piece tune O matic bridge and a 1.5 nut. Missed it by that much. Oh one more thing, a big headstock with big tuners.

I think the larger neck/nut width, smaller headstock and tuners are to reduce the number of broken headstocks.

 

[SubHuman]

Going to a show next week..............

 

[godofthunder59]

I think the larger neck/nut width, smaller headstock and tuners are to reduce the number of broken headstocks.

Possibly in part but It's more to reduced the much made about neck dive. The reduction of the headstock angle and thicker headstock are more important in deterring breakage.

 

[Engle]

Possibly in part but It's more reduced the much made about neck dive. The reduction of the headstock angle and thicker headstock are more important in deterring breakage.

A scarf joint would have been smart, but they seem to have forgotten how to do those.

 

[SubHuman]

I already have some y'alls addresses....


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I'll take the Combo Pack. More bang for the buck!

 

[JJR58]

More off topic.
See ya’ll from the other side of pond.

 

[WillyW]

I'll take the Combo Pack. More bang for the buck!

Dunno, somehow I'm thinking just the elephant would do, wonder how much a lawn size garbage bag full would cost?

 

[Gaolee]

I think the larger neck/nut width, smaller headstock and tuners are to reduce the number of broken headstocks.

That doesn't explain pickup placement.

 

[Nocturnal]

More off topic.
See ya’ll from the other side of pond.
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Safe travels!!!

 

[5StringBlues]

Don't overdo it on the schnitzengruben.

More off topic.
See ya’ll from the other side of pond.
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[RedVee]

That doesn't explain pickup placement.

I’ve heard on other basses - Rickenbiscuits maybe - that pickups have moved south because being too close to the neck causes a weakness.

Could be the same here on the set neck? Personally I don’t think so but I can’t think of any real answer?

 

[Gaolee]

I’ve heard on other basses - Rickenbiscuits maybe - that pickups have moved south because being too close to the neck causes a weakness.

Could be the same here on the set neck? Personally I don’t think so but I can’t think of any real answer?

I suppose, but that's not an issue on a neck-through design like a Ric or Thunderbird. Especially not where Thunderbird pickup placement goes. Ric has a neck pickup up in more or less mudbucker location. Thunderbirds have it nearer a Precision-like sweet spot.

I'm at a loss, except that it's Gibson being Gibson.

 

[GonePlaid]

Don't overdo it on the schnitzengruben.

 

[GBassNorth]

More off topic.
See ya’ll from the other side of pond.
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Safe travels brother!
And while in Germany, don’t do anything I wouldn’t do (that pretty much leaves the door wide open).