Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

I was also reliving my Statics class (not statistics) and can't see how a downward force across all 4 saddles could ever cause the center two to rise or the outer 2 to sink.

Gibson/Epi.

 

[GonePlaid]

WW: (it's the lighting that makes it look non-white )

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[Stealth57]

you never got a ride!..

Frank's smile is still there.

 

[MCF]

I agree with the bovine excrement assessment.

They are set with radius to match the radius of the fingerboard

I think that is now four on here who have encountered a curved three point. I don’t get how it happened either. Just weird.

 

[MCF]

nothing against them, of the opinion a whole lot of the SVT allure is of nostalgic nature…they became irrelevant when PA systems grew past just amplifying vocals imho…..on paper, they are just another fairly flat (when not using the funny little switches), heavy, 300 Watt tube amplifier…yes, the 810 has its own mojo but so did other enclosures of the period…

Probably. But I still like mine.

 

[GonePlaid]

Happily, Chuck has taken care of owning a car so fine, it's good thing too as I can't even drive a car with a manual transmission.

I've driven one modern-ish(rental)car with a manual transmission. I shifted the 18 wheelers w/o the clutch-once you get rolling. Cars apparently have an interlock that prevents that. Booo! No fun.

 

[GonePlaid]

Probably. But I still like mine.

I still like my Kasino-it sounds great. But, let us know how much you like it if you start gigging it.

 

[MCF]

I think the one on my black Casady has a bit of radius on the bottom. I don't think it is affecting the A and D string heights.
If yours is a problem, it wouldn't cost much to get another 3 point. There's probably somebody here or in the SG/EB with extras in their parts collection.

I was wondering if the JC did that and maybe the Epi I had (or still have somewhere) was just a production mixup. Or an intentional “close enough” decision when grabbing the part.

 

[MCF]

I still like my Kasino-it sounds great. But, let us know how much you like it if you start gigging it.

Oh it ain’t leaving the basement. Unless I take it to a shop for something. I’m not that insane to transport it for gigging.

 

[MCF]

Sweet, but man that price tag is right up there. From my local Craig's List.
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Sign of the times.

 

[Gaolee]

Victoria Vetri's Playmate of the Month present!.....

I don't know how you knew that, but there you have it. What a story.

 

[Gaolee]

I've driven one modern-ish(rental)car with a manual transmission. I shifted the 18 wheelers w/o the clutch-once you get rolling. Cars apparently have an interlock that prevents that. Booo! No fun.

Not all cars have that interlock. No motorcycles have that interlock. Not that I would know ....

 

[MCF]

I remember when those along with Mustangs were the cheapest basses in the monthly Guitar Trader flyer from the 70’s…..they would literally go for about 200 bucks….

$200 in 1975 equals $1,182.07 in 2024

 

[dagrev]

Happily, Chuck has taken care of owning a car so fine, it's good thing too as I can't even drive a car with a manual transmission.

But Frank.....?

 

[dagrev]

ALLIED FORCES

It got to see them after their first album. They were great. I love Mike's playing and tone.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I don't know how you knew that, but there you have it. What a story.

saw it on Jay Leno’s show….

 

[Engle]

It got to see them after their first album. They were great. I love Mike's playing and tone.

The documentary about them is great.

 

[Rickplaysbass]

I know a guy who plays arenas and uses a 45 amp. And they use wedges not IEMs, and he can hear his amp and cab.

Absolutely. We needed more space in the trailer on one run so I did an Aguilar Tone Hammer and 2 112 cabinets. Half the time I would just run one. Guitar player went with an AC15 on that one.

That was mostly outdoor Stageline 250s and amphitheaters. There's no NEED for behemoth amps. Nothing wrong with them if you can get away with it though.

 

[GBassNorth]

All this talk of ultimate amps has made me tired... Just kidding...
The three point bridge in my Classic Pro, it's got a radius to it. I know a guy who owns a guitar shop in town and he says they don't start out that way, but get distorted over time due to the tension of the strings. Is there any truth to that?
I'm mulling over whether to spend on a new bridge or not.

Yeah, there’s some truth to that. I’ve only ever seen or dealt with bent Eppi three points, never seen a bent Gibby bridge.

If I had to guess why Eppi and not Gibby I’d suspect a lower quality material spec (pot metal?) on the Eppi.

To a small degree, the force of the strings pulling against the G and E sides of the bridge and not seeing much flex there because of the proximity to the anchors but possibly seeing a bit more flex in the center of the bridge (A and D strings) which are further from the anchors could contribute a bit.

The other culprit may be the front center lug being lifted too high in comparison to the rear side mounted lugs, which may also be cranked down too far, thus distorting the bridge. I’ve seen center and rear bridge lug ears that have been bent from this user error.

Bottom line, it does happen on some small percentage of three points for whatever reason. The quick and easy fix is to replace it with a new or used one that isn’t bent. Not very expensive, and maybe even free if you can find someone here that has replaced their three point with an after market bridge and doesn’t want to keep the stock one.

 

[dagrev]

The documentary about them is great.

Yes it is. I've watched it a couple of times and will do so again one day.