Thunderbird Club

[bylar13]

You have a very beautiful beast, man.

Thanks I used last night with new tecamp 2x12 cabinet. Very nice and the cab only weigh 41lbs. While it will never replace an 8 x10 or a large, multi cab system, it did a great job. Paired with the Orange head, ear candy 1x12 it was able to fill the room nicely. I let a friend in another band use it, so I was able to hear it action. The whole thing, head & 2 cabs weighs less than 100lbs and I was glad for it. The gig was up two flights of stairs with a two landings/bends in the stairway!

The new (to me) T-Bird was awesome as well. Compared to my 2006 t-bird, the cherry one is lighter and there is something different about the body shape I think. It will slip out of a fitted Gibson case ( I have two and it does the same for each) unless I put a towel in to take up space. Also I did two, active sweaty sets (my...ummmm... "technique", if you well is pretty neanderthal like) and I got ZERO wrist burn. None. Not even a mark. My other bird would tear up my right wrist. A keeper for sure!

 

[PillO]

Yea! keep Portland weird!

Everything I know about Portland, I learned from Portlandia. So where can you get the best artisanal light bulbs in Portland and is it convenient to a knot shop?

 

[JIO]

Everything I know about Portland, I learned from Portlandia. So where can you get the best artisanal light bulbs in Portland and is it convenient to a knot shop?

Love the Portlandia - "once you go dub - you never go back, you know what I'm sayin'?"

 

[JJR58]

Well, figured I'd torture myself this morning.

One day, one day.......

 

[JIO]

View attachment 1102281 Well, figured I'd torture myself this morning.

One day, one day.......

a beauty - the Bicentennials were the closest Gibson ever came to a true RI of the '63-'65 birds.

 

[JJR58]

a beauty - the Bicentennials were the closest Gibson ever came to a true RI of the '63-'65 birds.

Agreed, but, this poor girl is in serious need of some TLC.
Neck wise.

 

[JJR58]

Did play a white Epi while I was there though.

It smoked.

 

[PillO]

Did play a white Epi while I was there though.

It smoked.

So you only bought the white one?

 

[Dr_Feelgoood212]

Did play a white Epi while I was there though.

It smoked.

I was at a GC last night and played a white epi. It felt weird compared to my Gibson. Dunno if it was in my head but the neck felt thicker and the body felt weird.

 

[JJR58]

I was at a GC last night and played a white epi. It felt weird compared to my Gibson. Dunno if it was in my head but the neck felt thicker and the body felt weird.

This particular Epi played great, actually, very similar feel to the '76.

I dunno, but everything bout that Epi was just right.

 

[JJR58]

So you only bought the white one?

I would have had I had the dough, the only thing that stopped me was my computer recently took a dump on me.

So needless to say, that's where the money is going right now.

I bow my head in shame, no Bird as of yet.

 

[JIO]

I was at a GC last night and played a white epi. It felt weird compared to my Gibson. Dunno if it was in my head but the neck felt thicker and the body felt weird.

The necks on various T-bird models (even within Gibson & Epi independently) varies widely - I have one Epi Goth neck that's baseball-bat thick and yet another that is nice and thin. Overall, my '64 has the perfect neck/nut width I've ever played. Having cut my teeth on my T-bird starting in the mid 70's, I was not drawn to the 70's Fenders as even the 1.5" nut J's seemed fat & slow compared to the bird. 24 fret Peavey B-Quad carbon-fiber necks are the closest to my bird I've played since.

 

[TBird1958]

The necks on various T-bird models (even within Gibson & Epi independently) varies widely - I have one Epi Goth neck that's baseball-bat thick and yet another that is nice and thin. Overall, my '64 has the perfect neck/nut width I've ever played. Having cut my teeth on my T-bird starting in the mid 70's, I was not drawn to the 70's Fenders as even the 1.5" nut J's seemed fat & slow compared to the bird. 24 fret Peavey B-Quad carbon-fiber necks are the closest to my bird I've played since.

I have heard (don't know if it's true) that there's always some hand finishing involved with a Thunderbird neck even in the age of CNC machines. My '76s seem identical, the '89 and the '09 Nikki Sixx are similar to each other.

 

[JJR58]

The necks on various T-bird models (even within Gibson & Epi independently) varies widely - I have one Epi Goth neck that's baseball-bat thick and yet another that is nice and thin. Overall, my '64 has the perfect neck/nut width I've ever played. Having cut my teeth on my T-bird starting in the mid 70's, I was not drawn to the 70's Fenders as even the 1.5" nut J's seemed fat & slow compared to the bird. 24 fret Peavey B-Quad carbon fiber

I have heard (don't know if it's true) that there's always some hand finishing involved with a Thunderbird neck even in the age of CNC machines. My '76s seem identical, the '89 and the '09 Nikki Sixx are similar to each other.

After a comparison of the Gibson and Epi, yes there is quite the difference.

The neck is chunkier on the Epi, so much preferred the feel of the Gibson.

 

[BklynKen]

View attachment 1102281 Well, figured I'd torture myself this morning.

One day, one day.......

Wow, where's that?

 

[BklynKen]

Agreed, but, this poor girl is in serious need of some TLC.
Neck wise.

For what it's worth, I know a fantastic couple of luthiers in Brooklyn who could probably get it in shape, if possible.

 

[JJR58]

GC 14th Street.

 

[JJR58]

The Epi sure looked the part, but, I'm now spoiled after holding that '76.

 

[BklynKen]

View attachment 1102427 GC 14th Street.

Wow, I didn't expect GC to have something like that. Is that a good price for a '76?

Did you get called Man, Dude, or Bro?

 

[TBird1958]

View attachment 1102281 Well, figured I'd torture myself this morning.

One day, one day.......

So, what was up with the Bird? Broken neck? Looks like they have it at $2700.00. Hmmmmmm.