Thunderbird Club

[JIO]

I have mixed feelings on the 3 point. It works great on most basses and if you understand it the adjustments are efficient and actually easy to do. Aesthetically it’s not photogenic but it’s not obnoxious looking either. I have replaced it on several basses and they look better but no easier to set up. I like the claw/saddle the best but the 3 point is probably on more Gibson and Epiphone basses and almost as much as Leo’s bent bridge!

Like I said - TETO.... (like most anything) - happy it serves those who entertain it.

 

[SubHuman]

Like I said - TETO.... (like most anything) - happy it serves those who entertain it.

Its a Gibson/Epiphone corporate design. No one entertains it. It’s like the steering wheel in a car. No one entertains it … they just use it!
Just curious. Not one of your bass’s ever had a 3 point bridge? Just having some fun! Happy Easter!

 

[GBassNorth]

Big shout out to @Engle and @GonePlaid. I just finished modding my Epi Pro IV with 760 PU’s and a new wiring harness, a new pickguard (same material as Mikes!) and a sweet T-Bird decal to top it off. I also found out it has a brass nut. It also has a 7 ply neck through construction in Trans Black. It looks black in low light and nice brown grain in the sunlight. The 760’s sound really good and it looks better than the original all dark design. I want to get chrome tuners too. I hope my buddies can jam a little next week!
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Love it! A very classic look - black and tan in some light or Dark brown and tan in other light. The pickguard selection really makes this look like a one of a kind bass. Very nicely done!

 

[GonePlaid]

Big shout out to @Engle and @GonePlaid. I just finished modding my Epi Pro IV with 760 PU’s and a new wiring harness, a new pickguard (same material as Mikes!) and a sweet T-Bird decal to top it off. I also found out it has a brass nut. It also has a 7 ply neck through construction in Trans Black. It looks black in low light and nice brown grain in the sunlight. The 760’s sound really good and it looks better than the original all dark design. I want to get chrome tuners too. I hope my buddies can jam a little next week!
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It looks great! The PG's 'marbling' pattern is very distinctive.

 

[MCF]

looks good on black -

The knobs go really well with it.

 

[Thumper]

Happy Easter ya'll. For the brain trust, what model is this Eppie?

 

[JJR58]

Happy Easter ya'll. For the brain trust, what model is this Eppie?
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Classic Pro

 

[MCF]

Happy Easter ya'll. For the brain trust, what model is this Eppie?
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Happy Easter Thumper.

That is a Classic Pro. Very much like a modern Gibson. Through neck, 1.5 nut, and the USA modern ceramic humbuckers.
Epiphone Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro Review

 

[Thumper]

Happy Easter Thumper.

That is a Classic Pro. Very much like a modern Gibson. Through neck, 1.5 nut, and the USA modern ceramic humbuckers.
Epiphone Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro Review

So if I could get it for $460-$475 with case, a good deal?

 

[MCF]

So if I could get it for $460-$475 with case, a good deal?

Yep. Run. Don’t walk. That is an excellent price.

 

[Stealth57]

 

[GonePlaid]

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Right back atcha-and to all the other TB'ers who observe Easter, or Happy Sunday to those who don't.

 

[Thumper]

Happy Easter Thumper.

That is a Classic Pro. Very much like a modern Gibson. Through neck, 1.5 nut, and the USA modern ceramic humbuckers.
Epiphone Thunderbird Classic-IV Pro Review

I'm guessing a VP Pro won't fit in that hard case?

 

[Engle]

I can see ZZ Top rockin’ that axe! Dusty Hill had some crazy basses and that would fit right in! We lost a great player!
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That doesn't seem like nearly enough basses for Dusty's collection.

 

[Stealth57]

I'm guessing a VP Pro won't fit in that hard case?

You need the triangular Epi case for the VP. It fits both, but the rectangular case that works for a CP won't work for the VP.

 

[MCF]

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Happy Easter to you Dave and to the whole gang!

We ended up staying in the flatlands due to the storm Friday night/Saturday morning. I didn’t feel like shoveling snow.

This is what it looks like up at the mountain place right now.

 

[JIO]

Its a Gibson/Epiphone corporate design. No one entertains it. It’s like the steering wheel in a car. No one entertains it … they just use it!
Just curious. Not one of your bass’s ever had a 3 point bridge? Just having some fun! Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to you also - I've only bought Epi Goth loaded bodies when you could buy them for cheap w/the 3-point on them. I have a box somewhere with a couple of them, pu's and electronic harness. And I was using 'entertain' broadly, like 'if one uses them' or 'if one favors them'. Just trying to write colourfully.

 

[JIO]

 

[MCF]

That doesn't seem like nearly enough basses for Dusty's collection.

Must be post-auction that his wife held. Some of the proceeds went to MusicCares.
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[Thumper]

You need the triangular Epi case for the VP. It fits both, but the rectangular case that works for a CP won't work for the VP.

Damn, I woulda' bought it if I coulda' used the case for a VP. I need another bass like I need another wife.